Bantamweight contenders will carry the flag for the Ultimate Fighting Championship when Marlon Vera collides with Cory Sandhagen in the UFC on ESPN 43 headliner. Meanwhile, Holly Holm takes on Yana Santos in the three-round co-main event at 135 pounds.
Date, Time, Location for UFC on ESPN 43
UFC on ESPN 43 “Vera vs. Sandhagen” goes down on Saturday, March 25 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio. The main card kicks off at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The prelims start at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT.
UFC on ESPN 43 ‘Vera vs. Sandhagen’ Tickets
Those in the San Antonio area on March 25 can purchase tickets through Ticketmaster to see UFC on ESPN 43 in person. The site offers seating options in a variety of price ranges, starting at $115.
Where to View UFC on ESPN 43 Online
Anyone wishing to live stream UFC on ESPN 43 “Vera vs. Sandhagen” online will need to purchase an ESPN+ membership. The ESPN-owned streaming service has exclusive rights to UFC live streams, making ESPN+ the only way to view UFC on ESPN 43 online in the United States. The main card can be viewed on ESPN and ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, while the prelims can be seen on ESPN and ESPN+ at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT. Meanwhile, BT Sport is the lone broadcaster showing UFC on ESPN 43 “Vera vs. Sandhagen” live in the United Kingdom. Coverage for preliminary fights begins at 9 p.m. BST, with the main card scheduled to start at 11 p.m. BST. Finally, Foxtel TV customers in Australia can stream UFC on ESPN 43 online by using the Foxtel Go app and may also sign up for Kayo to watch ESPN online.
UFC on ESPN 43 Card, Odds
BetUs.com installs Sandhagen as a -175 favorite for the UFC on ESPN 43 headliner, with Vera as a +145 underdog. In the co-main event, Holm is favored at -260, with Santos coming back at +200.
Sandhagen has rattled off three victories in five appearances. The Elevation Fight Team representative last competed at UFC Fight Night 270, where he rebounded from back-to-back losses to T.J. Dillashaw and Peter Yan with a fourth-round technical knockout of Yadong Song. Sandhagen, 30, now sits at 8-3 in the UFC.
Vera, meanwhile, enters the Octagon on the strength of a four-fight winning streak. The Team Oyama product last fought on Aug. 13, when he cut down Dominick Cruz with a head kick in the fourth round of their UFC on ESPN 41 confrontation. The 30-year-old Vera has delivered 16 of his 20 career victories by knockout, technical knockout or submission.
UFC on ESPN 43 “Vera vs. Sandhagen” also features a featherweight clash pairing Nate Landwehr (-210), with Austin Lingo (+165), a women’s flyweight tilt pitting Maycee Barber (-270) against Andrea Lee (+210), a middleweight affair matching Chidi Njokuani (-155) with Albert Duraev (+125) and a flyweight battle slotting Manel Kape opposite Alex Perez (+145).
Featherweights anchor the five-fight undercard, as Tucker Lutz (-280) dukes it out with former two-division Fury Fighting Championship titleholder Daniel Pineda (+210) at 145 pounds. The rest of the lineup: Steven Peterson (-160) vs. Lucas Alexander (+130), Trevin Giles (-120) vs. Preston Parsons (-110), C.J. Vergara (-240) vs. Daniel da Silva (+190) and Vinicius Salvador (-125) vs. Victor Altamirano (-105).
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• Preview: The Main Card
• Preview: The Prelims
• By The Numbers: Vera vs. Sandhagen
• Rivalries: Yana Santos
• The Beforemath: Can Vera Put ‘The Sandman’ to Sleep?