Women’s bantamweight contenders will answer the call to arms for the Ultimate Fighting Championship when Holly Holm takes on Mayra Bueno Silva in the UFC on ESPN 49 main event. Meanwhile, Dana White’s Contender Series graduate Jack Della Maddalena faces promotional newcomer Bassil Hafez in the three-round welterweight co-headliner at 170 pounds.
Date, Time, Location for UFC on ESPN 49
UFC on ESPN “Holm vs. Bueno Silva” goes down on Saturday, July 15 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card kicks off at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. The prelims start at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
How to View UFC on ESPN ‘Holm vs. Bueno Silva’ Online
Anyone wishing to live stream UFC on ESPN 49 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 “Holm vs. Bueno Silva” online in the United States. The main card can be viewed on ESPN and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, while the prelims can be seen on ESPN and ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. Meanwhile, BT Sport is the lone broadcaster showing UFC on ESPN 49 live in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Coverage begins at 12 a.m. BST. Finally, Foxtel TV customers in Australia can stream UFC on ESPN “Holm vs. Bueno Silva” online by using the Foxtel Go app and may also sign up for Kayo to watch ESPN online.
UFC on ESPN 49 Card, Odds
BetUS.com lists Holm as a -180 favorite for the five-round main event, with Bueno Silva as a +150 underdog. In the co-headliner, Della Maddalena is favored at -600, with Hafez coming back at +425.
Holm, 41, steps back into the spotlight with wins in three of her past four outings, a contentious decision defeat to Ketlen Vieira her lone misstep. The Jackson-Wink MMA rep last fought at UFC on ESPN 43, where she was awarded a unanimous verdict over Yana Santos on March 25. Bueno Silva, meanwhile, finds herself on a three-fight winning streak. The 31-year-old American Top Team export last appeared on Feb. 18, when she dismissed Lina Lansberg with a kneebar in the second round of their encounter at UFC Fight Night 219.
UFC on ESPN “Holm vs. Bueno Silva” also features a middleweight tilt matching Jun Yong Park (-160) with Albert Duraev (+130), a women’s featherweight affair pitting Norma Dumont (-145) against Chelsea Chandler (+120) and a pair of lightweight scraps, as Francisco Prado (-115) confronts Ottman Azaitar (-115) and Nazim Sadykhov (-140) tackles Terrance McKinney (+110). Featherweights anchor the undercard, where Melsik Baghdasaryan (-160) awaits Tucker Lutz (+130) in a three-round battle at 145 pounds.
The rest of the UFC on ESPN 49 lineup: Victoria Dudakova (-180) vs. Istela Nunes (+150) at 115 pounds, Melquizael Costa (-240) vs. Austin Lingo (+190) at featherweight, Evan Elder (-310) vs. Genaro Valdez (+230) at 155 pounds, Azat Maksum (-400) vs. Tyson Nam (+300) at flyweight, Alex Munoz (-190) vs. Carl Deaton (+155) at 155 pounds and Ailin Perez (-245) vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith (+195) at women’s bantamweight.
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