Saturday Morning Coffee: Who Is Fighting Tonight?

Sherdog.com StaffApr 15, 2017

For those of you wondering “Who is fighting tonight?” and “What time is the fight tonight?” in relation to the latest Ultimate Fighting Championship event, Sherdog.com has you covered.

Having rested upon the shoulder of Demetrious Johnson for more than four years, the flyweight championship on Saturday will once again be on the line when “Mighty Mouse” meets Wilson Reis in the UFC on Fox 24 main event at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Meanwhile, Rose Namajunas squares off with fellow women’s strawweight contender Michelle Waterson in the three-round co-headliner at 115 pounds. The rest of the four-fight main draw features a middleweight battle pairing Ronaldo Souza with Robert Whittaker and a featherweight affair matching Jeremy Stephens with Renato Carneiro.

A closer look at the UFC on Fox 24 “Johnson vs. Reis” particulars (online sportsbooks):

WHO IS FIGHTING TONIGHT?

125: Demetrious Johnson vs. Wilson Reis
115: Rose Namajunas vs. Michelle Waterson
185: Ronaldo Souza vs. Robert Whittaker
145: Jeremy Stephens vs. Renato Carneiro
265: Alexander Volkov vs. Roy Nelson
135: Tom Duquesnoy vs. Patrick Williams
155: Rashid Magomedov vs. Bobby Green
125: Tim Elliott vs. Louis Smolka
135: Aljamain Sterling vs. Augusto Mendes
205: Devin Clark vs. Jake Collier
185: Anthony Smith vs. Andrew Sanchez
170: Zak Cummings vs. Nathan Coy
135: Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Ketlen Vieira

WHAT TIME IS THE FIGHT TONIGHT?

4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT

WHERE CAN I WATCH THE FIGHT TONIGHT?

Bars Showing UFCs

HOW CAN I WATCH THE FIGHT TONIGHT?

UFC Fight Pass Prelims (4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT)
Fox Prelims (6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT)
Fox Main Card (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT)

UFC ON FOX 24 RUNDOWN

Preview via Connor Ruebusch
Weigh-in Results via Brian Knapp
Opinion: A ‘Mighty Mouse’ and a Lucky ‘Spider’ via Jordan Breen
The Physical and Mental Evolution of Robert Whittaker via Peter Carroll