The Ultimate Fighting Championship will ship the Octagon back to the familiar haunts of the UFC Apex when UFC on ESPN 61 touches down in Las Vegas with a heavyweight rematch between Marcin Tybura and Serghei Spivac in the headlining position. Meanwhile, Chris Gutierrez welcomes the unbeaten Quang Le to the company in the three-round bantamweight co-main event.
Date, Time, Location for UFC on ESPN 61
UFC on ESPN 61 “Tybura vs. Spivac 2” takes place on Saturday, Aug. 10 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card kicks off at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, with the prelims set for 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT.
Where to View UFC on ESPN 61 Online
Anyone wishing to live stream UFC on ESPN 61 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 61 “Tybura vs. Spivac 2” 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 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT. Meanwhile, TNT Sports is the lone broadcaster showing UFC on ESPN 61 live in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Coverage begins at 10 p.m. BST. Finally, Foxtel TV customers in Australia can stream UFC on ESPN 61 “Tybura vs. Spivac 2” online by using the Foxtel Go app and may also sign up for Kayo to watch ESPN online.
UFC on ESPN 61 ‘Tybura vs. Spivac 2’ Card, Odds
BetUS.com lists Spivac as a -160 favorite for the main event, with Tybura as the +130 underdog. In the co-headliner, Gutierrez is favored at -600, with Le coming back at +425.
Tybura posted a unanimous decision over Spivac in 2020, touching off a stretch in which he has won eight of 10 bouts. The former M-1 Global champion last competed at UFC Fight Night 234, where he put Tai Tuivasa to sleep with a rear-naked choke a little more than four minutes into their March 16 pairing. It was the 11th first-round finish of Tybura’s 33-fight career. Spivac, meanwhile, has recorded three victories across his past four outings but enters the cage on the rebound, having succumbed to second-round punches from Ciryl Gane at UFC 226 in September. The 29-year-old Moldovan has never suffered back-to-back defeats as a professional.
UFC on ESPN 61 also features a welterweight showcase pairing Danny Barlow (-380) with Nikolay Veretennikov (+280), a featherweight tilt pitting Jose Mariscal (-235) against Damon Jackson (+195), a women’s bantamweight affair matching Yana Santos (-145) with Chelsea Chandler (+115) and a bantamweight scrap slotting Charalampos Grigoriou (-250) opposite Toshiomi Kazama (+200). Women’s bantamweights highlight the undercard, where Karol Rosa (-200) takes on Pannie Kianzad (+165) in the featured prelim at 135 pounds.
The rest of the UFC on ESPN 61 lineup: Karl Williams (-210) vs. Jhonata Diniz (+170) at heavyweight, Youssef Zalal (-440) vs. Jarno Errens (+340) at featherweight and Stephanie Luciano (-155) vs. Talita Alencar (+125) at women’s strawweight.
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