UFC Fight Night comes to Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Yas West United Arab Emirates on Saturday, Aug. 3 with a bout between Cory Sandhagen and Umar Nurmagomedov as the headliner.
The card is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ABC. Fans looking to watch can do so through FuboTV or DirecTV Stream, both of which offer a free trial. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but does have other promotional offers available.
The card includes bouts between Joel Álvarez and Elves Brener in the lightweight division; Mackenzie Dern and Loopy Godinez in the women’s strawweight division; Marlon Vera and Deiveson Figueiredo in the bantamweight division.
And it all ends with the main event in the bantamweight division between Cory Sandhagen and Umar Nurmagomedov.
Who: Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
When: Saturday, Aug. 3 at 3 p.m. EST
Where: Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Yas West United Arab Emirates
Stream: FuboTV (free trial); DirecTV Stream (free trial); Sling
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada district judge denied a $335 million settlement Tuesday in two UFC antitrust lawsuits brought by former fighters, potentially sending both sides back to the negotiating table.
Judge Richard Boulware set Aug. 19 for a status update for both cases with a tentative trial date for the one involving former MMA athlete Cung Le on Oct. 28. A firm trial date will be scheduled at the conference.
The UFC issued a statement saying it disagreed with the ruling and already was in contact with the opposing counsel, “who have expressed a willingness to engage in separate settlement discussions.”
Boulware did not explain his decision, but an opinion will be forthcoming, according to the court document.
The settlement was agreed to in March.
The two class-action lawsuits by former UFC fighters were led by Le, filed in 2014, and Kajan Johnson, filed in 2021. Several other fighters also were mentioned in the suits.
They alleged the UFC attempted to act as a monopoly and thus limited the fighters’ ability to maximize their earnings.
The UFC’s statement said the judge’s decision also was harmful to the athletes who agreed to the settlement.
“(By) taking the unusual step of denying the settlement at this preliminary approval stage, the Judge is also denying the athletes their right to be heard during this pivotal moment in the case,” the organization’s statement read.
Mixed Martial Arts Fighters Association, led by one of the athletes’ attorneys, posted on X, “We have a story to tell about the monopolization of MMA.”
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
