Welterweight veterans seeking another push will draw top billing for the Ultimate Fighting Championship when Vicente Luque collides with Rafael dos Anjos in the UFC on ESPN 51 main event. Meanwhile, Cub Swanson toes the line against Hakeem Dawodu in the three-round featherweight co-headliner at 145 pounds.
Date, Time, Location for UFC on ESPN 51
UFC on ESPN “Luque vs. Dos Anjos” goes down on Saturday, Aug. 12 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. 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.
How to View UFC on ESPN ‘Luque vs. Dos Anjos’ Online
Anyone wishing to live stream UFC on ESPN 51 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 “Luque vs. Dos Anjos” 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 51 live in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Coverage begins at 9 p.m. BST. Finally, Foxtel TV customers in Australia can stream UFC on ESPN “Luque vs. Dos Anjos” online by using the Foxtel Go app and may also sign up for Kayo to watch ESPN online.
UFC on ESPN 51 Card, Odds
BetUS.com puts Luque (-115) and dos Anjos (-115) in a dead heat for the five-round headliner. In the co-main event, Dawodu is favored at -220, with Swanson coming back at +180.
Luque enters the Octagon on the heels of back-to-back defeats for the first time in his career. The Kill Cliff Fight Club rep last appeared at UFC on ESPN 40, where he succumbed to punches from Geoff Neal in the third round of their Aug. 6 confrontation. Luque, 31, holds a 14-5 record in the UFC. Dos Anjos, meanwhile, has rattled off three wins in four outings. The former lightweight champion last competed on Dec. 3, when he put away Bryan Barberena with a neck crank in the second round of their UFC on ESPN 42 co-headliner. Dos Anjos, 38, has compiled a 21-12 mark in the UFC and remains the only man in history to eclipse eight hours of total fight time inside the Octagon.
UFC on ESPN 50 “Luque vs. Dos Anjos” also features a light heavyweight affair matching Khalil Rountree (-180) with Chris Daukaus (+150), a women’ strawweight duel pitting Iasmin Lucindo (-194) against Polyana Viana (+164) and a pair of middleweight tilts, as Tafon Nchukwi (-145) meets A.J. Dobson (+115) and Josh Fremd (-350) faces Josh Pickett (+250). Bantamweights anchor the undercard, where Marcus McGhee (-400) awaits J.P. Buys (+300) in a three-round encounter at 135 pounds.
The rest of the UFC on ESPN 51 lineup: Terrance McKinney (-275) vs. Mike Breeden (+220) at lightweight, Francis Marshall (-165) vs. Isaac Dulgarian (+135) at 145 pounds, Martin Buday (-200) vs. Josh Parisian (+165) at heavyweight, Jaqueline Amorim (-250) vs. Montserrat Ruiz (+200) at 115 pounds, Da’Mon Blackshear (-192) vs. Jose Johnson (+162) at bantamweight and Luana Santos (-150) vs. Juliana Miller (+120) at 125 pounds.
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