:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/71379947/usa_today_13225718.0.jpg "UFC Fight Night start time: When the main card and pay-per-view broadcast begin Saturday for Sandhagen-Song")
UFC Fight Night returns to the APEX in Paradise, Nevada on Saturday, September 17. It's a full night of fights that will be headlined by bantamweights Cory Sandhagen and Yadong Song. Sandhagen is ranked No. 4 in the bantamweight division and Song is ranked 10th.
Sandhagen (14-4) is on a two-fight losing slump, but he's lost to two guys ranked ahead of him in the division. He isn't in a position to earn a title fight with a win, but he is an established gatekeeper in the top five. Song (19-6-1) is just 24 years old, but has a wealth of fight experience. He is on a three-game win streak and is coming off of a knockout of former top contender Marion Moraes in March. Sandhagen is a -190 favorite at DraftKings Sportsbook and Song is a +160 underdog.
The co-main event between featherweight contenders Giga Chikadze (14-3) ranked 8th and Sodiq Yusuff (12-2), ranked 12th, was cancelled earlier in the week when Chikadze had to pull out of the fight. But here's a Chikadze knockout of Cub Swanson in the meantime.
GIGA KICK ALERT @giga_chikadze sent Cub Swanson to the canvas #UFCVegas25 pic.twitter.com/TzNPMW9TFY
– ESPN MMA (@espnmma) May 2, 2021