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UFC Fight Night 247: How to watch Neil Magny vs. Carlos Prates, start time, Las Vegas fight card, odds, more
Here's what you need to know to watch UFC Fight Night 247 on ESPN+.
The UFC is back in its Las Vegas home base with a longtime welterweight standout against a rising star at the top of the bill.
Here's how to watch UFC Fight Night 247 with 170-pounders in the headlining spot, plus a former bantamweight champion in the co-feature.
Broadcast and streaming info
UFC Fight Night 247 has a main card that starts at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The preliminary card streams on ESPN+ at 4 p.m. ET.
Stay tuned for more broadcast details later this week.
Main event: Neil Magny
Record: 29-12 MMA, 22-11 UFC
Opponent: Carlos Prates (20-6 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Key wins: Mike Malott, Daniel Rodriguez, Geoff Neal, Robbie Lawler, Jingliang Li, Carlos Condit, Johny Hendricks, Kelvin Gastelum
Misc.: Once a contender at 170 pounds, the 37-year-old Magny has alternated losses and wins his past eight fights.
Main event: Carlos Prates
Record: 20-6 MMA, 3-0 UFC
Opponent: Neil Magny (29-12 MMA, 22-11 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Key wins: Jingliang Li, Charles Radtke, Trevin Giles
Misc.: Arrived on scene in LFA in 2022, then DWCS, then the UFC – and it's been all stoppages the whole way.
Co-main event: Cody Garbrandt
Record: 14-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC
Opponent: Miles Johns (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Key wins: Raphael Assuncao, Cominick Druz
Misc.: Ex-champ is 2-1 since his return to 135 pounds after a one-fight stint at flyweight.
Co-main event: Miles Johns
Record: 15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC
Opponent: Cody Garbrandt (14-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Key wins: Douglas Silva de Andrade, Cody Gibson
Misc.: 30-year-old has three straight decision wins since a 2022 submission loss.
UFC debut: Reinier de Ridder
Record: 17-2
Opponent: Gerald Meerschaert (37-17 MMA, 12-9 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Key wins: Vitaly Bigdash, Aung La N Sang (twice)
Misc.: Former two-division ONE titleholder departed that organization earlier this year, and now will test his skills in the UFC.
UFC debut: Mansur Abdul-Malik
Record: 6-0
Opponent: Dusko Todorovic (12-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Misc.: Got shot with second-round DWCS TKO win in August – the first time he had been out of the first round in his career.
UFC debut: Klaudia Sygula
Record: 6-1
Opponent: Melissa Mullins (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Division: Women's bantamweight
Misc.: 25-year-old Polish fighter has six straight wins since a submission loss in her pro debut.
UFC debut: Cortavious Romious
Record: 9-2
Opponent: Gaston Bolanos (7-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Misc.: Romious lost his first DWCS shot in 29 seconds, but went out and got a 50-second finish after that, another shot on the show, and a win over Michael Imperato in August helped his case for his official debut.
UFC Fight Night 247 main card betting odds
Photos: Karolina Kowalkiewicz through the years
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
Neil Magny (+475) vs. Carlos Prates (-800)
Cody Garbrandt (+125) vs. Miles Johns (-140)
Denise Gomes (-475) vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz (+340)
Bernardo Sopaj (-270) vs. Ricky Turcios (+220)
Reinier de Ridder (-300) vs. Gerald Meerschaert (+240)
Luana Pinheiro (+240) vs. Gillian Robertson (-300)
UFC Fight Night 247 prelim betting odds
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
Nicolas Dalby (-115) vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (-105)
Mansur Abdul-Malik (-370) vs. Dusko Todorovic (+275)
Charlie Radtke (-170) vs. Matthew Semelsberger (+140)
Da'Mon Blackshear (-290) vs. Cody Stamann (+235)
Melissa Mullins (-235) vs. Klaudia Sygula (+190)
Gaston Bolanos (+150) vs. Cortavious Romious (-180)
Tresean Gore (-185) vs. Antonio Trocoli (+155)
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