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Matt Erickson

UFC Fight Night 228: How to watch Fiziev vs. Gamrot, start time, Las Vegas lineup, odds, more

UFC Rafael Fiziev UFC Fight Night 228 Las Vegas Marina Rodriguez Mateusz Gamrot Montserrat Rendon UFC Fight Night Bryce Mitchell Michelle WatersonGomez

The UFC stays home in Las Vegas this week with lightweight contenders at the top of the lineup.

Here’s how to watch UFC Fight Night 228 with 155-pound sluggers in action.

Broadcast and streaming info

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UFC Fight Night 228 has a main card that begins at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The prelims stream on ESPN+, as well, beginning at 4 p.m. ET.

Main event: Rafael Fiziev

After a six-fight winning streak, Rafael Fiziev (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) had his momentum halted in March with a majority decision loss to Justin Gaethje. The fight did, however, lead to Fiziev’s sixth straight $50,000 post-fight bonus with Fight of the Night honors. Prior to the Gaethje setback, Fiziev’s wins include a fifth-round knockout of former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos in his first UFC main event.

Main event: Mateusz Gamrot

Mateusz Gamrot reacts after being declared the winner over Jalin Turner with a split decision in a UFC 285 mixed martial arts lightweight bout Saturday, March 4, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker) ORG XMIT: NVDB106

Mateusz Gamrot (22-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) rebounded from a loss to Beneil Dariush when he took a split call from Jalin Turner in March. Before his setback to Dariush, Poland’s Gamrot had a four-fight streak with stoppages of Scott Holtzman, Jeremy Stephens and Diego Ferreira, plus a decision over Arman Tsarukyan. Three of those four wins picked up $50,000 bonus awards.

Co-main event: Dan Ige vs. Bryce Mitchell

Dec 10, 2022; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Bryce Mitchell (red gloves) reacts after the fight against Ilia Topuria (blue gloves) during UFC 282 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

After a 15-0 start to his career, featherweight Bryce Mitchell (15-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) experienced a loss for the first time this past December when he was submitted by Ilia Topuria. A planned return in May never materialized when he had to pull out of a fight with Movsar Evloev with a back injury. Now to get back on track, he’ll have to get through Dan Ige (17-6 MMA, 9-5 UFC), who has back-to-back wins, including a bonus-winning knockout of Damon Jackson. Those wins are on the heels of a rough patch of four losses in five fights.

Featured bout: Marina Rodriguez vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 08: (L-R) Michelle Waterson kicks Marina Rodriguez of Brazil in a flyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 08, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

If you feel a sense of deja vu, it’s understandable. It’s only been a little more than two years since Marina Rodriguez (16-3-2 MMA, 6-3-2 UFC) outworked Michelle Waterson-Gomez (18-11 MMA, 6-7 UFC) for 25 minutes in a main event in Las Vegas, but a weight class up at flyweight. They’ll try run it back, but at strawweight – and for three rounds instead of five. Both need to snap skids. Waterson-Gomez’s current three-fight skid started with her loss to Rodriguez, who now has lost two straight herself.

UFC debut: Montserrat Rendon

The women’s bantamweight division may have a new “Monster” on its hands when Montserrat Rendon (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in the cage for her promotional debut against Tamires Vidal (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC). Their fight opens the card. Rendon, from Mexico, is a 2-1 underdog against Brazil’s Vidal, who has three straight knockout wins.