The Ultimate Fighting Championship kicks off a busy month with UFC Fight 193 on Oct. 3.听
Happening at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, the event is headlined by the All-Brazilian light heavyweight clash between former title contender听Thiago听Santos (21-9) and Johnny Walker (18-5).听
Thirty-seven-year-old Santos is looking to swing back to winning after dropping his last three matches, the most recent at the hands of Austrian听Aleksansar听Rakic听by unanimous decision in March this year.听
鈥淚t is important to me. I need to come back and get a victory and win my fights and come back to the title contention. A win in this fight will put me close to the title,鈥 said Mr. Santos in a media roundtable.听
He remains undeterred despite the slide he is currently in, working on his game despite the challenges presented by the pandemic.听
鈥淚 always work and it doesn鈥檛 matter who my opponent is,鈥 he said. 鈥淲hen the lockdown started, I was in Brazil. It was hard to find a partner to train with. But when I returned to America, I was able to find a training partner. Now things are back in a normal way.鈥澨
Mr. Walker, 29, for his part, halted a two-fight skid in his last outing in September last year, beating American Ryan Spann by way of a first-round knockout (elbow and punches). He now seeks to sustain the momentum generated by the win.听
Also part of the main card is the middleweight collision between Kevin Holland and Kyle听Daukaus; welterweight Alex听Oliverira听against听Niko听Price; middleweight听Misha听Cirkunov听versus Krzysztof听Jotko; women鈥檚 bantamweight Aspen Ladd听vs听Macy听Chiasson; and lightweight Alexander Hernandez against Mike Breeden.听
UFC Fight Night 193 is the first of five scheduled UFC events for the month of October.听
The event can be seen live in the country over TAP DMV鈥檚 over-the-top (OTT) platform TAP GO and linear channel, Premier Sports.听
Sports media distribution company TAP DMV and the UFC recently agreed to have the former be the exclusive home of the UFC in the country.听
In the agreement, TAP GO and Premier Sports will show all 42 live UFC events, including 12 numbered pay-per-view events and 30 UFC Fight Night events year-round. 鈥鈥Michael Angelo S. Murillo听
