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UFC Fight Night Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady TV Channel, Start Time, Odds

The UFC is back for two weeks from Las Vegas. Saturday night at the UFC APEX, a welterweight main event between Gilbert Burns and Sean Brady will take place.

Zain Bando

Official graphic for UFC Vegas 97: Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady.
Official graphic for UFC Vegas 97: Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady. / (via UFC)

After a dark week for the UFC, the promotion returns to Las Vegas for another Fight Night installment from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nev. The main event features a key welterweight contender bout between former title challenger Gilbert Burns (22-7 MMA, 15-7 UFC) and rising Philadelphia-based star Sean Brady (16-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC).

Despite Burns weighing in just one pound over the welterweight limit Friday morning (171), the five-round fight will proceed as scheduled, with Burns coming in as a slight underdog.

Burns has enjoyed a decade of success in the UFC, as UFC Vegas 97 will mark his second appearance of the year, attempting to snap a two-fight losing skid. Burns has fought the best the division has to offer, including the likes of Jorge Masvidal, current welterweight champion Belal Muhammad, Stephen Thompson and current PFL commentator and former welterweight champion, Tyron Woodley.

Burns is attempting to earn his first win in over a year. His last fight saw him drop a third-round TKO against Perth native Jack Della Maddalena, who has not lost since May 2016. Burns has an impressive background, including a 68 percent finish rate across his MMA career thus far.

UFC Fight Night Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady Preview

Meanwhile, Brady has been part of the UFC for nearly four years and is coming off a win against former TUF winner Kelvin Gastelum, securing a third-round kimura submission last December. Prior to his lone Octagon blemish, he had defeated notable names including Michael Chiesa, Court McGee and Jake Matthews to remain in the mix for a future welterweight title shot.

Unlike Burns, Brady brings a less-active finishing rate at 50 percent, which evens itself out when decision wins are accounted for.

The main event is part of a 12-fight card, which was initially supposed to be 13 fights. Still, a light heavyweight encounter between Ovince Saint Preux and Ryan Spann was pulled Wednesday after the promotion announced Saint Preux was ill, leaving Spann without an opponent. In addition, Matt Schnell vs. Cody Durden proceeds at bantamweight, as Durden replaces Alessandro Costa.

Check out the particulars below, including start times and TV coverage ahead of UFC Vegas 97. To find MMAKO's full event predictions, they are linked below.

UFC Fight Night Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady Full Card Picks & Predictions

Who Else Is Fighting On UFC Vegas 97 And What Are The Betting Odds?

UFC Vegas 97 gets underway Saturday afternoon. The prelims will begin at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT, followed by the main card at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. ESPN+ will provide coverage of the entire event in the U.S.

Check out the bout order, as of Friday afternoon. Odds are courtesy of DraftKings.

• Gilbert Burns (+154) vs. Sean Brady (-185)

• Jéssica Andrade (+250) vs. Natália Silva (-310)

• Steve Garcia (-185) vs. Kyle Nelson (+154)

• Matt Schnell (+235) vs. Cody Durden (-290)

• Trevor Peek (-125) vs. Yanal Ashmouz (+105)

• Rongzhu (-250) vs. Chris Padilla (+205)

• Isaac Dulgarian (-2400) vs. Brendon Marotte (+1200)

• Felipe dos Santos (+142) vs. André Lima (-170)

• Yizha (+240) vs. Gabriel Santos (-298)

• Jacqueline Amorim (-310) vs. Vanessa Demopoulos (+250)

• Andre Petroski (-285) vs. Dylan Budka (+230)

• Zygimantas Ramaska (+110) vs. Nathan Fletcher (-130)

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Zain Bando

ZAIN BANDO

Zain Bando is a writer for MMA Knockout, part of the Sports Illustrated/Minute Media umbrella. He has covered combat sports since 2019 for notable outlets BJPenn.com and FanSided MMA. He also co-hosts a podcast called "The MMA Outsiders," part of the Empty The Bench Podcast Network, which airs Tuesday nights at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT. A Chicago suburban native, Bando has been enthralled with MMA since 2006 and has been fortunate to attend some of the most high-profile events in the sport's history, both as a fan and media member, including UFC 264, Bellator 297 and Kayla Harrison's PFL MMA debut. He is excited to take the next step in his combat sports writing journey and looks forward to continuing his following of the fight game for years to come. Bando can be reached via email at zainbando99@gmail.com or by social media @zainbando99

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