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UFC Vegas 99: Hernandez vs. Pereira Start Time, Stream, Odds

Get the lowdown on UFC Vegas 99 tonight from the UFC APEX.

Zain Bando

Pereira (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) / Hernandez ( Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

The UFC is back at the APEX for the second straight week, headlined by a pair of middleweights. Anthony Hernandez faces Michel Pereira in a five-round main event.

Both men are on five-fight winning streaks, likely needing a win to stay in the thick of the middleweight title picture.

Pereira holds the striking edge. Thirty-seven percent of his wins have come by KO/TKO, with his most recent one being last October against Andre Petroski. Pereira’s previous win, however, came against Ihor Potieria in May, when he needed only 54 seconds to secure a guillotine choke and earn a performance bonus.

Meanwhile, despite numerous cancellations, Hernandez has put together a stellar eight-fight UFC run since making his debut in 2019.

The card features 11 fights, with the prelims beginning at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT and the main card at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.

The entire card can be seen on ESPN+ in the U.S.

UFC Vegas 99 Updated Betting Odds

The event marks the second-to-last October UFC event before traveling to Abu Dhabi next Saturday for a stacked pay-per-view offering.

It also continues the UFC's consecutive events streak, which began at the end of September and continues through the week before Thanksgiving in November. In December, the UFC closes the year with back-to-back events spearheaded by UFC 310 Dec. 7.

Odds are courtesy of DraftKings and are subject to change at any time.

  • Anthony Hernandez (-142) vs. Michel Pereira (+120)
  • Rob Font (+410) vs. Kyler Phillips (-550)
  • Jake Hadley (-500) vs. Cameron Smotherman (+380)
  • Charles Johnson (-250) vs. Sumudaerji (+205)
  • Darren Elkins (-125) vs. Daniel Pineda (-112)
  • Matheus Nicolau (+185) vs. Asu Almabayev (-225)
  • Brad Katona (+185) vs. Jean Matsumoto (-225)
  • Joselyne Edwards (-258) vs. Tamires Vidal (+210)
  • Jessica Penne (+160) vs. Elise Reed (-192)
  • Melissa Martinez (-148) vs. Alice Ardelean (+124)
  • Austen Lane (+250) vs. Robelis Despaigne (-310)

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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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