Josh Emmett meets Ilia Topuria in a top-10 middleweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida.
The main card at the UFC Apex is on ABC and ESPN+ at 3 p.m. ET, preceded by prelims on ESPN and ESPN+ at 11:30 a.m.
Emmett (18-3) is coming off a submission loss against Yair Rodriguez in a February bout for a UFC interim championship, which halted a five-fight winning streak. Emmett is No. 7 in the ESPN men's featherweight rankings.
The 10th-ranked Topuria (13-0) last fought in December, when he submitted fellow unbeaten fighter Bryce Mitchell.
How to watch the fights
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Saturday's UFC fight card
ABC/ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET
Men's featherweight: Josh Emmett vs. Ilia Topuria
Women's flyweight: Amanda Ribas vs. Maycee Barber
Heavyweight: Austen Lane vs. Justin Tafa
Men's featherweight: David Onama vs. Gabriel Santos
Middleweight: Brendan Allen vs. Bruno Silva
ESPN/ESPN+, 11:30 a.m. ET
Welterweight: Neil Magny vs. Phil Rowe
Welterweight: Randy Brown vs. Wellington Turman
Lightweight: Mateusz Rebecki vs. Loik Radzhabov
Strawweight: Tabatha Ricci vs. Gillian Robertson
Men's flyweight: Zhalgas Zhumagulov vs. Joshua Van
Lightweight: Trevor Peek vs. Chepe Mariscal
Men's featherweight: Jamall Emmers vs. Jack Jenkins
Men's flyweight: Tatsuro Taira vs. Kleydson Rodrigues
Middleweight: Cody Brundage vs. Sedriques Dumas
Ian Parker's betting tip
Topuria's striking improves with each fight. His striking is more dangerous because his opponents have to be even more concerned about his dominant wrestling. Topuria will be facing his stiffest challenge to date in Emmett. Emmett is a durable fighter and a good wrestler with tremendous knockout power. I don't see it happening quickly, but I think someone will get knocked out in this fight.
For Parker's suggested bets on the main event and other fights on Saturday's card, check out the ESPN+ expert picks and best bets article (link below). It also features analysis by Xtreme Couture MMA coach Eric Nicksick as well as ESPN's other betting expert, Reed Kuhn.
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