UFC Vegas 67: Nassourdine Imavov vs. Sean Strickland fight card, start time, channel guide, betting odds [UPDATED]
By Amy Kaplan
UFC Vegas 67: Nassourdine Imavov vs. Sean Strickland fight card, start time, channel guide, betting odds.
The UFC returns to action for the first time in 2023 and it’s coming during a turbulent time for the promotion. The UFC is coming off the heels of its president, Dana White, getting caught on video slapping his wife Anne on New Year’s Eve. White issued an apology and says he accepts the consequences but, so far, no consequences have come and that’s something many MMA fans aren’t letting go of any time soon.
It will be interesting to see if White makes an appearance for UFC Vegas 67: Nassourdine Imavov vs. Kelvin Gastelum which takes place in Las Vegas on Saturday, Jan. 14. He doesn’t often come to UFC APEX cards, but perhaps he’ll want to get his first appearance out of the way in an environment he can control.
And now, on to the fight itself.
The first main event of 2023 will be between Nassourdine Imavov (No. 12) and Kelvin Gastelum (No. 13) who will square off in the middleweight division for what the UFC is billing as a “contender bout.”
UPDATED — Monday — 3 p.m PT
Gastelum has withdrawn from his main event bout and Sean Stickland will step in for him on short notice.
I’m extremely disappointed to say the least. This not how I wanted to start 2023.
— #OnAmission4Gold (@KelvinGastelum) January 9, 2023
I worked my ass off & battled through a lot of adversary and was ready to put on a hell of a show this weekend.
I apologize to Imavov, his camp as well as @ufc and all the fans. #OnAmission4Gold
Strickland is coming off a controversial decision loss just last month a fight many felt he won.
Here’s everything you need to know about the fight card to start your fight week off right.
UFC Vegas 67: Nassourdine Imavov vs. Sean Strickland fight card [UPDATED]
- Nassourdine Imavov vs. Sean Strickland
- Dan Ige vs. Damon Jackson
- Punahele Soriano vs. Roman Kopylov
- Raquel Pennington vs. Ketlen Vieira
- Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Raoni Barcelos
- Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Claudio Ribeiro
- Mateusz Rebecki vs. Nick Fiore
- Javid Basharat vs. Mateus Mendonca
- Carlos Hernandez vs. Allan Nascimento
- Daniel Argueta vs. Isaac Dulgarian
- Charles Johnson vs. Jimmy Flick
- Priscila Cachoeira vs. Sijara Eubanks
(Bout order subject to change)
UFC Vegas 67: Nassourdine Imavov vs. Sean Strickland start time, channel guide
The entire fight card will stream on ESPN+ on Jan. 14.
The main card begins at 4 p.m PT with the prelims starting at 1 p.m PT, assuming there are no last-minute shake-ups on the card.
UFC Vegas 67: Nassourdine Imavov vs. Sean Strickland odds
The full betting odds for Nassourdine Imavov vs. Sean Strickland are as follows (courtesy of BetOnline.ag)
Sean Strickland (no odds yet) vs. Nassourdine Imavov (-210)
Punahele Soriano (-163) vs. Roman Kopylov (+143)
Dan Ige (-138) vs. Damon Jackson (+118)
Ketlen Vieira (-116) vs. Raquel Pennington (-104)
Umar Nurmagomedov (-600) vs. Raoni Barcelos (+425)
Daniel Argueta (-183) vs. Isaac Dulgarian (+158)
Allan Nascimento (-425) vs. Carlos Hernandez (+325)
Nick Fiore (+500) vs. Mateusz Rębecki (-700)
Abdul Razak Alhassan (-110) vs. Claudio Ribeiro (-110)
Jimmy Flick (+265) vs. Charles Johnson (-340)
Mateus Mendonça (+285) vs. Javid Basharat (-360)
At press time there were no odds for Priscila Cachoeira vs. Sijara Eubanks
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