UFC Fight Night 166: Curtis Blaydes vs. Junior dos Santos, Preview, Fight Card, Live Stream, How to Watch

It’s a bunch of familiar faces at UFC Fight Night 166 with Junior dos Santos and Rafael dos Anjos among the fighters. Here’s how to watch

Fight Night 166 features a few big names old-school fans will have fond memories of, but they’ll be tested against some newer faces. You’ll only be able to watch the UFC stream on ESPN+.

At the top of the fight card is Junior dos Santos who will take on Curtis Blaydes for what will effectively be the No. 3 spot in the Heavyweight division. Both dos Santos and Blaydes have recently lost to the second-ranked Francis Ngannou, with a win potentially pushing them back into a rematch with the Cameroonian fighter

But before that, Rafael dos Anjos will fight Michael Chiesa. It has been a long fall for dos Anjos, losing two of his three fights since losing to Colby Covington at UFC 225 for the interim Welterweight Championship. Another loss here could spark the end to his contender role while potentially pushing Chiesa into the top-5.

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How to watch UFC Fight Night 166:

Who: Curtis Blaydes (11-2) vs. Junior dos Santos (21-5)

When: Saturday, Jan. 25, 8:00 p.m. ET

Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC

UFC stream:

UFC live stream: Watch the UFC fight tonight on ESPN+.

Main Card (8 p.m. ET)

  • Curtis Blaydes vs. Junior dos Santos – Heavyweight
  • Rafael dos Anjos vs. Michael Chiesa – Welterweight
  • Jordan Espinosa vs. Alex Perez – Flyweight
  • Hannah Cifers vs. Angela Hill – Women’s Strawweight
  • Jamahal Hill vs. Darko Stosic – Light Heavyweight

Prelims (5 p.m. ET)

  • Bevon Lewis vs. Dequan Townsend – Middleweight
  • Arnold Allen vs. Nik Lentz – Featherweight
  • Justice Kish vs. Lucie Pudilova – Women’s Flyweight
  • Montel Jackson vs. Felipe Colares – Bantamweight
  • Ara McMann vs. Lina Lansberg – Women’s Bantamweight
  • Brett Johns vs. Tony Gravely – Bantamweight
  • Herbert Burns vs. Nate Landwehr – Featherweight

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UFC on ESPN+ 24: Rafael dos Anjos vs. Michael Chiesa odds, picks and best bets

Rafael dos Anjos vs. Michael Chiesa fight at UFC on ESPN+ 24, with MMA betting odds, picks and best bets

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Rafael dos Anjos and Michael Chiesa fight on the main card at UFC on ESPN+ 24 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. Saturday evening. To watch the full card, sign up for ESPN+ now.

dos Anjos (29-12-0) faces Chiesa in a battle of southpaws, and he is at a disadvantage in terms of height and reach. Chiesa towers over dos Anjos at 6’1″ to 5’8″, with a 75.5″ to 70″ reach. However, dos Anjos outclasses Chiesa in the significant strikes per minute category at a 3.57 to 2.28 clip.

While dos Anjos will want to stay upright and land haymakers, trying to work over Chiesa in a toe-to-toe battle, Chiesa will be trying to get him on the ground.


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Chiesa (16-4-0) was in attendance at Tuesday’s NHL game between the Winnipeg Jets and Carolina Hurricanes to sound the siren and pump up the crowd. As mentioned, he towers over dos Anjos and he has a tremendous reach advantage, although he’ll likely be wanting to get his opponent to the mat rather than exchange clouts horizontally. Chiesa has a solid 48.15 takedown accuracy percentage with a 1.23 submission average. After his loss to Anthony Pettis at UFC 226, when the tables were turned and he was submitted, he bounced back with a Round 2 submission win over Carlos Condit before a unanimous decision win last time out on July 6, 2019 against Diego Sanchez.

Per BetMGM, dos Anjos (-304) is very heavy favorite against Chiesa (+215) on the 2-way line. It’s a good idea to bet the favorite in this one, but you’re going to want to include RDA in a parlay with another fight or two. For instance, if you were to take RDA in a three-fighter parlay of favorites with Curtis Blaydes (-250) and Lucie Pudilova (-176), you can still double your money if all three fighters come through with a win.

Are you new to sports betting? A $10 wager on dos Anjos to win returns $3.30 in profit. A $10 bet on Chiesa, the underdog, returns a profit of $21.50 with a victory.

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