Up Next! Whittaker Battles Gastelum In Vegas!

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Up Next! Whittaker Battles Gastelum In Vegas!

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With Paulo Costa recovering from COVID-19 and unable to compete, the promotion will ask middleweight contender Kelvin Gastelum to step up and throw hands on short notice against former 185-pound champion Robert Whittaker.

Event: UFC Vegas 24: “Whittaker vs. Gastelum”
Date: Sat., April 17, 2021
Location: APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada
Broadcast: ESPN, ESPN+

UFC Vegas 24 Main Event on ESPN/ESPN+:

185 lbs.: Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum

UFC Vegas 24 Main Card on ESPN/ESPN+ (10 p.m. ET):

155 lbs.: Drakkar Klose vs. Jeremy Stephens
265 lbs.: Andrei Arlovski vs. Chase Sherman
185 lbs.: Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Jacob Malkoun
155 lbs.: Alexander Munoz vs. Luis Pena
145 lbs.: Bill Algeo vs. Ricardo Ramos

UFC Vegas 24 Prelims Card on ESPN/ESPN+ (7 p.m. ET):

125 lbs.: Tracy Cortez vs. Justine Kish
265 lbs.: Juan Espino vs. Alexandr Romanov
115 lbs.: Lupita Godinez vs. Jessica Penne
185 lbs.: Bartosz Fabinski vs. Gerald Meerschaert
135 lbs.: Zarah Fairn vs. Josiane Nunes
135 lbs.: Anthony Birchak vs. Tony Gravely
155 lbs.: Austin Hubbard vs. Dakota Bush

*Fight card, bout order and number of fights remain subject to change due to COVID-19.*

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