The penultimate event of UFC’s crammed October schedule takes place Saturday with UFC Fight Night 196 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The entire card streams on ESPN+.
A highly important middleweight fight gets center stage in the main event of the card. Former title challengers Paulo Costa (13-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) and Marvin Vettori (17-5-1 MMA, 7-3-1 UFC) will attempt to begin their climbs toward another crack at champion Israel Adesanya when they meet in a five-round contest.
For more on the numbers behind the headliners, as well as the rest of the card, check below for 30 pre-event facts about UFC Fight Night 196.
UFC Fight Night 196 pre-event facts: Paulo Costa’s stats still strong after title-fight loss