Ikram Aliskerov vs Andre Muniz at UFC on ESPN 66 | Preview & Prediction
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The main card at UFC on ESPN 66 gets underway with a quality middleweight fight as Ikram Aliskerov will be hoping to bounce back from his loss to Robert Whittaker last time out and get back on track against Andre Muniz
Ikram Aliskerov vs Andre Muniz Facts
When is UFC on ESPN 66? UK – the preliminary card starts at 11:00pm on Saturday 26th April 2025, followed by the main card at 2:00am (Sunday) / USA – 6:00pm/9:00pm ET and 3:00pm/6:00pm PT
Where is UFC on ESPN 66? T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri
Where can I get tickets for UFC on ESPN 66? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC ON ESPN 66
What TV channel is UFC on ESPN 66 on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – ESPN+
Where can I stream UFC on ESPN 66? UK – TNT Sports subscribers can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and discovery+ / USA – ESPN+ & UFC Fight Pass
For viewers in the United States, UFC ON ESPN 66 will be shown live on ESPN+
What time are Ikram Aliskerov and Andre Muniz expected to walk out? 2:15am UK / Saturday 26th April, 9:15pm US ET / 6:15pm US PT
UFC on ESPN 66 main card
Ian Machado Garry vs Carlos Prates (Welterweight)
Anthony Smith vs Zhang Mingyang (Light Heavyweight)
Giga Chikadze vs David Onama (Featherweight)
Michel Pereira vs Abusupiyan Magomedov (Middleweight)
Randy Brown vs Nicolas Dalby (Welterweight)
Ikram Aliskerov vs Andre Muniz (Middleweight)
UFC on ESPN 66 prelims
Matt Schnell vs Jimmy Flick (Flyweight)
Evan Elder vs Ahmad Sohail Hassanzada (Lightweight)
Chris Gutierrez vs John Castaneda (Featherweight)
Da'Mon Blackshear vs Alateng Heili (Bantamweight)
Malcolm Wellmaker vs Cameron Saaiman (Bantamweight)
Jaqueline Amorim vs Polyana Viana (Women’s Strawweight)
Chelsea Chandler vs Joselyne Edwards (Women’s Bantamweight)
Timothy Cuamba vs Roberto Romero (Featherweight)
Ikram Aliskerov vs Andre Muniz prediction
Ikram Aliskerov (15-2) and Andre Muniz (24-6) will finally meet in the Octagon having seen their previous bout at the start of February postponed due to visa issues for Muniz and his team. Almost three months later, they will meet in Kansas City on Saturday night and it promises to be a quality bout.
Aliskerov suffered defeat for just the second time of his professional MMA career last time out as he suffered a knockout loss to Robert Whittaker last June in Saudi Arabia. His only previous loss came back in 2019 during his time with Brave CF and that was also a knockout loss to Khamzat Chimaev. Other than those losses against two of the best in the world, Aliskerov has beaten everybody else put in front of him.
Muniz bounced back from successive losses last time out as he gained a split decision win over Park Jun-Yong in December 2023. That was the last time he fought so there may be some rust as it is almost 18 months since then.
He lost to Brendan Allen via submission and was TKO’d by Paul Craig after that to derail his run up the rankings but a win here would really catapult him back up there.
The submission specialist will find it difficult to create openings to work with here. Aliskerov is incredibly strong and should control the fight with his elite Sambo background. He may not get the stoppage but we expect him to nullify Muniz’s threat, control the bout and grind out the decision win.
Prediction: Ikram Aliskerov to win by decision
