Malcolm Wellmaker vs Cameron Saaiman at UFC on ESPN 66 | Preview & Prediction
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The next bout on the prelims sees a fascinating match-up between the unbeaten Malcolm Wellmaker meet South African Cameron Saaiman in the bantamweight division
Malcolm Wellmaker vs Cameron Saaiman 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 Malcolm Wellmaker and Cameron Saaiman expected to walk out? 12:10am UK / Saturday 26th April, 7:10pm US ET / 4:10pm 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)
Malcolm Wellmaker vs Cameron Saaiman prediction
Malcolm Wellmaker enters the UFC with an unbeaten 8-0 record and he earned his shot in the UFC thanks to his win over Adam Bramhald in Dana White’s Contender Series last August. The 30-year-old will now step up to the big time and it will be interesting to see if he can make the jump. He is well-rounded and has multiple routes to victory.
He takes on South African Cameron Saaiman (9-2) who is a fellow graduate from the Contender Series. He won his first three fights in the UFC but has lost his last two and those are his first losses in his professional MMA career. The big test for Saaiman is how he handles those losses psychologically especially as he was TKO’d in his last fight in March last year by Payton Talbott.
There is very little to choose between these two fighters as Wellmaker is at the same stage as Saaiman was not so long ago as that unbeaten rising star. Saaiman has that greater experience in the Octagon and despite the losses in his last two, he has tasted victories in big events at UFC 282, UFC 285 and UFC 290.
That could well count for something coming into this fight and it is the South African who has fought the higher-calibre of opponent.
This really is a pick’em fight but we are leaning towards Saaiman getting back to winning ways and those factors mentioned just giving him the edge.
Prediction: Cameron Saaiman to win
