Punahele Soriano vs Uroš Medić at UFC Fight Night 249 | Preview & Prediction
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The main card at UFC Fight Night 249 gets underway with a welterweight match-up as Punahele Soriano takes on Uroš Medić
Punahele Soriano vs Uroš Medić Facts
When is UFC Fight Night 249? UK – the preliminary card starts at 9:00pm on Saturday 11th January 2024, followed by the main card at 12:00am (Sunday) / USA – 4:00pm/7:00pm ET (Saturday) and 1:00pm/4:00pm PT (Saturday)
Where is UFC Fight Night 249? UFC Apex, Las Vegas, USA
Where can I get tickets for UFC Fight Night 249? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC Fight Night 249
What TV channel is UFC Fight Night 249 on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – ESPN+
Where can I stream UFC Fight Night 249? 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 Fight Night 249 will be shown live on ESPN+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here!
What time are Punahele Soriano and Uroš Medić expected to walk out? Sunday 12th January, 2025, 12:15am UK / Saturday 11th January, 7:15pm US ET / 4:15pm US PT
UFC Fight Night 249 Main Card Event
Mackenzie Dern vs Amanda Ribas (Women’s Strawweight)
Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Carlston Harris (Welterweight)
Cesar Almeida vs Abdul Razak Alhassan (Middleweight)
Chris Curtis vs Roman Kopylov (Middleweight)
Christian Rodriguez vs Austin Bashi (Featherweight)
Punahele Soriano vs Uros Medic (Welterweight)
UFC Fight Night 249 Prelims
Jose Johnson vs Felipe Bunes (Flyweight)
Marco Tulio vs Ihor Potieria (Middleweight)
Thiago Moises vs Trey Ogden (Lightweight)
Ernesta Kareckaitė vs Nicolle Caliari (Women’s Flyweight)
Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs Bruno Lopes (Light Heavyweight)
Fatima Kline vs Victoria Dudakova (Women’s Strawweight)
Preston Parsons vs Jacobe Smith (Welterweight)
Nurullo Aliev vs Joe Solecki (Lightweight)
Punahele Soriano: Hawaiian star aiming for run in welterweight division
Punahele Soriano (10-4) was struggling with four defeats in five but made the decision to move to the welterweight division and it looked to pay off as he won his last fight. He picked up a unanimous decision win over Miguel Baeza last June to revive his career in the UFC and now he looks to make inroads in the new division. In that bout, he produced the most ground strikes landed in a UFC welterweight bout so that dominant performance will give him good confidence coming into this clash with Medic.
Uroš Medić: Serb ‘Doctor’ returns to action after rib injury
Uros Medic (10-2) returns to action after a rib injury forced him out of a fight last Autumn. His last bout was in April where he TKO’d Tim Means taking his record to 10-2 and his record in the UFC to 4-2. All four of his wins in the Octagon have come by TKO and he has picked up a couple of Performance of the Night bonuses in doing so. The short layoff should not overly impact him and it will be fascinating to see how Medic fares against Soriano.
Punahele Soriano vs Uroš Medić Prediction
This fight in the welterweight division between Punahele Soriano and Uros Medic has action written all over it and it is one of our favourite fights on the UFC Fight Night 249 card.
Soriano had new energy in his win last time out and it will be interesting to see whether it really has given him a new lease of life in the welterweight division.
Medic has suffered a couple of submission losses since joining the UFC but he is a knockout king and as dangerous as they come.
We do not see this one going the distance and it could very well turn into a slugfest. Soriano will want to take this fight to the ground and use his wrestling which is surely the best approach against Medic.
The question is whether Medic can connect when they are standing. If he does, he is capable of stopping anybody.
We are back and forth on this one but we lean slightly more towards Soriano’s wrestling. Our play however is on the round betting and we think this one ends in either the first or the second round.
Prediction: Fight will not go the distance
