Randy Brown vs Nicolas Dalby at UFC on ESPN 66 | Preview & Prediction
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Two veterans collide in the welterweight division on Saturday night as Randy Brown takes on Nicolas Dalby with both men coming off split-decision losses
Randy Brown vs Nicolas Dalby 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 Randy Brown and Nicolas Dalby expected to walk out? 2:45am UK / Saturday 26th April, 9:45pm US ET / 6:45pm 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)
Randy Brown vs Nicolas Dalby prediction
Randy Brown (19-6) is coming off a narrow split-decision loss to Bryan Battle at UFC 310 and after three wins in a row prior to that, the 34-year-old will be desperate to get back to winning ways here. The Battle loss was just his second in his last nine fights and he has always bounced back from a defeat with a win, so he will be confident of doing the same here.
He takes on 40-year-old Dane Nicolas Dalby (23-5-1 with two no contests) who lost in similar circumstances in his last fight. Rinat Fakhretdinov edged a split decision against him in June which saw a four-fight winning streak come to an end. All five of his losses have come on the scorecards and even at 40, the veteran remains as durable as ever.
There is not a great deal to split these two men but we marginally prefer Brown. He has youth on his side, it likely to be the fresher of the two men, and we just prefer his body of work.
That said, we do not like him enough to take the punt. Our play here is on this one going to the scorecards. Both fighters are solid without being spectacular and we think this one will be decided by the judges.
Prediction: Fight to go the distance
