Ricky Turcios vs Bernardo Sopaj at UFC Fight Night 247 | Preview & Prediction
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This bout between Ricky Turcios and Bernardo Sopaj has been elevated to the co-main event slot and the bantamweights will look to put on a show at UFC Fight Night 247
Ricky Turcios vs Bernardo Sopaj Facts
When is UFC Fight Night 247? UK – the preliminary card starts at 9:00pm on Saturday November 9th 2024, followed by the main card at 12:00am (Sunday) / USA – 4:00pm/7:00pm ET and 1:00pm/4:00pm PT
Where is UFC Fight Night 247? UFC Apex, Las Vegas, USA
Where can I get tickets for UFC Fight Night 247? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC Fight Night 247
What TV channel is UFC Fight Night 247 on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – ESPN+
Where can I stream UFC Fight Night 247? 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 247 will be shown live on ESPN+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here!
What time are Ricky Turcios and Bernardo Sopaj expected to walk out? 1.45am UK / 8.45pm US ET / 5.45pm US PT
UFC Fight Night 247 Main Card
Neil Magny vs Carlos Prates (Welterweight)
Ricky Turcios vs Bernardo Sopaj (Bantamweight)
Gerald Meerschaert vs Reinier de Ridder (Middleweight)
Luana Pinheiro vs Gillian Robertson (Women’s Strawweight)
Mansur Abdul-Malik vs Dusko Todorovic (Middleweight)
UFC Fight Night 247 Prelims
Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs Denise Gomes (Women’s Strawweight)
Gaston Bolanos vs Cortavious Romious (Bantamweight)
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs Zach Scroggin (Welterweight)
Matthew Semelsberger vs Charles Radtke (Welterweight)
Cody Stamann vs Da'Mon Blackshear (Bantamweight)
Tresean Gore vs Antonio Trocoli (Middleweight)
Melissa Mullins vs Klaudia Sygula (Women’s Bantamweight)
Ricky Turcios: Pretty Ricky looks to bounce back from loss
Ricky Turcios (12-4) will look to bounce back from a loss to Raul Rosas Jr last time out as he was submitted in the second round at UFC on ESPN 57 in June. Prior to that, he had won two of his three bouts in the UFC and he will not look to go back above .500 and improve on his 2-2 record in the organisation.
Bernardo Sopaj: Albanian-Swede looking for first win in UFC
24-year-old Bernardo Sopaj (11-3) will look to get back on track after the highly-rated bantamweight suffered a brutal flying knee knockout at the hands of Vinicius Oliveira on his UFC debut. He has had some eight months to recover from that devastating knockout and he can take some positives as he was the better fighter until that point. He will now look to get back to winning ways here and get his first win in the Octagon.
Ricky Turcios vs Bernardo Sopaj Prediction
After Cody Garbrandt withdrew from the card and his bout with Miles Johns was called off, this bout has been elevated to co-main event status and there will be a degree of pressure on both men to put on a show.
This is an interesting one as Turcios is durable but pretty limited. Sopaj has good potential and good knockout power but is very raw and is coming off a brutal knockout loss himself.
That all makes for an intriguing bout and one which we favour Sopaj to come through. That loss will make him a bit more circumspect and should focus him even more so. Turcios does not possess too many weapons that should concern him other than durability.
Sopaj is technical good and strong, and he should be able to wear down Turcios and eventually get the win.
Prediction: Bernardo Sopaj to win
