Nassourdine Imavov vs. Kelvin Gastelum's middleweight contest tops the bill of another UFC Fight Night at the Apex.
French fighter Imavov's only fight of 2022 came against Joaquin Buckley in September, when he secured his 12th UFC victory.
Gastelum has been out of action since losing to Jared Cannonier on a unanimous decision a year and a half ago.
Here's everything you need to know about Gastelum vs. Imavov.
When is Imavov vs. Gastelum? Date, start time
- Date: Saturday, January 1
- Main card: 7 p.m. ET / 12 a.m. GMT
- Main event cagewalks (approx): 10 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. GMT
The main card is set to get underway at 7 p.m. ET / 12 a.m. GMT with the main event cagewalks scheduled for 10 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. GMT. These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
What channel/stream is Imavov vs. Gastelum?
- U.S.: ESPN+, sign up here
- UK: BT Sport
ESPN+ will broadcast the fight in the U.S. (click here for more information) , while UK fans can watch the event on BT Sport.
Where is the Gastelum vs. Imavov fight?
The fight will take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Kelvin Gastelum record and bio
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: October 24, 1991
- Height: 5' 9"
- Reach: 71.5"
- Total Fights: 25
- Record: 17-8-0
Nassourdine Imavov record and bio
- Nationality: French
- Date of Birth: March 1, 1995
- Height: 6' 3"
- Reach: 75"
- Total Fights: 15
- Record: 12-3-0
Gastelum vs. Imavov fight card
Main Card
- Kelvin Gastelum vs. Nassourdine Imavov; Middleweight
- Dan Ige vs. Damon Jackson; Featherweight
- Punahele Soriano vs. Roman Kopylov; Middleweight
- Ketlen Vieira vs. Raquel Pennington; Bantamweight
- Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Raoni Barcelos; Bantamweight
Preliminary card
- Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Claudio Ribeiro; Middleweight
- Mateusz Rębecki vs. Nick Fiore; Lightweight
- Mateus Mendonça vs. Javid Basharat; Bantamweight
- Allan Nascimento vs. Carlos Hernandez; Flyweight
- Daniel Argueta vs. Isaac Dulgarian; Featherweight
- Jimmy Flick vs. Charles Johnson; Flyweight
- Priscila Cachoeira vs. Sijara Eubanks; Flyweight