UFC Fight Night 266: How to watch Bautista vs. Oliveira, lineup, odds

The UFC returns to its home base in Sin City this week with a bantamweight contender at the top of the list.

Here’s how to watch UFC Fight Night 266, the promotion’s first non-numbered event this year in Paramount’s new broadcast era.

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Broadcast and streaming information

UFC Fight Night 266 has a main card that will air on Paramount+ at 9 p.m. ET. Preliminaries will stream live on Paramount+ at 6 p.m. ET.

Stay tuned to MMA Junkie for more broadcast details later this week.

Main Event: Mario Bautista

• Record: 16-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC

• opponent: Vinicius Oliveira (23-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC)

• Key wins: Patchy Mix, Jose Aldo, Ricky Simon

• Miscellaneous: Last October, Bautista ended his eight-fight win streak against Omar Nurmagomedov, who lost the title to Merab Dvalishvili. But this loss came on the heels of wins over former UFC champion Jose Aldo and former Bellator champion Pache Meeks, so a win over Oliveira could keep him in the ring.

Main Event: Vinicius Oliveira

• Record: 23-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC

• opponent: Mario Batista (16-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC)

• Key wins: Kyler Phillips, Saeed Nurmagomedov, Ricky Simon

• Miscellaneous: Oliveira came into the UFC with a stellar performance at DWCS and then debuted with a double flying knee knockout. The level of competition has risen for him, but his results have dipped with three straight decisions.

Co-Main Event: Amir Albazi

• Record: 17-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC

• opponent: Kyouji Horiguchi (35-5 MMA, 8-2 UFC)

• Key wins: Kai Kara-France, Francisco Figueiredo, Zargas Zhumagulov

• Miscellaneous: After five straight wins to start his UFC career, Albazi met former champion Brandon Moreno 15 months ago and dropped the decision. He has been sidelined since then due to surgery and health issues. He was scheduled to headline a fight night with Pindarang this August, but had to withdraw.

Co-Main Event: Kyouji Horiguchi

• Record: 35-5 MMA, 8-2 UFC

• opponent: Amir Albazi (17-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC)

• Key wins: Tajir Ulanbekov, Sergio Pettis, Ali Bagautinov, Neil Seri, Chico Camus

• Miscellaneous: Horiguchi fought for the UFC title in 2015. After years with Rizin and Bellator, he returned to the UFC last November and completed a wild comeback story with a victory over Tagir Ulanbekov. Now, he wants to seriously pursue another title shot more than a decade after his first title fight with Demetrious Johnson.

UFC Fight Night 266 Lineup

Main card (Paramount+, 9 p.m. ET)

• Mario Batista VS Vinicius Oliveira

• Amir Albazi VS Kyouji Horiguchi

• Jalton Almeida vs Rizvan Kunev

• Marc-Andre Barrio vs. Michal Oleksiczuk

• Farid Basharat VS Jean Matsumoto

• Dustin Jacoby VS Julius Walker

Preliminary card (Paramount+, 6 p.m. ET)

• Daniil Donchenko vs. Alex Morono

• Bruna Brazil VS Ketlen Souza

• Javed Basharat vs Saeed Nurmagomedov

• Wang Cong VS Eduarda Mora

• Muin Gaforov VS Jakub Vikraz

• Priscilla Cachoela VS Claudia Sigura

UFC Fight Night 266 main card betting odds

• Bautista-205, Oliveira +160

• Albazi +250, Horiguchi -340

• Almeida -150, Kunev +115

• Barrio +215, Oleksidzuk -295

• Basharat-290, Matsumoto +215

UFC Fight Night 266 preliminary card betting odds

• Donchenko-590, Morono +370

• Basharat-140, Nurmagomedov +110

• Gafurov-105, Vikrats-120

• Cachoela +120, Segura -140

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