Matt Schnell vs Jimmy Flick at UFC on ESPN 66 | Preview & Prediction
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The final fight on the prelims sees two experienced flyweights clash as Matt Schnell meets Jimmy Flick in what should be a fast and frenetic bout
Matt Schnell vs Jimmy Flick 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 Matt Schnell and Jimmy Flick expected to walk out? 1:35am UK / 8:35pm US ET / 5:35pm 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 Gauge Young (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)
Timothy Cuamba vs Roberto Romero (Featherweight)
Chelsea Chandler vs Joselyne Edwards (Women’s Bantamweight)
Matt Schnell vs Jimmy Flick prediction
The prelims come to an end but not before we have a fascinating flyweight match-up between two veterans who are both in need of a victory.
Matt Schnell (16-9 with one no contest) comes into this fight with Jimmy Flick (17-8) having lost his last three fights. Those have come against quality operators in Matheus Nicolau, Steve Erceg and Cody Durden and many of his career losses have come against the elite in the division such as Brandon Royval and Alexandre Pantoja.
While he may not be able to match it with the elite, he has been able to beat the best of the rest in that middle tier and he will be desperate to get back on track with a win here.
He takes on Jimmy Flick who has had an equally tough run losing three of his last four fights. His latest loss came at the hands of Nathan Maness who grabbed the unanimous decision win last June.
Flick did win last January as he submitted Malcolm Gordon but he has ultimately been found out to be a little one-dimensional as a submission specialist with little power. With 15 of his 17 wins coming by submission and the other two on the scorecards, Flick really only knows one way to win.
Neither man has a great deal of knockout power that is likely to pose the other any issues but it is Schnell who is a fraction more well-rounded. It is hard to have much confidence in either man coming into this one but we go with Schnell due to the fact he has been fighting against a much higher level of opposition compared to Flick.
Prediction: Matt Schnell to win
