Arman Tsarukyan vs Joaquim Silva: start time, undercard, TV channel and streaming info for UFC ON ESPN 47
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Arman Tsarukyan is currently ranked eighth in the UFC lightweight rankings, as he takes on 34 year-old ‘Netto BJJ’, Joaquim Silva, fighting out of Curitiba.
Georgia-born Tsarukyan defeated Damir Ismagulov in December 2022 in his last fight, whilst Silva recovered from three defeats in four fights with a victory against Jesse Ronson in October at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Yan.
WHO ELSE IS ON THE FIGHT CARD?
Aside from Arman Tsarukyan vs Joaquim Silva, there are 11 other fights on the card:
Main Card
- Marvin Vettori vs Jared Cannonier (Middleweight)
- Armen Petrosyan vs Christian Leroy Duncan (Middleweight)
- Pat Sabatini vs Lucas Almeida (Featherweight)
- Manuel Torres vs Nikolas Motta (Lightweight)
- Nicolas Dalby vs Muslim Salikhov (Welterweight)
Preliminary Card
- Jimmy Flick vs Alessandro Costa (Flyweight)
- Kang Kyung-ho vs Cristian Quinonez (Bantamweight)
- Carlos Hernandez vs Denys Bondar (Flyweight)
- Tereza Bleda vs Gabriella Fernandes (Women’s Flyweight)
- Dan Argueta vs Ronnie Lawrence (Bantamweight)
- Zac Pauga vs Modestas Bukauskas (Light Heavyweight)
WHERE IS THE FIGHT TAKING PLACE?
The fight is taking place at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, USA
WHEN IS UFC ON ESPN 47?
UFC ON ESPN 47 is taking place on Saturday 17th June, 2023.
WHAT TIME IS THE CAGE WALK FOR ARMAN TSARUKYAN VS JOAQUIM SILVA?
The preliminary card is due to begin at 7pm ET in the US (12am in the UK) and the main card is scheduled to start at 10pm ET in the US (3am in the UK).
With that in mind, Arman Tsarukyan vs Joaquim Silva is expected to start around 11.55pm ET in the US / 4.55am UK time, although this is only an approximation.
WHAT TV CHANNELS & STREAMING PLATFORMS ARE SHOWING UFC ON ESPN 47?
USA
The extra preliminary and preliminary card can be watched on ESPN/ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass, while the main card can be watched exclusively on ESPN+.
UK
UK fight fans can watch the whole event on BT Sport, while the preliminary card can also be streamed on UFC Fight Pass.
WHAT ARE THEIR FIGHT RECORDS?
Arman Tsarukyan has a 19-3 MMA record since his debut in September 2015, whilst Joaquim Silva has 12 victories to three defeats so far.
