Emily Ducote vs Lupita Godinez: start time, undercard, TV channel and streaming info for UFC Fight Night 224
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Los Angeles-born Emily Ducote takes on 29 year-old Mexican Lupita Godinez in an important strawweight bout at UFC Fight Night 224 this weekend.
Ducote is seeking to avoid back-to-back defeats after her loss to Angela Hill in December 2022, whilst Godinez also suffered a defeat to Hill before they managed a victory against Cynthia Calvillo last month.
WHO ELSE IS ON THE FIGHT CARD?
Aside from Emily Ducote vs Lupita Godinez, there are 12 other fights on the card:
Main Card
- Mackenzie Dern vs Angela Hill (Women’s Strawweight)
- Edmen Shahbazyan vs Anthony Hernandez (Middleweight)
- Andre Fialho vs Joaquin Buckley (Welterweight)
- Hayisaer Maheshate vs Viacheslav Borschev (Lightweight)
- Carlos Diego Ferreira vs Michael Johnson (Lightweight)
Preliminary Card
- Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs Vanessa Demopoulos (Women’s Strawweight)
- Orion Cosce vs Gilbert Urbina (Welterweight)
- Ilir Latifi vs Rodrigo Nascimento (Heavyweight)
- Chase Hooper vs Nick Fiore (Lightweight)
- Natalia Silva vs Victoria Leonardo (Women’s Flyweight)
- Takashi Sato vs Themba Gorimbo (Welterweight)
- Clayton Carpenter vs Stephen Erceg (Flyweight)
WHERE IS THE FIGHT TAKING PLACE?
The fight is taking place at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, USA
WHEN IS UFC FIGHT NIGHT 224?
UFC Fight Night 224 is taking place on Saturday 20th May, 2023.
WHAT TIME IS THE CAGE WALK FOR EMILY DUCOTE VS LUPITA GODINEZ?
The preliminary card is expected to start at 4pm ET in the US (9pm in the UK), while the main card is due to begin at around 7pm ET in the US, and 12am in the UK.
With that in mind, Emily Ducote vs Lupita Godinez is expected to start around 8.30pm ET in the US / 1.30am UK time, although this is only an approximation.
WHAT TV CHANNELS & STREAMING PLATFORMS ARE SHOWING UFC FIGHT NIGHT 224?
USA
The 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?
Emily Ducote has a record of 12-7 in her MMA career so far, whilst Lupita Godinez has nine victories to her three defeats since she began her career in June 2018.
