The Ultimate Fighting Championship heads overseas on Saturday, May 27, 2018 for UFC Fight Night 130: Thompson vs. Till. It is the UFC’s third international show of the month and marks the first time the promotion has hosted an event in Liverpool, England. In the main event of the night, former welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson will enter the cage against undefeated Liverpool prospect Darren Till, who is fresh off a Performance of the Night showing against Donald Cerrone in October 2017 in Poland.
In the co-main event, another exciting welterweight bout goes down when the always exciting Neil Magny goes up against Gunnar Nelson, a teammate of former two-division champion Conor McGregor.
The FOX Sports 1 preliminary card is headlined by a welterweight scrap between Cláudio Silva and Nordine Taleb, while Elias Theodorou vs. Trevor Smith earns the top slot on UFC Fight Pass.
Below is all of the information you will need to catch the event from the opening bout.
UFC Fight Night 130: Fight Time & Viewing Details
Event: UFC Fight Night 130: Thompson vs. Till
Date: Saturday, May 27, 2018
Location: Liverpool, England
Venue: Echo Arena
Pay-Per-View Card Time: TBD
Broadcast: UFC Fight Pass, FOX Sports 1
UFC Fight Night 130 Fight Card
| Main card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | |||||||
| Welterweight | Stephen Thompson | vs. | Darren Till | ||||
| Welterweight | Neil Magny | vs. | Gunnar Nelson | ||||
| Featherweight | Arnold Allen | vs. | Mads Burnell | ||||
| Featherweight | Jason Knight | vs. | Makwan Amirkhani | ||||
| Bantamweight | Davey Grant | vs. | Manny Bermudez | ||||
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Cláudio Silva | vs. | Nordine Taleb | ||||
| Middleweight | Dan Kelly | vs. | Tom Breese | ||||
| Lightweight | David Teymur | vs. | Don Madge | ||||
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Elias Theodorou | vs. | Trevor Smith | ||||
| Welterweight | Brad Scott | vs. | Salim Touahri | ||||
| Women’s Bantamweight | Gina Mazany | vs. | Lina Länsberg | ||||
UFC Fight Night 130 Betting Odds
Odds are currently favoring former welterweight title contender Stephen Thompson, who sits at -175. The oddsmakers believe it will be a close bout, however, with Darren Till sitting at +155.