Here is everything you should know about Eagle FC 47 – Start Time, Fight Card and others
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s MMA promotion Eagle FC will be having its third event on American soil. Eagle FC 47 is set to take place on the 11h of March at the FLX Arena in Miami, Florida.
The event will be headlined by a heavyweight clash between MMA legend Junior Dos Santos and Yorgan De Castro. The co-main event will feature a clash between fellow former UFC fighter Hector Lombard who will clash against Thiago Silva in the middleweight division.
Islam Mamedov, a talented fighter from Russia will also make an appearance on the card. Their last event was headlined by a super lightweight clash, suggested earlier by Khabib. Eagle FC has promised to occupy fighters in several weight classes to ease their weight cutting stress and ensure a smoother fight week.
Several analysts including Chael Sonnen and Henry Cejudo have been roped in for the event.
Eagle FC 47 Main Card
Junior dos Santos vs. Yorgan De Castro
Héctor Lombard vs. Thiago Silva
Maki Pitolo vs. Doug Usher
Eagle FC 47 Preliminary Card
Roosevelt Roberts vs. Alexandre de Almeida
Islam Mamedov vs. Yosdenis Cedeno
Ronny Markes vs. Reggie Peña
Akhmed Aliev vs. Darrell Horcher
Dylan Mantello vs. Dennis Hughes
When and Where to watch Eagle FC 47?
The event is set to start at 6 pm ET/3 pm PT on the 20th of May in the United States. Ones in the United Kingdom must tune in at 11 pm GMT.
Indian fans can catch the action live at 4:30 am IST (21st of May 2022)
Live streaming is provided for free on the FLXcast app. The official website Eaglefc.com streams the fight live as well.
| United States of America | 6 pm ET/3 pm PT |
| United Kingdom | 11 pm GMT |
| India | 4:30 am IST (21st May 2022) |
Junior dos Santos vs. Yorgan De Castro Preview
Junior Dos Santos is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion; as a professional wrestler, dos Santos makes appearances for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a member of the American Top Team. Dos Santos and his two siblings were raised by a single mother, Maria, after their alcoholic father, Sebastian, left the family in the mid-1990s. He had to go through some serious childhood trauma, when he started to work at the age of ten in order to help his family. He trained in capoeira throughout his teenage years before he began taking martial arts seriously at 21. He began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Yuri Carlton. After six months of training, dos Santos won a few jiu-jitsu tournaments in Salvador. One year later, dos Santos was invited to join a boxing practice by a friend, where he met his boxing coach Luiz Carlos Dórea. Dórea also trained mixed martial arts, and roughly a year after he started training in boxing, he had his debut professional fight.
Dos Santos turned professional in 2006, at the age of 22. He fought in small promotions in Brazil, such as Demo Fight, Extreme Fighting Championship, Minotauro Fights and Mo Team League. He won six of his first seven bouts, suffering his only loss to Joaquim Ferreira, a fighter he had previously beaten. He made his UFC debut against Fabricio Werdum and won the fight by TKO back in 2008. In November 2011, he won the heavyweight crown by knocking out Cain Velasquez. The pair went on to clash several times in a series of historic heavyweight fights.
His opponent Castro started his career in 2017, and compiled a 4-0 record fighting mainly for CES MMA. He was invited on Dana White’s Contender Series 17 in order to compete for a UFC contract, which successfully gained through a TKO victory against Sanford Alton Meeks. He fought four times under the UFC banner and lost three of his fights.
Castro was scheduled to make his first appearance after his UFC release against Rakim Cleveland on August 6, 2021 at CES 63. However, Castro announced that he had withdrawn from the bout due to family issues.
Castro faced Danyelle Williams on November 7, 2021 at CES 65. He won the bout via unanimous decision. Later Castro signed a multi-fight contract with Eagle Fighting Championship and debuted against Shaun Asher on January 28, 2022 at Eagle FC 44. He won the fight via guillotine choke in the first round.
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