Athlon Sports MMA Team, Brian Mazique Fri, October 30, 2026 at 6:24 AM UTC · 5 min read About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Renato Moicano and Tom Nolan headline UFC Vegas 123 this Saturday, Oct. 31, at Meta APEX in Las Vegas.
The five-round lightweight bout tops a 12-fight card that streams in full on Paramount+. The UFC bills the event as "UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs Nolan," according to UFC.com , and MMA Junkie lists it as UFC Fight Night 292.
Renato Moicano vs. Tom Nolan, lightweight, 5 rounds
UFC Vegas 123 takes place on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026.
The prelims begin at 5 p.m. ET (4 p.m. CT, 2 p.m. PT). The main card begins at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT, 5 p.m. PT), according to UFC.com and Sherdog .
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the prelims start at 9 p.m. GMT on Saturday and the main card starts at midnight GMT on Sunday, Nov. 1, per Sherdog.
The entire card, prelims and main card included, streams on Paramount+ in the United States. As a Fight Night, it has no pay-per-view.
Paramount+ Essential costs $8.99 a month or $89.99 a year, and Paramount+ Premium costs $13.99 a month or $139.99 a year, according to Paramount+ . Both plans include UFC events at no extra charge.
Outside the U.S., the event airs on TNT Sports in the U.K. and Ireland and on Sportsnet+ in Canada, according to Sherdog and MMA News .
The UFC kicked off fight week with a post on X.
Moicano (21-7-1, 13-7 UFC) returns after a second-round rear-naked choke win over Chris Duncan on April 4. Before that, he lost a lightweight title fight to Islam Makhachev in January 2025 and a unanimous decision to Beneil Dariush in June 2025.
Nolan (11-1, 5-1 UFC) has won five straight since losing his UFC debut to Nikolas Motta in January 2024. His most recent win was a unanimous decision over Farès Ziam on June 6.
The fight is Nolan's first UFC main event and his first five-round bout, according to the UFC's preview . He is ranked No. 12 at lightweight, and the UFC says Moicano is defending his spot in the top 10.
Nolan told MMA Fighting that he first accepted the fight on a week's notice for UFC 331 after Brian Ortega withdrew . He said Moicano's team asked for more time , which led to the Oct. 31 date.
Nolan has a significant size advantage. He stands 6-foot-3, per UFC.com, while Moicano is 5-foot-11. Nolan is 26 and Moicano is 37, according to VSiN .
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Moicano is a slight favorite. BetMGM lists him at -125 with Nolan at +105, and VSiN has Moicano at -115 and Nolan at -105.
The line has flipped since it opened. VSiN reported that Nolan opened as a -170 favorite.
The main card features five bouts, according to UFC.com.
Moicano vs. Nolan headlines at lightweight. In the co-main event, Randy Brown (20-8) faces the unbeaten Jacobe Smith (13-0) at welterweight. Smith replaced the injured Carlos Leal.
Ode' Osbourne meets Cody Durden at flyweight, and Yana Santos faces Luana Santos at women's bantamweight. Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani and Farman Hasanov open the main card at welterweight.
The seven-fight prelim card is led by Francis Marshall vs. Dakota Hope at featherweight. Hope replaced Gaston Bolaños.
The rest of the prelims feature Rodrigo Sezinando vs. Theodor Berggren at welterweight, Julian Erosa vs. JeongYeong Lee at featherweight, Zachary Reese vs. Mickey Gall at middleweight, Nick Klein vs. Joe Kropschot at middleweight, Talita Alencar vs. Piera Rodriguez at women's strawweight and Lucia Szabová vs. Tainara Lisboa at women's flyweight.
A scheduled bout between Azamat Bekoev and Andre Petroski was canceled after Bekoev withdrew due to a medical emergency, according to Bloody Elbow .
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