The pair are ranked eighth and twelfth in the UFC's welterweight rankings respectively which means that there is plenty of stake in this contest.

Whoever comes out on stop will find themselves in contention to face newly crowned champion Jack Della Maddalena who beat Belal Muhammad to claim the belt at UFC 315. 

DAZN News has everything you need to know ahead of Burns vs Morales.

Gilbert Burns vs Michael Morales fight date, start time

Gilbert Burns vs Michael Morales will take place tonight at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The main card is set to begin at 7pm on the East Coast which means a 12am start Sunday morning for MMA fans in the UK. 

Burns and Morales are set to make their cagewalks at 9:10pm ET / 2:10am BST (Sunday), but these timings are subject to change. 

• Date: Saturday, May 17 
• Main card start time: 7pm ET / 4pm PT / 12am BST (Sunday)
• Burns vs Morales main event cagewalks (approx): 9:10pm ET / 6:10pm PT / 2:10am BST (Sunday)

Gilbert Burns vs Michael Morales fight card

Main card

• Gilbert Burns vs Michael Morales; Welterweight
• Rodolfo Bellato vs Paul Craig; Light heavyweight
• Sodiq Yusuff vs Mairon Santos; Lightweight
• Dustin Stoltzfus vs Nursulton Ruziboev; Middleweight
• Julian Erosa vs Melquizael Costa; Featherweight

Prelims

• Gabriel Green vs Matheus Camilo; Lightweight
• Jared Gordon vs Thiago Moises; Lightweight
• Yadier del Valle vs Connor Matthews; Featherweight
• Luana Santos vs Tainara Lisboa; Women's bantamweight
• Elise Reed vs Denise Gomes; Women's strawweight
• Park Hyun-sung vs Carlos Hernandez; Flyweight
• Tecia Pennington vs Luana Pinheiro; Women's strawweight

How to watch Gilbert Burns vs Michael Morales?

For UFC fans in the US, the fight will be available to stream on ESPN+ (click here for more information). 

TNT Sports will broadcast the fight in the UK. 

Where is the Gilbert Burns vs Michael Morales fight?

The fight is set to be held at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. 

The Apex has been a regular venue for the UFC's regular fight night events. 

Gilbert Burns vs Michael Morales tale of the tape

Gilbert Burns record 

• Nationality: Brazilian
• Age: 38
• Height: 5' 10"
• Reach: 71"
• Total fights: 30
• Record: 22-8-0

Michael Morales record

• Nationality: Ecuadorian
• Age: 25
• Height: 6' 0"
• Reach: 79"
• Total fights: 17
• Record: 17-0-0