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UFC is heading to “The Big Guava.” Two premiere welterweight fighters are set to go head-to-head in the octagon as the main event for UFC Fight Night. American Colby “Chaos” Covington (17-4-0) faces off against fellow American fighter Joaquin “New Mansa” Buckley (20-6-0) on Saturday, Dec. 14.
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UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley takes place at Amalie Arena, Tampa in Florida, with a start time of 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The main card is expected to begin at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
Want to watch UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley online? The MMA event is livestreaming on ESPN+ for subscribers only.
If you’re not a subscriber, a monthly subscription to ESPN+ goes for $11.99 per month. However, you can go with an ESPN+ annual subscription for $119.99 per year. This saves you 15% compared to the month-to-month subscription price for 12 months.
Check out the complete UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley fight card below:
Main Card, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, ESPN+/ESPN2
Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo (Bantamweight), Main Event
Cub Swanson vs. Billy Quarantillo (Featherweight)
Manel Kape vs. Bruno Gustavo da Silva (Flyweight)
Vitor Petrino vs. Dustin Jacoby (Light Heavyweight)
Adrian Yañez vs. Daniel Marcos (Bantamweight)
Navajo Stirling vs. Tuco Tokkos (Light Heavyweight)
Prelims Card, 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, ESPN+/ESPN2
Michael Johnson vs. Ottman Azaitar (Lightweight)
Joel Álvarez vs. Drakkar Klose (Lightweight)
Sean Woodson vs. Fernando Padilla (Featherweight)
Miles Johns vs. Felipe Lima (Featherweight)
Miranda Maverick vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth (Women’s Flyweight)
Davey Grant vs. Ramon Taveras (Bantamweight)
Josefine Lindgren Knutsson vs. Piera Rodriguez (Women’s Strawweight)
Subscribers to ESPN+ can livestream the early prelim and prelim portions of UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley for free. In fact, the prelims and main cards air on cable network ESPN2, so it’s streamable on DirecTV Stream and Fubo, as well as Hulu + Live TV.
Sign up for a five-day free trial from DirecTV Stream and watch UFC Fight Night for free.
In addition, you can get the Disney Trio — which comes with ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ — starting at just $16.99 per month for both services in one package.
What Is Covington vs. Buckley’s Walkout Music for UFC Fight Night?
While the Ultimate Fighting Championship has yet to announce each fighter’s walkout music for the main event of UFC Fight Night, the fighters usually go out to the octagon to the same songs during their matches. Colby Covington typically walks out to former-WWE pro wrestler Kurt Angle’s theme song, while Joaquin Buckley prefers to walk out to “See Me Now” by Jeleel. So these songs will likely make an appearance during the MMA event.
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley is streaming on ESPN+ on Saturday, Dec. 14, starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The main card begins around at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on ESPN+.
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The television streaming market has become so crowded, but Disney hopes this latest move has made it very simple for customers looking to cut the cord and not break the bank in the process.
Disney’s trio bundle is finally all under Disney+‘s roof with ESPN+’s late edition to the lineup. The lineup already featured Hulu and a streaming platform where you can watch all things House of the Mouse and Marvel Studios.
ESPN+ arrived in the lineup on Wednesday, December 4. It gets its own tile on the Disney+ home screen and will give subscribers access to ESPN’s library, studio shows, and select live sporting events.
Deadline reports that during a Zoom briefing with the press, executives said the initial offering of sports programming will include NBA and WNBA games, Australian Open tennis, and longtime studio shows like Pardon the Interruption. This latest move comes as Disney still plans to launch a standalone “flagship” ESPN streaming service in fall 2025, which ironically will also live on the streaming platform, according to the website.
Speaking on the move, Disney+’s President Alisa Bowden called it “the next step in both the evolution of Disney+ and also ESPN’s streaming future.”
When asked why current ESPN+ subscribers would be incentivized to keep their subscriptions to the standalone streaming service, Disney said their goal is to reach casual sports fans by offering live sporting events that they might not come to ESPN for.
Per Deadline:
John Lasker, SVP of ESPN+, said the 5,000 live events set to be offered via Disney+ to bundle subscribers in the first 90 days represent “a small fraction” of the 30,000 events available each year on ESPN+. “Part of the design there is to stimulate engagement and interest in sports to a casual sports fan that might not otherwise come to ESPN in their normal media behavior. So it’s not creating an alternative to ESPN or ESPN+, but more an extended reach opportunity.”
Just sounds like another eventual price hike. Just saying.
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UFC is heading to the “Las Vegas of the East.” Two premiere bantamweight fighters are set to go head-to-head in the octagon as the main event for UFC Fight Night Macau. Russian Petr “No Mercy” Yan (17-5-0) faces off against Brazilian fighter Deiveson “Deus da Guerra” Figueiredo (24-3-1) on Saturday, Nov. 23.
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UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo takes place at Galaxy Arena in Cotai, Macau, with a start time of 3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. PT. The main card is expected to begin at 6 a.m. ET/3 a.m. PT.
Want to watch UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo online? The MMA event is livestreaming on ESPN+ for subscribers only.
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If you’re not a subscriber, a monthly subscription to ESPN+ goes for $11.99 per month. However, you can go with an ESPN+ annual subscription, which is now on sale for $99.99/year (reg. $119.99). This saves you more than 30% compared to the month-to-month subscription price. But act fast and sign up now, this limited time discount ends on Monday, Dec. 2.
Check out the complete UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo fight card below:
Main Card, 6 a.m. ET/3 a.m. PT — ESPN+
Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo (Bantamweight) — Main Event
Yan Xiaonan vs. Tabatha Ricci (Women’s Strawweight)
Song Kenan vs. Muslim Salikhov (Welterweight)
Wang Cong vs. Gabriella Fernandes (Women’s Flyweight)
Volkan Oezdemir vs. Carlos Ulberg (Light Heavyweight)
Zhang Mingyang vs. Ozzy Diaz (Light Heavyweight)
Prelims Card, 3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. PT — ESPN+
Baergeng Jieleyisi vs. SuYoung You (Bantamweight) — Title Fight
Kiru Sahota vs. DongHun Choi (Flyweight) — Title Fight
Shi Ming vs. Feng Xiaocan (Women’s Strawweight) — Title Fight
Nyamjargal Tumendemberel vs. Carlos Hernandez (Flyweight)
Lone’er Kavanagh vs. Jose Ochoa (Flyweight)
Xiao Long vs. Quang Le (Bantamweight)
Maheshate vs. Nikolas Motta (Lightweight)
In addition, you can get the Disney Trio — which comes with ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ — starting at just $16.99 per month for both services in one package.
What Is Yan vs. Figueiredo’s Walkout Music for UFC Fight Night?
While the Ultimate Fighting Championship has yet to announce each fighter’s walkout music for the main event of UFC Fight Night, the fighters usually go out to the octagon to the same songs during their matches. Petr Yan typically walks out to “Barrel for the belt” by Noggano (featuring Sophie), while Deiveson Figueiredo prefers to walk out to “Voando Pro Pará” by Joelma. So these songs will likely make an appearance during the MMA event.
UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo is streaming on ESPN+ on Saturday, Nov. 23, starting at 3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. PT. The main card begins around at 6 a.m. ET/3 a.m. PT on ESPN+.
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The UFC goes to New York City for UFC 309. Two premier heavyweight fighters face off against each other as the main event. Jon Jones (27-1-0) defends his UFC Heavyweight Championship belt against Stipe Miocic (20-4-0) in a title fight on Saturday (Nov. 16).
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UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, with a start time of 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT. The main card is expected to begin at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
Want to watch UFC 309 online? This event is streaming on ESPN+ with pay-per-view access, which goes for $79.99 for subscribers only.
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If you’re not a subscriber, you can get PPV access and an ESPN+ monthly subscription — which is $11.99 per month — for $91.98 in total, or pick up an ESPN+ annual subscription for $134.98. The annual subscription bundle is the best deal because it saves you more than 30% overall instead of going month-to-month.
Check out the full UFC 309 fight card below, and PPV livestream here.
Main Card, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT — PPV
Jon Jones (Champion) vs. Stipe Miocic (Heavyweight) — Title Fight, Main Event
Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler (Lightweight)
Bo Nickal vs. Paul Craig (Middleweight)
Viviane Araujo vs. Karine Silva (Women’s Flyweight)
Mauricio Ruffy vs. James Llontop (Lightweight)
Prelims Card, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT — ESPNEWS, FX, Hulu, ESPN+
Jonathan Martinez vs. Marcus McGhee (Bantamweight)
Chris Weidman vs. Eryk Anders (Middleweight)
Jim Miller vs. Damon Jackson (Lightweight)
David Onama vs. Roberto Romero (Lightweight)
Early Prelims Card, 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT — Hulu, ESPN+
Marcin Tybura vs. Jhonata Diniz (Heavyweight)
Mickey Gall vs. Ramiz Brahimaj (Welterweight)
Bassil Hafez vs. Oban Elliott (Welterweight)
Veronica Hardy vs. Eduarda Moura (Women’s Flyweight)
Subscribers to ESPN+ can livestream the early prelim and prelim portions of UFC 309 for free. In fact, the prelims card airs on the cable networks ESPNEWS and FX, so it’s streamable on DirecTV Stream and Fubo, as well as Hulu + Live TV — which comes with Hulu, ESPN+ and Disney+.
In addition, you can get the Disney Trio — which comes with ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ — starting as low as $16.99 per month.
What Is Jones and Miocic’s Walkout Music for UFC 309
Although the UFC has yet to announce each fighter’s walkout music for UFC 309, the pair usually go out to the octagon to the same songs during their matches. Jon Jones walks out to two songs, “God Gave Me Style” by 50 Cent and “The Champ Is Here” by Jadakiss, while Stipe Miocic prefers to walk out to “Till I Die” by Machine Gun Kelly.
UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic is available to stream on ESPN+ with PPV on Saturday, Nov. 16, starting at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT, with the main card beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
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UFC goes to Sin City! Two premiere welterweight fighters are set to go head-to-head in the octagon as the main event for UFC Fight Night. American Neil “The Haitian Sensation” Magny (29-13-2) faces off against Brazilian fighter Carlos “The Nightmare” Prates (20-6-0) on Saturday, Nov. 9.
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UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates takes place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, with a start time of 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT. The main card is expected to begin at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
Want to watch UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates online? The MMA event is livestreaming on ESPN+ for subscribers only.
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If you’re not a subscriber, a monthly subscription to ESPN+ goes for $11.99 per month. However, you can go with an ESPN+ annual subscription, which is now on sale for $99.99/year (reg. $119.99). This saves you more than 30% compared to the month-to-month subscription price. But act fast and sign up now, this limited time discount ends on Monday, Dec. 2.
Check out the complete UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates fight card below:
Main Card, 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT — ESPN+
Neil Magny vs. Carlos Prates (Welterweight) — Main Event
Ricky Turcios vs. Bernardo Sopaj (Bantamweight)
Gerald Meerschaert vs. Reinier de Ridder (Middleweight)
Luana Pinheiro vs. Gillian Robertson (Women’s Strawweight)
Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Dusko Todorovic (Middleweight)
Prelims Card, 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT — ESPN+
Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Denise Gomes (Women’s Strawweight)
Gaston Bolaños vs. Cortavious Romious (Bantamweight)
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Zach Scroggin (Welterweight)
Matthew Semelsberger vs. Charles Radtke (Welterweight)
Cody Stamann vs. Da’Mon Blackshear (Bantamweight)
Tresean Gore vs. Antonio Trocoli (Middleweight)
Melissa Mullins vs. Klaudia Syguła (Women’s Bantamweight)
In addition, you can get the Disney Trio — which comes with ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ — starting at just $16.99 per month for both services in one package.
What Is Magny vs. Prates’s Walkout Music for UFC Fight Night?
While the Ultimate Fighting Championship has yet to announce each fighter’s walkout music for the main event of UFC Fight Night, the fighters usually go out to the octagon to the same songs during their matches. Neil Magny typically walks out to “No Regrets” by Lecrae, while Carlos Prates prefers to walk out to “Marolento” by Puterrier. So these songs will likely make an appearance during the MMA event.
UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates is streaming on ESPN+ on Saturday, Nov. 9, starting at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT. The main card begins around at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on ESPN+.
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UFC goes to Canada’s Festival City! Two premiere flyweight fighters are set to go head-to-head in the octagon as the main event for UFC Fight Night: Canada. Mexican fighter Brandon “The Assassin Baby” Moreno (21-8-2) faces off against Iraqi fighter Amir “The Prince” Albazi (17-1-0) on Saturday, Nov. 2.
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UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi takes place at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Canada, with a start time of 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT. The main card is expected to begin at 8 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.
Want to watch UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi online? The MMA event is livestreaming on ESPN+ for subscribers only.
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If you’re not a subscriber, a monthly subscription to ESPN+ goes for $11.99 per month. However, you can go with an ESPN+ annual subscription, which is now on sale for $99.99/year (reg. $119.99). This saves you more than 30% compared to the month-to-month subscription price. But act fast and sign up now, this limited time discount ends on Monday, Dec. 2.
Check out the complete UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi fight card below:
Main Card, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT — ESPN+
Brandon Moreno vs. Amir Albazi (Flyweight) — Main Event
Erin Blanchfield vs. Rose Namajunas (Women’s Flyweight)
Derrick Lewis vs. Jhonata Diniz (Heavyweight)
Caio Machado vs. Brendson Ribeiro (Light Heavyweight)
Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Dustin Stoltzfus (Middleweight)
Mike Malott vs. Trevin Giles (Welterweight)
Prelims Card, 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT — ESPN+
Aiemann Zahabi vs. Pedro Munhoz (Bantamweight)
Ariane da Silva vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius (Women’s Flyweight)
Charles Jourdain vs. Victor Henry (Bantamweight)
Jack Shore vs. Youssef Zalal (Featherweight)
Alexandr Romanov vs. Rodrigo Nascimento (Heavyweight)
Serhiy Sidey vs. Garrett Armfield (Bantamweight)
Chad Anheliger vs. Cody Gibson (Bantamweight)
Jamey-Lyn Horth vs. Ivana Petrovic (Women’s Flyweight)
In addition, you can get the Disney Trio — which comes with ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ — starting at just $16.99 per month for both services in one package.
What Is Moreno and Albazi’s Walkout Music for UFC Fight Night Canada?
While the Ultimate Fighting Championship has yet to announce each fighter’s walkout music for the main event of UFC Fight Night Canada, the fighters usually go out to the octagon to the same songs during their matches. Brandon Moreno typically walks out to “El Corrido Del Bebe Asesino” by Ariel Macias, while Amir Albazi prefers to walk out to “Takat Wala Mataket” by Salah Al Bahar. So these songs will likely make an appearance during the MMA event.
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi is streaming on ESPN+ on Saturday, Nov. 2, starting at 5 p.m. ET/2 a.m. PT. The main card begins around at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on ESPN+.
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Disney is taking full advantage of its $1.5 billion investment into Epic Games.
On Tuesday, ESPN Football Island launched in Epic Games ridiculously popular video game Fortnite. The first island is all about the pigskin, allowing the sports network to expand on its slogan of “serving sports fans anytime, anywhere.”
A description for the latest addition to Fortnite reads, “With persistent progression and exclusive island-specific unlockable cosmetics, this all-new experience features multiple activities, challenges, and minigames all built around the Island centerpiece – Touchdown Rush, a multiplayer competitive ‘Payload Push’ take on football gameplay.”
When players enter ESPN Football Island, they will hear Sportscenter hosts Randy Scott and Gary Striewsk, while SportsCenter” and NHL content host Arda Öcal will serve as the island’s announcer.
Here is a full breakdown of what you can do while visiting ESPN Football Island per Variety:
Touchdown Rush: Team up with friends and enter the stadium to navigate rocky terrain, a lava moat, and the other team! Avoid getting taken out by the competition as your team moves a giant football downfield, and then defend your endzone as you switch to defense!
Ocho Obstacle Sprint: Navigate a challenging obstacle course across platforms high above the stadium for incredible views and rewards as you leap to the center of the Jumbotron, featuring EPSN8 The Ocho!
The Boxtagon – Enter ‘The Boxtagon’ and face off 1v1 against other players in high-intensity box fights, in collaboration with the UFC!
Minigames & Activities: Test your throwing arm with Quarterback Challenge, launch your avatar across the arena on an ATV in Field Goal Jump, grind around the island in Rail Race, and show off your moves in the Dance Off Zone!
Level Up to Redeem ESPN Football Store Exclusives – Earn rewards across gameplay sessions to unlock new loadouts exclusive to ESPN Football Island.
According to Disney and Epic Games, ESPN Football Island will receive “regular updates” and will “celebrate the biggest moments and games this football season, including promo reels and live ESPN News Ticker updates.”
Peep the trailer below.
The UFC goes to the UAE for UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway. Two premier featherweight fighters face off against each other as the main event. Georgian fighter Ilia Topuria (15-0-0) defends his UFC Featherweight Championship belt against American Max Holloway (26-7-0) in a title bout on Saturday (Oct. 26).
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UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway happens at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with a start time of 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT. The main card is expected to begin at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT.
Want to watch UFC 308 online? This event is streaming on ESPN+ with pay-per-view access, which goes for $79.99 for subscribers only.
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If you’re not a subscriber, you can get PPV access and an ESPN+ monthly subscription — which is $11.99 per month — for $91.98 in total, or pick up an ESPN+ annual subscription for $134.98. The annual subscription bundle is the best deal because it saves you more than 30% overall instead of going month-to-month.
Check out the full UFC 308 fight card below, and PPV livestream here.
Main Card, 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT — PPV
Ilia Topuria (Champion) vs. Max Holloway (Featherweight) — Title Fight, Main Event
Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev (Middleweight)
Magomed Ankalaev vs. Aleksandar Rakic (Light Heavyweight)
Lerone Murphy vs. Dan Ige (Featherweight)
Shara Magomedov vs. Armen Petrosyan (Middleweight)
Prelims Card, 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT — ESPN+
Ibo Aslan vs. Rafael Cerqueira (Light Heavyweight)
Geoff Neal vs. Rafael Dos Anjos (Welterweight)
Mateusz Rębecki vs. Myktybek Orolbai (Lightweight)
Abus Magomedov vs. Brunno Ferreira (Middleweight)
Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Chris Barnett (Heavyweight)
Farid Basharat vs. Victor Hugo (Bantamweight)
Ismail Naurdiev vs. Bruno Silva (Middleweight)
Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Carlos Leal (Welterweight)
In addition, you can get the Disney Trio — which comes with ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ — starting as low as $16.99 per month.
What Is Topuria and Holloway’s Walkout Music for UFC 308
Although the UFC has yet to announce each fighter’s walkout music for UFC 308, the pair usually go out to the octagon to the same songs during their matches. Ilia Topuria walks out to “Canción del mariachi” by Antonio Banderas and Los Lobos from the movie Desperado, while Max Holloway prefers to walk out to “Hawaiian Kickboxer” by Moke Boy, which celebrates his Hawaiian heritage.
UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway is streamable on ESPN+ with PPV on Saturday, Oct. 26, starting at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT, with the main card beginning at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT.
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It seems the game of musical chairs continues with ESPN’s staff. Shams Charania has announced he is now the brand’s NBA Insider following Adrian Wojnarowski’s exit.
As reported by Deadline, the popular basketball personality has taken his talents to the global sports network. On Monday, Oct. 7 he made the announcement on X, formerly known as Twitter. “I am honored to join ESPN as the company’s Senior NBA Insider. I can’t wait to be part of an incredible group of colleagues at ESPN and serve the sports audience worldwide,” he wrote. This news comes on the heels of Adrian Wojnarowski’s recent departure from the brand after serving as an NBA reporter since 2017. Last month, the Bristol, Conn., native revealed he was retiring from journalism to take the general manager position of the men’s basketball team at St. Bonaventure University, his alma mater.
When asked about his replacement Woj made it clear that the position is a once in a lifetime opportunity. “I hope he has as fulfilling and as rewarding of a career as I’ve had,” he said. “And I certainly wish that for him and he’s right about the incredible group of colleagues that he is going to find at ESPN. For me that was always the best part of working at ESPN.”
2024 has been a bumpy year for ESPN with relation to employee turnover. Back in August, the network had a reorganization that resulted in several on air personalities being terminated. Some of the personnel who were impacted included Robert Griffin III, Sam Ponder, Zach Lowe and others. You can see Woj discuss Shams Charania below.
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The UFC goes to the “Crossroads of the West” for UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. Two premier light heavyweight fighters face off against each other as the main event. Brazilian fighter Alex “Poatan” Pereira (11-2-0) defends his UFC Light Heavyweight Championship belt against American Khalil “The War Horse” Rountree Jr. (14-5-0) in a title fight on Saturday (Oct. 5).
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UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. happens at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, with a start time of 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. The main card is expected to begin at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
Want to watch UFC 307 online? This event is streaming on ESPN+ with pay-per-view access, which goes for $79.99 for subscribers only.
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If you’re not a subscriber, you can get PPV access and an ESPN+ monthly subscription — which is $10.99 per month — for $90.98 in total, or pick up an ESPN+ annual subscription for $134.98. The annual subscription bundle is the best deal because it saves you nearly 30% overall instead of going month-to-month.
Check out the full UFC 307 fight card below, and PPV livestream here.
Main Card, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT — PPV
Alex Pereira (champion) vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. (Light Heavyweight) — Title Fight, Main Event
Raquel Pennington (champion) vs. Julianna Peña (Women’s Bantamweight) — Title Fight
José Aldo vs. Mario Bautista (Bantamweight)
Ketlen Vieira vs. Kayla Harrison (Women’s Bantamweight)
Roman Dolidze vs. Kevin Holland (Middleweight)
Prelims Card, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT — ESPNEWS/ESPN+
Stephen Thompson vs. Joaquin Buckley (Welterweight)
Marina Rodriguez vs. Iasmin Lucindo (Women’s Strawweight)
Austin Hubbard vs. Alexander Hernandez (Lightweight)
Cesar Almeida vs. Ihor Potieria (Middleweight)
Early Prelims Card, 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT — ESPN+
Ryan Spann vs. Ovince Saint Preux (Light Heavyweight)
Carla Esparza vs. Tecia Pennington (Women’s Strawweight)
Court McGee vs. Tim Means (Welterweight)
Subscribers to ESPN+ can livestream the early prelim and prelim portions of UFC 307 for free. The prelims card airs on the cable network ESPNEWS, so it’s available to stream on DirecTV Stream and Fubo — which offer a five-day free trial and seven-day free trial, respectively, for new subscribers.
Additionally, Hulu + Live TV, which offers a three-day free trial, comes with ESPNEWS as well. You can also get the Disney Trio — which comes with ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ — starting as low as $14.99 per month.
Want to attend UFC 307 in person? There are last-minute tickets available via Vivid Seats (get $20 off purchases of $200 and over with code BB2024), SeatGeek (your first purchases can get $10 off ticket order $250 and with code BILLBOARD10), StubHub and GameTime (score $20 off ticket orders of $150 and over with code SAVE20). Prices vary depending on seats available at The Sphere in Las Vegas.
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UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. is streamable on ESPN+ on Saturday, Oct. 5, starting at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT, with the main card beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
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