Keeping Up With All The Industry Press Releases
UFC Fight Night on ESPN+: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos in Raleigh, NC streams exclusively on ESPN+ this Saturday, Jan. 25 at 8 p.m. ET from PNC Arena.
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UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy streams exclusively on ESPN+ PPV on Sat., Jan. 18, at 10 p.m. ET from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, marking the one-year anniversary of UFC on ESPN+ and ESPN. UFC’s first card of the year features its biggest star, two-division champion Conor McGregor (21-4), making his long-awaited and highly-anticipated return to the Octagon in a marquee welterweight main event against UFC’s all-time leader in wins and finishes, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone (36-13,NC). In the co-main event, former champion and current No. 3-ranked bantamweight Holly Holm (12-5) will face No. 5-ranked Raquel Pennington (10-7) in a rematch of Holm’s 2015 UFC debut.
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UFC Fight Night on ESPN+: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie in South Korea streams exclusively on ESPN+ this Saturday, December 21, at 5:00 a.m. ET from Sajik Arena, Busan in South Korea. The main event features a featherweight matchup between Frankie Edgar (22-7-1) and South Korea native Chan Sung Jung (15-5-0).
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UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington will stream exclusively on ESPN+ PPV this Saturday, December 14, at 10 p.m. ET from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. The UFC 245 main card features a championship tripleheader for only the third time in UFC history as part of UFC’s biggest card and final PPV event of 2019. In the main event, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman (15-1) makes his first title defense following his dominant title win over Tyron Woodley in March against heated rival and No. 2-ranked former interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington (15-1). Usman has won 14-straight fights leading up to UFC 245, while Covington has won seven straight including notable victories over former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler and former UFC lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos.
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UFC Fight Night on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik in Washington, D.C. airs on ESPN this Saturday, December 7, with Early Prelims on ESPN+ beginning at 5:45 p.m. ET from Capital One Arena. The main event brings the Octagon back to Washington, D.C. for the first time in eight years for a hard-hitting heavyweight matchup between Alistair Overeem (45-17-0) and Jairzinho Rozenstruik (9-0-0). UFC Live returns to ESPN2 on Friday at 5:30 p.m. ET, providing fans with exclusive takes on the biggest news, stars and stories tailored to UFC Fight Night. In addition, every single fight on the card will be available for individual fight-by-fight replay on ESPN+.
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After a sold-out debut in Chicago, Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show Live Podcast will return with a live taping from Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club at The LINQ Promenade in Las Vegas on Dec. 13. Fans can experience the live taping where Helwani will interview guests, break down upcoming UFC fights and more. A meet and greet for fans in attendance with Helwani will take place immediately following the podcast taping. The live podcast taping will be part of ESPN’s onsite coverage of UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington at T-Mobile Arena. Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com.
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ESPN’s 13th consecutive V Week for Cancer Research begins on “Giving Tuesday,” Dec.3, and runs through Dec. 14. Throughout the week, ESPN will drive awareness and funds for the V Foundation for Cancer Research across ESPN platforms and all net proceeds will go directly to cancer research and related programs. Last year, V Week helped raise a record $8.3 million, bringing the 12-year total of contributions to more than $30.5 million.
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UFC Fight Night on ESPN+: Zabit vs. Kattar in Moscow streams exclusively on ESPN+ this Saturday, November 9, at 11 a.m. ET from CSKA Arena in Russia. The main event features a highly-anticipated featherweight matchup between Russian fighter Zabit Magomedsharipov (17-1-0) and American Calvin Kattar (20-3-0). UFC Live returns to ESPN2 on Friday night, providing fans with exclusive takes on the biggest news, stars and stories tailored to UFC Fight Night Moscow. In addition, every single fight on the card will be available for individual fight-by-fight replay on ESPN+ immediately following the fights.
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UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz streams exclusively on ESPN+ PPV on Saturday, November 2, at 10 p.m. ET from The World’s Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden, in New York City, New York, marking UFC’s 500th event. The 500th event will feature a stacked card headlined by an East Coast-West Coast clash between No. 3-ranked welterweight Jorge Masvidal (34-13) vs. No. 7-ranked Nate Diaz (21-11). In the co-main, No. 4-ranked middleweight Kelvin Gastelum (16-4, 1 NC) will face No. 10-ranked (welterweight) Darren Till (17-2-1) who makes his debut at middleweight. UFC Live returns to ESPN2 on Friday at 5:30 p.m., providing fans with exclusive takes on the biggest news, stars and stories tailored to UFC 244.
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UFC Fight Night on ESPN+: Maia vs. Askren in Singapore streams exclusively on ESPN+ this Saturday, October 26, at 5:30 a.m. ET from Singapore Indoor Stadium. The main event features a welterweight matchup between Brazilian Demian Maia (27-9-0) and American Ben Askren (19-1-0, 1 NC). UFC Live returns to ESPN2 on Friday night, providing fans with exclusive takes on the biggest news, stars and stories tailored to UFC Fight Night Singapore. In addition, every single fight on the card will be available for individual fight-by-fight replay on ESPN+ immediately following the fights.
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