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UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Live from Las Vegas Saturday on ESPN+ PPV; Prelims on ESPN and ESPN+

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UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya will stream exclusively on ESPN+ PPV this Saturday, March 6, at 10 p.m. ET from UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nev.  The UFC 259 main card features a championship tripleheader with three titles on the line as part of UFC’s biggest card this year so far. The main event will see newly crowned UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz (27-8-0), making his first title defense following his dominant title win over Dominick Reyes in September of last year, against UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (20-0-0). Blachowicz has won four straight fights leading up to UFC 259, while Adesanya, the undefeated, undisputed king of the middleweight division, will move up a weight class and attempt to join UFC’s elite list of double champions that includes Conor McGregor, Daniel Cormier, Amanda Nunes and Henry Cejudo.

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UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane February 27 Exclusively on ESPN+

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UFC FIGHT NIGHT: Rozenstruik vs. Gane is set for this Saturday, February 27, live from UFC APEX in Las Vegas. All fights will be carried exclusively on ESPN+ in English and Spanish with the main card beginning at 8 p.m. ET and prelims starting at 5 p.m. ET.

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UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns Live from Las Vegas Saturday exclusively on ESPN+ PPV; Prelims on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+

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UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns, the highly-anticipated welterweight title bout, will stream exclusively on ESPN+ PPV this Saturday, February 13, at 10 p.m. ET.  The main event features a matchup between champion Kamaru Usman and former teammate and No. 1-ranked contender Gilbert Burns live from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. 

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Eminem’s New Music Video For “Higher” To Debut During ESPN’s UFC 257 Countdown: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 This Saturday On ABC

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After being featured on ESPN’s UFC 257 creative for the last month, Eminem will debut his new music video for “Higher” during ESPN’s UFC 257 Countdown: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 at 2 p.m. ET this Saturday, January 23 on ABC. The video will also re-air on ESPN just prior to Saturday’s main event. 

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UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 Highly-Anticipated Rematch Live from Abu Dhabi Saturday on ESPN+ PPV; Prelims on ESPN and ESPN Deportes

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UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2, the highly-anticipated rematch that has been years in the making, will stream exclusively on ESPN+ PPV this Saturday, Jan. 23, at 10 p.m. ET.  The main event features former two-division champion Conor McGregor (22-4) against former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier (26-6), in a rematch from their meeting at UFC 178 in 2014 a first-round TKO victory for McGregor. It will be the final of three events in a week from UFC FIGHT ISLAND in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.

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MMA Insider Ariel Helwani Sits Down with UFC’s Biggest Star and Former Two-Divisional Champion Conor McGregor Ahead of his Return to the Octagon

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ESPN’s Ariel Helwani conducted a comprehensive interview with UFC’s biggest star, former two-division champion, Conor McGregor (22-4), ahead of his return to the Octagon in a rematch against Dustin Poirier (26-6) at UFC 257.  The interview airs Sunday, January 17 across ESPN platforms, including SportsCenter (8 a.m. ET), ESPN.com, Snapchat and ESPN’s YouTube channel.

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