Keeping Up With All The Industry Press Releases
Seasons 1, 2 and 22 of The Ultimate Fighter, the acclaimed UFC reality television series, are available now for fans to re-watch on ESPN+.
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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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ABC delivered the second most-viewed UFC Fight Night main event since February 2019 with UFC FIGHT NIGHT: HOLLOWAY vs. KATTAR this past Saturday, January 16.
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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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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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ESPN+ and ABC will combine to air UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Kattar, the first of three events from UFC FIGHT ISLAND on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, this Saturday, January 16. The main event features former UFC featherweight champion and No. 1-ranked contender Max Holloway taking on No. 6-ranked featherweight contender Calvin Kattar in the main event.
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ESPN+ and ABC will combine to air the first UFC event of 2021 when the Octagon returns to UFC FIGHT ISLAND on January 16. Set on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Kattar features former UFC featherweight champion and No. 1-ranked contender Max Holloway taking on No. 6-ranked featherweight contender Calvin Kattar in the main event. Live coverage of the prelims begins at noon ET exclusively on ESPN+, followed by the main card at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+ (English and Spanish) and ABC.
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UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal takes place this Saturday, December 19, at 4 p.m. ET, live from the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas. Fight Night is headlined by a matchup between standout welterweight fighters Stephen Thompson (No. 5) and Geoff Neal (No. 11). A former two-time challenger, Thompson is making his first appearance since November 2019, while Neal is coming in on a seven-fight win streak. The card also features former featherweight champion Jose Aldo (No. 7) taking on Marlon Vera (No. 15) in a bantamweight brawl.
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The final UFC Pay-Per-View event of the year–UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno–streams exclusively on ESPN+ PPV this Saturday, December 12 at 10 p.m. ET from UFC APEX in Las Vegas. The main event features the quickest turnaround for a champion or challenger in a UFC title fight—21 days. On Nov. 21, less than two hours after he successfully defended his flyweight title against Alex Perez at UFC 255, Deiveson Figueiredo (20-1) verbally agreed to defend his belt against top contender Brandon Moreno (18-5-1) in this Saturday’s event.
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UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori takes place this Saturday, December 5, at 10 p.m. ET, live from the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas. Fight Night is headlined by a matchup between middleweight contenders Jack Hermansson (No. 4) and Marvin Vettori (No. 13). The card also features a light heavyweight division clash between Ovince Saint Preux (No. 15) and Jamahal Hill.
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