On January 23, the two kick off 2021 with what promises to be an epic rematch that headlines UFC 257. Since then, McGregor has won titles in two weight classes, while Poirier secured an interim lightweight crown, both becoming UFC superstars in the process. Tszyu vs Inoue live In the co-main event, Robert Whittaker vs. Jared Cannonier will battle for the vacant middleweight title. Darren Till recently vacated the title as he plans his move up to the middleweight division, leaving the top contenders to square off to crown a new champion. Conor Poirier live Reyes is coming off a controversial decision loss to Jones.
What channel is UFC 257 on tonight?
TV channel: ESPN, ESPN Deportes
Live stream: UFC Fight Pass, ESPN+
Viewers have several options to watch UFC 252, at least in the early preliminary and preliminary bouts. ESPN and ESPN Deportes will carry coverage of the early McGregor v Poirier live preliminary bouts starting at 7 p.m.; viewers can also stream those fights with UFC Fight Pass and ESPN+. Once the event moves to the preliminaries, viewers can watch via ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+. The main card will stream exclusively on ESPN+.
Early prelims: 7 p.m. ET
Prelims: 8 p.m. ET
Main card: 10 p.m. ET
The main card at UFC 252 is scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. ET, though Miocic and Cormier will likely not fight until much later; the main card consists of five events, the last of which will be Miocic-Cormier.
Price (for current subscribers): $64.99
Price (with annual subscription bundle): $84.98
The UFC 252 pay-per-view amount is $64.99 for current subscribers to ESPN+, which requires a pre-existing subscription. Anyone else who wants to watch Miocic vs. Cormier must also pay for a subscription to ESPN+, which offers several bundling options, including $84.98 to view the fight and year-long access to ESPN+ — a 25 percent decrease for normal ESPN+ subscriptions.
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Pricing worldwide varies by region and platform.
Two weeks ago, the UFC offered Poirier to McGregor for UFC 257 on Jan. 23, but McGregor countered with those respective dates.
The date of Nov. 21 is scheduled to be UFC 255. But the show no longer has a viable main event as Cody Garbrandt pulled out of his flyweight title bout against champion Deiveson Figueiredo due to a torn biceps and was replaced by Alex Perez. The fight card on Dec. Watch All Blacks vs Australia live streaming 12 is UFC 256, which also doesn't have a headliner as the proposed welterweight title bout featuring Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns will be taking place in 2021.