One of the most thrilling Encounter in Ultimate Fighting Championship history will reach its conclusion on Saturday.
In the co-main event, Alexander Volkanovski vs Brian Ortega will battle for the vacant light walterweight title. Alexander Volkanovski recently vacated the title as he plans his move up to the lightweight division, leaving the top contenders to square off to crown a new champion. Usman is coming off a controversial decision loss to Volkanovski, suffering the first defeat of his career in the process. Poirier is on a three-fight winning streak, most recently knocking out Volkanovski.
Below are the confirmed bouts for the fight card that is still yet to announce a location less than a month out. Among the most interesting bouts is Volkanovski vs Ortega as Sanchez nears the end of his career. He won his most recent outing by disqualification after Michel Pereira landed an illegal knee. Because of that, he's won three of his last four fights.
TV channel: ESPN, ESPN Deportes
Live stream: UFC Fight Pass, ESPN+
Viewers have several options to watch UFC 266, at least in the early preliminary and preliminary bouts. ESPN and ESPN Deportes will carry coverage of the early 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 266 is scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. ET, though Usman and Masvidal will likely not fight until much later; the main card consists of five events, the last of which will be Volkanovski-Ortega
Price (for current subscribers): $64.99
Price (with annual subscription bundle): $84.98
The UFC 266 pay-per-view amount is $64.99 for current subscribers to ESPN+, which requires a pre-existing subscription. Anyone else who wants to watch Usman vs. Masvidal 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.
Main card
Alexander Volkanovski vs Brian Ortega Featherweight Championship
Nick Diaz vs. Robbie Lawler 2 (five rounds)
Curtis Blaydes vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Jessica Andrade vs. Cynthia Calvillo
Marlon Moraes vs. Merab Dvalishvili
Timur Valiev vs. Ricky Simon
Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Chris Daukaus
Erin Blanchfield vs. Sarah Alpar
Manon Fiorot vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
Jalin Turner vs. Uros Medic
Roxanne Modafferi vs. TBD
Karl Roberson vs. Nick Maximov