One of the most thrilling Encounter in Ultimate Fighting Championship history will reach its conclusion on Saturday.
In the co-main event, Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal will battle for the vacant light walterweight title. Kamaru Usman recently vacated the title as he plans his move up to the walterweight division, leaving the top contenders to square off to crown a new champion. Usman is coming off a controversial decision loss to Masvidal, suffering the first defeat of his career in the process. Usmanis on a three-fight winning streak, most recently knocking out Masvidal.
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 Jake Matthews vs. Diego Sanchez 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.
What channel is UFC 261 on tonight PPV?
TV channel: ESPN, ESPN Deportes
Live stream: UFC Fight Pass, ESPN+
Viewers have several options to watch UFC 261, 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+.
What time does the Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal 2 fight start?
Early prelims: 7 p.m. ET
Prelims: 8 p.m. ET
Main card: 10 p.m. ET
The main card at UFC 261 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 Usman-Masvidal.
How much does UFC 261 cost on PPV?
Price (for current subscribers): $64.99
Price (with annual subscription bundle): $84.98
The UFC 261 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.
Click here to learn about the different pricing and bundling options with the ESPN+ platform.
Pricing worldwide varies by region and platform.
UFC 260 fight card, odds
Main card
Kamaru Usman vs.Jorge Masvidal, welterweight championship
Weili Zhang vs Rose Namajunas, women's strawweight championship
Valentina Shevchenko vs Jessica Andrade, women's flyweight championship
UFC 260 PPV Main Card, and Prelims:
Kamaru Usman vs.Jorge Masvidal, welterweight championship
Weili Zhang vs Rose Namajunas, women's strawweight championship
Valentina Shevchenko vs Jessica Andrade, women's flyweight championship
Uriah Hall vs Chris Weidman, middleweight
Jimmy Crute vs Anthony Smith , light heavyweight
Randy Brown vs. Alex Oliveira, welterweight
Brendan Allen vs. Karl Roberson, middleweight
Danaa Batgerel vs Kevin Natividad, bantamweight
Qileng Aori vs. Jeffrey Molina, flyweight
Jamey Simmons vs Johnny Munoz, bantamweights
Rong Zhu vs Kazula Vargas, lightweight
Dwight Grant vs Stefan Sekulic, welterweight
Ariane Carnelossi vs. Na Liang, women's strawweight
