How to Watch: UFC 251 Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal
The UFC returns this Saturday night with an impressive fight card. While coronavirus torpedoed the original headliner, we’ve got a welterweight title bout between Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal instead. And that’s just one of three total title fights, as we’ve got featherweight and bantamweight title bouts as well.
After hosting a long series of matches from its APEX facility in Las Vegas, the UFC heads to the long-awaited Fight Island in the UAE. While there are still no fans allowed, you can tune in live on your television or computer. The fight goes down on Saturday, July 11, at 10:00 PM EST — don’t miss out!
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How can you watch UFC 251?
The card will be available via ESPN+. The network will also broadcast prelim rounds starting at 8:00 PM EST, and those will be available with or without a premium subscription. You can also catch early prelims at 6:00 PM EST.
What’s the full fight card?
Main Card (10:00 PM EST via ESPN+)
- Welterweight title: Kamaru Usman* vs. Jorge Masvidal
- Featherweight title: Alexander Volkanovski* vs. Max Holloway
- Bantamweight title: Petr Yan vs. Jose Aldo
- Women’s strawweight bout: Jessica Andrade vs. Rose Namajunas
- Women’s flyweight bout: Amanda Ribas vs. Paige VanZant
Prelims (8:00 PM EST via ESPN or ESPN+)
- Light heavyweight bout: Volkan Oezdemir vs. Jiri Prochazka
- Welterweight bout: Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Muslim Salikhov
- Featherweight bout: Makwan Amirkhani vs. Danny Henry
- Lightweight bout: Leonardo Santos vs. Roman Bogatov
Early Prelims (6:00 PM EST via ESPN, ESPN+, or UFC Fight Pass)
- Heavyweight bout: Marcin Tybura vs. Maxim Grishin
- Flyweight bout: Raulian Paiva vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov
- Women’s bantamweight bout: Karol Rosa vs. Vanessa Melo
- Bantamweight bout: Davey Grant vs. Martin Day
What are the storylines to follow?
We have three title fights and three heavy favorites: Kamaru Usman (-300), Alexander Volkanovski (-220), and Petr Yan (-240). Usman was supposed to fight Gilbert Burns this weekend, but his positive COVID-19 test left a gap for Jorge Masvidal to fill.
It would be surprising to see any of the underdogs win. While both Holloway and Aldo have had more time to prepare, both of their opponents have only a single loss to their name. Holloway is 21-5 compared to Volkanovskis 21-1, and Aldo is 28-6 compared to Yan’s 14-1. I wouldn’t want to bet against either of the budding stars.
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