UFC 281 takes place Saturday with two title fights atop the card, and MMA Junkie Radio’s “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” will host a live streaming watch-along right here, which kicks off at 8 p.m. ET. The guys will be joined by Xtreme Couture head coach Eric Nicksick.
In the main event, middleweight champion [autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag] puts his title on the line against kickboxing foe [autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag]. The co-headliner pits strawweight champion [autotag]Carla Esparza[/autotag] against former champ [autotag]Zhang Weili[/autotag]. The card also features a pivotal lightweight showdown between [autotag]Dustin Poirier[/autotag] and [autotag]Michael Chandler[/autotag].
UFC 281 takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York. The main card streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+.
Below is the lineup of fights included in the watch-along:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira – for middleweight title
- Champ Carla Esparza vs. Zhang Weili – for women’s strawweight title
- Michael Chandler vs. Dustin Poirier
- Frankie Edgar vs. Chris Gutierrez
- Dan Hooker vs. Claudio Puelles
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Renato Moicano vs. Brad Riddell
- Dominick Reyes vs. Ryan Spann
- Erin Blanchfield vs. Molly McCann
- Andre Petroski vs. Wellington Turman
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 281.