UFC 297 takes place Saturday headlined by two title fights, and MMA Junkie Radio’s “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” will host a live-streamed watch-along right here, which kicks off at 8 p.m. ET.
In the main event, middleweight champion [autotag]Sean Strickland[/autotag] (28-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) looks to make his first title defense against challenger [autotag]Dricus Du Plessis[/autotag] (20-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC). And in the co-main event, top contenders [autotag]Mayra Bueno Silva[/autotag] (10-2-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC) and [autotag]Raquel Pennington[/autotag] (15-8 MMA, 12-5 UFC) will meet for the vacant women’s bantamweight title.
UFC 297 takes place at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The main card airs on 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 Sean Strickland vs. Dricus Du Plessis – for middleweight title
- Raquel Pennington vs. Mayra Bueno Silva – for vacant women’s bantamweight title
- Neil Magny vs. Mike Malott
- Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Chris Curtis
- Arnold Allen vs. Movsar Evloev
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)
- Garrett Armfield vs. Brad Katona
- Charles Jourdain vs. Sean Woodson
- Serhiy Sidey vs. Ramon Taveras
- Gillian Robertson vs. Polyana Viana
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 297.