Five more sleeps separate American UFC fans from UFC 257, but UFC president Dana White is doing all he can to increase the fight week hype levels.
Monday, White released the pay-per-view’s cold open video, which hypes the rematch between [autotag]Conor McGregor[/autotag] and [autotag]Dustin Poirier[/autotag] Saturday on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.
The video, with actor and regular UFC voice-over narrator Ron Perlman, features promotion for both the main event between McGregor (22-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) and Poirier (26-6 MMA, 18-5 UFC) and the lightweight co-main event between [autotag]Michael Chandler[/autotag] (21-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and [autotag]Dan Hooker[/autotag] (20-9 MMA, 10-5 UFC).
Check out the UFC 257 cold open video below:
I'M SO PUMPED FOR THIS FIGHT!!!@dustinpoirier vs @thenotoriousmma is LIVE SATURDAY on @espn+ PPV! #UFC257 #InAbuDhabi @visitabudhabi pic.twitter.com/4DtwtmaUiW
— danawhite (@danawhite) January 18, 2021
UFC 257 takes place Saturday at Etihad Arena on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor
- Michael Chandler vs. Dan Hooker
- Joanne Calderwood vs. Jessica Eye
- Ottman Azaitar vs. Matt Frevola
- Amanda Ribas vs. Marina Rodriguez
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Nasrat Haqparast vs. Arman Tsarukyan
- Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Brad Tavares
- Sara McMann vs. Julianna Pena
- Marcin Prachnio vs. Khalil Rountree
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:15 p.m. ET)
- Makhmud Muradov vs. Andrew Sanchez
- Movsar Evloev vs. Nik Lentz
- Amir Albazi vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov
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