UFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2 airs live on PPV from Toyota Center in Houston, TX on Saturday February 12, which makes it Sunday February 13 in the UK and Australia. MMA event features a series of bouts headlined by a five-round middleweight championship rematch.
On the top of the fight-bill Israel Adesanya (21-1) makes the fourth defense of his 185-pound title against former champion Rob Whittaker (23-5), who is looking to reclaim the belt. “The Last Stylebender” dethroned “The Reaper” by knockout in the second round of their first fight in October 2019.
In the co-main event former two-time UFC heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis (26-8, 1 NC) battles it out against Tai Tuivasa (13-3). “The Black Beast” is looking to secure the second straight victory, while “Bam Bam” brings to the table four wins in a row.
Also on the card a middleweight battle between Jared Cannonier (14-5) and Derek Brunson (23-7), and a bantamweight matchup between Kyler Phillips (9-2) and Marcelo Rojo (16-8). In addition, Bobby Green (28-12-1) and Nasrat Haqparast (13-4) square off at lightweight.
The top of preliminary card features former heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski (32-20, 2 NC) faceoff Jared Vanderaa (12-6). The full fight card can be found below.
UFC 271 start time in USA, Adesanya vs Whittaker 2
MMA fans in the United States can watch UFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2 live stream on ESPN+ PPV. The date is Saturday, February 12. The time is 10 pm ET / 7 pm PT.
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The preliminary card begins at 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT, following the early prelims kicking off at 6 pm ET / 3 pm PT live stream on ESPN+.
UFC 271 UK time, Adesanya vs Whittaker 2
MMA fans in the UK can watch UFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2 live stream on BT Sport 2. The date is Sunday, February 13. The start time is 3 am GMT.
The preliminary card commences at 1 am GMT on UFC Fight Pass and BT Sport 2. The early preliminary card on UFC Fight Pass starts at 11 pm GMT on Saturday, February 12.
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UFC 271 Australia time, Adesanya vs Whittaker 2
MMA fans in Australia can watch UFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2 live stream on Main Event on Kayo. The date is Sunday, February 13. The start time is 2 pm AEDT / 11 am AWST.
The preliminary card begins at 12 pm AEDT / 9 am AWST stream on UFC Fight Pass and ESPN on Kayo. The early prelims kickoff on UFC Fight Pass at 10 am AEDT / 7 am AWST.
UFC 271 fight card
The full UFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2 fight card looks as the following:
Main Card (10 pm ET / 7 pm PT / 3 am GMT / 2 pm AEDT)
- Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker – Adesanya’s UFC middleweight title
- Derrick Lewis vs. Tai Tuivasa
- Jared Cannonier vs. Derek Brunson
- Kyler Phillips vs. Marcelo Rojo
- Bobby Green vs. Nasrat Haqparast
Preliminary Card (8 pm ET / 5 pm PT / 1 am GMT / 12 pm AEDT)
- Andrei Arlovski vs. Jared Vanderaa
- Roxanne Modafferi vs. Casey O’Neill
- Alex Perez vs. Matt Schnell
- William Knight vs. Maxim Grishin
Early Prelims (6 pm ET / 3 pm PT / 11 pm GMT / 10 am AEDT)
- Leomana Martinez vs. Ronnie Lawrence
- Alexander Hernandez vs. Renato Moicano
- Carlos Ulberg vs. Fabio Cherant
- A.J. Dobson vs. Jacob Malkoun
- Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. Sergey Morozov
- Jeremiah Wells vs. Mike Mathetha
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