What time does UFC 269 take place today? PPV fixtures, main card start times for Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier
Dustin Poirier will have his second UFC title fight.
Poirier (28-6, 1 NC) held the UFC interim lightweight title after defeating Max Holloway on April 13, 2019, but lost a few months later to Khabib Nurmagomedov in a three-round bout. .
The lightweight championship is now in the hands of Charles Oliveira, who will defend his first belt since winning the empty belt against Michael Chandler on May 15. Oliveira (31-8, 1 NC) has won nine fights. consecutively to win the position. himself topped the lightweight championship. Despite his status as a belt holder, he will face a tough challenge against Poirier, who is listed as 5 pound-for-pound UFC fighter, while Oliveira ranked 8th.
Oliveira won’t be the only boxer to defend their belt on Saturday. Amanda Nunes (21-4) hopes to defend her eighth bantamweight title and defend her featherweight belt as well in a clash with Julianna Pena (10-4). Nunes has won 12 straight fights and is ranked among the UFC’s top-earning female weightlifters, while Pena is tied for 11th.
Sporting News gives you all the information you need to watch Saturday’s game, including times, channels and match cards.
What time does UFC 269 start today?
- Day: Saturday, December 11
- Event starts: 6:15 p.m. ET / 3:15 p.m. PT
- PPV main card: 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
- PPV main events: Midnight ET / 9PM PT (approximate)
UFC 269 will kick off at 6:15 p.m. ET with early preliminary fights before moving on to the main fight at 8 p.m. ET and the main draw at 10 p.m. ET. Fans will wait until around midnight ET for Oliveira and Poirier to enter the octagon, depending on the length of the undermatches.
What channel is UFC 269 broadcast on?
Subscribers to the ESPN+ channel will be able to watch all the preliminary and pre-fights on the UFC 269 card. Prelims will also be available to watch on ESPN2 for those waiting until the 8 p.m. ET window .
To see the main card, UFC fans will have to subscribe to the match’s ESPN+ PPV.
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UFC fight card 269
Original Prelims
- Andre Muniz vs. Eryk Anders, men’s middleweight
- Miranda Maverick vs Erin Blanchfield, female flyweight
- Alex Perez vs. Matt Schnell, men’s flyweight
- Ryan Hall vs Darrick Minner, men’s featherweight
- Randy Costa vs Tony Kelley, men’s bantamweight
- Gillian Robertson vs. Priscila Cachoeira, lady fly
Prelims
- Josh Emmett vs Dan Ige, men’s featherweight
- Dominick Cruz vs Pedro Munhoz, men’s bantamweight
- Augusto Sakai vs Tai Tuivasa, men’s heavyweight
- Jordan Wright vs. Bruno Silva, men’s middleweight
Main card
- Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier, men’s lightweight champion
- Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Pena, women’s bantamweight championship
- Geoff Neal vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio, men’s welterweight division
- Kai Kara-France vs Cody Garbrandt, men’s flyweight
- Raulian Paiva vs Sean O’Malley, men’s bantamweight
