As the historic eight-year deal between Fox Sports Network and Ultimate Fighting Championship comes to an end, the premier Mixed Martial Arts Organisation will now base ESPN as it’s new home. The very first fight card for UFC will take place on its streaming platform called ESPN+ on Jan. 19, the app was launched last is also home to Top Rank Boxing.
The first event of the year is a super fight between UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo and UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw which will take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on January 19. The card will air on ESPN+ and ESPN.
Can’t wait pic.twitter.com/x2KVreXyKB
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) January 4, 2019
Here’s the full line-up announced so far:
- January 19 – UFC Brooklyn (ESPN+)
- February 2 – UFC Fortaleza – ESPN+
- February 9 – UFC 234 – Melbourne, Australia
- February 17 (Sunday) – UFC Phoenix – ESPN
- February 23 – UFC London – ESPN+
- March 2 – UFC 235 – Las Vegas
- March 16 – UFC London – ESPN+
- March 23 – UFC Fight Night (city TBD) – ESPN+
- March 30 – UFC Fight Night (city TBD) – ESPN
- April 13 – UFC 236 – City TBD
- April 20 – UFC Fight Night (city TBD) – ESPN+
- April 27 – UFC Fight Night (city TBD) – ESPN
- May 4 – UFC Fight Night (city TBD) – ESPN+
- May 11 – UFC 237 – City TBD
- May 18 – UFC Fight Night (city TBD) – ESPN+
- June 1 – UFC Fight Night (city TBD) – ESPN+
- June 8 – UFC 237 – City TBD
- June 22 – UFC Fight Night (city TBD) – ESPN+
- June 29 – UFC Fight Night (city TBD) – ESPN
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