26 sec ago — The UFC 291 pre-fight press conference takes place Thursday, and MMA Junkie will have a live stream of the event beginning at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT).

Date: Saturday, July 29, 2023

Prelims time: 8 p.m. ET

Main card time: 10 p.m. ET

Location: Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT

TV/Streaming: ESPN+

# ✅➡️[GO LIVE]🔴👉 UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2

# ✅➡️[GO LIVE]🔴👉 UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2

Are you ready for UFC Fight 291? This Saturday, one of the best fights in UFC history is getting a rematch. Lightweights Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje return to the ring to face one another in Poirier vs. Gaethje 2. The PPV fight will also feature a co-main event fight: Jan Blachowicz vs. Alex Pereira, and more UFC action worth tuning in for. If you’re looking for ways to watch UFC 291, know this: The Poirier vs. Gaethje fight will be available only as a pay-per-view fight through ESPN+, with prelims airing on ABC, ESPN and streaming free on ESPN+ for subscribers.

Don’t want to miss out on the action? Here’s how to watch this weekend’s foreign fight, including start times, Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 fight card details, how to stream the UFC 291 prelims, UFC predictions and more.

Fight Start Time

The event will get underway at 11:30pm in the UK on Saturday (3.30pm PT, 5.30pm CT, 6.30pm ET in the US) with the early prelims card to kick us off.

A regular preliminary card will then take the spotlight at 1am UK time on Sunday morning (5pm PT, 7pm CT, 8pm ET in the US) before the main card.2023–03–18T231641Z_942619594_UP1EJ3I1SNR9X_RTRMADP_3_MMA-UFC-UFC-286

The main fights will begin at 3am UK time (7pm PT, 9pm CT, 10pm ET in the US) with several fights to complete before the night’s main event.

It is expected the headline attraction will begin at around 4:15–4:30am UK time with the action to unfold just 15 minutes later depending on the duration of the previous card.

UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 is available on ESPN+ PPV for $79.99 for current subscribers. New subscribers can pay $124.98 for the UFC 291 pay-per-view and an ESPN+ annual subscription. The event is scheduled to start live at 6:30pm ET, 3:30pm PT, with the early prelims on the ESPN+ streaming platform in the US, as well as Fight Pass. The PPV main card is to kick off at 10:00pm ET, 7:00pm PT. For full streaming details, and compatible devices go here.

How to watch via TV and live stream

Viewers will be able to watch event in the UK live on TNT Sports as part of their standard subscription, with action now also available on streaming service Discovery+.

It will be live on TNT Sports from 1am with the preliminary card available from the beginning of the broadcast, before the main card is set to follow.

Fans can stream the action via the TNT Sports app, and on traditional TV platforms including Sky and Virgin Media.

In the US, the early prelims will be available on UFC Fight pass with the preliminary card then free-to-view on the ESPN platform.

Then the action will be able to purchase via ESPN+ pay-per-view, with the main four-fight card behind a paywall as traditional stateside.

Full UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 fight card

Main card

Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje: BMF Title Jan Błachowicz vs. Alex Pereira: Light Heavyweight Tony Ferguson vs. Bobby Green: Lightweight Michael Chiesa vs. Kevin Holland: Welterweight Stephen Thompson vs. Michel Pereira: Welterweight

Prelims

Derrick Lewis vs. Marcos Rogério de Lima: Heavyweight Trevin Giles vs. Gabriel Bonfim: Welterweight Roman Kopylov vs. Claudio Ribeiro: Middleweight Jake Matthews vs. Darrius Flowers: Welterweight

Early prelims

CJ Vergara vs. Vinicius Salvador: Flyweight Matthew Semelsberger vs. Uros Medic: Welterweight Miranda Maverick vs. Priscila Cachoeira: (W) Flyweight