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It all goes down later tonight (Sat., July 18, 2020) at UFC Fight Island 2 live on ESPN+ from inside Flash Forum on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, as Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez clash in a main event rematch to crown the new UFC flyweight champion. The two fighters met back at UFC Fight Night 169 this past February and Figueiredo was able to claim the second-round TKO victory.
In addition to the flyweight reboot, middleweight contenders Kelvin Gastelum and Jack Hermansson will collide in an ultra-important co-main event. Fight fans will also get to see up-and-coming names like Marc Diakiese, Ariane Lipski, Alexandre Pantoja, Grant Dawson, Montel Jackson and Arman Tsarukyan in action. Not to mention a “Prelims” opener between heavyweights Carlos Felipe and Sergey Spivak that is sure to produce a finish.
Take a look below at UFC Fight Island 2’s complete fight card lineup and start times:
Main Card (ESPN+)
8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT
Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Joseph Benavidez
Jack Hermansson vs. Kelvin Gastelum
Marc Diakiese vs. Rafael Fiziev
Ariane Lipski vs. Luana Carolina
Alexandre Pantoja vs. Askar Askarov
‘Prelims’ Undercard (ESPN/ESPN+)
5:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. PT
Roman Dolidze vs. Khadis Ibragimov
Grant Dawson vs. Nad Narimani
Joseph Duffy vs. Joel Alvarez
Brett Johns vs. Montel Jackson
Malcolm Gordon vs. Amir Albazi
Davi Ramos vs. Arman Tsarukyan
Carlos Felipe vs. Sergey Spivak
Here are all the ways to catch the action:
Online
- UFC Fight Island 2: ‘Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2’ entire fight card can be viewed via the ESPN+ streaming app.
- Subscriptions cost $4.99 per month.
Television
- UFC Fight Island 2: ‘Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2’ entire “Prelims” undercard can be viewed via ESPN. Check your local providers or click here for instant access to ESPN.
- UFC Fight Island 2: ‘Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2’ is also accessible via Roku, AndroidTV, Amazon’s Kindle Fire, Apple TV, Google’s Chromecast, Playstation 4 and Xbox One.
Tablet/Mobile
- UFC Fight Island 2: ‘Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2’ entire fight card can be viewed via ESPN+ streaming app through Google Play and iTunes stores.
Bars
- Check out a list of sports bars and pubs near you that will most likely be showing tonight’s fights CLICK HERE.
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Fight Island 2 fight card HERE, starting with the ESPN+ “Prelims” undercard bouts at 5 p.m. ET, followed by the ESPN+ main card start time at 8 p.m. ET.
For much more on this week’s UFC Fight Island 2 event click here.