Check out all the ways you can watch UFC 249 live!
You can watch UFC 249: Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje right here on ESPN+.
Well, it’s finally here. UFC 249 is going down tonight at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, FL. The event is going on even though the US is grappling with being the epicenter of the worst virus pandemic in living memory. The US has seen over 70,000 deaths and new modelling shows the country could expect over 70,000 more.
The main event of UFC 249 was originally planned to be Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmagomdeov, but that fight will never happen. Replacing the Dagestani is the American Justin Gaethje. The new main event is for the UFC’s interim lightweight title. No matter what happens, we can expect a thrilling encounter between two men who don’t know how to anything less than sensationally. The winner should face Nurmagomedov next, unless it’s Ferguson since that fight will never happen.
Tonight’s co-main event is for the bantamweight title. It pits champion Henry Cejudo versus challenger and former champion Dominick Cruz. Cruz gets the title shot despite a lengthy lay-off and there being a number of higher ranked bantamweights waiting in the wings.
Filling out the PPV card are heavy bouts between Francis Ngannou and Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Greg Hardy and Yorgan de Castro. There is also a catchweight bout between Jeremy Stephens (who missed the featherweight limit by 4.5 lbs) and Calvin Kattar.
The prelims start at 8PM ET on ESPN. The headlining bout is a welterweight clash between Donald Cerrone and Anthony Pettis. Also on the card is Aleksei Oleinik vs. Fabricio Werdum (heavyweight), Carla Esparza vs. Michelle Waterson (strawweight) and Uriah Hall vs. Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza (middleweight).
The early prelims start at 6:30PM ET, they are on ESPN+ in the US (Fight Pass for the rest of the world). That’s headlined by a banger between Vincente Luque and Niko Price in the welterweight division. Before that Bryce Mitchell takes on Charles Rosa at featherweight and Ryan Spann meets Sam Alvey at light heavyweight.
Check out all the ways you can watch the action below:
LIVE UFC 249 Results Stream and PBP
Tickets
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LIVE UFC 249 Results Stream and PBP
Online
- For U.S. residents you should know the drill by now, everything is on ESPN. The UFC 249 pay-per-view is exclusively available for purchase on the streaming service ESPN+ (for $64.99) . The PPV begins at 10:00PM ET/7:00PM PT.
- For international viewers the PPV card can be purchased online through UFC.tv or UFC Fight Pass.
- The early prelim card begins at 6:30 PM ET/3:30 PM PT. For U.S. residents, this content is only available on ESPN+. For the rest of the world it is available on UFC Fight Pass.
LIVE UFC 249 Results Stream and PBP
Television
- The prelims will air on ESPN and ESPN+ in the US (TSN 1/4/5 in Canada), beginning at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT.
- TV streaming services Apple TV, LG Smart Apps, Amazon FireTV, and Samsung Apps offer the UFC.TV app, will give you access to UFC.TV where you can order the PPV (if you are not in the U.S.).
- Outside the U.S. the PPV is also available for purchase through Xbox Live and PlayStation Events (through their dedicated gaming consoles).
LIVE UFC 249 Results Stream and PBP
Tablet/Mobile
- Non U.S. residents with Android or Apple devices can watch the UFC 249 PPV on apps available at the Google Play and iTunes stores (purchase of the PPV is required).
- U.S. residents can watch the fights on their devices using the ESPN App (and a valid ESPN+ subscription).
LIVE UFC 249 Results Stream and PBP
Bars
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