After more than a year of operating behind closed doors, UFC will welcome fans back to the world of live MMA with the UFC 261 PPV card, featuring a championship tripleheader in “The Sunshine State.” Bring your mask!
Event: UFC 261: “Usman vs. Masvidal 2”
Date: Sat., April 24, 2021
Location: VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida
Broadcast: ESPN+ PPV, ESPN, ESPN+
UFC 261 PPV Main Event:
170 lbs.: UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal
UFC 261 PPV Main Card on ESPN+ (10 p.m. ET):
125 lbs.: UFC Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko vs. Jessica Andrade
115 lbs.: UFC Strawweight Champion Zhang Weili vs. Rose Namajunas
185 lbs.: Chris Weidman vs. Uriah Hall
185 lbs.: Jimmy Crute vs. Anthony Smith
UFC 261 Prelims Card on ESPN (8 p.m. ET):
170 lbs.: Randy Brown vs. Alex Oliveira
170 lbs.: Dwight Grant vs. Stefan Sekulic
185 lbs.: Brendan Allen vs. Karl Roberson
155 lbs.: Tristan Connelly vs. Pat Sabatini
UFC 261 Early Prelims Card on ESPN+ (6 p.m. ET):
135 lbs.: Danaa Batgerel vs. Kevin Natividad
155 lbs.: Kazula Vargas vs. Rong Zhu
125 lbs.: Qileng Aori vs. Jeffrey Molina
155 lbs.: Ariane Carnelossi vs. Na Liang
135 lbs.: Johnny Munoz vs. Jamey Simmons
*Fight card, bout order and number of fights remain subject to change due to COVID-19.*
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