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UFC Lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, challenger Justin Gaethje, and UFC president Dana White will be on hand for a UFC 254 presser starting at 9 a.m. ET. Stream it live right here!
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is back in action this weekend with UFC 254, specially timed for Khabib fans in the Middle East and across Asia. That means the early “Prelims” undercard bouts start on Oct. 24, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. ET and main ESPN+-streamed pay-per-view (PPV) card at 2 p.m. ET.
But that’s Saturday. Today, (Weds., Oct. 21, 2020) we have a press conference live from “Fight Island,” starting at 9 a.m. ET in the video player above.
As it was with the UFC 253 press conference, this will feature headliners Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje, and UFC president Dana White … on the mythical beach of Fight Island! Watch it here with us!
Here’s the full information via the UFC press dept.:
In anticipation of UFC® 254: KHABIB vs. GAETHJE, UFC will host a press conference with the main event athletes on Wednesday, October 21 at 5 p.m. GST / 9 a.m. ET / 6 a.m. PT at Yas Beach on UFC FIGHT ISLAND.
WHO:
KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV, UFC lightweight champion
JUSTIN GAETHJE, Interim UFC lightweight champion
DANA WHITE, UFC President
WHAT:
UFC® 254: KHABIB vs. GAETHJE Press Conference
WHEN:
Wednesday, October 21 – 5 p.m. GST / 9 a.m. ET / 6 a.m. PT
*Media check-in will start at 4 p.m. GST
WHERE:
Yas Beach, Yas Island
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Remember, too, that MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 254 fight card right here, starting with the early ESPN+ “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. ET, then the remaining undercard balance on ESPN 2/ESPN+ at 12 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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