UFC on FOX 30 Full Fight Card, Start Time & How To Watch

Everything you need to know for tonight’s fights.

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Tonight (Sat. July 28, 2018) the UFC is in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for UFC on FOX 30.

In the main event of the evening a highly-anticipated rematch between top-ranked lightweights Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier will take place. The co-main event will feature a featherweight clash between former division kingpin Jose Aldo and knockout artist Jeremy Stephens.

Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk will compete in her first non-title match since December of 2014 as she faces Tecia Torres. You can check out the full UFC on FOX 30 fight card, start time and information on how to watch here:

Main Card (FOX, 8 P.M. ET):

  • Lightweight: Eddie Alvarez vs. Dustin Poirier
  • Featherweight: Jose Aldo vs. Jeremy Stephens
  • Women’s strawweight: Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Tecia Torres
  • Lightweight: Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Alexander Hernandez

Preliminary Card (FOX 6 P.M. ET):

  • Welterweight: Jordan Mein vs. Alex Morono
  • Featherweight: Austin Arnett vs. Hakeem Dawodu
  • Lightweight: Kajan Johnson vs. Islam Makhachev
  • Light heavyweight: Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Ion Cutelaba

UFC Fight Pass Prelims (4 P.M. ET):

  • Lightweight: John Makdessi vs. Ross Pearson
  • Women’s flyweight: Katlyn Chookagian vs. Alexis Davis
  • Flyweight: Matheus Nicolau vs. Dustin Ortiz
  • Women’s flyweight: Nina Ansaroff vs. Randa Markos
  • Lightweight: Alvaro Herrera vs. Devin Powell

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Betting Odds For UFC on FOX 30: Close Call In Headliner

Final betting odds are in.

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UFC on FOX 30 (also known as UFC Calgary) is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, July 28, 2018) from the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with the main card will air on FOX at 8 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 at 6 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 4 p.m. ET.

Eddie Alvarez vs. Dustin Poirier in a lightweight bout will headline this event while Jose Aldo vs. Jeremy Stephens in a featherweight bout will serve as the co-main event and rounding out this four bout main card is Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Tecia Torres in a women’s strawweight bout and Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Alexander Hernandez in a lightweight bout.

Jordan Mein vs. Alex Morono in a welterweight bout will serve as the headline for the preliminary portion of this card.

According to oddsmakers, Poirier is a -155 favorite over Alvarez, who is a +135 underdog. Other odds for the main card include Stephens being a +105 underdog against Aldo, who is a -125 favorite. Here are the full betting odds:

MAIN CARD (FOX/8 p.m. ET)

Dustin Poirier (-155) vs. Eddie Alvarez (+135)

Jose Aldo (-125) vs. Jeremy Stephens (+105)

Joanna Jedrzejczyk (-300) vs. Tecia Torres (+250)

Olivier Aubin-Mercier (-140) vs. Alex Hernandez (+120)

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX/6 p.m. ET)

Alex Morono (-125) vs. Jordan Mein (+105)

Hakeem Dawodu (-380) vs. Austin Arnett (+315)

Islam Makhachev (-700) vs. Kajan Johnson (+500)

Gadzhimurad Antigulov (-255) vs. Ion Cutelaba (+135)

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/4 p.m. ET)

John Makdessi (-165) vs. Ross Pearson (+145)

Katlyn Chookagian (-155) vs. Alexis Davis (+135)

Matheus Nicolau (-245) vs. Dustin Ortiz (+205)

Nina Ansaroff (-145) vs. Randa Markos (+125)

Devin Powell (-125) vs. Alvaro Herrera (+105)

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UFC on FOX 30 Ceremonial Weigh-In Video

Join us for the UFC on FOX 30 ceremonial weigh-ins streaming live now:

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The stage is set for tomorrow’s packed (Sat., July 28, 2018) UFC on FOX 30 from the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

The card features a crucial lightweight showdown between No. 3 Eddie Alvarez and No. 4 Dustin Poirier while legendary former featherweight king Jose Aldo meets surging vet Jeremy Stephens in the co-main event.

All of the fighters made weight at today’s official early weigh-ins, so all that’s left is for the fighters to square off at the ceremonial weigh-ins before the action gets heated up in Calgary tomorrow night.

Watch the video streaming live at 8 p.m. EST below:

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk Thanks Strawweight Peers for Proving She’s the Best

Joanna Jedrzejczyk has never been short or confidence, nor has she been shy about broadcasting this attribute about herself. Even after losing to Rose Namajunas twice, the self-proclaimed strawweight queen has never seen a reduction in any of that self…

Joanna Jedrzejczyk has never been short or confidence, nor has she been shy about broadcasting this attribute about herself. Even after losing to Rose Namajunas twice, the self-proclaimed strawweight queen has never seen a reduction in any of that self-belief that helped catapult her to where she has been. When Jedrzejczyk received word during UFC […]

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Dustin Poirier Makes His Pick for Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor

Dustin Poirier has no doubt in his mind that he will be competing for a UFC title in 2019. The top five ranked lightweight hopes to secure his spot as the No. 1 contender with a victory over former champion Eddie Alvarez this weekend in Calgary at UFC …

Dustin Poirier has no doubt in his mind that he will be competing for a UFC title in 2019. The top five ranked lightweight hopes to secure his spot as the No. 1 contender with a victory over former champion Eddie Alvarez this weekend in Calgary at UFC on FOX 30. While nothing is guaranteed […]

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Worthless Interim Titles? UFC on FOX 30 Fighters Speak Their Minds

Fighters are starting to catch on to just how meaningless interim titles are.

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The creation of interim titles continues to be a topic in mixed martial arts these days.

Many have never been a fan of the interim title. But there was a time, not too long ago, when the fighter holding that title was all but guaranteed a shot at the real title. Such is not the case any longer.

Interim welterweight champion Colby Covington didn’t just get passed over in favor of Darren Till, but all signs point to the cocky Amercian being stripped of his interim strap as well. Leading fighters, coaches, and fans alike to continue to question the validity of the fake belts.

Eddie Alvarez has captured championships in every promotion he has competed in during his Hall of Fame career. He’s also been vocal about his feeling on the interim title picture and reiterated his stance about the fake belts during media day for UFC on FOX 30 (via MMA Fighting), where he will fight Dustin Poirier in the main event.

“They’re meaningless,” Alvarez said. “They’re used as a point of leverage for the promotion. They mean absolutely nothing, it’s proven. The media should talk about it a little more, it’s proven that an interim title means zilch. They give ‘em to a fighter, they take it from them. It’s a way for the promotion to leverage, that’s it. They mean nothing. And for a fighter to put any value behind it is foolish.”

Several other fighters competing on this weekend’s (July 28, 2018) main card including Poirier were also on hand during media day to voice their concerns on the interim title debate as well.

“I want to fight for the real belt, not the interim title,” said Poirier when asked his opinion on the make-believe title. “I want to beat Eddie and fight for the real belt. I believe interim titles are necessary when a champ is out for a long period of time, but giving them out like they have been, I think that’s kind of crazy. If a champ has to take a long layoff then I think that’s the only time interim titles should be introduced to the division.”

Poirier added, “I’m not trying to be second best, I want the real thing.”

Out of the eight fighters competing on the main card this weekend only two-time featherweight champ Jose Aldo knows what it feels like to hold an interim title.

Speaking to the media in Portuguese via a translator Aldo said, “It is extremely frustrating that you don’t really have the control of where you are going or what path you have to take to get where you want to be, but I guess it’s a little bit more about what you do outside of the cage on top of what you do in there. So the sporting side of things isn’t necessarily going to get you to where you want to be.”

One suggested the remedy to the interim title situation would be to open up additional weight classes, a sentiment echoed by “The Canadian Gangster” Olivier Aubin-Mercier.

“I think it’s time to have a 165 and a 175 category right now,” said Aubin-Mercier ahead of his upcoming bout with Alexander Hernandez. “It would do a lot of good for the UFC. First, it would get rid of a lot of fake champions — it’s not because they’re not good, it’s because they’re not real, it’s not the real champion.”

For all the negativity swirling around the interim title debate heading into UFC FOX 30, there was one fighter on hand during media day that couldn’t care less. Providing the fake title brings in real championship paychecks.

“Interim titles, I think you get paid the same as you would the regular title, so any chance I get to make that type of money, bring it on,” said Jeremy Stephens, who fights Aldo on Saturday. “I’ll accept the challenge.”

The interim title debate rages on. Let us know what you think.

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