UFC 245 card, Usman vs Covington: What UK time is the fight, where can I stream it and undercard latest

Everything you need to know ahead of UFC 245 in Las Vegas

Adam Hamdani
Sunday 15 December 2019 02:00 GMT
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The UFC tonight holds its final pay-per-view card of 2019. And everything points towards an action-packed evening of MMA action.

In the main event, welterweight champion Kamaru Usman will defend his strap from former interim champion Colby Covington, who enters the fight on an incredible win streak which includes decision victories over Demian Maia, Rafael dos Anjos and Robbie Lawler.

There is also a title at the stake in the co-main event of the evening, which will see Max Holloway defend his featherweight belt against Alexander Volkanovski.

And that’s not all. There is also a third title fight, as Women's Bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes takes on Germaine de Randamie in a sixth title defence. Here’s what you need to know.

Here’s everything you need to know.

When is UFC 245?

UFC 245 takes place on Saturday 14 December.

What time is it?

The prelims start at 11.30pm BST. The main card will commence at 3.00am, concluding three hours later. So expect Usman vs Covington around 5am.

What channel is UFC 245 on?

The main card and all of the preliminary fights will be shown live on BT Sport 1.

The prelims will also be shown live on UFC’s Fight Pass service.

Can I watch UFC 245 online?

BT Sport subscribers can. The prelims and main card will be available to stream on desktop and mobile through the BT Sport App.

What is the fight card?

Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington (welterweight title fight)

Max Holloway vs Alexander Volkanvoski (men’s featherweight title fight)

Amanda Nunes vs Germaine de Randmaie (women’s bantamweight bout)

Marlon Moraes vs Jose Aldo (men’s bantamweight bout)

Petr Yan vs Urijah Faber (men’s bantamweight bout)

Prelims

Geoff Neal vs Mike Perry (welterweight bout)

Kelvin Vieira vs Irene Aldana (women’s bantamweight bout)

Matt Brown vs Ben Saunders (welterweight bout)

Chase Hooper vs Daniel Teymur (men’s featherweight bout)

Fight Pass Prelims

Brandon Moreno vs Kai Kara-France (men’s flyweight bout)

Jessica Eye Viviane Araujo (women’s flyweight bout)

Punahele Soriano vs Oskar Piechota (middleweight bout)

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