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How to watch UFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2 on UK TV

Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker are back in the octagon together on February 12 for UFC 271.

The pair first met one another in Melbourne at UFC 243 back in October 2019.

Adesanya won on the night via a second-round knockout, unifying the UFC Middleweight Championship in the process.

Between then and now, Adesanya has retained his belt on three occasions with his most recent defence coming against the Italian Marvin Vettori at UFC 263.

At UFC 259, he also took the step up to Light Heavyweight where he was beaten by unanimous decision against Polish MMA artist Jan Blachowicz.

Whittaker, meanwhile, has three victories to his name in the time since. His UFC on ESPN fight against Kelvin Gastelum was awarded Fight of the Night.

How to watch UFC 271 on UK TV

UFC 271 will take place in the early hours of the morning here in the UK, with all of the action set to take place on BT Sport 2.

Coverage gets underway from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas from 3am.

If you're not a BT Sport subscriber, click here to check out the latest packages. Alternatively, you can access the game with use of a £25 Monthly Pass .

Full UFC 271 Card

Elsewhere on the night, Derrick Lewis fights the Australian Tai Tuivasa. The Aussie is on a four-fight win streak and will be hoping to toast number five with his famous 'shoey' celebration.

Main Fight Card

Middleweight - Israel Adesanya (c) vs Robert Whittaker

Heavyweight - Derrick Lewis vs Tai Tuivasa

Middleweight - Jared Cannonier vs Derek Brunson

Bantamweight - Kyler Phillips vs Marcelo Rojo

Lightweight - Bobby Green vs Nasrat Haqparast

Preliminary Card

Women's Flyweight - Roxanne Modafferi vs Casey O'Neill

Flyweight - Alex Perez vs Matt Schnell

Light Heavyweight - Ed Herman vs Maxim Grishin

Bantamweight - Leomana Martinez vs Ronnie Lawrence.

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