R ose Namajunas will put her UFC Women’s Strawweight championship on the line Saturday night in the main event in Rio de Janeiro, capping a card that features UFC’s biggest Brazilian stars. UFC legend Anderson Silva, who lost to Israel Adesanya at UFC 234, will enter the cage once again to fight Jared Cannonier in the co-main.
UFC 237 will begin at 10:00 p.m. ET on ESPN+. You can expect the main event to begin after midnight ET.
Here is the main card for Saturday’s show:
Bantamweight: Irene Aldana (9-4) vs. Bethe Correia (10-3-1)
Welterweight: Thiago Alves (23-13) vs. Laureano Staropoli (8-1)
Featherweight: José Aldo (28-4) vs. Alexander Volkanovski (19-1)
Middleweight: Jared Cannonier (11-4) vs. Anderson Silva (34-9, 1 NC)
Strawweight championship: Rose Namajunas (c) (8-3) vs. Jessica Andrade (19-6)
To watch UFC 237, you’ll need a subscription to ESPN+. You can order UFC 237 along with a 12-month ESPN+ subscription for 79.99, or sign up for a free trial of ESPN+ and purchase the PPV separately.
Preliminary fights will begin at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN. You can stream prelims via Watch ESPN or the ESPN app.
Light heavyweight: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Ryan Spann
Lightweight: Thiago Moises vs. Kurt Holobaugh
Welterweight: Warlley Alves vs. Sergio Moraes
Lightweight: BJ Penn vs. Clay Guida
