The UFC is back on home soil in “Sin City” with UFC 239, one of its biggest cards of the year, which features two title fights at the top of the bill and a highly anticipated featured bout at welterweight.
In the main event, light heavyweight champion Jon Jones looks to defend his title against Thiago Santos. And in the co-main event, the only two women who share the distinction of knocking out Ronda Rousey square off when bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes takes on ex-champ Holly Holm. The card also features Ben Askren vs. Jorge Masvidal, with both men hoping to secure a shot at the 170-pound title.
Take a look at the UFC 239 event info, lineup with start times, and key storylines below.
What: UFC 239
When: Saturday
Where: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
TV, live stream: ESPN, ESPN+ (sign up now), UFC Fight Pass
Full fight card, start times
MAIN CARD (ESPN+ pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Jon Jones vs. Thiago Santos – for light heavyweight title
- Champ Amanda Nunes vs. Holly Holm – for women’s bantamweight title
- Ben Askren vs. Jorge Masvidal
- Jan Blachowicz vs. Luke Rockhold
- Michale Chiesa vs. Diego Sanchez
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)
- Arnold Allen vs. Gilbert Melendez
- Nohelin Hernandez vs. Marlon Vera
- Claudia Gadelha vs. Randa Markos
- Alejandro Perez vs. Song Yadong
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+, 6:15 p.m. ET)
- Jack Marshman vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
- Ismail Naurdiev vs. Chance Rencountre
- Julia Avila vs. Pannie Kianzad
Key storylines
- Jon Jones on Thiago Santos: ‘I try not to get intimidated by muscles’
- Jon Jones feels obligation to fans at UFC 239 to make up for lost time
- UFC champ-champ Amanda Nunes believes she is the women’s GOAT
- Holly Holm on Amanda Nunes’ list of accomplishments: She hasn’t beaten me
- Ben Askren hopes Jorge Masvidal isn’t ‘such a dipsh*t’ to ruin their UFC 239 fight
- Diego Sanchez leaves Jackson-Wink MMA ahead of UFC 239: ‘There was no real love’
- Diego Sanchez sounds serious about a ‘good death’ in the cage. Should we be concerned
For more on UFC 239, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
