UFC 287: How to watch Pereira vs. Adesanya 2, start…

UFC 287: How to watch Pereira vs. Adesanya 2, start time, fight card, odds

The UFC returns to pay-per-view Saturday with UFC 287 at Kaseya Center in Miami with a rematch atop the card.

Here’s how to watch UFC 287 with the middleweight title up for grabs.

Broadcast and streaming info

UFC 287 has a main card that begins at 10 p.m. ET and streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+ beginning at 8 p.m. ET. Early prelims on ESPN+ are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET.

Main event

Nov 12, 2022; New York, NY, USA; Israel Adesanya (red gloves) and Alex Pereira (blue gloves) during UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Jessica Alcheh-USA TODAY Sports

Middleweight champion Alex Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) will put his title on the line for the first time against former champ Israel Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC). Pereira upset Adesanya for the title this past November and also holds two kickboxing wins over him. Pereira got his title shot after just three wins in the UFC. He was losing 3-1 on all three scorecards heading into the fifth round with Adesanya, then caught him late for a TKO upset win.

Co-main event

Jan 21, 2023; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Gilbert Burns (red gloves) before the fight against Neil Magny (blue gloves) during UFC 283 at Jeunesse Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason da Silva-USA TODAY Sports

In the co-feature, Gilbert Burns (21-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC) takes on Miami’s own Jorge Masvidal (35-16 MMA, 12-9 UFC) in a key welterweight bout. Masvidal has lost three straight fights, including a pair of title losses to ex-champ Kamaru Usman. At UFC 272, he lost to former friend Colby Covington. He currently is awaiting trial for an alleged assault of Covington in the weeks following the fight. Burns is coming off a first-round submission win over Neil Magny in January.

UFC debuts

Jaqueline Amorim (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes her promotional debut in a women’s strawweight fight against Sam Hughes (7-5 MMA, 2-4 UFC) to open the event. Amorim won LFA’s 115-pound title in February 2022 and defended it this past September before she signed with the UFC.