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Nick Schwartz

UFC Fight Night guide: Start time, card, how to watch

UFC brought a Fight Night card to ESPN+ earlier this year, but for the first time in 2019, a full Fight Night card will be aired on ESPN Sunday night. Heavyweights Francis Ngannou and Cain Velasquez will face off in a must-watch main event, and while no titles will be on the line Sunday, there will be plenty of action on national TV for fight fans.

UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez will begin at 9:00 p.m. ET on ESPN.

You can stream coverage online via Watch ESPN, or on a mobile device via the ESPN app.

Here’s the main card for Sunday’s show:

Featherweight: Andre Fili (18-6) vs. Myles Jury (17-3)

Welterweight: Vicente Luque (14-6-1) vs. Bryan Barberena (14-5)

Featherweight: Alex Caceres (14-11, 1 NC) vs. Kron Gracie (4-0)

Women’s strawweight: Cortney Casey (8-6) vs. Cynthia Calvillo (7-1)

Lightweight: James Vick (13-2) vs. Paul Felder (15-4)

Heavyweight: Francis Ngannou (12-3) vs. Cain Velasquez (14-2)

Preliminary fights will begin on ESPN at 7:00 p.m. ET. Early prelims will begin at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+. You can sign up for a free trial of ESPN+ here.

Check out more UFC coverage at MMA Junkie.

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