For just the second time in the promotion’s history, the UFC returns to Ottawa, Canada, with UFC on ESPN+ 9 and a lightweight headliner that has “Fight of the Year” potential.
In the main event, two veterans with title aspirations will go at it as Donald Cerrone takes on Al Iaquinta. And in the co-main event, Derek Brunson meets Canadian Elias Theodorou in a middleweight bout.
Take a look at the UFC on ESPN+ 9 event info, lineup with start times and key storylines below:
What: UFC on ESPN+ 9
When: Saturday
Where: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Live stream: ESPN+ (start your free trial)
Full Fight Card, start times
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Al Iaquinta vs. Donald Cerrone
- Derek Brunson vs. Elias Theodorou
- Shane Burgos vs. Cub Swanson
- Merab Dvalishvili vs. Brad Katona
- Walt Harris vs. Sergey Spivak
- Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Andrew Sanchez
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET)
- Macy Chiasson vs. Sarah Moras
- Vince Morales vs. Aiemann Zahabi
- Kyle Prepolec vs. Nordine Taleb
- Kyle Nelson vs. Matt Sayles
- Juan Adams vs. Arjan Bhullar
- Mitch Gagnon vs. Cole Smith
Key storylines
- Cerrone on mission for UFC gold in ‘stale’ lightweight division
- Iaquinta explains long, mostly unknown history with Cerrone
- Theodorou frustrated by USADA’s ‘outdated mindset’ on cannabis
- Juan Adams explains why he hates Greg Hardy so much
- UFC Ottawa pre-event facts: Behind Cerrone’s impressive resume
For more on UFC on ESPN+ 8, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
