The Ultimate Fighting Championship continues a busy December on Saturday, December 8 with UFC 231. The pay-per-view event in Toronto is headlined by a championship doubleheader. In the main event, featherweight champion Max Holloway returns to action for a thrilling matchup against undefeated challenger Brian Ortega in one of the best matchups on paper of the year.
In the co-main event, former women’s bantamweight title challenger Valentina Shevchenko goes head-to-head with former strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the UFC’s vacant women’s flyweight title.
Ahead of Saturday night’s pay-per-view, the UFC released the UFC 231: Countdown episode which gives an all-access look at the fighters as they go through their fight camps and prepare for the biggest bouts of their lives. From last-minute training to a look at their everyday life, UFC 231: Countdown gives fans a look behind-the-scenes at what it takes to make a world class fighter.
You can check out the full episode of UFC 231: Countdown below along with the full fight card for Saturday’s pay-per-view.
UFC 231: Countdown – Full Episode
https://youtu.be/BKDVJNRFlpE
Go inside the lives and training camps of four extraordinary athletes preparing for UFC 231. UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway defends his title against rising star Brian Ortega. Also, a battle for the vacant UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship between former UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk and former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship challenger Valentina Shevchenko.
UFC 231 Viewing Information & Details
Event: UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
Date: Saturday, December 8, 2018
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Venue: Scotiabank Arena
Main Card Time: 10:00 p.m. ET
Broadcast: UFC Fight Pass, FOX Sports 1, Pay-per-view
UFC 231 Fight Card
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TkfP0M-ffU
MAIN CARD (10:00 p.m. ET, pay-per-view)
- Champ Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega – for featherweight title
- Valentina Shevchenko vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk – for vacant women’s flyweight title
- Jimi Manuwa vs. Thiago “Marreta” Santos
- Gunnar Nelson vs. Alex Oliveira
- Kyle Bochniak vs. Hakeem Dawodu
PRELIMINARY CARD (8:00 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1)
- Nina Ansaroff vs. Claudia Gadelha
- Katlyn Chookagian vs. Jessica Eye
- Eryk Anders vs. Elias Theodorou
- Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Gilbert Burns
PRELIMINARY CARD (6:00 p.m. ET, UFC Fight Pass)
- Devin Clark vs. Aleksandar Rakic
- Brad Katona vs. Matthew Lopez
- Chad Laprise vs. Dhiego Lima
- Diego Ferreira vs. John Makdessi