The Ultimate Fighting Championship makes its debut on ESPN on Saturday, January 19. The promotion is hosting UFC on ESPN+1, headlined by a title fight between current UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo and bantamweight titleholder TJ Dillashaw.
Dillashaw is moving down a weight class in an attempt to be the latest two-division champion in the likes of Conor McGregor, Daniel Cormier, and Amanda Nunes.
Ahead of the event, the fighters met with the media to discuss their bouts.
UFC on ESPN+1 takes place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Along with Cejudo vs. Dillashaw, Rachael Ostovich vs. Paige VanZant, Allen Crowder vs. Greg Hardy, and Joseph Benavidez vs. Dustin Ortiz are set to take place.
Headlining the ESPN portion of the card is Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone’s return to lightweight against Alexander Hernandez.
You can check out the face-offs below.
UFC on ESPN+1 Face-Offs
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UFC on ESPN+ 1: Fight Time & Viewing Details
Event: UFC on ESPN+ 1: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
Date: Saturday, January 19, 2019
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Venue: Barclays Center
Main Card Card Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Broadcast: UFC Fight Pass, UFC on ESPN+
UFC on ESPN+1 Fight Card
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MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Henry Cejudo vs. T.J. Dillashaw – for flyweight title
- Allen Crowder vs. Greg Hardy
- Gregor Gillespie vs. Yancy Medeiros
- Joseph Benavidez vs. Dustin Ortiz
- Rachael Ostovich vs. Paige VanZant
- Karl Roberson vs. Glover Teixeira
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)
- Donald Cerrone vs. Alexander Hernandez
- Joanne Calderwood vs. Ariane Lipski
- Alonzo Menifield vs. Vinicius Moreira
- Mario Bautista vs. Cory Sandhagen
PRELIMINARY CARD (6:30 p.m. ET)
- Dennis Bermudez vs. Te Edwards
- Belal Muhammad vs. Geoff Neal
- Chance Rencountre vs. opponent TBA
