The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to pay-per-view on Saturday, October 24 with UFC 243 at the Flash Forum on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.
UFC 254 is headlined by a lightweight championship unification bout between current titleholder Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champ Justin Gaethje. In the co-main event, Jared Cannonier takes on former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker.
Ahead of this weekend’s pay-per-view, the UFC dropped the cold open for the event narrated by Ron Perlman.
You can check out the opening scene for UFC 254 below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy31YTg8HC0
Ron Perlman narrates the UFC 254 cold open for Saturday’s event on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi headlined by a massive lightweight title unification bout between champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champion Justin Gaethje.
UFC 254: Fight Time & Viewing Details
Event: UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
Date: Saturday, October 24
Location: YAS Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Main Card Card Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
Broadcast: Pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+
UFC 254 Weigh-in Results
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-sDyR1UESk
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 2 p.m. ET)
- Champ Khabib Nurmagomedov (155) vs. interim champ Justin Gaethje (155) – for lightweight title
- Jared Cannonier (185) vs. Robert Whittaker (186)
- Walt Harris (254) vs. Alexander Volkov (265)
- Phil Hawes (186) vs. Jacob Malkoun (186)
- Lauren Murphy (126) vs. Liliya Shakirova (126)
- Magomed Ankalaev (205) vs. Ion Cutelaba (205.5)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2, ESPN+, noon ET)
- Stefan Struve (265) vs. Tai Tuivasa (265)
- Casey Kenney (140) vs. Nathaniel Wood (140)
- Alex Oliveira (173*) vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov (171)
- Sam Alvey (206) vs. Da Un Jung (206)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 11 a.m. ET)
- Liana Jojua (126) vs. Miranda Maverick (126)
- Joel Alvarez (159.5**) vs. Alexander Yakovlev (155.5)
BACKUP FIGHTERS
- Michael Chandler (155) – backup for Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje
- Sergey Morozov (139.5) – backup for Kenney vs. Wood
- Isi Fitikefu (203.5) – backup for Ankalaev vs. Cutelaba
* Oliveira missed weight and will forfeit 20 percent of his fight purse to Rakhmonov
** Alvarez missed weight and will forfeit 30 percent of his fight purse to Yakovlev