Returning to competition for the first time after a blowout 2024, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira will be making the fourth defense of his title against divisional dark horse Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313. Also, lightweight phenom Justin Gaethje battles familiar adversary in Azerbaijan’s Rafael Fiziev in an entertaining co-main event scrap.
UFC 313 Main Event
Fighting three times in the span of six months, Pereira has established himself as one of the top fighters in the world, currently sitting at the No. 3 spot on the UFC’s pound-for-pound rankings ahead of UFC 313. Riding a 12-fight unbeaten streak since losing his debut to Paul Craig in 2018, Ankalaev will be competing in his first promotional championship bout since fighting to a draw against Jan Blachowicz at UFC 282.
UFC 313 Co-Main Event
Coming off a devastating fifth-round knockout to Max Holloway at the blockbuster UFC 300 event, Gaethje will attempt to get himself back into title contention at UFC 313 after being away from the cage for almost a year. Making his first UFC appearance since September 2023, Fiziev faces “The Highlight” in an anticipated rematch after losing their first encounter at UFC 286 by majority decision.
Here’s How to Watch UFC 313
Online Streaming: You can catch the entire card on ESPN+, but you will need a subscription in order to do so. You will also have to purchase the PPV main card, which costs $79.99. Right now, ESPN+ is offering a monthly or yearly subscription of $11.99 and $119.99 respectively. For those who want to get more bang out of their buck, there is the monthly Disney Bundle Deal, which offers ESPN+, Hulu, and Disney+ for $16.99 with included commercials, or $26.99 for no commercials at all.
Start Time and Date: The Early Preliminaries will begin at 6:30pm ET, followed by the Preliminaries at 8pm, and then finally the PPV main card at 10pm on March 8.
Bout Order For UFC 313
Main Card:
c) Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev (Light Heavyweight Championship)
Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fiziev (Lightweight Co-Main Event)
Jalin Turner vs. Ignacio Bahamondes (Lightweight)
Amanda Lemos vs. Iasmin Lucindo (Women’s Strawweight)
King Green vs. Maurício Ruffy (Lightweight)
Preliminaries:
Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev (Heavyweight Featured Bout)
Joshua Van vs. Rei Tsuruya (Flyweight)
Brunno Ferreira vs. Armen Petrosyan (Middleweight)
Alex Morono vs. Carlos Leal (Welterweight)
Early Preliminaries:
Mairon Santos vs. Francis Marshall (Featherweight Featured Bout)
Chris Gutierrez vs. John Castaneda (Featherweight)
Djorden Ribeiro dos Santos vs. Osman Diaz (Middleweight)
