Making another stop in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the UFC will celebrate its 250th Fight Night with a fight card featuring some of the top fighters from around the globe, UFC Saudi Arabia. In the main event, former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya locks horns with French striking specialist Nassourdine Imavov.
Then, rising 185-lb contender Shara Magomedov takes on his most experienced opponent to date in Michael Page during UFC Saudi Arabia’s co-main event.
Looking at UFC Saudi Arabia’s Main Event
Returning to action following his loss to current champion Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 305, Adesanya is eager to step back into the Octagon for a chance to claw his way back toward title contention. Having previously defended his throne five times, the Nigerian-born kickboxing legend is no stranger to high-stakes headlining bouts. Seeking to receive his own crack at the belt, Imavov has the chance to topple a bona fide legend of the sport.
Appearing to be unstoppable since losing to Sean Strickland two years ago, the Frenchman will undoubtedly prove to be a tough test for “The Last Stylebender.”
Arriving in the UFC in late 2023, Magomedov has impressed in every single trip to the cage, achieving a 4-0 company record with two finishes. In his last fight against Armen Petrosyan, the Russian thrust himself into stardom by nailing the Armenian with a spectacular double spinning backfist knockout.
For a majority of his professional career, Page has been one of the most popular fighters in the sport, routinely putting on entertaining performances. Coming off a loss to Ian Machado Garry at UFC 303, “Venom” has found a perfect dance partner to bounce back with in the equally skilled striker in “Bullet.”
Here’s how to watch UFC Saudi Arabia
Online Streaming: You can catch the entire card on ESPN+, but you will need to subscribe in order to do so. Right now, the company 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 also 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 9am ET, followed by the main card at 12pm on February 1st.
Bout Order For UFC Saudi Arabia
UFC Saudi Arabia Main Card:
Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov (Middleweight Main Event)
Shara Magomedov vs. Michael Page (Middleweight Co-Main Event)
Sergei Pavlovich vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (Heavyweight)
Said Nurmagomedov vs. Vinicius Oliveira (Bantamweight)
Fares Ziam vs. Mike Davis (Lightweight)
Muhammad Naimov vs. Kaan Ofli (Featherweight)
Preliminaries:
Shamil Gaziev vs. Thomas Peterson (Heavyweight)
Terrance McKinney vs. Damir Hadžović (Lightweight)
Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Mayra Bueno Silva (Women’s Flyweight)
Bogdan Grad vs. Lucas Alexander (Featherweight)
Hamdy Abdelwahab vs. Jamal Pogues (Heavyweight)