ESPN will have UFC fight fans primed ahead of the biggest domestic showdown in years with New Zealand’s Israel Adesanya vs Australia’s Robert Whittaker for the UFC Middleweight Title at UFC 271 on Sunday February 13.
The pair clashed previously in October 2019 at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium, where Adesanya defeated Whittaker by TKO to become the undisputed UFC Middleweight king.
Whittaker responded to that defeat in the best way possible, defeating a string of Middleweight contenders such as Darren Till, Jared Cannonier, and Kelvin Gastelum to book his shot at redemption.
ESPN will bring fight fans all the latest from fight week in Houston.
ESPN’s UFC Live will also keep fans up to date with every aspect of UFC 271 fight week, with live coverage on Saturday February 12 and Sunday February 13.
The UFC will take over ESPN2 on Saturday February 13 with over 12 hours of UFC content, including UFC Live, UFC 271 Countdown and reliving Whittaker and Adesanya’s previous clashes in the Octagon against Anderson Silva, Kelvin Gastelum, Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza, and their own initial battle at UFC 243.
On Sunday February 13, ESPN is home to the UFC 271 Prelims, beginning at 12pm AEDT – which are headlined by former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski against Jared Vanderaa.
The Gold Coast’s Casey O’Neill will also feature on the prelim card, facing a tough test against Roxanne Modaferri.
Saturday February 12
9.30am AEDT, UFC Live, ESPN2
10am AEDT, SportsCenter Special: UFC 271, ESPN2
12.30pm AEDT, UFC Fight Flashback: Gastelum vs Adesanya, ESPN2
1pm AEDT, UFC 243: Whittaker vs Adesanya, ESPN2
7pm AEDT, UFC 271 Countdown, ESPN2
10pm AEDT, UFC Main Event: Silva vs Adesanya, ESPN2
11pm AEDT, UFC Unleashed: Whittaker vs Souza, ESPN2
Sunday February 13
7.30am AEDT, SportsCenter Special: UFC 271: Whittaker vs Adesanya II, ESPN
8am AEDT, UFC 243: Whittaker vs Adesanya, ESPN
11am AEDT, UFC Live: Adesanya vs Whittaker II, ESPN
12pm AEDT, UFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker II Prelims, ESPN
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