UFC 253 live stream: UFC 253 Fight Info schedule, date and time

UFC 253 will be a split-broadcast event available with cards on ESPN Plus(ESPN+), ESPN2 and PPV, but you can see everything in the ESPN app. The UFC 253 Live broadcast begins at 6:30 p.m. and the Main Card PPV will start at 10 p.m.

UFC 253: TV and live stream

UFC 253 is scheduled to take place in the early hours of Sunday, September 27 for UK fans and will be held behind closed doors at the Flash Forum in Abu Dhabi.

The main event will NOT be a pay-per-view event in the UK and BT Sport 1 will broadcast the show.

Their coverage of the prelims will start at 1am on Sunday with their main show starting at 3am ahead of Adesanya vs Costa at around 6am.

The show will be live streamed on BT Sport’s website and app.

EE mobile customers can get a FREE three-month trial of BT Sport by texting SPORT to 150. You can then cancel the trial at any time.

The early prelims will be shown on UFC’s Fight Pass for subscribers as normal.

In the US, all prelim bouts will be simulcast on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ in English and Spanish.

UFC 253: Fight card

Main card

• Israel Adesanya (c) vs. Paulo Costa, Middleweight
• Dominick Reyes vs. Jan Blachowicz, Light Heavyweight
• Hakeem Dawodu vs. Zubaira Tukhugov, Featherweight
• Kai Kara-France vs. Brandon Royval, Flyweight
• Ketien Vieira vs. Sijara Eubanks, Women’s Bantamweight

Preliminary card

• Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Matthews, Welterweight
• Brad Riddell vs. Alex Da Silva, Lightweight
• Shane Young vs. Ludovit Klein, Featherweight
• William Knight vs. Aleksa Camur, Light Heavyweight
• Juan Espino vs. Jeff Hughes, Heavyweight
• Khadis Ibragimov vs. Danilo Marques, Light Heavyweight