Your complete guide to UFC 297, including the Leon Edwards v Colby Covington start time, fight card and TV coverage details.
UFC 297 rolls around with a pair of big title fights to savour at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada.
Reigning UFC Middleweight champion Sean Strickland will defend his title for the first time against Dricus du Plessis after claiming the belt from Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 in September last year.
Adesanya confirmed he would take a break from UFC action following his defeat to Strickland, quashing rumours of an immediate rematch.
Du Plessis is ranked as the No 2 challenger to the Middleweight title. The South African defeated Robert Whittaker in his last out in July 2023, with Derek Brunson, Darren Till and Brad Tavares in his wake.
The other title fight of the night will see Raquel Pennington and Mayra Bueno Silva battle one another for the vacant UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship.
RadioTimes.com brings you full details of UFC 297, including UK time, TV channel, live stream details and the fight card.
What is the UFC 297 start time?
UFC 297 TV coverage will start at 1am UK time in the early hours of Sunday 21st January 2024.
The main card is expected to start around 3am UK time.
UFC 297 on TV and live stream
UFC 297 will be shown on TNT Sports 1 from 1am.
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Regular subscribers can also stream events via the TNT Sports website or the TNT Sports app on a variety of devices including laptops, smartphones and tablets.
Watch UFC 297 in the US
US fans can watch the event live in the US via ESPN+. On its own, ESPN+ costs $10.99 per month or $109.99 per year. UFC 297 will cost an additional $79.99 as it is a PPV event, meaning you can get UFC 297 and a year of ESPN+ for $134.98.
You can also combine a Disney Plus subscription with ESPN+ for just $14.99 per month, but the main event will cost extra.
UFC 297 fight card
Main card – on TNT Sports 1 from 3am
- Middleweight: Sean Strickland (c) v Dricus du Plessis
- Women’s Bantamweight: Raquel Pennington v Mayra Bueno Silva
- Welterweight: Neil Magny v Mike Malott
- Middleweight: Chris Curtis v Marc-André Barriault
- Featherweight: Arnold Allen v Movsar Evloev
Preliminary card – on TNT Sports 1 from 1am
- Bantamweight: Brad Katona v Garrett Armfield
- Featherweight: Charles Jourdain v Sean Woodson
- Bantamweight: Serhiy Sidey v Ramon Taveras
- Women’s Strawweight: Gillian Robertson v Polyana Viana
Early preliminary card – not live on UK TV
- Welterweight: Yohan Lainesse v Sam Patterson
- Women’s Flyweight: Jasmine Jasudavicius v Priscila Cachoeira
- Flyweight: Malcolm Gordon v Jimmy Flick
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