Your complete guide to UFC 291 including start time, fight card and TV coverage details.
Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje return to the Octagon for a second stab at each other when UFC 291 rolls around this weekend.
The pair met for the first time in a 2018 Fight Night as Poirier recorded a TKO over Gaethje. Both men have since gone on to win the interim Lightweight title, but neither have claimed the full belt.
Poirier is currently ranked No.2 in the weight division, while Gaethje is No.3. A victory for either man here would set them on a course to face Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev.
Former top dog Charles Oliveira, the No.1 challenger to Makhachev, will surely watch the bout with keen interest as he jostles with Poirier and Gaethje to be the next man to face the reigning champion for the title.
Fans will be excited to see how this rematch, five years in the making, pans out on the big stage as the headline act of a stacked card.
RadioTimes.com brings you full details of UFC 291 including UK time, TV channel, live stream details and the fight card.
What is the UFC 291 start time?
UFC 291 TV coverage will start at 1am UK time on Sunday 30th July 2023.
The main card is expected to start around 3am UK time.
UFC 291 on TV and live stream
UFC 291 will be shown on TNT Sports 1 from 1am.
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You can also tune in with a TNT Sports monthly pass without signing up to a contract.
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 291 in the US
US fans can watch the event live in the US via ESPN+. On its own, ESPN+ costs $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year. UFC 291 will cost an additional $79.99 as it is a PPV event.
You can also combine a Disney Plus subscription with ESPN+ for just $13.99 per month, but the main event will cost extra.
UFC 291 fight card
Main card – on TNT Sports 1 from 3am (Sunday)
- Dustin Poirier v Justin Gaethje – Lightweight
- Jan Błachowicz v Alex Pereira – Light Heavyweight
- Stephen Thompson v Michel Pereira – Welterweight
- Tony Ferguson v Bobby Green – Lightweight
- Michael Chiesa v Kevin Holland – Welterweight
Preliminary card – on TNT Sports 1 from 1am (Sunday)
- Gabriel Bonfim v Trevin Giles – Welterweight
- Derrick Lewis v Marcos Rogério de Lima – Heavyweight
- Roman Kopylov v Claudio Ribeiro – Middleweight
- Jake Matthews v Darrius Flowers – Welterweight
Early preliminary card – not on UK TV
- CJ Vergara v Vinicius Salvador – Flyweight
- Matthew Semelsberger v Uroš Medić – Welterweight
- Miranda Maverick v Priscila Cachoeira – Women’s Flyweight
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