As combat sports events move gradually closer to normality in the wake of a long COVID-19 pandemic, the UFC presents its latest big show offering headlined by Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler with the vacant UFC lightweight title on the line.
A big main event on a major show generates a lot of excitement, and here at DAZN this has certainly been the case during fight week.
Here's some of our preview coverage heading into UFC 262.
Exclusive interviews with Oliveira and Chandler
DAZN's Steven Muehlhausen had the chance to speak to both main event combatants ahead of their date with destiny:
The Brazilian says he knew his title opportunity had to be next, and indeed it is.
Does Khabib Nurmagomedov cast a shadow?
DAZN's Mark Lelinwalla addressed the elephant in the room ahead of fight night and asked aloud: could the Chandler-Oliveira fight be good enough to tempt the man, who was never beaten for the belt, back for one last showdown?
UFC 262 odds, predictions
The team offered our picks for the main event, while fight odds for the entire main card come courtesy of Unikrn. You can read both here.
UFC 262 weigh-in results
Both Oliveira and Chandler successfully made weight, hitting the championship mark at 155 pounds on Friday morning.
The co-main event weigh-in was less straightforward, as Beneil Dariush needed two attempts to make the lightweight limit. On the first attempt, Dariush weighed in at 156.5 pounds, half a pound over the limit, but he was granted an extra hour to make a second attempt.
On the second try, Dariush weighed in at 156 pounds. Tony Ferguson made weight at 156 on the first attempt.
UFC 262 start time, main event cage walks
- Date: Saturday, May 15
- Prelims: 5:15 p.m. ET
- Main card: 10 p.m. ET
- Main event: 12:15 a.m. ET
UFC 262: Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler takes place on Saturday with the early prelims kicking the event off at 5:15 p.m. ET, before the pay-per-view main card begins at 10 p.m. ET. Oliveira and Chandler should enter the Octagon at around 12:15 a.m. ET, depending on the length of the undercard bouts.
UFC 262 TV channel and live streaming
In the United States, the PPV price for UFC 262 for current ESPN+ subscribers is $69.99. New subscribers have the option of bundling an annual ESPN+ subscription and the fight for $89.98. The first half of the preliminary card can be seen on ESPN+ at 6:00 p.m. ET before switching over to ESPN at 8 p.m. ET.
In Canada, the prelims (5:15 p.m. ET) are on TSN5 and the main card is available on PPV .
In the U.K., UFC 262 can be seen live BT Sport 1 (prelims at 10:15 p.m. BST and main card at 3 a.m. on Sunday).
In Germany, Austria, Italy and Spain, the UFC 262 main card (4 a.m. CET Sunday) is available on DAZN, the global sports streaming service .
More details about how to watch in other countries can be found at UFC.com .
Where is UFC 262?
The card will be held at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. This will be the second UFC event in the United States since UFC 248 in March 2020 that a full capacity will be inside a facility. UFC 261 was the first event, allowing 100 percent attendance. Oliveira and Chandler compete at the venue for the first time.
CHARLES OLIVEIRA RECORD AND BIO
- Born : Oct. 17, 1989
- Height : 5-10
- Reach : 74 inches
- Total fights : 39
- Record : 30-8 with one no-contest
MICHAEL CHANDLER RECORD AND BIO
- Born: April 24, 1986
- Height: 5-8
- Reach: 71 inches
- Total fights: 27
- Record: 22-5
UFC 262 FIGHT CARD IN FULL
Main Card
- Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler for vacant Lightweight title
- Tony Ferguson vs. Beneil Dariush; Lightweight
- Katlyn Chookagian vs. Viviane Araújo; Women's Flyweight
- Shane Burgos vs. Edson Barboza; Featherweight
Preliminary card
- Ronaldo Souza vs. Andre Muniz; Middleweight
- Matt Schnell vs. Rogério Bontorin; Bantamweight
- Lando Vannata vs. Mike Grundy; Featherweight
- Andrea Lee vs. Antonina Shevchenko; Women's Flyweight
- Jordan Wright vs. Jamie Pickett; Middleweight
- Gina Mazany vs. Priscila Cachoeira; Women's Flyweight
- Kevin Aguilar vs. Tucker Lutz; Featherweight