Two championships fights are on top of the marquee tonight as the UFC makes their return to Fight Island for UFC 267 from Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The headline attraction has Jan Blachowicz putting his light heavyweight championship on the line for the second time as he takes No. 1-ranked and former 205-pound title challenger Glover Teixeira. The co-main event features former 135-pound champion and No. 1-ranked Petr Yan meeting No. 3-ranked Cory Sandhagen for the interim bantamweight title.
Blachowicz shocked the world at UFC 253 on Fight Island when he stopped Dominick Reyes in the second round to capture the light heavyweight strap that Jon Jones vacated. Then in his first title defense at UFC 259, Blachowicz upset the apple cart one more time in dominating middleweight kingpin Israel Adesanya.
For Teixeira, it's been a remarkable journey back to title contention. After coming up short in his quest to unseat Jones at UFC 172 in April 2014, Teixeira went a pedestrian 5-4 in his next nine fights. But, instead of quitting and giving up, the 41-year-old has gone on a remarkable run in reeling five consecutive victories, with four of those coming via stoppage to earn another crack at becoming a UFC champion.
Who is leaving Fight Island with the gold around their waist?
Here is everything you need to know about what time UFC 267 starts.
What time is UFC 267 tonight?
Date: Saturday, Oct. 30
Main card: 2 p.m. ET/7 p.m. BST
Main event (approx): 4:30 p.m. ET/9:30 p.m. BST
UFC 267 kicks off at 2 p.m. ET/7 p.m. BST before the headliners make their walks to the cage at approximately 4:30 p.m. ET/9:30 p.m. BST, although that depends on the length of the earlier fights.
What channel/stream is UFC 267?
U.S.: ESPN+
UK: BT Sport
MMA fans can watch the entire UFC 267 card live on ESPN's streaming service, ESPN+ in the United States. In the United Kingdom, the card can be seen live on BT Sport.
Where is UFC 267?
The card takes place live from Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Jan Blachowicz record and bio
Nationality: Poland
Born: Feb. 24, 1983
Height: 6-2
Reach: 78 inches
Total fights: 36
Record: 28-8
Glover Teixeira record and bio
Nationality: Brazilian
Born: Oct. 28, 1979
Height: 6-2
Reach: 76 inches
Total fights: 39
Record: 32-7
UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira fight card
Main card
- Jan Błachowicz (c) vs. Glover Teixeira for Blachowicz' Light Heavyweight title
- Petr Yan vs. Cory Sandhagen for the interim UFC Bantamweight title
- Islam Makhachev vs. Dan Hooker; Lightweight
- Alexander Volkov vs. Marcin Tybura; Heavyweight
- Li Jingliang vs. Khamzat Chimaev; Welterweight
- Magomed Ankalaev vs. Volkan Oezdemir; Light Heavyweight
Preliminary card
- Amanda Ribas vs. Virna Jandiroba; Women’s Strawweight
- Ricardo Ramos vs. Zubaira Tukhugov; Featherweight
- Albert Duraev vs. Roman Kopylov; Middleweight
- Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Benoît St. Denis; Welterweight
- Michał Oleksiejczuk vs. Shamil Gamzatov; Light Heavyweight
- Makwan Amirkhani vs Lerone Murphy; Featherweight
- Hu Yaozong vs. Andre Petroski; Middleweight
- Damir Ismagulov vs. Magomed Mustafaev; Lightweight
- Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Allan Nascimento; Flyweight