Kamaru Usman and Khamzat Chimaev fight at middleweight at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi this Saturday.
Chimaev's last fight was a submission win against Kevin Holland at UFC 279 in September last year.
Usman suffered a defeat in his last bout, losing to Leon Edwards in March this year, at UFC 286.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of Usman vs. Chimaev.
Usman vs. Chimaev fight date, start time
- Date: Saturday, October 21
- Time: 2 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. UK time
- Usman vs. Chimaev cagewalks (approx): 4 p.m. ET / 9 p.m. UK time
The main card is set to get underway at 2 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. UK time with the main event cagewalks scheduled for 5 p.m. ET / 10 p.m. UK time. These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
What channel/stream is Usman vs. Chimaev?
- U.S.: ESPN+
- UK: TNT Sports
Fans in the U.S. will be able to stream the fight on ESPN+ (click here for more information), while TNT Sports will broadcast the fight in the UK.
Where is the Usman vs. Chimaev fight?
The fight will take place at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
Kamaru Usman record and bio
- Nationality: American
- Date of birth: May 11, 1987
- Height: 6' 0"
- Reach: 76"
- Total fights: 23
- Record: 20-3
Khamzat Chimaev record and bio
- Nationality: Swedish
- Date of birth: May 1, 1994
- Height: 6' 2"
- Reach: 75"
- Total fights: 12
- Record: 12-0
Makhachev vs. Volkanovski fight card
Main Card
- Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski; for Makhachev's UFC lightweight title
- Kamaru Usman vs. Khamzat Chimaev; middleweight
- Magomed Ankalaev vs. Johnny Walker; light heavyweight
- IIkram Aliskerov vs. Warllley Alves; middleweight
- Said Nurmagomedov v Muin Gafurov; bantamweight
Preliminary card
- Tim Elliot vs. Muhammad Mokaev; flyweight
- Mohammad Yahya vs. Trevor Peek; lightweight
- Javid Basharat vs. Victor Henry; bantamweight
- Abu Azaitar vs. Sedriques Dumas; middleweight
- Mike Breeden vs. Anshu Jubli; lightweight
- Nathaniel Wood vs. Muhammad Naimov; featherweight
- Viktoriia Dudakova vs. Jinh Yu Freyl; women's strawweight
- Shara Magomedov vs. Bruno Silva; middleweight