When is UFC 273: Start Time, Where to watch, Fight Card and More

Here is everything you should know about UFC 273 – Start Time, Fight Card and others

UFC 273 is just around the corner, and the entire card is packed with rip-roaring fights that are bound to deliver. The event is set to take place in VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonvile, Florida.

The event is set to be headlined by a featherweight title match between Alexander Volkanovski and The Korean Zombie. This will be the third title defense fight for the Aussie.

The co-main event features a bantamweight title rematch between Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan. The pair first met at UFC 259 when the belt changed hands owing to an illegal knee by Yan that led to disqualification.

The card also features a crowd-favorite fight between UFC’s hottest new prospect Khamzat Chimaev and top-ranked welterweight Gilbert Burns.

UFC 273: Main Card

• Alexander Volkanovski vs “Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung- UFC Featherweight Championship match (Main Event)
• Aljamain Sterling vs Petr Yan- UFC Bantamweight Championship match
• Gilbert Burns vs. Khamzat Chimaev- UFC Welterweight match
• Mackenzie Dern vs Tecia Torres- UFC Women’s Strawweight match
• Aleksei Oleinik vs Jared Vanderaa- UFC Heavyweight match

UFC 273: Preliminary Card

• Raquel Pennington vs Aspen Ladd-  UFC Women’s Bantamweight match
• Ian Garry vs Darian Weeks- UFC Welterweight match
• Anthony Hernandez vs Josh Fremd- UFC Middleweight match
• Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs Marcin Tybura- UFC Heavyweight match
• Mickey Gall vs Mike Malott- UFC Welterweight match

UFC 273: Early Prelims

• Julio Arce vs Daniel Santos- UFC Bantamweight match
• Mark Madsen vs Vinc Pichel- UFC Lightweight match
• Kay Hansen vs Piera Rodriguez- UFC Women’s Strawweight match

When and Where to watch UFC 273?

The early prelims card begins at 6:00 pm ET, the preliminary card gets underway at 8:00 pm ET, with the main card two hours later at 10:00 pm ET in the United States – 9th March.. Ones in the United Kingdom must tune in at 11 pm GMT.

Indian fans can catch the action live at 4:30 am IST (10th of April)

Live streaming is provided through paid services on UFC Fight Pass, ESPN+, Sony Liv, Fubo TV, BT Sport and Sling TV.

UFC 273 fight preview

Volkanovski is coming off a gritty win against submission specialist Brian Ortega. The fight laid all doubts to rest about the legitimacy of the Aussie’s claim as a champion. Zombie on the other hand won his last fight against up and comer Dan Ige by unanimous decision, after losing a unanimous decision fight to Volkanovski’s last opponent. Jung has been training with Henry Cejudo to brush up his grappling skills and devise a plan to dethrone Volkanovski.

The co-main event feature a bantamweight title rematch between Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan. In their first encounter, while Aljo had some initial success with his unorthodox lateral movements and creative offense, Yan gained momentum over the fight like he usually does, and began dominating Sterling. An illegal knee to a downed opponent would see Yan losing the fight by DQ, and his belt switched hand to Sterling. The pair has since engaged on several Twitter tirades, and the rematch will be fueled with bad blood and vengeance.

The card also holds a featured bout between Gilbert Burns and Khamzat Chimaev in the welterweight division. While some believe that the Chechen born Swedish mixed martial artist will prove it once and for all that he’s a bonafide threat, others believe that Chimaev’s pride will be deflated by the Brazilian.

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