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UFC on ABC: Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar: Date, fight time, TV channel and live stream
Max Holloway returns to the Octagon in search of a bounce-back win from two consecutive defeats to featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski when he battles Calvin Kattar in the main event of the first UFC event of 2021 from Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.
Dana White's promotion returns to 'Fight Island', the site of many of their cards since the COVID-19 pandemic placed severe restrictions elsewhere.
Holloway, a former UFC Featherweight champion and proud owner of multiple Fight of the Night (3) and Performance of the Night (4) accolades, cannot wait to get straight back into the thick of things six months after his unsuccessful rematch against Australia's Volkanovski, who took the 145lb title from the Hawaii native.
“At the end of the day, we’re fighting five rounds,” Holloway told Yahoo! Sports. “There’s no less work. I’ve got to do the same amount of work, the same amount I’ve been doing for a title fight – the same rules, the same everything.”
Here's everything you need to know about watching UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar.
UFC ON ABC: MAX HOLLOWAY VS. CALVIN KATTAR FIGHT DATE, START TIME
- Date: Saturday, Jan. 16
- Time: 3 p.m. ET
- Main event: 5:30 p.m. ET
The card takes place on Saturday, Jan. 16 with a main card start time of 3 p.m. EST/8 p.m. GMT. Main event cagewalks are anticipated around 5:30 p.m. EST/10:30 p.m. GMT, though the exact time will depend on how long the rest of the card runs.
HOW TO WATCH UFC ON ABC: HOLLOWAY VS. KATTAR TV, LIVE STREAM INFO
In the U.S., the preliminary fights are ESPN+, who will also be streaming the five-fight main card. That main card, headed up by Holloway vs. Kattar, will also be televised on ABC in what will be the network's first ever live mixed martial arts event.
In Canada, the prelims (Noon ET) and main card are on TSN5.
In the U.K., British fight fans can tune in to some of the prelims on BT Sport 3 from 6 p.m. GMT, with live coverage of the full main card available on the same channel from 8 p.m. GMT.
In Germany, Austria, Italy and Spain, the UFC Fight Night main card (9 p.m. CET) 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 THE HOLLOWAY VS. KATTAR FIGHT?
The card will be held at Etihad Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, also known as 'Fight Island' for UFC shows. Yas Island is a tourist destination and the events take place at the Flash Forum with no audience, due to current COVID-19 protocol. The fighters are confined to their hotel rooms until they have passed COVID-19 testing.
MAX HOLLOWAY RECORD AND BIO
- Nationality: American
- Born: Dec. 4, 1991 (age 29)
- Height: 5'11"
- Reach: 69"
- Total fights: 27
- Record: 21-6 (10 wins via KO, 2 wins via submission)
CALVIN KATTAR RECORD AND BIO
- Nationality: American
- Born: Mar. 26, 1988 (age 32)
- Height: 5'11"
- Reach: 72"
- Total fights: 26
- Record: 22-4 (11 wins via KO, 2 wins via submission)
HOLLOWAY VS. KATTAR FULL CARD
Main Card
- Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar; Featherweight
- Matt Brown vs. Carlos Condit; Welterweight
- Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Li Jingliang; Welterweight
- Joaquin Buckley vs. Alessio Di Chirico; Middleweight
- Punahele Soriano vs. Dusko Todorovic; Middleweight
Prelim Card
- Wu Yanan vs. Joselyne Edwards; Women's Bantamweight
- Omari Akhmedov vs. Tom Breese; Middleweight
- Carlos Felipe vs. Justin Tafa; Heavyweight
- Nik Lentz vs. Mike Grundy; Featherweight
- David Zawada vs. Ramazan Emeev; Welterweight
- Sarah Moras vs. Vanessa Melo; Women's Bantamweight
- Jacob Kilburn vs. Austin Lingo; Featherweight
