Ufc 242 Time Usa
UFC 242, headlined by a lightweight unification bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champion Dustin Poirier, offers an exciting night of fights as the UFC makes its return back to Abu. Since UFC 242 is airing live from Abu Dhabi, the start time will be vastly different from past UFC events. The action officially begins at 10:00 a.m. ET with early preliminary bouts airing on.
The UFC 254 air time won't be normal no matter where you are
The highly anticipated UFC 254, featuring the lightweight championship unification clash between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje, is just days away. But no matter where you reside when the card goes down, be prepared for the special start times it brings.
This will be the third title defense for Nurmagomedov, who is the No. 2 men's pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC and holds the longest active undefeated streak in MMA at 28-0. He originally claimed the title by defeating Al Iaquinta at UFC 223 before going on to retain against Conor McGregor at UFC 229 and Dustin Poirier at UFC 242.
Ufc 242 Time Of Fights
In his short time with the UFC so far, Gaethje has racked up five Fight of the Night bonuses and four performance bonuses. After a highly successful debut against Michael Johnson, Gaethje lost his undefeated MMA record in wars with Eddie Alvarez and Poirier, but he has since won four straight. This current streak has seen him score first-round finishes of James Vick, Edson Barboza and Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone en route to finishing Tony Ferguson in five rounds to claim the interim lightweight title at UFC 249 in May.
What time will UFC 254: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje air?
Under normal circumstances, the UFC hasn't adjusted its broadcasting times from the norm while holding events on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. Given, however, that one of the UFC's biggest international stars will be headlining the event, and the attention that this high-stakes fight presents, be prepared to adjust your usual Saturday schedules.
The UFC 254 pay-per-view main card will begin at 10 p.m. local time in Abu Dhabi. This means that it will start in the United States at a special time of 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT/12 p.m. MT/11 a.m. PT.
For those in the other two Canadian time zones, the main card will begin a 3 p.m. Atlantic time and 3:30 p.m. Newfoundland time.
And for those in Europe, the main card begins at 6 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/7 p.m. Western European Time (WET)/8 p.m. Central European Time (CET)/9 p.m. Eastern European Time (EET).
The televised preliminary card will begin at 8 p.m. local time in Abu Dhabi, which means 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT/10 a.m. MT/9 a.m. PT.
Ufc 242 Time Usa Time
This means 1 p.m. Atlantic time, 1:30 p.m. Newfoundland time and 4 p.m. GMT/5 p.m. WET/6 p.m. CET/7 p.m. EET.
Finally, the early prelims will begin at 6:15 p.m. in Abu Dhabi. For some of you in the Americas, it means an early morning: 10:15 a.m. ET/9:15 a.m. CT/8:15 a.m. MT/7:15 a.m. PT, and 11:15 a.m. Atlantic time and 11:45 a.m. Newfoundland time.
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Over in Europe, that's a start of 2:15 p.m. GMT/3:15 p.m WET/4:15 p.m. CET/5:15 p.m. EET.
Hopefully, this helps clarify the unusual start times for a hyped card with a highly-anticipated main event.