UFC Fight Night 253 has a main card that starts at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+</a. The preliminary card streams on ESPN+ at 4 p.m. ET.

Outside of Pantoja’s former opponents, one rising contender who could potentially secure a title shot with a big win this Saturday night is Asu Almabayev. After stepping in to face Kape in Royval’s ...

The first pay-per-view of the year, January’s UFC 311, was due to see Islam Makhachev defend the lightweight belt against Arman Tsarukyan – six years after their close first fight – but the injured ...