The UFC continues to raise the bar for world-class mixed martial arts action in 2021, with the UFC 261: Usman vs Masvidal 2 event on April 24 the latest history-making card to hit the Octagon as a full crowd will be in attendance at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.
In the main event of this championship tripleheader, a score will be settled when heated rivals Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal meet again with Usman’s UFC welterweight title on the line.
Plus, two more title fights are expected to shake up the strawweight and flyweight divisions, as China’s Zhang Weili returns for the first time since her epic bout with Joanna Jedrzejczyk to defend her 115-pound crown against former champion Rose Namajunas, and former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade looks to strike gold at 125 pounds when she challenges dominant flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko.
How to Watch UFC 261: Usman vs Masvidal 2
United States
Main Card: 10pm EDT / 7pm PDT on ESPN+
Prelims: 8pm EDT / 5pm PDT on ESPN, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes
Early Prelims: 3pm EDT / 6pm PDT on UFC FIGHT PASS and ESPN+
United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland
Main Card: 3am BST (Sunday) on BT Sport 1
Prelims: 1am BST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS and BT Sport 1
Early Prelims: 11pm BST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Africa
Main Card: 3am WAT / 4am SAST (Sunday) on SuperSport Action and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass
Prelims: 1am WAT / 2am SAST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS and SuperSport Action
Early Prelims: 11pm WAT / 12am on UFC FIGHT PASS
Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, East Timor)
Main Card: 10am HKT (Sunday) on Fox Sports, Fox+ (Hong Kong & Singapore), and UFC FIGHT PASS (Philippines & Singapore)
Prelims: 6am HKT (Sunday) on Fox Sports and Fox+ (Hong Kong & Singapore)
Australia
Main Card: 1pm AEST / 10am AWST (Sunday) on Main Event, Fetch TV and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass
Prelims: 11am AEST / 8am AWST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS and ESPN
Early Prelims: 9am AEST / 6am AWST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Canada
Main Card: 10pm EDT / 7pm PDT on BELL, Rogers, Shaw, SaskTel, Videotron, Telus, Eastlink and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass
Prelims: 8pm EDT / 5pm PDT on TSN and RDS
Early Prelims: 6pm EDT / 3pm PDT on UFC FIGHT PASS
Central Europe (Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, and Sweden)
Main Card: 4am CEST (Sunday) on:
Prelims: 2am CEST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 12am CEST on UFC FIGHT PASS
Finland
Main Card: 5am EEST (Sunday) on Viaplay
Prelims: 3am EEST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 1am (Sunday) EEST on UFC FIGHT PASS
Iceland
Main Card: 2am GMT (Sunday) on Viaplay PPV
Prelims: 12am GMT (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 10pm GMT on UFC FIGHT PASS
India
Main Card: 7:30am IST (Sunday) on Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 3 and Sony LIV
MENA
Main Card: 6am GST (Sunday) on AD Fight, Starzplay and UFC Arabia
Prelims: 4am GST (Sunday) on AD Fight, Starzplay, and UFC Arabia
Early Prelims: 2am GST (Sunday) on ADM Sports 2, AD Fight, Starzplay and UFC Arabia
New Zealand
Main Card: 2pm NZST (Sunday) on SKY Arena and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass
Prelims: 12pm NZST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS, ESPN and PRIME
Early Prelims: 10am NZST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Pakistan
Main Card: 7am PKT (Sunday) on Ten Sports
