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UFC Saudi Arabia: Date, Time and How To Watch

The UFC Saudi Arabia is set to take place on February 1. The main event will feature former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya taking on Nassourdine Imavov. The former champion is ranked No. 3, and Imavov is No. 4.

Israel Adesanya is on the first two-fight losing streak of his career. He lost the middleweight title to Sean Strickland in a listless performance in September 2023 and was stopped by Dricus du Plessis in August last year.

A third-straight loss would put the former champion in a tough situation. On the flip side, Imavov is on the rise. He’s won four fights in a row. Most recently, he secured a unanimous decision win over Brendan Allen in September. While his style isn’t considered the most cr

In the co-main event Shara Magomedov faces Michael “Venom” Page. Those of us familiar with these kinds of matchups know we could see something spectacular or a super-tactical, low-action fight that bores the casual fans.

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When is UFC Saudi Arabia? 

Next week’s UFC Fight Night will take place at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday 1 February. The prelims will start at 2pm GMT (6am PT / 8am CT / 9am ET), with the main card following at 5pm GMT (9am PT / 11am CT / 12pm ET).

How to watch it?

The card will air live on TNT Sports in the UK, with the broadcaster’s app and website also streaming the fights. Discovery+ will also air the action in the UK. In the US, ESPN+ will stream the event live, as will the UFC’s Fight Pass.

UFC Saudi Arabia full fight card

• Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov 

• Shara Magomedov vs. Michael Page 

• Said Nurmagomedov vs. Vinicius Oliveira 

• Muhammad Naimov vs. Kaan Ofli 

• Terrance McKinney vs. Damir Hadzovic 

• Bogdan Grad vs. Lucas Alexander 

• Hamdy Abdelwahab vs. Jamal Pogues 

• Shamil Gaziev vs. Thomas Petersen 

• Jordan Leavitt vs. Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady 

• Sergei Pavlovich vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik 

• Ikram Aliskerov vs. Andre Muniz

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