UFC 267: Latest News, Fight Card, Where to Watch

The UFC will finally return to Abu Dhabi's Yas Fight Island with UFC 267, featuring two exciting title fights on the card. 

UFC 267 will take place at Etihad Arena on Saturday, October 30, 2021. Furthermore, unlike other numbered events, UFC 267 will have a 6-fight main card and a 9-fight preliminary card with no early prelims. 

UFC 267: Main Event

A title clash between the current UFC light heavyweight champion, Jan Blachowicz, and the #1 contender, Glover Teixeira, will headline UFC 267. Initially, the pair were supposed to clash in the main event at UFC 266. However, it got postponed to take place at UFC 267.

Blachowicz is on a five-fight win streak and is coming off a spectacular unanimous decision victory over the current UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Meanwhile, Teixeira will step inside the octagon for the first time in 2021, also riding on a five-fight win streak.

UFC 267: Main Card

A light heavyweight clash between Magomed Ankalaev and Volkan Oezdemir will kick start the main card at UFC 267. 

Besides the main event, fans can look up to another intriguing title clash in the co-main event. Initially, Aljamain Sterling was supposed to defend his UFC bantamweight title in a rematch against Petr Yan. However, Sterling pulled out of the fight because of an injury. 

Now, Yan will clash against Cory Sandhagen for the interim UFC bantamweight championship title. Both fighters will do everything they can to secure a fight against Sterling.

Furthermore, as already mentioned above, this will be a 6-fight main card. Thus, fans can expect more fireworks than usual at UFC 267.

Rising prospect Islam Makhachev will take on Dan Hooker in an interesting lightweight bout. Meanwhile, Khamzat Chimaev will make his UFC comeback against Li Jingliang in a welterweight bout. Furthermore, heavyweight contender Alexander Volkov will face a tough challenge in Marcin Tybura.

UFC 267: Preliminary Card

An intriguing flyweight bout between Tagir Ulanbekov and Allan Nascimento will kick off UFC 267. As there are no early prelims, and it will be the first bout of the entire event. 

As aforementioned, UFC 267 will have a 9-fight preliminary card. Thus, fans can expect more fireworks than usual in the prelims as well.

Fans can look up to an interesting light heavyweight bout between Shamil Gamzatov and Michal Oleksiejczuk. Meanwhile, a women's strawweight clash between Amanda Ribas and Virna Jandiroba will headline the prelims, which will also be the only women's bout at the event. 

Tickets for UFC 267

Fans who wish to see the action live from the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi can purchase the tickets on the official UFC website. The pricing for the tickets ranges from AED 495 to AED 7,995.

Where to watch UFC 267?

As aforementioned, this will be a non-pay-per-view card in the United States. It means that viewers from the USA as well as Canada will not have to purchase UFC 267 separately if they have an ESPN+ subscription.

UK viewers can watch the event live on BT Sport 1 TV channel and BT Sport’s website and app for subscribers. Meanwhile, UFC 267 will air in India on Sony Ten 1/2 (English) and Sony Ten 3 (Hindi). Indian viewers can also watch the event live on the Sony LIV app or website with a premium subscription.

Viewers around the globe can watch the event live on the UFC Fight Pass website. The monthly subscription for the UFC Fight Pass is $9.99, and the annual subscription is $95.99.

Date and timings for UFC 267

In the United States and Canada, UFC 267 will take place on Saturday, October 30, 2021. The preliminary card will begin at 10:30 a.m. ET / 7:30 a.m. PT. Meanwhile, the main card will commence at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT.

In the United Kingdom, the preliminary card will commence at 3:30 p.m. UK time on Saturday, October 30, 2021. Meanwhile, the main card will begin at 7 p.m. UK time.

In India, the preliminary card will kick off at 8 p.m. IST on Saturday, October 30, 2021. Meanwhile, the main card will begin at 11:30 p.m. IST.