It’s been a while since the fans had a card as stacked as UFC 245 Fight Card. This card features a bantamweight title fight between Amanda Nunes and Germaine de Randamie, a featherweight title bout between Max Holloway and Alexander Volkanovski, and the much-anticipated clash between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington. The fact that Mike Perry vs Jeoff Neal is in the prelims goes to show what an incredible card this is. With excitement at its peak let’s check out all the fights we have this weekend. 

UFC 245: Fight Card, Predictions, Start Time, Where to Watch

UFC 245 Fight Card

Colby Covington vs Kamaru Usman(Welterweight title fight)

Africa’s first UFC champion, Kamaru Usman squares off with the most hated athlete in the sport, Colby Covington with the welterweight title on the line. Years in the making and here we are. It’s an intriguing fight. There are some similarities between these two welterweight elites, but they can not be more different. Fans can expect a 5 round chaos inside the octagon from this fight for sure. 

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Max Holloway vs Alexander Volkanovski(Featherweight title fight)

The long-reigning featherweight champion and the king of Hawaii, Max Holloway takes on arguably his toughest challenger yet, Alexander Volkanovski. It’s hard to bet against the greatest featherweight to ever compete inside the octagon, which is Max Holloway. However, Alexander Volkanovski is a serious threat to the throne of Holloway.

Both fighters have insane cardio and can go full speed for 5 straight rounds. But at the end of the day, it comes down to Holloway’s striking and endurance against Volkanovski’s power. it’s going to be a striking extravaganza and Holloway is likely to get the job done yet again and continue his domination in the 145 division.

Amanda Nunes vs Germaine De Randamie( Bantamweight title fight)

In an exciting rematch, the greatest female combat athlete of all time, Amanda Nunes takes on the Iron Lady of MMA, Germaine de Randamie. Both fighters have come a long since the first encounter. GDR became the first featherweight champion in Women’s division. On the other hand, Amanda Nunes has conquered two divisions and has achieved GOAT status in many eyes. It would be intriguing to see whether the outcome of the fight changes in the rematch.

Jose Aldo vs Marlon Moraes(Bantamweight)

Former featherweight champion, Jose Aldo is making his bantamweight debut against Marlon Moraes on December 14th. While Aldo will be looking to get back to the top in another division Moraes will be looking to make a statement for another shot at the bantamweight title.

Urijah Faber vs Petr Yan(Bantamweight)

The California kid, Urijah Faber is back in the octagon again to prove his mettle against the number 4 bantamweight, Pert Yan. Faber has already made clear that he is coming for the title of Henry Cejudo. Well, a win over Yan would certainly make him a strong contender in the division.

Prelims

Geoff Neal vs. Mike Perry (Welterweight)
Ketlen Viera vs. Irene Aldana(Women Bantamweight)
Ian Heinish vs. Omari Akhmedov(Middleweight)
Matt Brown vs. Ben Saunders(Welterweight)

Early Prelims

Chase Hooper vs. Daniel Teymur
Brandon Moreno vs. Kai Kara France
Jessica Eye vs. Viviane Araujo
Punahele Soriano vs. Oskar Piechota

UFC 245 Start Time

UFC 245 takes place in the T-Mobile arena, Las Vegas on December 14th.

• The Main Card starts at 10 p.m. (ET)
• The Prelims start at 8 p.m. (ET)
• The Early Prelims start at 6:15 p.m. (ET)

• The Main Card starts at 3 a.m. (GMT)
• The Prelims start at 1 a.m. (GMT)
• The Early Prelims start at 11:15 p.m. (GMT)

• The Main Card starts at 2 p.m. (AEDT)
• The Prelims start at 12 p.m. (AEDT)
• The Early Prelims start at 10:15 a.m. (AEDT)

How to Watch UFC 245

Thanks to the ESPN deal with UFC, the entire UFC 245 card will be available live on ESPN+. The Early Prelims can be watched on both ESPN + and UFC Fight Pass.

In the UK, UFC 245 can be watched on BT Sports. While in India you can catch the live action on Sony Ten 2HD, Sony Ten 2 and Sony PIX. In Australia, you can catch the live action on Foxtel. You can even order the PPV using your PlayStation 4 or using the UFC app on your Xbox One.