Getty Stipe Miocic
The UFC heavyweight championship belt is up for grabs Saturday when champ Stipe Miocic defends against Francis Ngannou at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The UFC 260 PPV card starts at 10 p.m. ET, with Miocic vs Ngannou expected to start around 12:15 a.m. ET. The PPV costs $69.99 by itself, though there are some other bundle options if you don’t already have ESPN+.
Here’s everything you need to know to buy and watch Miocic vs Ngannou 2, Woodley vs Luque and all of the fights on Saturday night:
Heavy may earn an affiliate commission if you sign up via a link on this page
How to Buy UFC 260: Miocic vs Ngannou 2
If you don’t have ESPN+, you can get a special bundle deal that includes a one-year subscription to ESPN+ ($59.99 value) and the UFC 260 PPV ($69.99 value) for $89.98, which works out to over 30 percent savings:
Or, if you want to purchase them separately, you can first subscribe to a month of ESPN+ right here ($5.99 for ESPN+, or $13.99 for a bundle of ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+), then follow the below directions for existing ESPN+ subscribers.
However, with the amount of UFC (and other sports) content on ESPN+, most MMA fans are probably going to keep ESPN+ long-term, meaning the value of the bundle is the better way to go if you don’t already have ESPN+.
If you already have ESPN+, you can buy the UFC 260 PPV by itself for $69.99 right here:
Or, if you only have a monthly subscription (and don’t have the Disney+ bundle), you can still get the special bundle that includes a year of ESPN+ and the UFC 260 PPV. The only difference is that instead of starting a new ESPN+ subscription, you’ll just extend your current subscription by a year and get the UFC 260 PPV for a total of $89.98:
Where to Watch UFC 260
Once you’re signed up for ESPN+ and you’ve purchased the PPV, you’ll be able to watch UFC 260 on your computer via ESPN.com, or you can watch on the ESPN app on any compatible connected-to-TV streaming device, such as:
Roku or Roku TV
Amazon Fire Stick or Fire TV
Apple TV
Chromecast
PlayStation 4 or 5
Xbox One or Series X/S
iPhone or iPad
Android phone or tablet
Samsung Smart TV
Oculus Go
For all of those options, you’ll need to sign in with your ESPN+ account to watch early prelims (ESPN+), prelims (ESPN+) and the main card (ESPN+ PPV).
UFC 260 Preview
Miocic and Ngannou will headline the card, fighting for the second time since their January, 2018 meeting at UFC 220. Miocic took Ngannou down with relative ease the first time around, but, other than a loss by decision to Derrick Lewis at UFC 226, Ngannou has been on fire since, winning his last four fights by knockout.
“Obviously I was very upset and disappointed that I didn’t win the fight,” Ngannou told Joe Rogan, via Fightful. “As everyone who is fighting for the title, you want to go out there victorious. But to be honest, I always look in that fight since the fight day, just after the fight, I look at it and now I’m like, ‘This is good.’ I learned too much in that fight because even though I was on the level, fighting for the world title, I still have some missing parts in my game and in my experience.”
For his part, the champ acknowledges his opponent has improved since their last fight, but he still likes his chances. “Francis has gotten a lot better since the first fight with me, but styles make matchup, and unfortunately, the style I have is not good for him,” Miocic said, per International Business Times. “I’m walking out ‘And Still.’”
In other key matchups on the card, Tyron Woodley, who has lost three fights in a row, will square off against Vicente Luque in a welterweight showdown that is slated to be the co-main event. Both fighters are currently on opposite trajectories, as Luque has won two in a row, while Woodley is in a concerning slump. With losses to Karamu Usman, Gilbert Burns and Colby Covington, Woodley needs a win in the worst way here if he wants to get things back under control.
Another intriguing bout will feature “Sugar” Sean O’Malley taking on Thomas Almeida in a bantamweight battle that follows O’Malley’s first career loss to Marlon “Chito” Vera at UFC 252 last summer.
Here’s a preview of the main and preliminary cards, with every bout featured on each:
MAIN CARD:
-
Champ Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou – for heavyweight title, co-main event
-
Vicente Luque vs. Tyron Woodley, co-main event
-
Thomas Almeida vs. Sean O’Malley
-
Jamie Mullarkey vs. Khama Worthy
1ST PRELIM:
-
William Knight vs. Alonzo Menifield
-
Hannah Goldy vs. Jessica Penne
-
Jared Gooden vs. Abubakar Nurmagomedov
2ND PRELIM:
-
Modestas Bukauskas vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
-
Miranda Maverick vs. Gillian Robertson
-
Omar Morales vs. TBA
-
Abu Azaitar vs. Marc-Andre Barriault