UFC 281

When is UFC 281?

UFC 281 will take place on Saturday 22nd October 2022.

Where is UFC 281 happening?

UFC 281 will take place at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Who's the main event at UFC 281?

Charles Oliveira will square off against Islam Makhachev, as the main event of UFC 281.

The fight will take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit will be 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

This contest is for the vacant UFC lightweight championship.

Who's fighting on the card at UFC 281?

The follow fights are set to feature on UFC 281:

Co-Main Event

• Aljamain Sterling vs T. J. Dillashaw (Bantamweight)

Main Card

• Belal Muhammad vs Sean Brady (Welterweight)

• Petr Yan vs Sean O’Malley (Bantamweight)

• Beneil Dariush vs Mateusz Gamrot (Lightweight)

Prelims

• Zubaira Tukhugov vs Lucas Almeida (Featherweight)

• Marina Rodriguez vs Amanda Lemos (Women’s Strawweight)

• Katlyn Chookagian vs Manon Fiorot (Women’s Flyweight)

• Makhmud Muradov vs Caio Borralho (Middleweight)

• Muhammad Mokaev vs Malcolm Gordon (Flyweight)

• Volkan Oezdemir vs Nikita Krylov (Light Heavyweight)

• Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs Gadzhi Omargadzhiev (Welterweight)

• Armen Petrosyan vs AJ Dobson (Middleweight)

What time does UFC 281 start?

We don't yet have the broadcast start times for UFC 281.

Who is showing UFC 281?

UFC 281 will be broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK, while the fight will be broadcast in the United States by ESPN Pay Per View.

How do you stream UFC 281?

You can stream UFC 281 on BT Sport, and all their MMA cards, via the BT Sport app and online player. This is included for free if you order BT Sport on Sky TV, TalkTalk TV or BT TV.
If you don’t have a TV package, it’s only available as a standalone app to existing or new BT broadband customers. Note, it’s not currently available on Roku or NowTV sticks, or games consoles.

The stream is free for existing BT Sport 1 customers, while 1 month (for tv) costs £25.

You can pay and stream UFC 281 on ESPN PPV via the ESPN+ app. This is a standalone service from regular ESPN, so you don’t need to be an existing TV or ESPN+ subscriber to buy a PPV card. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV and many others.

The whole event costs $79.99.