UFC Fight Night ‘Holloway vs. Kattar’ Main Card to Be Simulcast on ABC, ESPN+

By Martial Arts Videos January 5, 2021
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More information has emerged regarding the Ultimate Fighting
Championship’s broadcast plans with ABC.

According to a release, the main card of the UFC Fight Night event
scheduled for Jan. 16 will be simulcast on both ABC and ESPN+
beginning at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT. Immediately prior, the
preliminary draw will stream exclusively on ESPN+ at noon ET/9 a.m.
PT.

Reports of the UFC’s move to ABC
first emerged in late December. Details regarding future
broadcast plans with ABC have not been revealed, however.

“We are excited to collaborate with ABC to televise the first UFC
event of 2021, and the first-ever live UFC event on the ABC
network,” said ESPN executive vice president of programming and
original content Burke Magnus.  “UFC ‘Fight Island’ has
captured the excitement and imagination of sports fans worldwide
and what better way to start the year than by simulcasting the main
card of UFC Fight Night ‘Holloway vs. Kattar’ on ESPN+ and
ABC.”

UFC Fight Night, also known as
UFC on ABC 1, takes place at the Flash Forum on Yas Island in
Abu Dhabi and is headlined by a featherweight showdown between
Max
Holloway and Calvin
Kattar. The bout order and main card lineup for the event has
not been formally revealed, but it will mark the promotion’s
first-ever appearance on ABC and its first network television
broadcast since UFC on Fox 31 on Dec. 15, 2018.

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