UFC returns to London this week as it sets to sell out the O2 Arena with its UFC Fight Night London card. The card will air live on July 22 out of the O2 Arena in London and fans can catch the whole card on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass. UFC Fight Night London or UFC Fight Night 224 is not a pay-per-view event and as such fans won’t have to pay extra for the main card.
Existing subscribers can watch the fight for free and those looking to buy a subscription can get it on ESPN+ for $9.99 a month. Fans in the UK can tune in to BT Sport to witness their favorite British fighters inside the octagon. Meanwhile, fight fans all over the world will be able to catch the event live via ESPN+, UFC Fight Pass, Sony Liv, and more.
#UFCLONDON CALLING!! 🇬🇧
Tom Aspinall vs Marcin Tybura this Saturday at @TheO2!! pic.twitter.com/sqQQwo2s1h
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) July 18, 2023
For the second time this year, UFC returns to the O2 Arena in London with a stacked fight card for their British Fans. The main event will feature a heavyweight bout between Tom Aspinall and Marcin Tybura. Aspinall will be making his return after recovering from his knee injury during his fight with Curtis Blaydes.
His opponent Marcin Tybura is a seasoned veteran who’s been in UFC since 2016. Tybura has earned back-to-back wins in his last two fights and will look forward to contesting for the title if he wins this bout.
The card will feature Molly McCann vs Julija Stoliarenko for the Co-main event. Prior to her loss against Erin Blanchfield, McCann was on a three-fight winning streak. The Liverpool fighter will look to redeem herself through a win over her opponent at UFC Fight Night London.
UFC Fight Night London: Timings and full fight card
With a host of UK fighters fighting on their home ground, British fans are indeed anticipating this card. Fifth-ranked heavyweight fighter Tom Aspinall will fight in his hometown and take on Polish fighter Marcin Tybura. Meanwhile, Liverpool’s ‘Meatball‘ Molly will take on Lithuanian Julija Stoliarenko in their flyweight bout.
Fans can expect the preliminary card to begin around 5 pm BST on Saturday, July 22 in the UK and 12 pm ET in the UK. The main card will begin at 8 pm BST for the UK fans. The main card will begin at 3 pm ET for the fight fans in the USA.
Depending on the duration of the fight fans can expect a bit of delay leading up to the main fights. The London fight card features fights from UK-based fighters who will surely receive the loudest cheers from British fans. Here are the details of the fights on the UFC Fight Night London card.
Main card
Tom Aspinall vs Marcin Tybura
Molly McCann vs Julija Stoliarenko
Nathaniel Wood vs. Andre Fili
Paul Craig vs. Andre Muniz
Jai Herbert vs. Fares Ziam
Lerone Murphy vs. Joshua Culibao
Preliminary card
Davey Grant vs. Daniel Marcos
Danny Roberts vs. Jonny Parsons
Marc Diakiese vs. Joel Alvarez
Mick Parkin vs. Jamal Pogues
Makhmud Muradov vs. Bryan Barberena
Ketlen Vieira vs. Pannie Kianzad
Chris Duncan vs. Yanal Ashmouz
Shauna Bannon vs. Bruna Brasil
Jafel Filho vs. Daniel Barez
UFC President Dana White has teased a Tom Aspinall vs Jon Jones fight if Aspinall manages to secure a big win. Aspinall is 7- 1 in his last eight fights and is geared up to grab the win on July 22.
The # 5 ranked heavyweight enters the bout with -450 points, while his opponent Tybura is a heavy underdog with +340. Meanwhile, MollyMcCan will also enter her fight with Stoliarenko as the favorite with -215 points.
Given the card is being hosted in the UK several British fighters enter as betting favorites. After the event in London UFC will move to Utah, Salt Lake City for UFC 291 on July 29. Safe to say fans are getting treated well With back-to-back stacked events.