UFC London: Silva vs Bisping - What time does it start, which channel and what’s the fight card?
A complete breakdown of the biggest UFC card to ever come to the O2 Arena
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Your support makes all the difference.Who’s fighting?
UFC Fight Night in London sees the long-awaited return of arguably the greatest UFC fighter of all-time: Anderson Silva. The Brazilian returns after a year-long suspension for multiple failed drugs test following his fight with Nick Diaz, which was ruled a no contest.
Bisping, the British favourite and currently ranked number 6 in the middleweight division, is riding a two-fight win streak and is looking to further strengthen his claim for a title fight. A win over ‘The Spider’ will certainly place him among the top contenders.
The penultimate fight should be a very interesting encounter between Gegard Mousasi and Thales Leites, ranked number 9 and 10 in the middleweight division respectively. Both fighters are coming off losses, so desperately need a win here to stay in the top-10 picture.
Elsewhere on the card, as this is a London event, there’s a whole host of British talent, including Brad Pickett, Norman Parke, and Tom Breese all in action.
When is it?
UFC Fight Night takes place this Saturday, February 27, at London’s O2 Arena. The first fight of the night kicks off around 5:45, with the main card starting at around 9pm (GMT).
Where can I watch it?
The fight card will be shown in its entirety exclusively on UFC Fight Pass. Click here to find out details on how to describe to the service.
Full card
Premlims
Teemu Packelan vs Thibault Gouti
Daniel Omielanzcuk vs Jarjis Danho
Norman Parke vs Rustam Khabilov
Bradley Scott vs Krzysztof Jotko
Arnold Allen vs Yaotzin Meza
Scott Askham vs Chris Dempsey
Davey Grant vs Marlon Vera
Mike Wilkinson vs Makwan Amirkhani
Main card
Francisco Rivera vs Brad Pickett
Tom Breese vs Keita Nakamura
Gegard Mousasi vs Thales Leites
Anderson Silva vs Michael Bispin
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