When you watch the UFC 285 live stream online, you’ll see a massive heavyweight title fight at the top of the card. In Jones vs. Gane, both men should kick and counter their way to gold.
We arrive at this match through the worst-case scenario for fight fans: Francis Ngannou and the UFC were unable to reach a new contract, so the champion was released and his title was declared vacant.
To find a new champion, the UFC has pitted former two-time light heavyweight champion Jon Jones against Ciryl Gane, the No. 1 ranked Heavyweight division contender. Jones is making his big octagon comeback with this fight, and while he wasn’t on fire before, he has a good chance this weekend.
The UFC’s current longest-reigning title holder Valentina Shevchenko defends her women’s Flyweight title against Alexa Grasso in the co-main event.
According to DraftKings, former lightweight champ Jones is a slight favourite at -170 (wager $170 to win $100) over former interim champ Gane (+145 — wager $100 to win $145).
Here’s everything you need to know about UFC 285 live streams:
UFC 285 LIVE STREAMS: GET THE PPV AND A WHOLE YEAR OF ESPN PLUS
To watch UFC 285 live streams — and all the upcoming numbered UFC PPVs — you’ll need ESPN Plus(opens in new tab), so let’s talk about the best deal.
UFC 285 plus a year of ESPN Plus for $124.98, a $55 savings (ESPN Plus is $99.99 per year and UFC 285 is $79.99). At least for this fight, this is one way to avoid the $5 price increase for UFC PPVs, which used to cost $74.99.
The main preliminary fights will be broadcast on ESPN and ESPN Plus, so those who haven’t yet subscribed to the former can get a taste of it all before forking over the cash.
ESPN is available on the majority of cable packages, as well as two of the best streaming services, Sling TV Orange and FuboTV.
Fights in the UFC 285 Early Prelims begin at 5:30 p.m. ET on UFC FightPass(opens in new tab), which costs $9.99 per month. Then comes the higher-level preliminary fights, which begin at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN Plus.
HOW TO WATCH UFC 285 IN THE UK AND AUSTRALIA
UFC 285 is taking place at a bad time in the United Kingdom and a good time in Australia.
Jones vs Gane will most likely begin at 5 a.m. GMT in the United Kingdom. It’s now available for £19.95 on BT Sport Box Office (opens in new tab). Prelims are available on UFC Fight Pass.
However, the UFC 285 live stream is not available through a web browser, but rather through apps on Now TV devices, PlayStations, Xbox, Apple TV, and some Smart TVs.
UFC 285 will be available on Kayo(opens in new tab) in Australia on Sunday at 5 a.m. AEDT for AU$54.95.
HOW TO WATCH UFC 285 LIVE STREAMS IN CANADA
The early prelims will be broadcast on UFC Fight Pass, while the prelims will be broadcast on TSN and RDS. The main card of UFC 285 is available on various providers, including BELL and Rogers.
UFC 285 fight card
Early prelims (5:30 p.m. ET) on UFC FightPass
- Ian Garry vs. Song Kenan — Welterweight
- Cameron Saaiman vs. Leomana Martinez — Bantamweight
- Jessica Penne vs. Tabatha Ricci — Women’s Strawweight
- Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Farid Basharat — Bantamweight
- Esteban Ribovics vs. Loik Radzhabov — Lightweight
Prelims (8 p.m. ET) on ESPN Plus and ESPN
- Cody Garbrandt vs. Trevin Jones — Bantamweight
- Derek Brunson vs. Dricus du Plessis — Middleweight
- Viviane Araújo vs. Amanda Ribas — Women’s Flyweight
- Julian Marquez vs. Marc-André Barriault — Middleweight
Main Card (10 p.m. ET) on ESPN Plus
- Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane — Heavyweight
- Valentina Shevchenko (c) vs. Alexa Grasso — Women’s Flyweight
- Geoff Neal vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov — Welterweight
- Jalin Turner vs. Mateusz Gamrot — Lightweight
- Bo Nickal vs. Jamie Pickett — Middleweight
