Fight Week is finally here. This week, fighters have made their way to New York City for the highly-anticipated UFC 244 pay-per-view event at Madison Square Garden. For the first time in UFC history, a special belt was made for the main event between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz that will award the Baddest Motherf*cker (BMF) title.
In the co-main event, top middleweight contenders Kelvin Gastelum and Darren Till square off.
The main card will kickoff with Kevin Lee taking on Gregor Gillespie, before a heavyweight bout between Blagoy Ivanov and Derrick Lewis and the featured bout between Vicente Luque and Stephen Thompson.
Ahead of this weekend’s event, the UFC uploaded its behind-the-scenes YouTube series “UFC Embedded” to give you an up-close look at what the fighters go through on fight week as they make their final preparations for Saturday night.
Below is all of the information you will need leading up to the fight, including every episode of UFC 244 Embedded.
UFC 244: Fight Time & Viewing Details
Event: UFC 244: Diaz vs. Masvidal
Date: Saturday, November 2, 2019
Location: New York, New York
Venue: Madison Square Garden
Main Card Card Time: 10:00 p.m. ET
Broadcast: Pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+
UFC 244 Embedded, Episode 1
On Episode 1 of UFC 244 Embedded, middleweight Kelvin Gastelum wraps up training camp for his fight against Darren Till with sparring and a family meal. Headlining welterweight Jorge Masvidal travels via private plane alongside his father, coach Mike Brown, and UFC 244 heavyweight Andrei Arlovski. Brazilian light heavyweight Johnny Walker reports for duty, eager to take on Ultimate Fighter winner Corey Anderson.
UFC 244 Fight Card
#UFC244MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10:00 p.m. ET)
- Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz
- Kelvin Gastelum vs. Darren Till
- Vicente Luque vs. Stephen Thompson
- Blagoy Ivanov vs. Derrick Lewis
- Gregor Gillespie vs. Kevin Lee
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2, 8:00 p.m. ET)
- Corey Anderson vs. Johnny Walker
- Makwan Amirkhani vs. Shane Burgos
- Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Brad Tavares
- Andrei Arlovski vs. Jair Rozenstruik
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 6:15 p.m. ET)
- Katlyn Chookagian vs. Jennifer Maia
- Lyman Good vs. Chance Rencountre
- Julio Arce vs. Hakeem Dawodu