It’s a bright and early one for Australian fight fans hoping to catch the action from UFC 294.
With the fights taking place in Abu Dhabi, you’ll have to wake up at the crack of dawn to see the fights.
But fear not, because Alexander Volkanovski is expected to make his walk to the octagon at a slightly more reasonable time.
So, what time does UFC 294 start?
The prelims kick off at 1am (AEDT), while the main card will commence at 5am (AEDT).
As for Volkanovski’s epic rematch against lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, that’s expected to take place after 7am.
HOW TO WATCH UFC 294
Australian fight fans can catch all the action from UFC 294 live on Main Event and Kayo Sports.
The prelims are available to watch on ESPN via Kayo, before the action for the main card switches over to Main Event.
FULL UFC 294 CARD (ALL TIMES AEDT)
Main Card (from 5am AEDT)
Islam Makhachev (c) v Alexander Volkanovski for the UFC lightweight title
Kamaru Usman v Khamzat Chimaev — middleweight
Magomed Ankalaev v Johnny Walker — light heavyweight
Ikram Aliskerov v Warlley Alves — middleweight
Said Nurmagomedov v Muin Gafurov — bantamweight
Prelims (from 1am AEDT)
Tim Elliott v Muhammad Mokaev — flyweight
Mohammad Yahya v Trevor Peek — lightweight
Javid Basharat v Victor Henry — bantamweight
Abu Azaitar v Sedriques Dumas — middleweight
Mike Breeden v Anshul Jubli — lightweight
Nathaniel Wood v Muhammad Naimov — featherweight
Viktoriia Dudakova v Jinh Yu Frey — women’s strawweight
Shara Magomedov v Bruno Silva — middleweight
