Don’t miss two title bouts and all the action at UFC 317
Don’t miss two title bouts and all the action at UFC 317
Two of the best in the men’s lightweight division will battle for the vacant title, while at flyweight, we will get a rematch almost a decade in the making.
Just three weeks after the UFC’s last pay-per-view, the mixed martial arts promotion is back with UFC 317, which will see two titles on the line, and you can watch it all on ESPN+ and ESPN+ Pay-Per-View. Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira will battle for the vacant Men’s Lightweight title, while Flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja will defend his belt against Kai Kara-France. The early prelims are scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. ET, with prelims at 8 p.m., and the main card at 10 p.m. You can watch the entirety of UFC 317 with a subscription to ESPN+ and by purchasing the PPV for $80.
How to Watch UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
- When: Saturday, June 28 | Early Prelims: 6:30 p.m. ET Prelims: 8 p.m. ET | Main Card: 10 p.m. ET
- Early Prelims: ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, Disney+
Prelims: ESPN+, ESPN, ESPN Deportes, Disney+
Main Card: ESPN+ PPV - Streaming: Get the fight by subscribing to ESPN+ and purchasing the PPV for $80.
Everything you need to know to stream UFC 317
Can you stream UFC 317 for free?
Yes and no. The main event of UFC 317 is only available on ESPN+ PPV, however, the rest of the night’s action is accessible through a number of other streaming services. My recommendation would be to sign up for the three-day free trial from Hulu + Live TV. Not only does the service carry all three of the cable channels that will be airing the early prelims and the prelims, but because Hulu and ESPN are both owned by Disney, you also get the Disney Bundle included in your subscription for free.
That means that not only will you get the on-demand version of Hulu and Disney+ at no extra cost, but you get ESPN+ for free, saving you the additional cost of subscribing to the service in order to access the pay-per-view.
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| ESPN | + $24 | + $59 | + $61 | - | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | ✓ | |
| ESPN Deportes | + $4 | + $20 | + $0 | - | - | - | + $6 | - | - | |
| ESPN+ | + $24 | + $54 | + $61 | - | - | - | - | - | + $18 | |
| ESPNEWS | + $44 | + $11 | + $61 | - | - | - | + $11 | - | ✓ | |
What is the card for UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira?
Card subject to change.
Main Card beginning at 10 p.m. ET | On ESPN+ PPV
| Position | Matchup | Weight Class |
|---|---|---|
| Main | Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira | UFC Lightweight Championship (vacant) |
| Co-Main | Alexandre Pantoja (C) vs. Kai Kara-France | UFC Flyweight Championship |
| Undercard | Brandon Royval vs. Joshua Van | Men’s Flyweight |
| Undercard | Beneil Dariush vs. Renato Moicano | Men’s Lightweight |
| Undercard | Payton Talbott vs. Felipe Lima | Men’s Bantamweight |
Prelims beginning at 8 p.m. ET | On ESPN+, ESPN, ESPN Deportes, Disney+
| Position | Matchup | Weight Class |
|---|---|---|
| Feature | Jack Hermansson vs. Gregory Rodrigues | Men’s Middleweight |
| Undercard | Hyder Amil vs. Jose Miguel Delgado | Men’s Featherweight |
| Undercard | Viviane Araujo vs. Tracy Cortez | Women’s Flyweight |
| Undercard | Terrance McKinney vs. Viacheslav Borshchev | Men’s Lightweight |
Early Prelims beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET | On ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, Disney+
| Position | Matchup | Weight Class |
|---|---|---|
| Feature | Niko Price vs. Jacobe Smith | Men’s Welterweight |
| Undercard | Jhonata Diniz vs. Alvin Hines | Men’s Heavyweight |
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About UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
Two titles will be up for grabs at UFC 317 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Future UFC Hall of Famer Charles Oliveira (35-10) will look to reclaim the Men’s Lightweight Championship as he battles undefeated Ilia Topuria (16-0). The belt was vacated after champion Islam Makhachev moved up in weight class.
Topuria vacated his UFC Featherweight Championship to move up to Lightweight, following back-to-back knockout title defenses. Oliveira is looking to return to the top of the division for the first time since 2022, when he missed weight and was stripped of the title.
Also on the main card will be a Men’s Flyweight Championship bout between Alexandre Pantoja (29-5) and Kai Kara-France (25-11). These two first fought in 2016 on Season 24 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” and there is even more ast stake now.
Pantoja enters on a seven-match win streak, and has already defended the title three times during his nearly two-year reign. Kara-France is looking for his first UFC belt and to avenge the loss he suffered to Pantoja nearly a decade ago.
At the pre-fight weigh-in on Friday, one early prelims fight was scrapped as Christopher Ewert — who signed onto the fight in the past week — could not get close enough to the target weight, meaning that his bout with Jackson McVey was dropped from the card. It is unlikely that there will be a replacement match slotted into its place; however, anything can happen.
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How to Stream UFC 317 from anywhere
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