Alex Pereira looks to hold onto gold as he defends the UFC light heavyweight title at UFC 313 against someone who could be his toughest opponent to date, Magomed Ankalaev.
Here’s how you can watch the event, including streaming options and TV channels to catch the preliminaries and the main card on pay-per-view.
Where to watch UFC 313 prelims
The UFC 313 preliminaries, starting at 8 p.m. ET, will be available on Disney+. The early preliminaries at 6:30 p.m. ET will also be available via Disney+.
Where to watch UFC 313
The UFC 313 main card is available via pay-per-view on ESPN+. The PPV price for UFC 313 is $79.99 for current subscribers. For a limited time, get 12 months of ESPN+ for the price of 9 with the purchase of an annual plan.
WATCH: UFC 313: Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev on ESPN+
UFC 313 start time
- Date: Saturday, March 8
- Time: 10 p.m. ET (8 p.m. ET for prelims) | 7 p.m. PT
- Location: T-Mobile Arena – Las Vegas
UFC 313 will be in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on March 8. The early prelims start at 6:30 p.m. ET, while the prelims are at 8 p.m. ET. The main card starts at 10 p.m. ET, and Pereira and Ankalaev should make their way to the octagon around 12:30 a.m. ET, depending on how long the undercard fights last.
Pereira (12-2) is a two-division champion and has been busy answering the call to compete whenever needed. “Poatan” owns the record for the shortest time and fewest contests to win UFC gold in company history (736 days/7 bouts). He won three fights in 2024, all via knockout.
It is the first time since his UFC debut in 2021 that Pereira will be tested against a wrestling-heavy fighter. Pereira looks to prove he can handle the pressure while continuing his momentum.
Ankalaev (19-1-1, 1 NC) hasn’t lost a fight since 2018. An avoided fighter, the multi-time medalist at the amateur level has ten wins via knockout and has been known to hold his opponents and tire them out.
Finally fighting for gold, the top-ranked fighter at light heavyweight saw a video of Pereira with former champion Glover Teixeira, preparing to grapple with him. Ankalaev shared a simple message to the Brazilian.
“I hope you ready to do this for 25 min.”
UFC 313 fight card
Main Card
- Alex Pereira (c) vs. Magomed Ankalaev for the UFC light heavyweight title
- Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fiziev; Lightweights
- Jalin Turner vs. Ignacio Bahamondes; Lightweights
- Amanda Lemos vs. Iasmin Lucindo; Strawweights
- King Green vs. Mauricio Ruffy; Lightweights
Prelims
- Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev; Heavyweights
- Joshua Van vs. Rei Tsuruya; Flyweights
- Brunno Ferreira vs. Armen Petrosyan; Middleweights
- Alex Morono vs. Carlos Leal; Welterweights
Early Prelims
- Mairon Santos vs. Francis Marshall; Featherweights
- Chris Gutierrez vs. John Castaneda; Featherweights
- Djorden Ribeiro dos Santos vs. Osman Diaz; Middleweights
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