How to Watch UFC Fight Night 209

Brick-fisted heavyweights will step into the spotlight when the Ultimate Fighting Championship makes its long-awaited debut in France, as Ciryl Gane locks horns with Tai Tuivasa in the UFC Fight Night 209 headliner. Meanwhile, former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker squares off with Marvin Vettori in the three-round co-main event at 185 pounds.

A closer look at some of the UFC Fight Night 209 “Gane vs. Tuivasa” particulars:

Date, Time, Location for UFC Fight Night 209

UFC Fight Night “Gane vs. Tuivasa” goes down on Saturday, Sept. 3 at Accor Arena in Paris. The main card kicks off at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT. The prelims start at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT.

How to Watch UFC Fight Night ‘Gane vs. Tuivasa’ Online

Anyone wishing to live stream UFC Fight Night 209 online will need to purchase an ESPN+ membership. The ESPN-owned streaming service has exclusive rights to UFC live streams, making ESPN+ the only way to view UFC Fight Night “Gane vs. Tuivasa” online in the United States. The main card can be viewed on ESPN+ at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT, while the prelims can be seen on ESPN+ at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT. Meanwhile, BT Sport is the lone broadcaster showing UFC Fight Night 209 live in the United Kingdom. Coverage for preliminary fights begins at 6 p.m. BST, with the main card scheduled to start at 8 p.m. BST. Finally, Foxtel TV customers in Australia can stream UFC Fight Night “Gane vs. Tuivasa” online by using the Foxtel Go app and may also sign up for Kayo to watch ESPN online.

UFC Fight Night 209 Card, Odds

BetUs.com lists Gane as a -600 favorite for the UFC Fight Night 209 main event, with Tuivasa as a +400 underdog. In the co-headliner, Whittaker is favored at -210, with Vettori coming back at +165.

Gane enters the Octagon on the heels of his first professional setback. The 32-year-old MMA Factory rep last competed at UFC 270, where he dropped a five-round unanimous decision to Francis Ngannou in a failed bid to capture the undisputed heavyweight crown on Jan. 22. Gane holds a stellar 7-1 record in the UFC, his resume anchored by wins over Alexander Volkov, Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Junior dos Santos.

The affable Tuivasa has rattled off five consecutive victories and put himself within arm’s reach of a title shot. “Bam Bam” last appeared on Feb. 12, when he cut down Derrick Lewis with an elbow strike in the second round of their UFC 271 slugfest. Tuivasa, 29, owns an 8-3 mark inside the Las Vegas-based promotion—a run that has seen him defeat Augusto Sakai, Stefan Struve and Andrei Arlovski, among others.

UFC Fight Night “Gane vs. Tuivasa” also features a middleweight clash matching Roman Kopylov (-115) with Alessio Di Chirico (-115), a lightweight tilt pitting Nasrat Haqparast (-240) against John Makdessi (+190) and a pair of featherweight duels, as William Goomis (-230) meets Jarno Errens (+180) and Charles Jourdain (-145) faces Nathaniel Wood (+115). Middleweights highlight the six-fight undercard, as Abusupiyan Magomedov (-270) toes the line against Dustin Stoltzfus (+210) at 185 pounds.

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