How to watch Tom Aspinall vs. Curtis Blaydes online and on TV this weekend

Tom Aspinall produced a clinical demonstration at the UFC main event in London in March (Kieran Cleeves/PA) (PA Wire)

Just four months after the cfu Last visit to London, the flagship mixed martial arts promotion returns to the English capital this weekend.

Of March UFC London card broke Fight Night and O2 Arena records, as British fighters shone in front of a raucous crowd in the first edition of the event since 2019. It was also one of the first Fight Nights to have fans in attendance since before the start of the Covid pandemic, which made for a jubilant evening in London.

In the main event, the British heavyweights Tom Aspinal submitted Alexander Volkov in the first round in his first UFC headline fight, improving his impressive record and earning him another spot in the main event this Saturdaywhen he assumes Curtis Blayde in a fight that could crown a No. 1 contender.

INTERVIEW: Tom Aspinall hosts UFC London main event against Curtis Blaydes

Paddy Pimblet has been arguably UFC London’s biggest star in March, howeverand he will enter the Octagon again here, facing Jordan Leavitt at lightweight.

Here’s everything you need to know about a stacked card.

When is it?

UFC London takes place on Saturday, July 23 at the O2 Arena.

The prelims will begin at 5:00 p.m. BST, with the main card following at 8:00 p.m. Ring walks for the main event are scheduled to take place around 10:00 p.m.

How can I watch it?

Paddy Pimblett stole the O2 Arena in March (Getty Images)

Paddy Pimblett stole the O2 Arena in March (Getty Images)

The card will be shown live on BT Sport in the UK, with the broadcaster’s app and website also showing the fights.

In the US, ESPN+ will show the action live, as will UFC Fight Pass.

Odds

Aspinal – 4/6; Blaydes – 11/10

Piblet-4/11; Leavitt – 8/15

All odds here, via Betfair.

Full map

Curtis Blaydes vs. Tom Aspinall (Heavyweight)

Jack Hermansson vs. Chris Curtis (middleweight)

Paddy Pimblett vs. Jordan Leavitt (lightweight)

Nikita Krylov vs. Alexander Gustafsson (light heavyweight)

Molly McCann vs. Hannah Goldy (women’s flyweight)

Paul Craig vs. Volkan Oezdemir (light heavyweight)

Preliminaries

Marc Diakiese vs. Damir Hadzovic (lightweight)

Nathaniel Wood vs. Charles Rosa (bantamweight)

Makwan Amirkhani vs. Jonathan Pearce (featherweight)

Muhammad Mokaev vs. Charles Johnson (Flyweight)

Jai Herbert vs. Kyle Nelson (lightweight)

Mandy Bohm vs. Victoria Leonardo (women’s flyweight)

Claudio Silva vs Nicolas Dalby (welterweight)

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