UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler start time and live stream details

The UFC will crown a new lightweight champion tonight as Charles Oliveira takes on Michael Chandler in the main event of UFC 262.

Oliveira and Chandler will compete for the lightweight strap after Khabib Nurmagomedov retired from mixed martial arts and the UFC later vacated the belt.

UFC 262 also features fan-favorite Tony Ferguson who will compete in an important lightweight clash against Beneil Dariush.

The UFC PPV main card will take place in front of fans in the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. But if you want to watch from home, the only way to do so is by ordering the official UFC 262 PPV on ESPN+.

What time does UFC 262 start?

UFC 262 PPV Main Card: 10 pm ET / 7 pm PT
UFC 262 Prelims: 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT
UFC 262 Early Prelims: 6:30 pm ET / 3:30 pm PT

The first fight of the UFC 262 early prelims will commence at 6:30 pm ET with Christos Giagos facing Sean Soriano on ESPN+. The early prelims contain three fights and will wrap up shortly before 8 pm ET in time for the preliminary card.

The UFC 262 prelims will start at 8 pm ET host five fights including the featured prelim bout: Jacare Souza vs. Andre Muniz.

Then the fights switch over to pay-per-view on ESPN+ at 10 pm ET as Matt Schnell vs. Rogerio Bontorin opens up the main card. Five fights are scheduled for the UFC 262 main card with the last one being the main event title fight between Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler.

Watch UFC 262 live stream

The best way to watch UFC 262 live stream tonight is by ordering the official PPV on ESPN+.

ESPN+ is the only way to watch UFC 262 live in the United States and that means that fans are required to purchase the event via the ESPN+ webpage.

After ordering the UFC 262 fight card, fight fans can then stream the action live to a TV using the in-built ESPN app or by casting from a connected device such as Roku, Chromecast, Amazon FireTV, Apple tvOS, XBOX, Playstation, and Samsung connected TVs.

You can also stream fights via the ESPN app on your mobile device or via the ESPN website on a desktop computer, laptop, or tablet.

Order UFC 262 PPV

Existing ESPN+ subscribers

Visit the ESPN website
Follow the on-page instructions to login and access the order page
Log in and click “Get Now”
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete your order

New ESPN+ subscribers

Visit the ESPN website
Choose UFC 262 & ESPN+ Bundle
Click “Get Now”
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete your order

The special UFC 262 and ESPN+ Bundle includes the UFC 262 PPV ($69.99) and a one-year subscription to ESPN+ ($59.99) meaning that the bundle represents more than 25 percent in savings for fans.