How to watch UFC 242 on ESPN+

This Saturday, September 7, Khabib Nurmagomedov returns to the Octagon for the first time since defeating Conor McGregor at UFC 229 in October last year.

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Nurmagomedov features in the main event bout of UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi. The undefeated Russian will face Dustin Poirier, who captured the UFC Interim Lightweight Championship by defeating Max Holloway in April.

If you’re planning to watch UFC 242 on Saturday night, you can go ahead and order the UFC PPV here on ESPN+.

For a full breakdown of how to order, stream, and watch UFC 242 this weekend, read below.

How to order UFC 242

Since ESPN+ became the new home of UFC PPV events in the United States, fans are now required to have an active ESPN+ subscription in order to watch UFC 242 this Saturday and other UFC events in 2019.

The UFC 242 PPV price depends on whether you have an existing ESPN+ subscription.

If you don’t have ESPN+

You can make the most of a special ESPN+ promotion that enables new users to grab the upcoming UFC 242 PPV event ($59.99) and a one-year subscription of ESPN+ ($49.99) for the heavily discounted price of $79.98.

By ordering the UFC 242 and ESPN+ Yearly Plan Bundle, you’ll be able to watch all of the fights on the UFC 242 PPV main card as well as the UFC 242 prelims and early prelims on the ESPN+ digital streaming service.

For more details on how to watch ESPN+ on your favorite devices, read on below.

If you already have ESPN+

You can order UFC 242 here for $59.99.

By signing into your ESPN+ account via the link above, you can access the PPV order page for UFC 242.

Can’t watch UFC 242 at 2 pm ET?

That’s fine. By ordering the UFC 242 PPV on the ESPN+ website you’ll still be able to watch a replay of the event later in the day.

Where to watch the UFC 242 PPV

After creating an account with ESPN+ and ordering the UFC 242 PPV, all you need to do is prepare for the UFC 242 live stream.

Users can stream ESPN+ on desktop computers, laptops, tablets, all major mobile and connected TV devices as well as Amazon Fire, Apple, Android, Chromecast, PS4, Roku, Samsung Smart TVs, Xbox One and more.

If you wish to keep things simple, or if you’re on-the-go, you can stream UFC 242 to your desktop computer, laptop, tablet, or your mobile device.

UFC 242 Fight Card and Start Time

Abu Dhabi – Saturday, September 7

Main Card (ESPN+ PPV, 2 p.m. ET)

• Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Dustin Poirier
• Edson Barboza vs. Paul Felder
• Islam Makhachev vs. Davi Ramos
• Curtis Blaydes vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov
• Mairbek Taisumov vs. Diego Ferreira

Prelims (ESPN+, 12:00 p.m. ET)

• Joanne Calderwood vs. Andrea Lee
• Zubaira Tukhugov vs. Lerone Murphy
• Liana Jojua vs. Sarah Moras
• Ottman Azaitar vs. Teemu Packalen

Early Prelims (ESPN+, 10:15 a.m. ET)

• Belal Muhammad vs. Takashi Sato
• Nordine Taleb vs. Muslim Salikhov
• Omari Akhmedov vs. Zak Cummings
• Don Madge vs. Fares Ziam