UFC 262: Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler fight card, start time, channel guide.
The vacant UFC lightweight championship will have a new titleholder come UFC 262 on May 15, as Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler do battle in the main event.
Oliveira, who has the UFC record for most submission victories, has won eight straight and nine of the 10 fights he’s had since returning to lightweight in 2017. He earned this title shot with a one-sided victory over Tony Ferguson at UFC 256.
Chandler, the former three-time Bellator lightweight champion who signed with the UFC last year, made his Octagon debut at UFC 257 in January, scoring a first-round knockout of Dan Hooker.
Ferguson will be featured in the co-main event of the evening, taking on Beneil Dariush.
Here’s what you need to catch UFC 262:
Date: Saturday, May 15, 2021
Start Time: Early Prelims start at 6:15 p.m. ET/3:15 p.m. PT, Prelims start at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, Main card starts at 10 p.m. ET
Location: Houston, TX
Venue: Toyota Center
Main Card Live Stream: ESPN+ PPV
Prelims Live Stream: ESPN, ESPN+
Early Prelims Live Stream: ESPN+, UFC Fight Pass
Full UFC 262: Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler fight card
Main Card (10 p.m. ET, ESPN+ PPV)
Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler
Tony Ferguson vs. Beneil Dariush
Katlyn Chookagian vs. Viviane Araujo
Shane Burgos vs. Edson Barboza
Matt Schnell vs. Rogerio Bontorin
Preliminary Card (8 p.m. ET, ESPN, ESPN+)
Ronaldo Souza vs. Andre Muniz
Lando Vannata vs. Mike Grundy
Andrea Lee vs. Antonina Shevchenko
Jordan Wright vs. Jamie Pickett
Early Preliminary Card (6:15 p.m. ET, ESPN+, UFC Fight Pass)
Gina Mazany vs. Priscila Cachoeira
Kevin Aguilar vs. Tucker Lutz
Christos Giagos vs. Sean Soriano