UFC 276 sets four prelim fights for national broadcast on ABC

Next week’s UFC 276 pay-per-view will be available in part to a national audience.

Four fights on the preliminary card in the middle of the event will air on ABC, the UFC and the network announced Friday.

UFC 276 takes place July 2 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The five-fight main card airs on pay-per-view. Just ahead of that, four fights from the prelims will air on ABC, along with ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+. The first four fights of the event stream on ESPN+.

The UFC has had two events that have broadcast on ABC. UFC on ABC 1 featured Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar and took place in January 2021 in Abu Dhabi. UFC on ABC 2 featured Marvin Vettori vs. Kevin Holland and took place in April 2021 in Las Vegas.

In addition, UFC on ABC 3 is set for July 16 in Elmont, N.Y., on Long Island with a Brian Ortega vs. Yair Rodriguez headliner.

ESPN’s MMA broadcast schedule currently has the four fights on the ABC prelims to be Brad Riddell vs. Jalin Turner, Bryan Barberena vs. Robbie Lawler, Ian Garry vs. Gabe Green and the recently announced rematch between Donald Cerrone and Jim Miller. The bout order, however, is subject to change, and ESPN’s bout order differs from the one currently listed at UFC.com.

UFC 276 is the showcase of the promotion’s International Fight Week. In the main event, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya takes on challenger Jared Cannonier. In the co-feature, featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski meets former titleholder Holloway in a trilogy rematch.