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Is UFC 271 on TV? Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker UK start time, TV channel and live stream

It's an exciting weekend ahead of us in the UFC as Israel Adesanya returns to action.

Adesanya remains undefeated at middleweight with a 21-0 record, with the only loss of his career coming at light heavyweight against Jan Blachowicz.

This fight has the potential of being one of the most exciting of the year though, with Adesanya facing fellow countryman Robert Whittaker.

He'll face Whittaker for the second time after their exciting 2019 first bout, which saw Adesanya win by KO in the second round.

Whittaker has bounced back impressively sine that loss, and has gone on a three match winning streak against very tough opposition, defeating Liverpool's Darren Till, Jared Cannonier and Kelvin Gastelum.

Adesanya has proven himself to be one of the greatest strikers in the UFC, winning 15 of his 22 fights by KO, and will look to impose himself on Whittaker once again when they meet in the octagon.

Elsewhere on the card will see arguably the two most exciting heavyweights face off against one another when Tai Tuivasa faces Derrick Lewis.

They are two fan favourites for both objectively hilarious reasons ; Lewis famously takes his pants off in thering and gives hilarious interviews, whilst Tuivasa drinks beer out of shoes after his victories.

Here's how you can tune in this weekend.

How can I watch UFC 271 in the UK?

BT Sport will be showing all the action from the event on BT Sport 1.

In the United States, viewers will have to pay up to $70 (£52.99) for the event.

In the UK though, BT Sport will show the fights to subscribers at no extra cost.

What time will it start?

The preliminary show will get underway at 1am.

The main event will begin at 3am, which will also be shown on BT Sport 1.

Who is on the card?

Main event

Israel Adesanya (c) vs Robert Whittaker

Derrick Lewis vs Tai Tuivasa

Jared Cannonier vs Derek Brunson

Kyler Phillips vs Marcelo Rojo

Bobby Green vs Nasrat Haqparast

UFC's number one commentary team of Jon Anik, Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier will be calling the fights.

Liverpool Echo Sport will be running a live blog throughout the event, bringing you all the updates from the fights including reaction and analysis.

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