UFC 317 UK start time for Ilia Topuria vs Charles Oliveira fight

Ilia Topuria will be looking to become a two-division UFC champion later this evening when he takes on Charles Oliveira.

The pair will fight for the vacant lightweight title after former king Islam Makhachev left the division for the time being in favour of a move up to welterweight. Topuria posses the power to knock anybody out and comes into the clash off of back-to-back knockout wins over Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway.

As for the Brazilian, Oliveira will be desperate to become a lightweight champion for a second time. 'Do Bronx' has had to work his way back into title contention - and comes into the mouthwatering dust-up off the back of a dominant decision win over Michael Chandler last November. And so, here is everything you need to know about tonight's fights...

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What UK time will UFC 317: Ilia Topuria vs Charles Oliveira start?

Tonight's mouthwatering UFC event will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The early prelims are scheduled to get underway at 11pm BST (3pm PT / 5pm CT / 6pm ET), with the prelims following at 1am BST on Sunday (5pm PT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET on Saturday). The main card will start at around 3am BST on Sunday (7pm PT / 9pm CT / 10pm ET on Saturday). The main event between Topuria and Oliveira will likely take place at around 5am BST on Sunday. The fight should not start later than this but could be brought forward if the prelim fights are completed earlier than expected.

How to watch UFC 317: Ilia Topuria vs Charles Oliveira in the UK

Tonight's action will be shown live on TNT Sports. Fans will be able to stream the event on the broadcaster’s app, while Discovery+ will also air the action in the UK. In the US, ESPN+ will stream the event live.

Full fight card and undercard

Main card

Ilia Topuria vs Charles Oliveira,
Alexandre Pantoja vs Kai Kara-France
Brandon Royval vs Joshua Van
Beneil Dariush vs Renato Moicano
Payton Talbott vs Felipe Lima

Preliminary card

Jack Hermansson vs Gregory Rodrigues
Hyder Amil vs Jose Miguel Delgado
Viviane Araujo vs Tracy Cortez
Terrance McKinney vs Viacheslav Borshchev

Early prelims

Niko Price vs Jacobe Smith
Jhonata Diniz vs Alvin Hines
Christopher Ewert vs Jackson McVey

Quotes Corner

Ilia Topuria: "(It would say) I'm the best fighter in the world. It's not about if I'm going to win the belt; I'm going to do it. I'm going to knock him out in the first round ... If you beat legend after legend, you'll eventually become a legend."

Charles Oliveira: “You can say whatever you want to say. I’m gonna continue to have the hunger and I have the faith. I have faith that that’s gonna happen. If he thinks he’s got firepower, he hasn’t seen my firepower. If he thinks he’s got jiu-jitsu, he has not seen my jiu-jitsu. Let me tell you something, things are gonna happen. I’m gonna become a champion again.”