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UFC 263 start time, TV schedule for Israel Adesanya vs. Marvin Vettori 2by Bryan TuckerJun 12, 2021, 1:00 PM UTC
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Israel Adesanya and Mavin Vettori at UFC on FOX 29Israel Adesanya and Mavin Vettori at UFC on FOX 29
Israel Adesanya defeated Martin Vettori in their previous fight at UFC on FOX 29.
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY SportsBryan Tucker is the managing editor-in-chief of MMA Fighting and the executive director of combat sports at SB Nation. He has led MMA Fighting since 2009.

The UFC 263 start time and TV schedule for the Israel Adesanya vs. Marvin Vettori 2 event at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz., on Saturday night is below.

The fight card is broken into three different parts and airs on three different mediums. This post will help explain which fights are airing where and at which times.

The event kicks off with a five-fight prelim, which airs UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET.

Pannie Kianzad vs. Alexis Davis

Matt Frevola vs. Terrance McKinney

Chase Hooper vs. Steven Peterson

Fares Ziam vs. Luigi Vendramini

Carlos Felipe vs. Jake Collier

Two Title Fights Headline UFC 263!

Watch Anticipated rematches, Nate Diaz’s return - LIVE HERE - on Saturday night.

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The card then heads to ESPN/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET and is headlined by a lightweight fight between Drew Dober and Brad Riddell.

Drew Dober vs. Brad Riddell

Eryk Anders vs. Darren Stewart

Lauren Murphy vs. Joanne Calderwood

Movsar Evloev vs. Hakeem Dawodu

The card then heads to ESPN+ pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET. Two title rematches headline the main card. UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya defends his title against Marvin Vettori, while UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo defends his title once again against Brandon Moreno.

Israel Adesanya vs. Marvin Vettori

Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno

Leon Edwards vs. Nate Diaz

Demian Maia vs. Belal Muhammad

Paul Craig vs. Jamahal Hill

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