UFC 317: How to watch Las Vegas title fights, start time, lineup, odds, more

Jun 23, 2025 - 22:00

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UFC 317: How to watch Las Vegas title fights, start time, lineup, odds, more

The UFC is back in Las Vegas this week for International Fight Week with two titles at the top of the lineup in Las Vegas.

Here's how to watch UFC 317 with the vacant lightweight and flyweight belts on the line at the top of the card.

Broadcast and streaming info

Heidi Androl

UFC 317 has a main card that starts at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view via ESPN+. The preliminary card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET, and early prelims stream on ESPN+ at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Longtime UFC correspondent Heidi Androl will conduct pre and post-fight interviews backstage with some of the athletes on the UFC 317 card, as well as report additional real-time updates for the event.

Dan Hellie will host the official UFC 317 weigh-in show on Friday at 11:50 a.m. ET/9:50 a.m. PT. He'll be joined by UFC Hall of Famers Daniel Cormier and Michael Bisping, as well as Laura Sanko.

Retired light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith, former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen and Teddy Atlas will serve as desk analysts on the UFC 317 post-fight show and throughout the card, when necessary. Brett Okamoto will serve as desk host with Jon Anik joining the desk post-fight.

Jon Anik will serve as the leading man on the mic from cageside at UFC 317. He will command play-by-play alongside color commentators, former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier and Joe Rogan. Din Thomas will also contribute to the broadcast as a coach-analyst.

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Main event: Ilia Topuria

Record: 16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC
Opponent: Charles Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Key wins: Max Holloway, Alexander Volkanovski, Josh Emmett, Bryce Mitchell
Misc.: Topuria’s rise to the featherweight title was swift, and after just one defense he is headed to lightweight to go after a title in a second division. He just doesn’t get to have two at the same time. The Spaniard is unbeaten and quickly has become a global rising star.

Main event: Charles Oliveira

Record: 35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC
Opponent: Ilia Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Key wins: Michael Chandler (twice), Beneil Dariush, Justin Gaethje, Dustin Poirier
Misc.: Oliveira has been in the UFC for 15 years, so there is little that he hasn’t seen. He’s been to the mountaintop before as lightweight champion, but was stripped before his title defense against Justin Gaethje when he missed weight. He won, but wasn’t able to beat Islam Makhachev going after it again.

Co-main event: Alexandre Pantoja

Record: 29-5 MMA, 13-3 UFC
Opponent: Kai Kara-France (25-11 MMA, 8-4 UFC)
Division: Flyweight
Key wins: Kai Asakura, Steve Erceg, Brandon Royval (twice), Brandon Moreno, Alex Perez, Manel Kape
Misc.: Pantoja won the flyweight title two years ago and has put together three straight defenses. This past December, he got back to finishing opponents when he tapped Asakura in the second round. He fought Kara-France on Season 24 of “The Ultimate Fighter” and beat him – though it is considered an exhibition fight.

Co-main event: Kai Kara-France

Record: 25-11 MMA, 8-4 UFC
Opponent: Alexandre Pantoja (29-5 MMA, 13-3 UFC)
Division: Flyweight
Key wins: Steve Erceg, Askar Askarov, Cody Garbrandt
Misc.: Kara-France lost an interim flyweight title fight against Brandon Moreno three years ago, then had a disappointing split decision loss a year after that. But in August 2024, he put ex-title challenger Erceg’s lights out and now finds himself back in reach of a belt.

UFC debut: Jackson McVey

Record: 6-0
Opponent: Sedriques Dumas (10-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Misc.: McVey has been training with UFC-level fighters near St. Louis to start his career, and it’s been perfect so far with six first-round finishes. He’ll enter his short-notice UFC debut against Dumas as a slight betting favorite hoping to send a message.

UFC debut: Alvin Hines

Record: 7-0
Opponent: Jhonata Diniz (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Division: Heavyweight
Misc.: The 33-year-old Hines has been taking heavyweights out for the LFA with regularity the past 18 months. Now he gets a shot at the big time. Six of his seven wins are by finish with a level mix of knockouts and submissions.