UFC 261 fight card
Jorge Masvidal battles Kamaru Usman in their welterweight championship fight at UFC 251 event at Flash Forum on UFC Fight Island on July 12, 2020 on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Credit: Zuffa LLC/Jeff Bottari
Event: UFC 261
Date: Saturday, April 24, 2021
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Venue: VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Where to watch: ESPN+ PPV, ESPN, ESPN+, UFC Fight Pass
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UFC 261 main card, 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV
Welterweight title: Champion Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal
Women's flyweight title: Champion Valentina Shevchenko vs. Jessica Andrade
Women's strawweight title: Champion Zhang Weili vs. Rose Namajunas
Anthony Smith vs. Jimmy Crute
UFC 261 prelims, 8 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN+
Randy Brown vs. Alex Oliveira
Dwight Grant vs. Stefan Sekulic
Brendan Allen vs. Karl Roberson
Tristan Connelly vs. Pat Sabatini
UFC 261 early prelims, 6 p.m., UFC Fight Pass
Danaa Batgerel vs. Kevin Natividad
Kazula Vargas vs. Rong Zhu
Qileng Aori vs. Jeffrey Molina
Ariane Carnelossi vs. Na Liang
Johnny Munoz vs. Jamey Simmons
Mark La Monica is a deputy sports editor at Newsday. He also covers mixed martial arts.
