UFC 226 Fight Card Start Time: Miocic vs Cormier

Headlining the card at the T-Mobile Arena is the eagerly-anticipated heavyweight title fight between champion Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier.

Cormier’s return to the heavyweight division provides him with the opportunity to become only the second fighter in the promotion’s history to hold two titles simultaneously, a feat achieved by Conor McGregor at UFC 205.

UFC 226’s co-main event of the evening is another corker which comes in the shape of a featherweight title fight between Max Holloway and the in-form Brian Ortega. The first bout is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. PT. The main event features UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic putting his belt on the line against light heavyweight titleholder Daniel Cormier. International Fight Week is here, and UFC 226 is only a matter of days away.

In the main event of, arguably, the most anticipated fight card of the year, heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will look to defend his title against light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in what is being hailed as a true “Superfight.”

Not to be outdone, the co-main event of the evening on July 7th will be between Waianae native and featherweight champion Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega in what signals the new era of fighters 145 pounds.

Here’s a full look at the main card and under card at UFC 226:

PPV main card

Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier

Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega

Francis Ngannou vs. Derrick Lewis

Michael Chiesa vs. Anthony Pettis

Gokhan Saki vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.

Under card (FS1)

Uriah Hall vs. Paulo Costa

Raphael Assuncao vs. Rob Font

Curtis Millender vs. Max Griffin

Fight Pass prelims

Dan Hooker vs. Gilbert Burns

Lando Vannata vs. Drakkar Klose

Jamie Moyle vs. Emily Whitmire

Paul Felder vs. Mike Perry

While Saturday is still seven days away, there is another fight card happening the night before in Las Vegas at The Ultimate Fighter Finale card, featuring two more Hawaiian fighters in Rachael Ostovich and headliner Brad Tavares.

For the diehard MMA fans out there, there will be activities throughout International Fight Week for the fans, including a live press conference, open workouts and the UFC Hall of Fame Induction ceremony.