UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis- Start Time in USA, UK, India, Canada, and 20+ Countries

Sean Strickland, who caused a major upset last year by defeating Israel Adesanya, is now defending the UFC Middleweight title against Dricus Du Plessis at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada, on Saturday, January 20, 2024. With significant matches on the card and two titles on the line, fans surely won’t like to miss this first event of the year. So to make sure that fans don’t miss out on the action, here’s the UFC 297 start time of 20+ countries from the US, UK, and others.

USA:

• Early prelims: January 20, 6:30 PM (EST)
• Prelims: January 20, 8:00 PM (EST)
• Main Card: January 20, 10:00 PM (EST)

Canada:

• Early prelims: January 20, 6:30 PM (EST)
• Prelims: January 20, 8:00 PM (EST)
• Main Card: January 20, 10:00 PM (EST)

UK:

• Early prelims: January 21, 11:30 PM (GMT)
• Prelims: January 22, 1:00 AM (GMT)
• Main Card: January 22, 3:00 AM (GMT)

Ireland:

• Early prelims: January 21, 11:30 PM (GMT)
• Prelims: January 22, 1:00 AM (GMT)
• Main Card: January 22, 3:00 AM (GMT)

France:

• Early prelims: January 22, 12:30 AM (CET)
• Prelims: January 22, 2:00 AM (CET)
• Main Card: January 22, 4:00 AM (CET)

Denmark: 

• Early prelims: January 22, 12:30 AM (CET)
• Prelims: January 22, 2:00 AM (CET)
• Main Card: January 22, 4:00 AM (CET)

India:

• Early prelims: January 21, 5:00 AM (IST)
• Prelims: January 21, 6:30 AM (IST)
• Main Card: January 21, 8:30 AM (IST)

China:

• Early prelims: January 21, 7:30 AM (CST)
• Prelims: January 21, 9:00 AM (CST)
• Main Card: January 21, 11:00 AM (CST)

Japan:

• Early prelims: January 21, 8:30 AM (JST)
• Prelims: January 21, 10:00 AM (JST)
• Main Card: January 21, 12:00 PM (JST)

Russia:

• Early prelims: January 21, 2:30 AM (MSK)
• Prelims: January 21, 4:00 AM (MSK)
• Main Card: January 21, 6:00 AM (MSK)

Brazil:

• Early prelims: January 20, 11:30 PM (BRT)
• Prelims: January 21, 1:00 AM (BRT)
• Main Card: January 21, 3:00 AM (BRT)

Mexico:

• Early prelims: January 20, 9:30 PM (CST)
• Prelims: January 20, 11:00 PM (CST)
• Main Card: January 21, 1:00 AM (CST)

Argentina:

• Early prelims: January 21, 12:30 AM (ART)
• Prelims: January 21, 2:00 AM (ART)
• Main Card: January 21, 4:00 AM (ART)

South Africa:

• Early prelims: January 21, 1:30 AM (SAST)
• Prelims: January 21, 3:00 AM (SAST)
• Main Card: January 21, 5:00 AM (SAST)

Nigeria:

• Early prelims: January 21, 1:30 AM (WAT)
• Prelims: January 21, 3:00 AM (WAT)
• Main Card: January 21, 5:00 AM (WAT)

UAE:

• Early prelims: January 21, 4:30 AM (GST)
• Prelims: January 21, 6:00 AM (GST)
• Main Card: January 21, 8:00 AM (GST)

Saudi Arabia:

• Early prelims: January 21, 3:30 AM (AST)
• Prelims: January 21, 5:00 AM (AST)
• Main Card: January 21, 7:00 AM (AST)

Australia:

• Early prelims: January 21, 10:30 AM (AEDT)
• Prelims: January 21, 12:00 PM (AEDT)
• Main Card: January 21, 2:00 PM (AEDT)

New Zealand:

• Early prelims: January 21, 12:30 PM (NZDT)
• Prelims: January 21, 2:00 PM (NZDT)
• Main Card: January 21, 4:00 PM (NZDT)

Bangladesh:

• Early prelims: January 21, 6:00 AM (BST)
• Prelims: January 21, 7:30 AM (BST)
• Main Card: January 21, 9:30 (BST)

UFC 297- Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis Streaming Details and Fight Card

Where to watch:

• USA: ESPN+
• UK: TNT Sports
• Canada: BELL, Rogers, Shaw, SaskTel,  Videotron, Telus,  EastLink, and Rumble 
• Brazil: UFC Fight Pass
• India: Sony Sports Network (Sony Ten 2,3,4) and Sony Liv
• Australia: Kayo
• Rest Of The World: UFC Fight Pass

Main Card:

• Sean Strickland vs. Dricus Du Plessis: Middleweight Title- Main Event UFC 297
• Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Raquel Pennington: Vacant (W) Bantamweight Title
• Neil Magny vs. Mike Malott: Welterweight
• Chris Curtis vs. Marc-André Barriault: Middleweight
• Arnold Allen vs. Movsar Evloev: Featherweight

Prelims:

• Brad Katona vs. Garrett Armfield: Bantamweight
• Charles Jourdain vs. Sean Woodson: Featherweight
• Serhiy Sidey vs. Ramon Taveras: Bantamweight
• Gillian Robertson vs. Polyana Viana: Strawweight

Early Prelims:

• Yohan Lainesse vs. Sam Patterson: Welterweight
• Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Priscila Cachoeira: (W) Flyweight
• Malcolm Gordon vs. Jimmy Flick: Flyweight