For the first time in the promotion’s history, Sunday’s UFC main card will air exclusively on ESPN, as the organization brings a stacked six-fight lineup to “The Worldwide Leader” from the Talking Sticks Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.
While ESPN broadcast preliminary card bouts from the year’s first event and will air this weekend’s final four prelims as well, there is something meaningful about having a UFC main card holding down the Sunday prime time slot on the premier sports network in the world.
As much as the UFC is a household name, there really is something special about seeing a card like this promoted, packaged and delivered on the ESPN airwaves that signals that 2019 really is the beginning of a new era in the Octagon.