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The way to watch Leon Edwards-Sean Brady, lineup, odds, more

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The UFC is back in one in all the world’s most iconic cities Saturday with UFC Fight Night 255 in London.

Here’s watch UFC Fight Night 255 with a British former champion within the headlining spot, and a Polish ex-champ within the co-feature.

Broadcast and streaming info

UFC Fight Night 255 has a foremost card that starts at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+

Stay tuned for more broadcast details later this week.

Fundamental event: Leon Edwards

Record: 22-4 MMA, 14-3 UFC
Opponent: Sean Brady (17-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Key wins: Colby Covington, Kamaru Usman (twice), Nate Diaz, Rafael dos Anjos, Gunnar Nelson, Vicente Luque
Misc.: Edwards is back for the primary time since he lost the welterweight title to Belal Muhammad within the UFC 304 foremost event this past July. He was set to tackle Jack Della Maddalena this week, but Maddalena was shifted to – perhaps adding insult to injury for Edwards – a title fight at UFC 315 against Muhammad.

Fundamental event: Sean Brady

Record: 17-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC
Opponent: Leon Edwards (22-4 MMA, 14-3 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Key wins: Gilbert Burns, Kelvin Gastelum, Michael Chiesa, Jake Matthews
Misc.: Brady suffered the lone lack of his profession to current champ Muhammad about 30 months ago. His road back to contention has featured only one fight in 2023 – a bonus-winning submission of Gastelum – and one in 2024, a call over Burns. A win over a former champ ion Edwards could be an enormous line on his resume.

Co-main event: Jan Blachowicz

Record: 29-10-1 MMA, 12-7-1 UFC
Opponent: Carlos Ulberg (12-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC)
Division: Light heavyweight
Key wins: Aleksandar Rakic, Israel Adesanya, Dominick Reyes, Corey Anderson, Ronaldo Souza, Luke Rockhold, Jared Cannonier
Misc.: It’s been a lengthy layoff for ex-champ Blachowicz, who won the title in 2020 and defended it once before he lost it to Glover Teixeira. He’s been climbing back since then, including a attract a vacant title fight. But after a detailed loss to Alex Pereira, he’s been on the sidelines for nearly two years following shoulder surgery.

Co-main event: Carlos Ulberg

Record: 12-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC
Opponent: Jan Blachowicz (29-10-1 MMA, 12-7-1 UFC)
Division: Light heavyweight
Key wins: Volkan Oezdemir, Alonzo Menifield
Misc.: Since a 2021 loss to Kennedy Nzechukwu, it’s been all upward trajectory for Ulberg with seven straight wins, including five finishes and a pair of bonuses. He’s got his most completed and arguably hardest test yet in ex-champ Blachowicz, and a win definitely would have him into the title picture.

UFC debut: Alexia Thainara

Record: 11-1
Opponent: Molly McCann (14-7 MMA, 7-6 UFC)
Division: Women’s strawweight
Misc.: The 27-year-old from Brazil is stepping in on short notice for Istela Nunes to tackle “Meatball” Molly. She beat Rose Conceicao by decision on DWCS on the option to her official debut.

UFC debut: Andrey Pulyaev

Record: 9-2
Opponent: Christian Leroy Duncan (10-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Misc.: 27-year-old Russian brings 6-foot-4 height and large reach to middleweight. His debut comes on the heels of a DWCS decision win this past August.

UFC Fight Night 255 foremost card betting odds

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)

UFC Fight Night 255 prelim betting odds

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, noon ET)

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