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UFC 243 will see a new middleweight champion crowned as Robert Whittaker takes on Israel Adesanya at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium. Here, you can view the full undercard with every scheduled fight at the event on Sunday, October 6.
Date: Sunday, October 6
Early card start time: 9:15am (AEDT)
Preliminary card start time: 11am (AEDT)
Main Card start time: 1pm (AEDT)
Venue: Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
TV: Main Event TV (main card), ESPN (early/preliminary card only)
Online: UFC TV (main card), Kayo Sports, Foxtel App, Foxtel Now (all preliminary card only)
Local boy Whittaker is clearly the headline act here, as he looks to secure the middleweight championship against Adesanya of Nigeria. There are more local fighters on the card, however, with Tai Tuivasa also flying the flag in the third-last clash, while the other three fights on the main card also feature New Zealanders in Dan Hooker, Luke Jumeau and Justin Tafa.
Holly Holm was originally scheduled to open the main card against Raquel Pennington, but suffered a hamstring injury which saw the fight cancelled.
Australia’s Jake Matthews headlines the preliminary card, with Callan Porter and Megan Anderson also hailing from down under.
The Brad Riddell vs Jamie Mullarkey clash sees an Aussie tackle a Kiwi, while Nadia Kassam will be the first Australian into the octagon when she participates in the second fight of the day.
| Early card – 9:15am (AEDT) | |
|---|---|
| Fight | Class |
| Khalid Taha vs Bruno Silva | Bantamweight |
| Nadia Kassem vs Ji-yeon Kim | Women’s flyweight |
| Brad Riddell vs Jamie Mullarkey | Lightweight |
| Preliminary card – 11am (AEDT) | |
| Fight | Class |
| Megan Anderson vs Zarah Fairn Dos Santos | Women’s featherweight |
| Callan Potter vs Maki Pitolo | Welterweight |
| Jake Matthews vs Rostem Akman | Welterweight |
| Main card – 1pm (AEDT) | |
| Match | Class |
| Justin Tafa vs Yorgan De Castro | Heavyweight |
| Luke Jumeau vs Dhiego Lima | Welterweight |
| Tai Tuivasa vs Serghei Spivac | Heavyweight |
| Al Iaquinta vs Dan Hooker | Lightweight |
| Robert Whittaker vs Israel Adesanya | Middleweight |
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