The UFC is back in Australia this week with light heavyweight contenders at the top of the lineup.
Here’s how to watch UFC Fight Night 260 with 205-pounders in the headlining spot in Perth.
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Broadcast and streaming info
UFC Fight Night 260 has a main card that streams at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The preliminary card streams on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET.
Stay tuned to MMA Junkie for more broadcast details this week.
Main event: Dominick Reyes
Record: 15-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC
Opponent: Carlos Ulberg (12-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC)
Division: Light heavyweight
Key wins: Nikita Krylov, Anthony Smith, Dustin Jacoby, Chris Weidman, Volkan Oezdemir, Ovince St. Preux, Jared Cannonier
Misc.: Reyes has put the four-fight skid that started with his title loss to Jon Jones – let’s face it: He won that fight. In the past 15 months, he’s got stoppage wins over Jacoby, ex-title challenger Smith and Krylov. A win over Ulberg could put him back in the title conversation for the first time in nearly six years.
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – SEPTEMBER 27: (L-R) Dominick Reyes punches Jan Blachowicz of Poland in their light heavyweight championship bout during UFC 253 inside Flash Forum on UFC Fight Island on September 27, 2020 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC)
Main event: Carlos Ulberg
Record: 12-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC
Opponent: Dominick Reyes (15-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC)
Division: Light heavyweight
Key wins: Jan Blachowicz, Volkan Oezdemir, Alonzo Menifield, Ihor Potieria
Misc.: The 34-year-old New Zealander lost his promotional debut in 2021, but since then has rattled off eight straight wins – including consecutive decisions over former title challenger Oezdemir and ex-champ Blachowicz.
Co-main event: Jack Jenkins
Record: 13-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC
Opponent: Ramon Tavares (10-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Key wins: Herbert Burns, Jamall Emmers
Misc.: 31-year-old Australian will be looking for a return to the win column on his home turf after a submission loss to Gabriel Santos in February.
Co-main event: Ramon Tavares
Record: 10-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC
Opponent: Jack Jenkins (13-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) vs. Ramon Tavares (10-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Key wins: Serhiy Sidey, Charles Bennett
Misc.: Tavares needed two DWCS fights to get to the UFC. He missed weight in his first attempt in 2023 and lost the fight. Then he got in with a win a month later, but missed weight for his UFC debut. This past December, he was outworked by Davey Grant, so he’ll be after a return to the win column.
UFC debut: Louie Sutherland
Opponent: Justin Tafa (7-5 MMA, 4-5 UFC)
Misc.: The hulking “Vanilla Gorilla” makes his way to the UFC from England with four straight wins on the heels of a loss in his lone Bellator fight.
UFC debut: Cam Rowston
Opponent: Andre Petroski (13-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC)
Misc.: It took Rowston two appearances on DWCS to get to the UFC, but he’s there now after an August first-round knockout punched his ticket.
UFC debut: Michelle Montague
Opponent: Luana Carolina (11-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC)
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Misc.: New Zealand-based prospect has been a perfect 6-0, including 5-0 in PFL and Bellator, with all six wins by rear-naked choke.
UFC debut: Elisha Ellison
Opponent: Brando Pericic (4-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Misc.: The 28-year-old American has all five of his wins by first-round stoppage. Instead of a DWCS fight to get into the UFC, he goes straight to the show with a curtain-jerker.
UFC debut: Brando Pericic
Opponent: Elisha Ellison (5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Misc.: 31-year-old Australian was supposed to fight Ellison on DWCS in August, but their fight was moved to the Perth card. All four of his pro wins are first-round stoppages.
UFC Fight Night 260 lineup
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
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Dominick Reyes vs. Carlos Ulberg
Jack Jenkins vs. Ramon Tavares
Jimmy Crute vs. Ivan Erslan
Neil Magny vs. Jake Matthewsv
Charlie Campbell vs. Tom Nolan
Louie Sutherland vs. Justin Tafa
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)
Rodolfo Bellato vs. Navajo Stirling
Loma Lookboonmee vs. Alexia Thainara
Oban Elliott vs. Jonathan Micallef
Andre Petroski vs. Cam Rowston
Josias Musasa vs. Colby Thicknesse
Rolando Bedoya vs. Jamie Mullarkey
Luana Carolina vs. Michelle Montague
Elisha Ellison vs. Brando Pericic
UFC Fight Night 260 main card betting odds
Jenkins -330, Tavares +240
Magny +350, Matthews -520
Campbell +125, Nolan -160
Sutherland -175, Tafa +145
UFC Fight Night 260 prelim betting odds
Bellato +185, Stirling -245
Lookboonmee +190, Thainara -250
Elliott -135, Micallef +105
Petroski -145, Rowston +115
Musasa -160, Thicknesse +125
Bedoya -115, Mullarkey -115
Carolina +175, Montague -230
Ellison +150, Pericic -195
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This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Perth: How to watch Dominick Reyes vs. Carlos Ulberg in Australia