Robert Whittaker vs Dricus du Plessis: start time, undercard, TV channel and streaming info for UFC 290

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32 year-old Auckland-born Robert Whittaker takes on Dricus du Plessis, nicknamed ‘Stillknocks’ in a middleweight bout at UFC 290, this weekend.

Whittaker is aiming to make it back-to-back UFC wins after a victory over Marvin Vettori in September 2022, whilst du Plessis is seeking an eighth successive MMA win.

WHO ELSE IS ON THE FIGHT CARD?

Aside from Robert Whittaker vs Dricus du Plessis, there are 11 other fights on the card:

Main Card

Alexander Volkanovski vs Yair Rodriguez (Featherweight)
Brandon Moreno vs Alexandre Pantoja (Flyweight)
Jalin Turner vs Dan Hooker (Lightweight)
Bo Nickal vs Tresean Gore (Middleweight)

Preliminary Card

Robbie Lawler vs Niko Price (Welterweight)
Jack Della Maddalena vs Josiah Harrell (Welterweight)
Yazmin Jauregui vs Denise Gomes (Welterweight)
Jimmy Crute vs Alonzo Menifield (Light Heavyweight)

Extra Preliminary Card

Tatsuro Taira vs Edgar Chairez (Catchweight – 130 lbs)
Vitor Petrino vs Marcin Prachnio (Light Heavyweight)
Cameron Saaiman vs Terrence Mitchell (Bantamweight)
Shannon Ross vs Jesus Santos Aguilar (Flyweight)
Kamuela Kirk vs Esteban Ribovics (Lightweight)

WHERE IS THE FIGHT TAKING PLACE?

The fight is taking place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

WHEN IS UFC 290?

UFC 290 is taking place on Saturday 8^th July, 2023.

WHAT TIME IS THE CAGE WALK FOR ROBERT WHITTAKER VS DRICUS DU PLESSIS?

The extra preliminary card is due to begin at 6pm ET in the US (11pm in the UK), the preliminary card at 8pm ET in the US (1am in the UK) and the main card is scheduled to start at 10pm ET in the US (3am in the UK).

With that in mind, Robert Whittaker vs Dricus du Plessis is expected to start around 11.10pm ET in the US / 4.10am UK time, although this is only an approximation.

WHAT TV CHANNELS & STREAMING PLATFORMS ARE SHOWING UFC 290?

USA

The preliminary card can be watched on ESPN/ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass, while the main card can be watched on ABC and ESPN+.

UK fight fans can watch the whole event on BT Sport, while the preliminary card can also be streamed on UFC Fight Pass.

WHAT ARE THEIR FIGHT RECORDS?

Robert Whittaker has fought 30 times in his MMA career with 25 victories and five defeats, whilst Dricus du Plessis has 12 wins to two losses so far.