Stephen Thompson vs Michel Pereira: start time, undercard, TV channel and streaming info for UFC 291

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Fighting out of Simpsonville in South Carolina, 40 year-old Stephen Thompson takes on ‘Demolidor’ Michel Pereira in a welterweight bout at UFC 291 this weekend.

Thompson is currently ranked number seven in UFC’s welterweight rankings as opposed to Michel Pereira, who is ranked at number 15.

WHO ELSE IS ON THE FIGHT CARD?

Aside from Stephen Thompson vs Michel Pereira, there are 11 other fights on the card:

Main Card

Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje (Lightweight)
Jan Blachowicz vs Alex Pereira (Light Heavyweight)
Tony Ferguson vs Bobby Green (Lightweight)
Michael Chiesa vs Kevin Holland (Welterweight)

Preliminary Card

Trevin Giles vs Gabriel Bonfim (Welterweight)
Derrick Lewis vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima (Heavyweight)
Roman Kopylov vs Claudio Ribeiro (Middleweight)
Jake Matthews vs Darrius Flowers (Welterweight)

Extra Preliminary Card

C.J. Vergara vs Vinicius Salvador (Flyweight)
Matthew Semelsberger vs Uros Medic (Welterweight)
Miranda Maverick vs Priscila Cachoeira (Women’s Flyweight)

WHERE IS THE FIGHT TAKING PLACE?

The fight is taking place at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

WHEN IS UFC 291?

UFC 291 is taking place on Saturday 29^th July, 2023.

WHAT TIME IS THE CAGE WALK FOR STEPHEN THOMPSON VS MICHEL PEREIRA?

The extra preliminary card is due to begin at 6pm ET in the US (11pm in the UK), the preliminary card at 8pm ET om 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, Stephen Thompson vs Michel Pereira is expected to start around 11.15pm ET in the US / 4.15am UK time, although this is only an approximation.

WHAT TV CHANNELS & STREAMING PLATFORMS ARE SHOWING UFC 291?

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?

Stephen Thompson has 17 victories, six defeats and a draw so far, whilst Michel Pereira has 28 wins and 11 defeats with two no contest results.