
In the early hours of Sunday morning, the UFC will hold its second pay-per-view event of the year.
The promotion’s 221st PPV card will take place at the Perth Arena in Perth, Australia.
Headlining the show is an interim middleweight title fight between the division’s former ruler Luke Rockhold and Olympian Yoel Romero.
Undisputed middleweight champion Robert Whittaker was supposed to defend his belt against Rockhold but was forced out of his first title defence due to injury.
UFC 221’s co-main event of the evening features a heavyweight bout between the heavy-handed Mark Hunt and Curtis Blaydes.

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Come fight night, Australia will be represented by Tai Tuivasa, Jake Matthews and Tyson Pedro, who lock horns with Cyril Asker, Li Jingling and Saparbek Safarov respectively.
Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming card:
UFC 221 – When and where is it taking place?
UFC 221 takes place at the Perth Arena in Perth, Australia in the early hours of Sunday morning.
UFC 221 – What channel is it on?
The main card and the preliminary fights will be shown live on BT Sport 2.
Alternatively, if you don’t have BT Sport, you can watch the preliminary fights on the UFC’s Fight Pass service.
UFC 221 – What time does it start?
The preliminary fights will get underway at 11:30pm BST on Saturday night.
UFC 221 – What time will the main card get underway?
The main card, which kicks off with a light-heavyweight bout between Tyson Pedro and Saparbek Safarov, commences at 3:00am BST.
UFC 221 – What time does the main event start?
Romero vs Rockhold is expected to get underway at around 5:00am BST time.
UFC 221 – Can I watch it online?
BT Sport subscribers will be able to watch the second pay-per-view-card of the year online or through their mobile device via the BT Sport App.
UFC 221: Romero vs Rockhold Fight Card
Main card
Yoel Romero vs Luke Rockhold (interim middleweight title bout)
Mark Hunt vs Curtis Blaydes (heavyweight bout)
Tai Tuivasa vs Cyril Asker (heavyweight bout)
Jake Matthews vs Li Jingling (welterweight bout)
Tyson Pedro vs Saparbek Safarov (light-heavyweight bout)
Prelims
Damien Brown vs Dong Hyun Kim (lightweight bout)
Rob Wilkinson vs Israel Adesanya (middleweight bout)
Jeremy Kennedy vs Alexander Volkanovski (lightweight bout)
Jussier Formica vs Ben Nguyen (men’s flyweight bout)