UFC Fight Night 251 Cannonier vs. Rodriguez Start Time, Fight Card, Venue And More

What Time Is UFC Fight Night Tonight? UFC Fight Night 251 Cannonier vs. Rodrigues Start Time, Fight Card, Venue And More

Get ready for UFC Fight Night 251! Discover the start time, full fight card, venue, and all the exciting details for Cannonier vs. Rodriguez!

UFC Fight Night 251 Cannonier vs. Rodriguez Start Time, Fight Card, Venue And More

MMA fans, it’s fight night again! After the epic showdown in Australia that saw Dricus Du Plessis keep his middleweight belt against Sean Strickland, the UFC is heading back to familiar territory to its home base in Las Vegas for another exciting night of fights. This time, the spotlight stays on the middleweight division as veteran Jared Cannonier takes on the rising Gregory Rodrigues in what promises to be a banger of a main event.

Jared Cannonier wants to get fans "back on his nutsack" with a win over Gregory Rodrigues.

"I'm going to hit him hard and hopefully he can't take them. Maybe get him with a Shoryuken and then everybody is back on my nutsack again."

Via Kevin Iole#UFCVegas102 pic.twitter.com/vPaFPlLivN
— Verdict (@VerdictMMA) February 11, 2025

The 40-year-old “Killa Gorilla” finds himself in a tough spot, trying to avoid a three-fight losing streak for the first time in his long career. On the flip side, Rodrigues is riding high on a three-fight winning streak and looking to make a name for himself against a top-10 opponent. It’s the classic “veteran trying to hang on” versus “hungry youngster looking to climb the ladder” story that we’ve seen play out so many times in combat sports.

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What Time Does UFC Fight Night 251 Cannonier vs. Rodriguez Start

USA

Prelims – 4 PM ET / 1 PM PT
Main Card – 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT (Feb. 15)

Canada

Prelims – 4 PM ET
Main Card – 7 PM ET (Feb. 15)

Mexico

Prelims – 3 PM CST
Main Card – 6 PM CST (Feb. 15)

Brazil

Prelims – 6 PM BRT
Main Card – 9 PM BRT (Feb. 15)

Prelims – 9 PM GMT
Main Card – 12 AM GMT (Feb. 16)

France

Prelims – 10 PM CET
Main Card – 1 AM CET (Feb. 16)

India

Prelims – 2:30 AM IST
Main Card – 5:30 AM IST (Feb. 16)

UAE

Prelims – 1 AM GST
Main Card – 4 AM GST (Feb. 16)

Saudi Arabia

Prelims – 12 AM AST
Main Card – 3 AM AST (Feb. 16)

Australia

Prelims – 8 AM AEDT
Main Card – 11 AM AEDT (Feb. 16)

New Zealand

Prelims – 10 AM NZDT
Main Card – 1 PM NZDT (Feb. 16)

Venue For UFC Fight Night 251 Cannonier vs. Rodriguez

After the grand spectacle of UFC 312 in Australia, the UFC back at the cozy confines of the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada. This facility has become the unofficial home of UFC Fight Nights since it opened in 2019. This place was crucial during the pandemi. When the world shut down, the Apex kept the fights going.

The #UFCVegas102 main event is on weight! ✅

⚖️ Jared Cannonier: 185.5 pounds
⚖️ Gregory Rodrigues: 186 pounds pic.twitter.com/EBu31Ie0o3
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) February 14, 2025

Located just across from the UFC Performance Institute (the promotion’s HQ), this purpose-built facility has hosted countless events over the past five years. This will be 2025’s second UFC card at the Apex, following January’s Dern vs. Ribas 2 event.

Fight Card for UFC Fight Night 251 Cannonier vs. Rodriguez

Here’s the full main card lineup:

Jared Cannonier vs. Gregory Rodrigues	Middleweight
Calvin Kattar vs. Youssef Zalal	Featherweight
Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Dylan Budka	Middleweight
Ismael Bonfim vs. Nazim Sadykhov	Lightweight
Rodolfo Vieira vs. Andre Petroski	Middleweight

Here are the prelim fights for the night:

Connor Matthews vs. Jose Delgado	Featherweight
Angela Hill vs. Ketlen Souza	Women’s Strawweight
Rafael Estevam vs.Jesus AguilarGabriel Bonfim vs.Kalinn Williams	FlyweightWelterweight
Vince Morales vs. Elijah Smith	Bantamweight
Don’Tale Mayes vs.Valter Walker	Heavyweight
Julia Avila vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti	Women’s Bantamweight

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