UFC on ABC: Full card, start time and TV info

Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar are set to headline the January 16 UFC Fight Night card as the promotion returns to network TV.

It was recently announced by their broadcasting partner ESPN that the main card for the upcoming UFC Fight Night event, featuring Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar as the headliner, will broadcast live on ABC.

The January 16 fight will also see UFC returning to Fight Island in Abu Dhabi in the first event of the new year.

Max Holloway vs. Calvin KattarLeon Edwards vs. Khamzat ChimaevDustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor3 events in a week. The UFC is headed back to Fight Island! 🏝️ (via @danawhite) pic.twitter.com/EqGzibKet5

— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) December 22, 2020

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UFC Fight Island 7: Time and Full Card

As per ESPN, the main card on ABC will start from 3 p.m. ET on January 16, 2021, live from Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. The same will also stream on ESPN+. The prelims can be watched on ESPN+ fro, 12 p.m. ET onwards.

Programming note: Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar will air on ABC, in addition to ESPN+. https://t.co/0WYQeJTeFb

— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) January 4, 2021

The full card of UFC Fight Island 7 is given below:

Main Card:

Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar

Matt Brown vs. Carlos Condit

Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Li Jingliang

Undercard:

Carlos Felipe vs. Justin Tafa

Joaquin Buckley vs. Alessio Di Chirico

Jacob Kilburn vs. Austin Lingo

David Zawada vs. Ramazan Emeev

Omari Akhmedov vs. Tom Breese

Warlley Alves vs. Christian Aguilera

Phil Hawes vs. Nassourdine Imavov

Wu Yanan vs. Bethe Correia

Nik Lentz vs. Mike Grundy

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UFC Fight Island 7 Headliner: Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar

Previously UFC appeared on network TV with their earlier deal with FOX, which ran its course in December 2018. Since the beginning of 2019, they have a partnership with ESPN, which has seen them step away from network broadcasting.

However, the latest deal UFC has signed with ESPN allowed them to have access to Disney's massive media empire and return to network TV on ABC.

Fans can expect a spectacular headliner at this event as former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will be facing Calvin Kattar in a long-awaited fight.

Holloway has not had the best fortune in his last two fights, as he fought twice and lost to the current champion, Alexander Volkanovski both times.

Kattar is coming into this fight on the back of a couple of impressive bouts, having fought twice and won both times last year. But Kattar has something to prove as well. Currently ranked at No. 6, a win against the former champion would boost his ranking and help him get a better position in the division for a possible future title shot.