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Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira: How to watch UFC 317, full fight card and more
If you buy something through a link in this article, we may earn commission. Pricing and availability are subject to change. Ilia Topuria will face Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 this Saturday, here's how to watch. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) This Saturday's UFC 317 marks the end of International Fight Week, and two titles are up for grabs. Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira will vy for the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship now that Topuria has moved up a weight class after grabbing the featherweight title in 2024. The co-main event will feature flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja defending his belt against Kai Kara-France. UFC 317 will air live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with early prelims are scheduled 6:30 p.m. ET and the main event on pay-per-view starting at 10 p.m. Here's everything you need to know about how to watch the Topuria vs. Oliveira fight, including the full fight card, schedule and where to stream it live. How to watch the Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira fight: Date: Saturday, June 28 Advertisement Start time: event begins at 6:30 p.m. ET Fight time (approximate): main card fights begin at 10 p.m. ET Location: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas TV channel/streaming: PPV via ESPN+ (Main fight card), ESPN, ESPN+ and Disney+ (Prelims), UFC Fight Pass, ESPN+ and Disney+ (Early prelims) PPV price: $79.99 When is the Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira fight? The UFC 317 fight between Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira is this Saturday, June 28. What channel is the Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira fight on? The UFC 317 fight between Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira will be available through pay-per-view in the US on ESPN+. ESPN+ subscribers can opt to add it on to their monthly plan (click here to see how), and it's a $79.99 add-on to the monthly subscription. Advertisement You can watch the early prelim fights at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass (subscriptions are available for $9.99/month), while the prelim fights at 8 p.m. ET will be available on ESPN and ESPN+, and the main event, which begins at 10 p.m. ET will be on ESPN+ PPV only. Where to watch the Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira fight: UFC 317: Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira Full Fight Card Main Card (ESPN+ PPV) Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira; For the vacant UFC lightweight title Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Kara-France; For Pantoja's UFC flyweight title Brandon Royval vs. Joshua Van; Flyweight Payton Talbot vs. Felipe Lima; Bantamweight Prelims, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN, ESPN+) Jack Hermansson vs. Gregory Rodrigues; Middleweight Hyder Amil vs. Jose Miguel Delgado; Featherweight Vivian Araujo vs. Tracy Cortez; Women's flyweight Terrance McKinney vs. Viacheslav Borshchev; Lightweight Early prelims, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+, UFC FightPass)
Economic Times
14-05-2025
- Sport
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UFC 317 fight card: Dana White announces headliners for vacant lightweight title; other major clashes
UFC CEO Dana White took to Instagram Live on Tuesday to confirm the main and co-main events for the upcoming UFC 317, scheduled for Saturday, June 28. The event will be held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Headlining the card will be former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria and former lightweight titleholder Charles Oliveira. They will be battling for the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship. The title was vacated after the current champion Islam Makhachev decided to move to the welterweight division. He is expected to face the newly crowned champion Jack Della Maddalena. The date of the bout has not been finalised yet, but it is expected to take place later this year. As per a UFC report, Topuria, aged 27, is on a high after his impressive finishes over Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway. The face-off will also mark the return of Topuria to the lightweight category for the first time since his 2022 knockout win over Jai other hand, Oliveira is coming off a Fight of the Night performance against Michael Chandler at UFC 309. Known for his dynamic grappling and attacking, Oliveira held the belt from 2021 to 2022 and is aiming to reclaim it in Las Flyweight Champion Alexandre Pantoja will be defending his title against Kai Kara-France in the co-main event. Pantoja is on a dominant seven-fight win streak with recent title defences against Kai Asakura, Steve Erceg, and Brandon Royval. Meanwhile Kara-France, is returning to the fight for title after a swift TKO win over Erceg and is hoping to seize gold in his second championship opportunity following his 2022 loss to Brandon Read : Buffalo Bills NFL Schedule Release 2025: Key fixtures, record prediction, opponents The remainder of the UFC 317 cards are shaping up to deliver a thrilling night of action which features a stacked lineup across multiple weight classes. Middleweights Paulo Costa and Roman Kopylov will be facing off in a high-stakes showdown. Beneil Dariush will be taking on Renato Moicano in a compelling lightweight battle. Also, on the lightweight battle slate is the clash between veteran Michael Johnson and rising star Daniel Zellhuber. In the flyweight division, Brandon Royval faces Manel Kape in what should be a high-paced battle, and another flyweight matchup is scheduled between Viviane Araujo and Tracy Cortez. Heavyweights Jhonata Diniz and Justin Tafa will also meet, as middleweights Jack Hermansson and Gregory Rodrigues look to make their presence three to four additional fights set to be announced over the next few weeks, UFC 317 is shaping up to be one of the most thrilling cards of the Dana White also confirmed the UFC 319 main event wherein middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis will be defending his title against undefeated contender Khamzat Chimaey at Chicago's United Centre on August 16. Dricus du Plessis recently outnumbered Sean Strickland for the second time at UFC 312 and will be making his third title defence. Chimaey, on the other hand, has long been viewed as a title threat, with marquee wins over Gilbert Burns, Kamaru Usman, and Robert Whittaker. Q1: Why is the UFC lightweight title vacant?The title was relinquished upon champion Islam Makhachev choosing to drop down to welterweight, where he is poised to encounter Jack Della Maddalena. Q2: Where and when is UFC 317 happening? UFC 317 takes place on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, as part of the UFC's annual International Fight Week. Disclaimer Statement: This content is authored by a 3rd party. The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). ET does not guarantee, vouch for or endorse any of its contents nor is responsible for them in any manner whatsoever. Please take all steps necessary to ascertain that any information and content provided is correct, updated, and verified. ET hereby disclaims any and all warranties, express or implied, relating to the report and any content therein.
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27-04-2025
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Disney+'s solid content portfolio, including nearly 700 movies, is a key growth driver.
Introduction Disney+ has emerged as a key growth driver for Disney, primarily driven by its solid content portfolio. The service offers nearly 700 movies and 11,700 episodes of television shows from brands such as Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic and Disney+ originals. Disney has an impressive line-up of big-budget movies slated to be released over the next couple of years, a number of which will appear on Disney+ simultaneously with their theatrical releases. The rapidly growing subscriber base should strengthen Disney's position in the increasingly saturated streaming space currently dominated by Netflix. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 3 Warning Sign with DIS. Bull Case Disney's expanding streaming service offerings Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu, Disney+ Hotstar (India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand) and Star+ (Latin America) are expected to be major growth drivers in the long run. These services are driving Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) subscription fees that increased 13% year over year in the second quarter of fiscal 2024 that ended on Mar 31. Growth in core Disney+ subscribers and to a lesser extent, Hulu and ESPN+, were the key drivers. DTC subscription fees are expected to witness a CAGR of 9% between 2024 and 2027. Disney's focus on sports streaming, particularly Live Sports, is expected to drive growth in the long haul. For instance, ESPN+ offers tournaments like UFC Lightweight Championship, Major League Baseball (MLB), National Hockey League (NHL), Major League Soccer, Grand Slam tennis, Italy's Serie A soccer and live sporting events, original shows, series and documentaries. Renewal of MLB sports rights deal through 2028 and agreement with Spanish club football's first division, La Liga, further strengthens Disney's sports content offerings. Disney also remains focused on offering content on linear television. In this respect, Disney and ESPN's recent long-term partnerships with National Football League (NFL) are noteworthy. Rapid international expansion has been a key catalyst driving Disney+'s growth. In the past couple of years, Disney+ has been launched in India (through the Disney+ Hotstar service), through a strategic partnership with Canal+ in France, in Japan (via NTT DOCOMO) and several European as well as Latin American countries. Disney+ is currently available in more than 80 countries and territories outside the United States and Canada. The international expansions and a solid content portfolio have helped Disney+ garner a substantial subscriber base within a short period. Disney's new hub for international content creation supports the worldwide expansion of the company's direct-to-consumer business. This is expected to drive Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution (DMED) revenues, under which Disney+ is reported. Recovery in the theme parks business is expected to drive Disney's prospects in the long haul. Latest attractions like the Frozen theme land at Hong Kong Disneyland and Walt Disney Studios Park in Paris, as well as the Zootopia theme land at Shanghai Disney Resort, are expected to boost the prospects of the theme parks business. Bear Case Disney is suffering from lower advertising revenues. In fiscal 2023, revenues declined 15% from the year-ago period due to fewer impressions primarily attributed to declines at Hulu and Disney+. The decrease in impressions at Disney+ was due to the lack of IPL cricket programming compared with the year-ago period. Moreover, Disney is focusing on its streaming business, which needs significant investment on content and marketing. The rising spending is expected to keep consolidated margins under pressure. Moreover, Linear Networks' profitability suffers from higher programming and production costs. Disney's recently theatrical releases have failed to ignite box office with unimpressive box office performances of The Marvels, Wish, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Elemental. Although Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 3 did well, it is expected to not have been enough to drive Disney's box office performance in the near term. Disney has a leveraged balance sheet. Total borrowings (including the current portion of borrowings) were $45.3 billion as of Dec. 28, 2024, compared with $45.81 billion as of Sept. 28, 2024. Disney's debt balance compares unfavorably with cash, cash equivalents and its current marketable investment securities balance of $6 billion. DCF Hedge Fund Bets Conclusion Disney+ is facing significant competition in the streaming market from the likes of Netflix and Amazon prime video. Netflix enjoys a first-mover advantage in the streaming market, and its solid original programming portfolio is a major differentiator. Amazon is also catching up. Apple TV+ is gaining recognition with Emmy and Oscar wins. Comcast's Peacock and Paramount Global's Paramount+ benefit from their huge libraries of movies and shows. Moreover, with the completion of the merger of WarnerMedia with Discovery, the competition is expected to get stiffer. This article first appeared on GuruFocus.
