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The UFC is back in Australia this week with light heavyweight contenders at the top of the lineup.
Here’s how to watch UFC Fight Night 260 with 205-pounders in the headlining spot in Perth.
Broadcast and streaming info
UFC Fight Night 260 has a main card that streams at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The preliminary card streams on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET.
Stay tuned to MMA Junkie for more broadcast details this week.
Main event: Dominick Reyes
- Record: 15-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC
- Opponent: Carlos Ulberg (12-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC)
- Division: Light heavyweight
- Key wins: Nikita Krylov, Anthony Smith, Dustin Jacoby, Chris Weidman, Volkan Oezdemir, Ovince St. Preux, Jared Cannonier
- Misc.: Reyes has put the four-fight skid that started with his title loss to Jon Jones – let’s face it: He won that fight. In the past 15 months, he’s got stoppage wins over Jacoby, ex-title challenger Smith and Krylov. A win over Ulberg could put him back in the title conversation for the first time in nearly six years.
Main event: Carlos Ulberg
- Record: 12-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC
- Opponent: Dominick Reyes (15-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC)
- Division: Light heavyweight
- Key wins: Jan Blachowicz, Volkan Oezdemir, Alonzo Menifield, Ihor Potieria
- Misc.: The 34-year-old New Zealander lost his promotional debut in 2021, but since then has rattled off eight straight wins – including consecutive decisions over former title challenger Oezdemir and ex-champ Blachowicz.
Co-main event: Jack Jenkins
- Record: 13-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC
- Opponent: Ramon Tavares (10-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
- Division: Featherweight
- Key wins: Herbert Burns, Jamall Emmers
- Misc.: 31-year-old Australian will be looking for a return to the win column on his home turf after a submission loss to Gabriel Santos in February.
Co-main event: Ramon Tavares
- Record: 10-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC
- Opponent: Jack Jenkins (13-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) vs. Ramon Tavares (10-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
- Division: Featherweight
- Key wins: Serhiy Sidey, Charles Bennett
- Misc.: Tavares needed two DWCS fights to get to the UFC. He missed weight in his first attempt in 2023 and lost the fight. Then he got in with a win a month later, but missed weight for his UFC debut. This past December, he was outworked by Davey Grant, so he’ll be after a return to the win column.
UFC debut: Louie Sutherland
- Record: 10-3
- Opponent: Justin Tafa (7-5 MMA, 4-5 UFC)
- Division: Heavyweight
- Misc.: The hulking “Vanilla Gorilla” makes his way to the UFC from England with four straight wins on the heels of a loss in his lone Bellator fight.
UFC debut: Cam Rowston
- Record: 12-3
- Opponent: Andre Petroski (13-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC)
- Division: Middleweight
- Misc.: It took Rowston two appearances on DWCS to get to the UFC, but he’s there now after an August first-round knockout punched his ticket.
UFC debut: Michelle Montague
- Record: 6-0
- Opponent: Luana Carolina (11-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC)
- Division: Women’s bantamweight
- Misc.: New Zealand-based prospect has been a perfect 6-0, including 5-0 in PFL and Bellator, with all six wins by rear-naked choke.
UFC debut: Elisha Ellison
- Record: 5-1
- Opponent: Brando Pericic (4-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
- Division: Heavyweight
- Misc.: The 28-year-old American has all five of his wins by first-round stoppage. Instead of a DWCS fight to get into the UFC, he goes straight to the show with a curtain-jerker.
UFC debut: Brando Pericic
- Record: 4-1
- Opponent: Elisha Ellison (5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
- Division: Heavyweight
- Misc.: 31-year-old Australian was supposed to fight Ellison on DWCS in August, but their fight was moved to the Perth card. All four of his pro wins are first-round stoppages.
UFC Fight Night 260 lineup
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Dominick Reyes vs. Carlos Ulberg
- Jack Jenkins vs. Ramon Tavares
- Jimmy Crute vs. Ivan Erslan
- Neil Magny vs. Jake Matthewsv
- Charlie Campbell vs. Tom Nolan
- Louie Sutherland vs. Justin Tafa
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)
- Rodolfo Bellato vs. Navajo Stirling
- Loma Lookboonmee vs. Alexia Thainara
- Oban Elliott vs. Jonathan Micallef
- Andre Petroski vs. Cam Rowston
- Josias Musasa vs. Colby Thicknesse
- Rolando Bedoya vs. Jamie Mullarkey
- Luana Carolina vs. Michelle Montague
- Elisha Ellison vs. Brando Pericic
UFC Fight Night 260 main card betting odds
- Reyes +185, Ulberg -245
- Jenkins -330, Tavares +240
- Crute -200, Erslan +155
- Magny +350, Matthews -520
- Campbell +125, Nolan -160
- Sutherland -175, Tafa +145
UFC Fight Night 260 prelim betting odds
- Bellato +185, Stirling -245
- Lookboonmee +190, Thainara -250
- Elliott -135, Micallef +105
- Petroski -145, Rowston +115
- Musasa -160, Thicknesse +125
- Bedoya -115, Mullarkey -115
- Carolina +175, Montague -230
- Ellison +150, Pericic -195