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UFC is back with its UFC 271 PPV. The event takes place this weekend at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The five-bout main card gets started at 10 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 12, but before that, the preliminary card gets started at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The prelims are highlighted by a heavyweight match between Andrei Arlovski and Jared Vanderaa.
Arlovski is one of the oldest fighters in the UFC at 43-years-old and he has a professional fighting record of 32-20. For reference, his first professional fight came in 1999. Arlovski heads into this bout on a two-match win streak with back-to-back unanimous decision victories. The most recent came against Carlos Felipe in October of 2021. Arlovski is the slight favorite with -140 odds.
Vanderaa was seven years old when Arlovski fought in his first match. Vanderaa enters with a 12-6 record and will be competing in his fifth match in the UFC. He is coming off a loss to Alexandr Romanov from October of 2021. While Vanderaa looked solid in the first round, Romanov came away with a knockout late in the second round. Vanderaa needs to get back into the win column to build some momentum, but for this fight, he is the underdog with +120 odds at DraftKings Sportsbook.
The full event will get started with the early prelims at 6 p.m. ET followed by the prelims at 8 p.m. The main card for UFC 271 will be live streamed on ESPN+ PPV, which will cost $69.99 for the full card. The link provides an option for simply buying the card or buying the Disney Plus bundle that includes Disney Plus, Hulu, and ESPN+.
How to watch Arlovski vs. Vanderaa
Date: Saturday, February 12
Fight time: Preliminary card starts at 8:00 p.m. ET
Live stream: WatchESPN, ESPN+, ESPN app
DraftKings Sportsbook Odds
Arlovski: -140
Vanderaa: +120