UFC London LIVE: Date, start time, fight card and how to watch Leon Edwards vs Sean Brady with Molly McCann in action

The UFC will be returning to London for the first time since 2023 this weekend as Leon Edwards headlines a stacked card. Edwards, who lost his welterweight title to Belal Muhammad last July, is out to begin his journey to win back his belt. Edwards is looking to bounce back from defeatGetty The 33-year-old Brit was dethroned in Manchester the last time the UFC took place in the United Kingdom. He was originally due to take on Australian Jack Della Maddalena who is unbeaten in his last 17 fights, winning 14 by stoppage. However, the latter will instead take on Belal Muhammad for the welterweight title at UFC 315 – with American Sean Brady stepping in to face Edwards. UFC London: How to follow The 2025 UFC London event will take place on Saturday, March 22. It will be held at The O2 Arena in London. The preliminary card is set to start at around 5pm before the main card gets going at 8pm. There is not a confirmed time for main event cage-walks but they can be expected between 10pm and 11pm. UFC London will be available to watch on TNT Sports. More details on how to sign up to TNT Sports and Discovery+ can be found here. talkSPORT and talkSPORT.com will also be keeping you up to date with all the latest news and build-up. To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM. Molly McCann is set to return this weekend for UFC London UFC London: Undercard Subject to change Main Card MAIN EVENT: Leon Edwards vs Sean Brady Jan Blachowicz vs Carlos Ulberg Gunnar Nelson vs Kevin Holland Molly McCann vs Alexia Thainara Jordan Vucenic vs Chris Duncan Nathaniel Wood vs Morgan Charriere Preliminary Card Jai Herbert vs Chris Padilla Lone’er Kavanagh vs Felipe Dos Santos Marcin Tybura vs Mick Parkin Christian Leroy Duncan vs Andrey Pulyaev Shauna Bannon vs Puja Tomar Nathan Fletcher vs Caolan Loughran Guram Kutateladze vs Kaue Fernandes UFC London: What has been said? Edwards has revealed the one condition he asked for before accepting this fight at UFC London. When losing to Muhammad in Manchester last year, the entire card was on an American time schedule, meaning he did not make his Octagon walk until the early hours of the morning. “Never again,” Birmingham’s Edwards told Ariel Helwani ahead of this weekend’s when asked about the timings. “The first thing [the UFC] said to me was: ‘We’re coming back to the UK in March.’ I was like: ‘OK, what time are we fighting first?’ “They said: ‘Normal time,’ so I was like: ‘Perfect, let’s do it.’” “That 4am/5am walkout was madness,” he added. “I tried my best to get into it, but I just couldn’t. “I just feel like my reactions were slow. I could think in my head what I wanted to do and what I trained to do but for some reason, my body and mind just weren’t in sync as it normally is in fights.” Where to buy UFC London tickets *If you click on a link in this boxout we will earn affiliate revenue. Please note that Stubhub and Viagogo are ticket resale sites and as such, tickets may be listed at above face value prices. With the UFC only coming to the UK a handful of times per year, the opportunity to see MMA’s biggest stars in action can be limited. However, this month UK-based MMA fans will have the opportunity to see the excitement live as the UFC returns to the 02 arena for UFC Fight Night 254, Edwards vs Brady. See some of the UK’s finest as Leon Edwards, Molly McCann, Nathaniel Wood and more take to the Octagon in what’s set to be a thrilling night of fights. To get tickets to UFC London, follow the links below. UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Brady (02 Arena, 22 March) UFC London tickets at Ticketmaster, from £308.40 – buy here UFC London tickets at Vivid Seats, from £316 – buy here UFC London tickets at Stubhub, from £181 – buy here UFC London tickets at Viagogo, from £209 – buy here For fans looking for an unrivalled Fight Night experience, Seat Unique offers UFC London hospitality packages complete with floor-level seating, UFC athlete appearances, post-fight Octagon experiences and more. Get your UFC London hospitality tickets below. UFC London hospitality tickets (02 Arena, 22 March) UFC London hospitality at Seat Unique, from £4,599 – buy here

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UFC London LIVE: Date, start time, fight card and how to watch Leon Edwards vs Sean Brady with Molly McCann in action

The UFC will be returning to London for the first time since 2023 this weekend as Leon Edwards headlines a stacked card.

Edwards, who lost his welterweight title to Belal Muhammad last July, is out to begin his journey to win back his belt.

Edwards is looking to bounce back from defeat

The 33-year-old Brit was dethroned in Manchester the last time the UFC took place in the United Kingdom.

He was originally due to take on Australian Jack Della Maddalena who is unbeaten in his last 17 fights, winning 14 by stoppage.

However, the latter will instead take on Belal Muhammad for the welterweight title at UFC 315 – with American Sean Brady stepping in to face Edwards.

UFC London: How to follow

The 2025 UFC London event will take place on Saturday, March 22.

It will be held at The O2 Arena in London.

The preliminary card is set to start at around 5pm before the main card gets going at 8pm.

There is not a confirmed time for main event cage-walks but they can be expected between 10pm and 11pm.

UFC London will be available to watch on TNT Sports. More details on how to sign up to TNT Sports and Discovery+ can be found here.

talkSPORT and talkSPORT.com will also be keeping you up to date with all the latest news and build-up.

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

Molly McCann is set to return this weekend for UFC London

UFC London: Undercard

Subject to change

Main Card

MAIN EVENT: Leon Edwards vs Sean Brady
Jan Blachowicz vs Carlos Ulberg
Gunnar Nelson vs Kevin Holland
Molly McCann vs Alexia Thainara
Jordan Vucenic vs Chris Duncan
Nathaniel Wood vs Morgan Charriere

Preliminary Card

Jai Herbert vs Chris Padilla
Lone’er Kavanagh vs Felipe Dos Santos
Marcin Tybura vs Mick Parkin
Christian Leroy Duncan vs Andrey Pulyaev
Shauna Bannon vs Puja Tomar
Nathan Fletcher vs Caolan Loughran
Guram Kutateladze vs Kaue Fernandes

UFC London: What has been said?

Edwards has revealed the one condition he asked for before accepting this fight at UFC London.

When losing to Muhammad in Manchester last year, the entire card was on an American time schedule, meaning he did not make his Octagon walk until the early hours of the morning.

“Never again,” Birmingham’s Edwards told Ariel Helwani ahead of this weekend’s when asked about the timings.

“The first thing [the UFC] said to me was: ‘We’re coming back to the UK in March.’ I was like: ‘OK, what time are we fighting first?’

“They said: ‘Normal time,’ so I was like: ‘Perfect, let’s do it.’”

“That 4am/5am walkout was madness,” he added. “I tried my best to get into it, but I just couldn’t.

“I just feel like my reactions were slow. I could think in my head what I wanted to do and what I trained to do but for some reason, my body and mind just weren’t in sync as it normally is in fights.”

Where to buy UFC London tickets

*If you click on a link in this boxout we will earn affiliate revenue. Please note that Stubhub and Viagogo are ticket resale sites and as such, tickets may be listed at above face value prices.

With the UFC only coming to the UK a handful of times per year, the opportunity to see MMA’s biggest stars in action can be limited.

However, this month UK-based MMA fans will have the opportunity to see the excitement live as the UFC returns to the 02 arena for UFC Fight Night 254, Edwards vs Brady.

See some of the UK’s finest as Leon Edwards, Molly McCann, Nathaniel Wood and more take to the Octagon in what’s set to be a thrilling night of fights.

To get tickets to UFC London, follow the links below.

UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Brady (02 Arena, 22 March)

UFC London tickets at Ticketmaster, from £308.40 – buy here
UFC London tickets at Vivid Seats, from £316 – buy here
UFC London tickets at Stubhub, from £181 – buy here
UFC London tickets at Viagogo, from £209 – buy here

For fans looking for an unrivalled Fight Night experience, Seat Unique offers UFC London hospitality packages complete with floor-level seating, UFC athlete appearances, post-fight Octagon experiences and more.

Get your UFC London hospitality tickets below.

UFC London hospitality tickets (02 Arena, 22 March)