UFC 262: Main Card Preview and Prediction and How to Watch UFC 262 in India, the US, and the UK?

UFC’s biggest event of the year so far is here. UFC 262 is here to entertain all you combat sport lovers with one of the most interesting fight cards. The promotion will present us with the new era of UFC’s lightweight division as it hosts the bout for vacant lightweight belt.

Michael Chandler takes on Charles Oliveira for the biggest fights of their career. The new guy in the promotion gets the shot at the title after his commendable resume in his past fights and his KO against Dan Hooker in his UFC debut. Meanwhile, Oliveira enters the title shot after dominating the division and stacking up records.

UFC 262 Fight Card

UFC 262: How and when to watch the event

India: UFC 262 is set to take place on Saturday (May 15th) at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. On account of the time difference, in India, the fight will take place on Sunday (May 16th). The early prelims begin at 4 am in the morning. The preliminary card will start at 5:30 am and the main card starts at 7:30 am. If you are a fighting fan trust me you would want to be up by 4 for this card. The fight is broadcasted on Sony Ten 2.

UK: The event will take place on May 15th in the UK and the event is broadcasted on BT Sport. The early prelims will start at 11:30 pm, the preliminary card at 1 am and the main card at 3 am.

USA: The event will kick start on May 15th in USA and the event is a pay-per-view of 75$ which can be streamed on ESPN+. The early prelims kick off at 6:30 pm, the preliminary card at 8 pm and the main card at 10pm.

UFC 262: Main card fight predictions

Main event: Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler

Charles Oliveira def Michael Chandler via submission (Round 4). If I were a betting man I’d put my money on Do Bronx. Charles Oliveira has the most submissions in the UFC and his work ethic gives him the edge over Michael Chandler for me. Also the fact that Chandler is just one fight into the biggest fighting organization feels like will get the better of the former Bellator champion.

Co-main event: Tony Ferguson vs. Beneil Dariush

Beneil Dariush def. Tony Ferguson via decision. I’d hate to make this prediction being a fan of El Cucuy but Beneil Dariush is winning this bout. As much as I love Tony Ferguson I believe it is going to be a herculean task for him to climb the mountain that is Dariush. Dariush is coming off a winning streak and I don’t see him losing this fight.

Mathew Christopher Schnell vs. Rogerio Bontorin:

Mathew Christopher Schnell def. Rogerio Bontorin via decision. For this bout, my predictions lean towards the former flyweight champion Schnell. I think he has to prove that he still on top of the food chain and would like to get assert his dominance in the promotion.

Katlyn Chookagian vs Viviane Araujo:

Viviane Araujo def. Katlyn Chookagian via TKO. For this fight, I believe though the odds favor the veteran, I think Viviane Araujo defeats the experienced Chookagian this time. Araujo has been beating all tip contenders ever since her debut and has high confidence coming into this fight.

Shane Burgos vs. Edson Barboza:

Shane Burgos def. Edson Barboza via decision. This fight is a tough one given Edson’s experience. But Shane enters the fight as a fan favorite and I’m going with that too. Both of them are hard hitters and there is no doubt this will be an entertaining fight.

Also read: “I did in two and half minutes what Dustin couldn’t do in 25!” says Michael Chandler as he replies to criticisms on his title shot

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