How To Watch Or Live Stream UFC 252: Sean O’Malley Vs. Marlon Vera

Moments after Sean O’Malley scored a first-round knockout win over Alfred Khashakyan on a 2017 Dana White’s Contender Series card, he looked into the camera and said, “Welcome to the ‘Suga’ Show.” On Saturday, O’Malley faces Marlon Vera in the bantamweight co-main event of the UFC 252 pay-per-view card.

The event, which takes place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view.

O’Malley’s win over Khashakyan earned him a UFC contract. He won his first two official UFC bouts via decision. His victories in his two most recent outings have come by way of first-round knockout. Now 4-0 and the winner of $150,000 in fight-night bonus awards with the UFC, the 27-year-old, who is 12-0 overall, steps into his first co-main event as the No. 14 ranked fighter in the UFC’s 135-pound division.

The 27-year-old Vera might not have a ranking number next to his name, but he has an experience advantage over his opponent. Vera has fought for the UFC since 2014. He is 9-5 with the promotion and has scored eight stoppage wins. His recent five-fight winning streak, which ended when he went the distance at featherweight against Song Yadong in May, included three knockouts and two submissions.

Like O’Malley, Vera has never fought in a UFC co-main event on a pay-per-view card.

How To Watch or Live Stream UFC 252:

UFC 252 takes place Saturday at UC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

Pay Per View Card (ESPN+):

Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier

Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera

Junior dos Santos vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik

Herbert Burns vs. Daniel Pineda

John Dodson vs. Merab Dvalishvili

Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+):

Jim Miller vs. Vinc Pichel

Felice Herrig vs. Virna Jandiroba

T.J Brown vs. Daniel Chavez

Ashley Yoder vs. Livia Renata Souza

Early Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+):

Chris Daukaus vs. Parker Porter

Kai Kamaka vs. Tony Kelley