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UFC Fight Night 240: How to watch Brendan Allen vs. Chris Curtis, start time, Las Vegas fight card, odds, more

UFC Chris Curtis Brendan Allen Las Vegas Dylan Budka UFC Fight Night UFC Fight Night 240 Alexander Hernandez Cesar Almeida Damon Jackson

The UFC is back on its “Sin City” home turf Saturday with middleweights at the top of the lineup.

Here’s how to watch UFC Fight Night 240 with a pair of title contenders in the main event.

Broadcast and streaming info

Brendan Fitzgerald, Laura Sanko, Michael Bisping

UFC Fight Night 240 has a main card that starts at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The preliminary card streams on ESPN+ at 3 p.m. ET.

Stay tuned to MMA Junkie for further broadcast details this week.

Main event: Brendan Allen

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 18: (R-L) Brendan Allen punches Paul Craig of Scotland in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on November 18, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Brendan Allen (23-5 MMA, 11-2 UFC) had one of the best 2023s in the UFC. He extended his winning streak to six with a 3-0 mark for the calendar year – all rear-naked choke finishes. Two of them took home post-fight bonus awards. Five of the six wins in his current run have been RNCs.

Main event: Chris Curtis

Jan 20, 2024; Toronto, Canada, USA; Chris Curtis (red glove) celebrates defeating Marc-Andre Barriault (blue gloves) during UFC 297 at ScotiaBank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports

After an eight-fight winning streak, including his first three in the UFC, Chris Curtis (31-10 MMA, 5-2 UFC) has leveled off of late at 2-2 with a no contest for good measure. After a late 2022 win over Joaquin Buckley, Curtis dropped a decision to Kelvin Gastelum a year ago. His no contest with Nassourdine Imavov was supposed to be followed with a fight against Anthony Hernandez, but injury kept Curtis on the sidelines. In January, he took a split decision from Marc-Andre Barriault to right the ship.

Co-main event: Alexander Hernandez vs. Damon Jackson

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 18: (R-L) Alexander Hernandez punches Jim Miller in a lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on February 18, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

In his first two UFC fights, Alexander Hernandez (14-7 MMA, 6-6 UFC) beat Beneil Dariush and future $1 million PFL winner Olivier Aubin-Mercier. It’s been tougher sledding since then at 4-6, though. Hernandez will try to bounce back from an October loss to Bill Algeo that has him 1-3 in the past couple years.

Aug 5, 2023; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Billy Quarantillo (red gloves) fights Damon Jackson (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

Damon Jackson (22-6-1 MMA, 5-4-1 UFC) needs a bounce-back of h is own. After a four-fight winning streak, Jackson had an 0-2 year in 2023 with a knockout loss to Dan Ige and a decision setback against Billy Quarantillo – the first time he lost a fight on the judges’ scorecards.

UFC debut: Valter Walker

Record: 11-0
Opponent: Lukasz Brzeski (8-4-1 MMA, 0-3 UFC)
Division: Heavyweight
Misc.: Brazil’s Walker comes in on the heels of a Titan FC heavyweight title in June 2023. He was set to debut against Jake Collier this past fall, but had to pull out.

UFC debut: Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo def. Eduardo Torres Caut DWCS 65

Record: 24-4
Opponent: Heili Alateng (16-9-2 MMA, 4-2-1 UFC0
Division: Bantamweight
Misc.: Hugo’s first impression on the UFC was a kneebar win on DWCS. But for his short-notice debut a month later, he missed weight against Daniel Marcos and was pulled from the fight. Now he’ll have another shot at the official debut. The 31-year-old Brazilian has 17 of his 24 wins by stoppage.

UFC debut: Jean Matsumoto

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 12: Jean Matsumoto of Brazil punches Kasey Tanner in a bantamweight fight during Dana White’s Contender Series season seven, week six at UFC APEX on September 12, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Record: 14-0
Opponent: Dan Argueta (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Misc.: Brazil’s Matsumoto stayed unbeaten with a DWCS win this past September. Before that, he had a pair of wins under the LFA banner.

UFC debut: Cesar Almeida

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 08: (L-R) Cesar Almeida of Brazil punches Lucas Fernando of Brazil in a middleweight fight during Dana White’s Contender Series season seven, week one at UFC APEX on August 08, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Powers/Zuffa LLC)

Record: 4-0
Opponent: Dylan Budka (7-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Misc.: After a win on DWCS, Almeida was set to debut against Christian Leroy Duncan this past November, but had to pull out with surgery. Budka is a replacement opponent for Josh Fremd, who pulled out.

UFC debut: Dylan Budka

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 05: Dylan Budka reacts after his victory over Chad Hanekom of South Africa in a middleweight fight during Dana White’s Contender Series season seven, week five at UFC APEX on September 05, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Record: 7-2
Opponent: Cesar Almeida (4-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Misc.: Former LFA title challenger Budka won on DWCS this past fall and now has his shot against another DWCS alum.