It appears that the Ultimate Fighting Championship is headed back to network television.
It is currently unclear how the broadcast will be presented on ABC, or if part of the carried will be carried by ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPN+. The UFC Fight Night event takes place on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi and is currently headlined by a featherweight tilt between Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar. Assuming the deal is finalized, it will mark the first time the organization has been on network television since UFC on Fox 31 on Dec. 15, 2018.
Meanwhile, MMA DNA was first to report that a UFC event tentatively slated for Jan. 30 has been removed from the schedule. The card was never officially announced by the promotion, but fights previously targeted for that date are in the process of being shifted to other events in the first quarter of 2021.