UFC Fight Night (June 20th 2026) Start Times: US, UK, Australia and more
The UFC heads back to the Meta APEX in Las Vegas this weekend (Saturday, June 20, 2026), and the main card kicks off at 8:00 PM EDT, with prelims starting at 5:00 PM EDT. UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi *also known as UFC Fight Night 279 and UFC Vegas 119) runs on Paramount+ in the US.
The main event is a rematch nine years in the making, a flyweight bout puts #2 Manel Kape against #5 Kyoji Horiguchi, and Kape looks to avenge a submission loss to Horiguchi from their 2017 RIZIN Grand Prix meeting.
UFC Fight Night Start times by timezone
Here are the full start times globally for this weekend’s UFC Fight Night event:
| Region (timezone) | Prelims start | Main card start |
|---|---|---|
| US Pacific (PDT) | Sat 20, 2:00 PM | Sat 20, 5:00 PM |
| US Mountain (MDT) | Sat 20, 3:00 PM | Sat 20, 6:00 PM |
| US Central (CDT) | Sat 20, 4:00 PM | Sat 20, 7:00 PM |
| US Eastern (EDT) | Sat 20, 5:00 PM | Sat 20, 8:00 PM |
| Brazil (BRT) | Sat 20, 6:00 PM | Sat 20, 9:00 PM |
| UK (BST) | Sat 20, 10:00 PM | Sun 21, 1:00 AM |
| Central Europe (CEST) | Sat 20, 11:00 PM | Sun 21, 2:00 AM |
| South Africa (SAST) | Sat 20, 11:00 PM | Sun 21, 2:00 AM |
| UAE (GST) | Sun 21, 1:00 AM | Sun 21, 4:00 AM |
| India (IST) | Sun 21, 2:30 AM | Sun 21, 5:30 AM |
| Singapore (SGT) | Sun 21, 5:00 AM | Sun 21, 8:00 AM |
| Philippines (PHT) | Sun 21, 5:00 AM | Sun 21, 8:00 AM |
| Japan (JST) | Sun 21, 6:00 AM | Sun 21, 9:00 AM |
| Australia AEST (Sydney) | Sun 21, 7:00 AM | Sun 21, 10:00 AM |
| New Zealand (NZST) | Sun 21, 9:00 AM | Sun 21, 12:00 PM |
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