Max Holloway and Arnold Allen square off at UFC Fight Night on Saturday, April 15, at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas, Missouri. The main card for UFC Fight Night will start at 8:30 PM (ET).
With YouTube TV now featuring the ESPN channel, you can watch this weekend’s fight for free using the 10-day trial offer. However, YouTube TV is only available in the United States. So, if you’re watching from elsewhere, you’ll need to use a VPN to bypass YouTube TV’s geo-blocking. Here’s how:
- Sign up for a premium VPN provider like NordVPN.
- Download and install the VPN app on the device you want to stream UFC Fight Night on.
- Log in to the app using the credentials you created while signing up.
- Connect to a server in the United States.
- Go to the YouTube TV website and sign up for a free trial.
- Search for the UFC Fight Night event on the day of the fight.
- It’s time!
Read on for more streaming options and a rundown of what to expect on UFC Fight Night!
The upcoming UFC Fight Night at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri may not be a pay-per-view event, but it features two fighters capable of headlining any major UFC event in Max Holloway and Arnold Allen.
Preliminaries of this edition of UFC Fight Night are scheduled to kick off at 5:30 PM (ET) on Saturday, April 15, with the main card starting at 8:30 PM (ET).
Max “Blessed” Holloway is one of the greatest featherweights of all time and will be looking to begin another run at the title with a win. Allen is on a 12-fight win streak and is undefeated in the UFC. A win over Max at UFC Fight Night could catapult him into title contention in the featherweight division.
Fight fans in the US can watch UFC Fight Night Holloway vs. Allen for free using YouTube TV’s free trial offer. But YouTube TV is not available for users located outside the US. Luckily, you can access YouTube TV from anywhere in the world using a virtual private network (VPN).
We explain how you can set up a VPN to watch UFC Night in the following sections.
How to Live Stream UFC Fight Night Holloway vs. Allen for Free
It’s notoriously difficult to find a free legal live stream for UFC events, whether that’s their pay-per-view cards or Fight Nights promotions. But the inclusion of the ESPN channel on YouTube TV provides us a way to watch UFC events for free, albeit for a 10-day period.
YouTube is offering a free 10-day trial to new users to promote its new TV service. By signing up for this free trial, you get access to the ESPN channel where UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen will be live-streamed this Saturday. If you’re in the US, you can simply sign up for a free trial and watch the action unfold (provided you haven’t used the same email address to get a free trial before).
Unfortunately, YouTube TV is currently available only in the United States. Resultantly, fight fans in the rest of the world will have to subscribe to ESPN+, UFC Fight Pass, or their local carrier/streaming service to watch UFC Fight Night. However, with a VPN, you can make it seem like you’re based in the United States and gain access to YouTube TV to watch UFC Fight Night.
This is possible because a VPN encrypts your internet traffic and redirects it through a server located in another country, or the US, in this case.
A step-by-step guide to watching UFC Fight Night Holloway vs. Allen for free
Need a little help? The steps in the next section guide you through the process of installing and setting up a VPN to watch UFC Fight Night this weekend.
- Sign up for a premium VPN service like NordVPN. We recommend NordVPN, as it easily circumvented YouTube TV’s geoblocking during our tests. It also provides fast speeds and top-notch privacy and security.
- Download the VPN provider’s app from their website. NordVPN has clients for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and other leading operating systems.
- Install the VPN on your device. For desktop, you can just follow the installation wizard. On mobile, the Apple App Store or Google Play store will do any heavy lifting for you.
- Open the VPN and log in using the credentials you created in the first step.
- Connect to a server in the United States. NordVPN has more than 1970 servers in the United States which you can use to live stream UFC Fight Night.
- Navigate to the YouTube TV website and sign up for a free trial using an existing Google account. You will need to provide payment details like a credit card or PayPal account to complete the sign-up. But no money will be debited from your account before the trial expires. You may also be asked to provide the pin code for a US city, which can be found online.
- You’re all set! Open up YouTube TV on the day of the event and search for UFC Fight Night to watch the live action!
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If YouTube TV continues to block access even after using a VPN, try clearing your cookies or using your browser in incognito mode. More privacy-friendly browsers like Mozilla and Brave are also helpful.
Alternate Live Streaming Options for UFC Fight Night Holloway vs. Allen
Having tried out the YouTube TV free trial to watch UFC ourselves, we’re confident it’ll work for most readers. In the event it doesn’t work you can try one of the streaming options listed below, depending on where you’re watching UFC Fight Night from.
Do note that all streaming services listed below will require a subscription and are not free, like YouTube TV’s 10-day trial. However, if you already have a subscription to a service like ESPN+ or UFC Fight Pass, then you should be able to stream UFC Night Holloway vs Allen without any further payment.
| Country | Provider |
|---|---|
| Canada | TSN |
| Indonesia | Mola.tv |
| India | SonyLIV |
| Poland | Polsat Sport |
| Australia | Foxtel Main Event |
| United Kingdom | BT Sport Box Office |
| United States | ESPN+ |
Using a Free VPN to Live Stream UFC Fight Night
A number of excellent free VPNs, such as Proton VPN, are now available on the market. However, free VPNs are not the best choice for streaming this weekend’s UFC Fight Night or the Pavlovich vs. Blaydes fight scheduled for April 23 for the following reasons:
- Slower speeds: UFC fights can change in a flash. You need a fast internet connection to avoid any lag or repeated buffering. But, speeds on free VPN servers can be slower due to the number of people using them.
- Data limits: A typical UFC Fight Night can last longer than four hours, and live streaming the whole event can take more than 2GB of data. However, free VPNs can provide as little as 500 MB of data per day.
- Small server network: Free VPNs have about 5-10 servers, which can easily get crowded on the day of the fight. Chances are you can get one located in the United States, but it’ll likely be overwhelmed, which obviously affects streaming performance.
If you’d like to save money on your VPN subscription, opt for NordVPN’s 30-day money-back guarantee to get a free trial.
What to Expect from UFC Fight Night Holloway vs. Allen
Max Holloway is the former champion of the UFC featherweight division, and his only loss in the last five years came to the current champ, Alex Volkanovski. The fight against Allen is a big opportunity for him to mount another title run, possibly culminating in a fourth fight against Alex sometime in the future.
On the other hand, Allen is a rising star of the division. While he’s put together an impressive win streak, the fight against Max will be the first time he’s fighting a top-caliber opponent. Allen has shown great striking and submission skills in his career so far and will need to be on top of his game if he’s to beat Max this weekend.
The co-main event features one of the UFC’s greatest proponents of kicking, Edson Barboza. Edson appears to be in the twilight of his career but is still a tough match-up for most fighters in the lightweight division. His opponent on Saturday, Billy Quarantillo, made his way to the UFC via Dana White’s contender series. However, he’s had a mixed bag of performances in the UFC so far, going 5-2 in his seven fights. A win over Edson could see Billy establish himself as a top-10 featherweight in the world.
Other notable fighters featured on the UFC Fight Night card include Pedro Munhoz, Clay Guida, and Ion Cutelaba. While the Fight Night card isn’t stacked with big names, it’s a great opportunity for fans to see some of the UFC’s most promising fighters.
UFC Fight Night Holloway vs. Allen: Fight Card
All the fights happening on the main card this Saturday are listed below:
| Fighters | Bout | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Max Holloway (2) vs Arnold Allen (4) | Featherweight bout | -170/+150 |
| Edson Barboza (14) vs Billy Quarantillo (-) | Lightweight bout | +150/-170 |
| Dustin Jacoby (13) vs Azamat Murzakonov (15) | Light Heavyweight bout | -150/+130 |
| Tanner Boser (-) vs Ion Cutelaba (-) | Light Heavyweight bout | +110/-130 |
| Pedro Munhoz (9) vs Chris Gutierrez (13) | Bantamweight bout | +180/-220 |
| Clay Guida (-) vs Rafa Garcia (-) | Lightweight bout | +220/-260 |
