INQUISITR.COM / Sports

Watch UFC 197 Jon Jones Vs. Ovince Saint Preux Live Online: Start Time, Streaming Video Links For Saturday’s Event

By Nathan Francis
Published on: 08:49 PST, Apr 23, 2016

Fans can watch UFC 197 live online and see who will win in what is being billed as a “David vs. Goliath” match between Jon Jones and Ovince Saint Preux.

The two will square off in the main event of Saturday’s showcase, which will start with preliminary matches at 6:30 p.m. ET and run through to the main card, which starts at 10 p.m. ET.

Jones, the top-ranked fighter in the world, is returning to action after more than a year away. When asked how he plans to take on Jones, OSP pulled a biblical metaphor, saying it only took David one stone to slay the giant Goliath.

But fans who watch UFC 197 live online will see a well-prepared Jones hoping to avoid an upset.

“I’m definitely not overlooking OSP,” he said on Thursday, via UFC. “OSP has a bunch of first-round finishes and he has great knockout power. Whenever you’re fighting someone with great knockout power you really have to be on point and on your game.”

While many are predicting that Jones will score an easy victory, he said he’s not falling into that trap.

“That’s why I have to take him so seriously, because no one gives him a chance except me,” Jones said. “I know that in order to become a top 10 fighter in the world you got to have some talent. You see these huge upset stories all the time. My physical ability is one of the reasons why I’m the champion. But my mind toward this game, toward sports – I respect him and I know better than to take someone lightly.”

But there are some who believes Jones’ absence from the UFC will be a detriment to him. After spending the last 18 months recovering from injury, Jones may come in a bit rusty, SB Nation writer Luke Thomas predicted.

Thomas argued that the time off may also end up helping Jones, however.

“There’s no substitute for regular competition, but Jones had a chance to work on his craft for 18 months while letting injuries heal. That’s very rare in mixed martial arts,” he wrote. “He might be rusty at first and OSP is super dangerous with explosive strikes, but if Jones times his entries into tie-ups correctly and works from the outside as methodically as he can, this is his fight to lose.”

UFC 197 Fight Card

Fight Pass Prelims (6:30 p.m. ET)

Cody East vs. Walt Harris
Clint Hester vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima
Efrain Escudero vs. Kevin Lee

FOX Sports 1 Prelims (8 p.m. ET)

Chris Kelades vs. Sergio Pettis
Danny Roberts vs. Dominique Steele
Juliana Lima vs. Carla Esparza
Glaico Franca vs. James Vick

Pay-per-view Main Card (10 p.m. ET):

Edson Barboza vs. Anthony Pettis
Rafael Natal vs. Robert Whittaker
Andre Fili vs. Yair Rodriguez

Pay-Per-View Co-Main Event:

UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson vs. Henry Cejudo

Pay-Per-View Main Event:

Jon Jones vs. Ovince Saint Preux for UFC Light Heavyweight Interim Championship

Fans who want to watch UFC 197 live online will have a few different ways to catch the action. The main event itself will be available only on pay-per-view, but cash-conscious fans will be able to watch the preliminary fights on UFC Fight Pass, which is available for a free trial.

There will be more of UFC 197 to watch live online, as viewers can turn to Fox Sports 1 for preliminary card coverage, with streaming video available through Fox Sports GO. The app is free to download through Apple, Android, or Google devices, Amazon devices, and Windows devices.

Fans who don’t feel like watching UFC 197 online but still don’t want to pay the full pay-per-view fee have yet another option. The UFC’s website has a list of bars that will be playing all the action.

[Picture by Steve Marcus/Getty Images]

Share this article: Watch UFC 197 Jon Jones Vs. Ovince Saint Preux Live Online: Start Time, Streaming Video Links For Saturday’s Event
More from Inquisitr