Fans invited to this week's UFC 'International Fight Week' events in Las Vegas

“International Fight Week,” annually the biggest week on the UFC’s calendar, is upon us.

Ahead of a pair of live fight cards to close out the week in Las Vegas, fans will have an abundance of opportunities to see their favorite fighters up close.

UFC 213 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. The night before, The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale takes place at T-Mobile Arena and airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

But in the buildup to both events, “International Fight Week” will be in full swing around T-Mobile Arena on the south end of the Las Vegas Strip.

On Wednesday, fans can attend a live taping of FS1 weekly show “UFC Tonight,” as well as a live taping of FS1’s “TUF Talk.” Both events will take place at Park Theater at Monte Carlo, adjacent to T-Mobile Arena. The “UFC Tonight” taping will take place at noon PT local time. The “TUF Talk” taping begins at 7:30 p.m.

Also on Wednesday, fans can attend open workouts for fighters appearing on the TUF 25 Finale and UFC 213 cards. Doors open at 12:30 p.m., and the first fighter will work out at 1 p.m. The TUF 25 Finale is headlined by a lightweight fight between Michael Johnson and former WSOF champion Justin Gaethje. UFC 213 is headlined by a women’s bantamweight title fight between champ Amanda Nunes and Valentina Shevchenko. In the co-feature, Robert Whittaker meets Yoel Romero for the interim middleweight title.

Additionally, there will be a “Women of UFC” panel discussion at Park Theater at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday moderated by Megan Olivi. The panel will feature current strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, upcoming featherweight title challenger Cristiane Justino, former bantamweight champion Miesha Tate, and current strawweight contenders Michelle Waterson and Paige VanZant. The show will make its way to UFC Fight Pass that day, as well.

On Thursday, fans can attend a “UFC Legends” panel discussion at Park Theater. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. PT and the session starts at 3 p.m. with participants yet to be announced. At 4 p.m., the ceremonial weigh-ins for the TUF 25 Finale take place at Park Theater. And at 7:30 p.m., also at Park Theater, the UFC’s 2017 Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place. The free ticketed event will open its doors at 6:30 p.m.

On Friday, fans can attend autograph sessions with more than a dozen fighters and fight personalities in the lobby of T-Mobile Arena. Between 9-11 a.m. PT, fans can meet Joseph Benavidez, Misha Cirkunov, Tony Ferguson, Cody Garbrandt, Jedrzejczyk, Anthony Johnson, Julianna Pena, Stephen Thompson, James Vick, Waterson, and Octagon Girls Luciana Andrade, Chrissy Blair and Vanessa Hanson.

From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the UFC’s “Fan Experience” will take place in Toshiba Plaza outside T-Mobile Arena. Additionally, doors open for the UFC 213 ceremonial weigh-ins at 1 p.m. at Park Theater and the first fighter will step on the scale at 2 p.m. Immediately after, the TUF 25 Finale kicks off at 3 p.m. inside T-Mobile Arena.

On Saturday, there are more than two dozen additional autograph and meet-and-greet opportunities in the T-Mobile Arena Lobby. From 9-10:30 a.m. PT, fans can meet UFC Hall of Famers Urijah Faber and Tito Ortiz, heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic, Ferguson, Claudia Gadelha, Kevin Lee, Raquel Pennington, Dustin Poirier and Tate. Additionally, Octagon Girls Red Dela Cruz and Brooklyn Wren will be on hand, as will play-by-play voice Jon Anik and Olivi.

From 10:30 a.m. to noon, fans can meet UFC Hall of Famers Don Frye, Forrest Griffin, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Bas Rutten, featherweight champ Max Holloway, Jorge Masvidal, Rose Namajunas, Francis Ngannou, Vick and Waterson, plus Octagon Girls Arianny Celeste, Brittney Palmer and Jamillette Gaxiola.

The UFC Fan Experience also will take place Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. in Toshiba Plaza leading into UFC 213, which starts at 3:30 p.m. inside T-Mobile Arena. At 10 p.m. PT, the UFC’s official after-party for UFC 213 will take place at Hakkasan inside MGM Grand Las Vegas.

The TUF 25 Finale lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (FS1, 9 p.m. ET)

• Michael Johnson vs. Justin Gaethje
• TBA vs. TBA – TUF 25 final
• Marc Diakiese vs. Drakkar Klose
• Steve Bosse vs. Jared Cannonier
• Brad Tavares vs. Elias Theodorou
• Marcel Fortuna vs. Jordan Johnson

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 7 p.m. ET)

• Angela Hill vs. Ashley Yoder
• C.B. Dollaway vs. Ed Herman
• Jessica Eye vs. Aspen Ladd

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6 p.m. ET)

• Teruto Ishihara vs. Gray Maynard
• Juliana Lima vs. Tecia Torres

The UFC 213 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

• Champ Amanda Nunes vs. Valentina Shevchenko – for women’s bantamweight title
• Yoel Romero vs. Robert Whittaker – for interim middleweight title
• Curtis Blaydes vs. Daniel Omielanczuk
• Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum
• Jim Miller vs. Anthony Pettis

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)

• Travis Browne vs. Aleksei Oleinik
• Brian Camozzi vs. Chad Laprise
• Gerald Meerschaert vs. Thiago “Marreta” Santos
• Jordan Mein vs. Belal Muhammad

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET)

• Rob Font vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade
• Cody Stamann vs. Terrion Ware
• James Bochnovic vs. Trevin Giles

For more on The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale and UFC 213, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.