UFC Fight Night 37 start times, fight card, TV info, fan and media events

The UFC returns to London on Saturday for UFC Fight Night 37 at O2 Arena. Here’s the essential information for the card.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 37 START TIME: UFC Fight Night 37 takes place Saturday at London’s O2 Arena. The entire event streams on UFC Fight Pass. Prelims kick off at 12:30 p.m. ET (9:30 a.m. PT), and the four-fight main card commences at 3 p.m. ET.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 37 BACKGROUND: After a narrow “Fight of the Year” title loss to champion Jon Jones in September, light-heavyweight contender Alexander Gustafsson (15-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) – perhaps surprisingly – didn’t get an immediate rematch. However, with a win over local fighter and undefeated contender Jimi Manuwa (14-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) in the all-European headliner, Gustafsson is likely to get the next shot at the belt.

The event’s co-headliner lost an English fighter when Ross Pearson (15-6 MMA, 7-3 UFC) scratched due to an injury, but two hard-hitting lightweights now take second billing on the card with lightweights Michael Johnson (14-8 MMA, 6-4 UFC) vs. Melvin Guillard (31-12-2 MMA, 12-8 UFC).

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 37 ON-SITE REPORTER: MMAjunkie assistant editor Matt Erickson (@MMAjunkieMatt) will be on site in London. Follow him for updates throughout fight week.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 37 MEDIA WORKOUTS WEDNESDAY: As part of its promotional push for the card, the UFC is hosting three separate workout/scrum sessions with fighters, but only one is open to fans, and you must be a UFC Fight Club member. It takes place Wednesday at One Embankment (8 Victoria Embankment in London) with the four co-headliners, as well as Neil Seery, Brad Pickett, Omari Akhmedov, Gunnar Nelson and new cage announcer John Gooden. Doors open at 5 p.m. GMT local time.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 37 WEIGH-INS FRIDAY: Friday’s UFC Fight Night 37 fighter weigh-ins take place at O2 Arena. You can watch a live video stream here on MMAjunkie or get text-only results beginning at 11 a.m. ET (8 a.m. PT). We’ll also have a video replay and full photo gallery available afterward. The weigh-ins are free and open to the public, with doors opening at 1 p.m. GMT. Prior to the weigh-ins, fans can attend an autograph session with Conor McGregor, Forrest Griffin, Ross Pearson and Joanne Calderwood at 1 p.m. GMT, followed by a Q&A with McGregor and Griffin at 2 p.m. GMT.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 37 ON SATURDAY: Join us Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET for UFC Fight Night 37 play-by-play and live results, individual fight stories and photos from each bout on the card and more in the most extensive UFC coverage online. You can also discuss UFC Fight Night 37 in our discussion thread. Afterward, watch the post-UFC Fight Night 37 news conference on MMAjunkie at approximately 6 p.m. ET.

The official UFC Fight Night 37 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 3 p.m. ET)

• Alexander Gustafsson vs. Jimi Manuwa
• Melvin Guillard vs. Michael Johnson
• Brad Pickett vs. Neil Seery
• Omari Akhmedov vs. Gunnar Nelson

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 12:30 p.m. ET)

• Cyrille Diabate vs. Ilir Latifi
• Luke Barnatt vs. Mats Nilsson
• Brad Scott vs. Claudio Henrique da Silva
• Roland Delorme vs. Davey Grant
• Igor Araujo vs. Danny Mitchell
• Louis Gaudinot vs. Phil Harris

For more on UFC Fight Night 37, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: Alexander Gustafsson)