UFC 273 Commentary Team & Broadcast Plans Announced

UFC’s fourth PPV event UFC 273 is all set to take place this Saturday, April 9, and it will be headlined by Alexander Volkanovski vs The Korean Zombie and Aljamain Sterling vs Petr Yan. 

The commentary team and broadcast plans of this PPV event are out. MMA Junkie got the list of all the desk analysts, roving reporters, and commentators who will be present at the event. The broadcast plan and commentary team of UFC 273 can be checked out below. 

UFC 273 Broadcast

The main card of UFC 273 will be available to stream on ESPN+ for the residents in the US. The early prelims are tentatively scheduled to start at 6 PM ET whereas the televised prelims will begin at 8 PM ET.  The main card will start airing at 10 PM ET. 

UFC 273 Desk Analyst

Jon Anik and Megan Olivi will share desk host duties at UFC 273. They’ll be joined by former UFC fighters Alan Jouban and Din Thomas as desk analysts. 

UFC 273 In-Ring Announcer

The most famous in-ring announcer in the history of UFC Bruce Buffer will return to introduce the athletes before their respective bouts. 

Roving Reporter

Long-time UFC correspondent Megan Olivi will be conducting pre and post-battle interviews with the athletes. She will serve as the roving reporter of UFC 273 and will also be responsible for providing real-time updates of the events. 

Cageside Commentators

Jon Anik is set to serve as the leading man on the mic. Daniel Cormier won’t be a part of the commentary team this time, but Joe Rogan will return to command play-by-play alongside Paul Felder.