UFC Fight Night 266: How to watch Bautista vs. Oliveira, lineup, odds

The UFC is back in its “Sin City” home base this week with bantamweight contenders at the top of the card.

Here’s how to watch UFC Fight Night 266, which is the promotion’s first non-numbered event of the year in its new Paramount broadcast era.

Broadcast and streaming info

UFC Fight Night 266 has a main card that streams at 9 p.m. ET on Paramount+. The prelims stream on Paramount+ at 6 p.m. ET.

Stay tuned to MMA Junkie for additional broadcast details later this week.

Mario Bautista, UFC 316 media day

Record: 16-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC
Opponent: Vinicius Oliveira (23-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC)
Key wins: Patchy Mix, Jose Aldo, Ricky Simon
Misc.: Bautista had his eight-fight winning streak snapped this past October against Umar Nurmagomedov, who was coming off a title loss to Merab Dvalishvili. But that loss was on the heels of wins over former UFC champ Jose Aldo and former Bellator titleholder Patchy Mix, so a win over Oliveira would likely keep him in the picture.

Record: 23-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC
Opponent: Mario Bautista (16-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC)
Key wins: Kyler Phillips, Said Nurmagomedov, Ricky Simon
Misc.: Oliveira got into the UFC with a slick finish on DWCS, and then debuted with a double bonus flying knee knockout. The level of competition has ramped up for him, and the finishes have dropped off with three straight decisions.

Record: 17-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC
Opponent: Kyoji Horiguchi (35-5 MMA, 8-2 UFC)
Key wins: Kai Kara-France, Francisco Figueiredo, Zhalgas Zhumagulov
Misc.: After five straight wins to open his UFC tenure, Albazi ran into former champ Brandon Moreno 15 months ago and dropped a decision. He’s been sidelined with surgeries and health issues since then. He was set to headline a Fight Night this past August against Tatsuro Taira, but had to pull out.

Record: 35-5 MMA, 8-2 UFC
Opponent: Amir Albazi (17-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC)
Key wins: Tagir Ulanbekov, Sergio Pettis, Ali Bagautinov, Neil Seery, Chico Camus
Misc.: Horiguchi fought for a UFC title in 2015. After years in Rizin and Bellator, he made his UFC return this past November and completed a wild return story with a win over Tagir Ulanbekov. Now he wants to make a serious push for another title shot more than a decade after the first one against Demetrious Johnson.

MAIN CARD (Paramount+, 9 p.m. ET)

PRELIMINARY CARD (Paramount+, 6 p.m. ET)