Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is inching closer to its UFC 330 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, scheduled for this Sat. night (Aug. 15, 2026) at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Headlining this weekend’s Paramount+ fight card is the welterweight title fight pitting current 170-pound titleholder, Islam Makhachev, opposite top ranked contender, Ian Machado Garry. In the UFC 330 co-main event, 115-pound champion, Mackenzie Dern, defends against veteran bruiser Gillian Robertson.
Not surprisingly, the promotion will roll out its A-team for broadcast and commentary duties.
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Longtime play-by-play man, Jon Anik, leads the cageside charge alongside color commentary legend, Joe Rogan, and former UFC two-division champion, Daniel Cormier. As usual, “Veteran Voice of the Octagon,” Bruce Buffer, will handle fighter walkouts while roving reporter, Megan Olivi, covers pre- and post-fight interviews.
That’s according to MMA Junkie.
Retired UFC lightweight, Din Thomas, will pop in throughout the show with insight and feedback from a coaching perspective. In addition, UFC veterans Chris Weidman and Paul Felder join host Kate Scott at the analyst desk for all the combat sports chatter in “The City of Brotherly Love.” Friday’s UFC 330 weigh ins show features Cormier and Weidman, along with Anik as official emcee.
For the finalized UFC 330 fight card and Paramount+ lineup click here.
