UFC 273 is scheduled for Saturday, April 9, and features a stacked main card streaming live on ESPN+ pay-per-view from VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. Two championship fights top the bill, but there are quality matchups from top to bottom.
In a welterweight preliminary bout that airs on ESPN and streams live on ESPN+, Mickey Gall (7-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) takes on Dana White’s Contender Series graduate Mike Malott (7-1-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), who makes his promotional debut. Ahead of that bout, check out Malott’s contract-winning performance, courtesy of the UFC.
Here’s the official description from the promotion:
UFC welterweight Mike Malott made a statement on Season 5 of Dana White’s Contender Series after needing just 39 seconds to secure the submission win via guillotine choke over Shimon Smotritsky. Malott makes his octagon debut at UFC 273 on Saturday where he faces Mickey Gall in a prelim bout you will not want to miss.





