Overview
- The bout is set for Saturday, Sept. 13 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas and will stream globally on Netflix, with coverage beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET and ring walks targeted for 11 p.m. ET.
- UFC CEO Dana White unveiled a six-fight prelim slate to air free on YouTube starting at 5:30 p.m. ET, headlined by Serhii Bohachuk vs Brandon Adams 2 and heavyweight Ivan Dychko vs Jermaine Franklin.
- The main card is finalized with Callum Walsh vs Fernando Vargas Jr, Christian Mbilli vs Lester Martinez, and Mohammed Alakel vs John Ornelas ahead of the Álvarez–Crawford headliner for all four super middleweight belts.
- Crawford shared he logged sparring rounds with WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson during a late-camp media blackout, as he moves up two weight classes without a rehydration clause in the contract.
- Public picks remain split, with a sampled tally reported at 8–7 leaning to Álvarez and opinions ranging from Arman Tsarukyan favoring Álvarez to Amir Khan edging toward Crawford, while a Crawford win would make him a five-division titleholder.