New York City / UFC
Where to
Watch UFC in NYC
Where to actually watch the fights — verified rooms, no Times Square traps, with the happy hours that overlap the prelims.
Most UFC happy hours run 4–7pm — Continental and Brickyard start at 11am.
- 12 verified rooms
- beer from $5
- 70+ TVs up top
- $0 cover at most
The short version
- Top pickContinental (FiDi) — 70+ TVs, $15–16 beer-and-shot combos 11am–11pm, inside the John Wick building.
- Every Saturday, no coverStout NYC FiDi — weekly UFC Fight Night at 7pm.
- Most UFC-committedClinton Hall (36th St) — every PPV on the calendar, reservations weeks ahead.
- Cheapest prelimsPlaywright Celtic & Tavern — $5–6 drafts, happy hour into the early card.
- Near MSG / PennPlaywright Irish — 54 TVs, four blocks from the Garden.
The best bars to watch UFC in NYC right now are Continental Sports Lounge in FiDi (70+ TVs, all-day beer-and-shot combos, inside the John Wick building), Stout NYC for weekly no-cover Fight Nights, and Clinton Hall on 36th St for every numbered PPV with reservations open weeks ahead. From there it’s Irish pubs near MSG with $5–6 happy hours, Houston Hall’s 12-foot screens in the West Village, and self-serve beer through the prelims at Tap Haus 33. We grouped them by cluster — FiDi, near MSG/Penn, the Theater District, and downtown — so you can post up or bar-hop between cards. Most run no cover on Fight Night Saturdays; a few charge $10–25 for marquee PPVs. Take the 4/5 to FiDi or anything to Penn.
At a glance
The strongest rooms up top, grouped by neighborhood. Tap a venue’s number on the map to place it.
| Bar | The deal | Days | Window | $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Sports Lounge | $15–16 beer+shot combos; $8 drafts, $12 cocktails | Daily | HH 11am–8pm Mon–Fri | $$$ |
| Stout NYC | $7 drafts, $8 wine, $9 wells | Mon–Fri | 4–7pm | $$$ |
| Brickyard Craft Kitchen & Bar | 40 taps, elevated bar food; HH specials | Daily | 11am–8pm | $$$ |
| Clinton Hall | 20 craft beers, big screens, group layout | Per card | Reserve ahead | $$$ |
| Playwright Irish Pub | $6 select drafts, wells, wine, cosmos & margs | Mon–Fri | 4–7pm | $$$ |
| Tap Haus 33 | $25 unlimited self-pour; 40 taps | Mon–Thu | 5–8pm | $$$ |
| Football Factory at Legends | 20 big screens, full pub menu | Per card | Call ahead | $$$ |
| Playwright Celtic Pub | Four floors of HD screens; long HH pricing | Mon–Fri | 11am–7pm | $$$ |
| Playwright Tavern | $5 drafts/bottles, $6 wine, wells, cosmos & margs | Mon–Fri | 4–7pm | $$$ |
| Hurley’s Saloon | Three floors, rooftop, strong Guinness pour | Per card | Call ahead | $$$ |
| Houston Hall | $9 half-liter steins, $10 cocktails, $10 bar bites | Tue–Fri + Sun | 4–8pm / all day Sun | $$$ |
| Seven Sins | $7 drafts & wine, $8 wells, $12 cocktails | Mon–Fri | 4–7pm | $$$ |
Map: where these 12 spots are
Twelve rooms from FiDi up to the Theater District — the densest cluster is FiDi, where the top three sit within a 10-minute walk.
Pins are numbered to match the table above – tap any pin for the deal and directions.
FiDi & Tribeca — the strongest cluster
Three of the best UFC rooms in the city, all within a 10-minute walk. Hit the prelims at one and walk to the next for the main card. More downtown deals in our FiDi happy hour guide.
Continental Sports Lounge On now
Our top pick, and not a close call. Continental runs 70+ TVs across two floors inside the actual Beaver Building — the John Wick ‘Continental’ facade — so the room is built for big-card energy before a punch is thrown. The deal is the menu here: $15–16 beer-and-shot combos run 11am to 11pm every day, and the weekday happy hour (Mon–Fri, 11am–8pm) layers $8 drafts, $12 cocktails, and $10 bar bites on top. The local move: book ahead on a numbered-PPV Saturday — the room fills, and group bundles from $130 feed five to eight if you’re rolling deep. Two blocks from Stout, so you’ve got a backup if it’s packed. Honest caveat: it’s a loud sports floor on fight night, not a quiet date.
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Stout NYC On now
The reliable one. Stout FiDi shows UFC Fight Night every Saturday at 7pm with no cover, and for the big numbered cards they open all three Manhattan rooms — FiDi, Grand Central, and Bryant Park — with a $10 door charge and RSVP tables. Happy hour runs weekdays 4–7pm with $7 drafts, $8 wine, and $9 wells, so an early arrival pays off. The local move: Stout FiDi is two blocks from Continental — they pair naturally, prelims at one, main card at the other. Worth it for a no-drama Saturday where you don’t want to gamble on whether a place is actually showing the fight. Book ahead for anything numbered; tables go.
Brickyard Craft Kitchen & Bar On now
The upgrade play in the FiDi/Tribeca zone, and Continental’s sister bar — same operator, different end of downtown. Brickyard pairs 40 taps and 40-plus screens with a real kitchen: mac-and-cheese balls, wings, shareable boards that hold up across a four-hour card. Happy hour runs into the early prelim window (11am–8pm), and the room reads more stadium lounge than wings-and-jerseys. Worth it for a date that’s also into the fights, or a smaller group that wants to eat a real meal alongside the main card. The local move: it’s walking distance from both Continental and Stout FiDi — easy to fold into a bigger-PPV bar crawl. Two blocks from City Hall.
Midtown South — closest to MSG & Penn
The rooms to hit before or after a night at the Garden, all a few blocks from Penn Station. More in our Midtown happy hour guide.
Clinton Hall
The most UFC-committed room in Midtown. Clinton Hall has made fight programming an actual brand pillar — the 36th Street location lists every upcoming PPV by date with SevenRooms reservations open weeks ahead. You get 20 craft beers on tap, big screens, surround sound, and a group-friendly layout, plus a food menu that beats the standard sports-bar wings situation. The local move: for six or more, book the table in advance — walk-ins on a big PPV night get tight. No posted happy hour here; this is a reserve-and-settle-in room, not a cheap-pint stop. Worth it when there’s a card you don’t want to miss a second of.
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Playwright Irish Pub On now
Four blocks from MSG, three from Penn, and one of the most consistent fight-night rooms in the city — 54 HD TVs across two floors, a screen at every booth, and ‘all PPV UFC and boxing’ on the marquee. Happy hour is Mon–Fri 4–7pm: $6 select drafts, $6 wells, $6 house wine, $6 cosmos and margaritas. Get there before the prelims and you ride the cheap pricing into the main card. The crowd mixes supporters’-club regulars with walk-up fight fans, service is fast, and there’s enough room across two floors to find a sightline even on a big card. The local move: come straight from a Knicks or Rangers game — it’s the closest big room to the Garden.
Tap Haus 33 On now
The most novel UFC room in the city. Forty self-pour taps line the wall — preload a card, sample whatever you want by the ounce — and the happy hour runs a $25 unlimited deal, so you don’t lose time waiting on a round between rounds. Reviewers come specifically for the prelims, and 15 big screens plus three projectors mean every seat has an angle. The crowd skews after-work finance over die-hard, but the screens are dialed in and the food (wings, burgers, nachos, truffle fries) holds up. Open till 1–2am Thursday through Saturday for the late main card. Honest caveat: the $25 deal is advertised Mon–Thu and a few people have shown up to find it not running — call ahead before you build a night around it.
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Football Factory at Legends
Primarily the city’s biggest soccer bar — 20 big screens, 100-plus matches a week, 30-plus supporters’ clubs — but the layout and screen count make it a strong UFC PPV option, and it lands on Yelp’s ‘bars to watch UFC’ list consistently. It’s in the basement of Legends at 6 W 33rd, across from the Empire State Building, and the room is built for crowds. The local move: call ahead for big PPVs to confirm they’re showing the card and reserve if you’re five-plus — they program hard around the soccer calendar. Convenient from Penn or MSG, and the menu (burgers, pub fare, weekend brunch) covers a full afternoon-into-night card.
legendsffnyc.com · See our best soccer bars in NYC
Theater District & Midtown West
Times Square–adjacent pubs with the cheap, long happy hours and the floor space to find a sightline on a big card. More Irish rooms in our best Irish bars guide.
Playwright Celtic Pub On now
The biggest of the three Playwright rooms — four floors of wall-to-wall HD screens, a rooftop beer garden, and the longest standard happy hour on this list at 11am–7pm weekdays. UFC sits alongside soccer, college football, and the rest of the slate on the programming board. The local move: for a bigger walk-up group, this is the most flexible room — pick the floor with the vibe you want, hit the rooftop between cards if it’s open, and even late arrivals catch the long happy-hour window. A few steps from the 49th Street 1 train. Worth it when you’re rolling deep and don’t want to fight for a table.
Playwright Tavern On now
The Theater District sister to the 35th Street Playwright, running the same fight-night programming — every UFC PPV across both the first- and second-floor bars. Happy hour covers both floors 4–7pm: $5 draft and bottle specials (Bud, Bud Light, Miller Lite, Yuengling, Michelob Ultra), $6 cosmos and margaritas, $6 wine and wells, plus $7 waffle fries and $9 coconut shrimp. A block from the 50th Street 1 train, so it’s the pick if you’re coming from the Upper West Side or catching a show before the main card. Honest caveat: live music runs Friday through Sunday nights — it doesn’t usually clash with the fights, but call if you’re sensitive to volume.
playwrighttavern.com · See our Midtown happy hour guide
Hurley’s Saloon
A neighborhood-feeling alternative to the bigger Midtown rooms — a Theater District Irish pub serving since 1892, three floors with wall-to-wall TVs and a rooftop, a couple of blocks from Broadway and Eighth. UFC coverage historically starts around 7pm with no cover, and the Guinness pour is one of the better ones in the area. It’s smaller than the Playwright triumvirate but warmer, and the location is convenient for a night in the city. The honest caveat: it’s a multi-sport room that rotates programming — call ahead to confirm they’re showing your specific card before you walk over.
hurleysnyc.com · See our best Guinness in NYC
West Village & Gramercy
The two best UFC rooms south of Midtown that aren’t Irish pubs. More West Village picks in our West Village happy hour guide.
Houston Hall On now
The West Village pick, and the only dedicated big-screen UFC room south of Midtown that isn’t an Irish pub. Four 12-foot screens handle the main card, the beer comes from Greenpoint Beer Works, and happy hour runs Tuesday–Friday 4–8pm plus all day Sunday: $9 half-liter steins, $10 cocktails, $10 wines, $10 bar bites. Reviews call it out by name as a UFC spot, and the room has the scale to handle a big PPV crowd without anyone losing the screen. The local move: beer pong, giant Jenga, and cornhole make the between-fight downtime less of a death march. Honest caveat: closed Mondays, so it’s a Tuesday-through-Sunday play only.
Seven Sins On now
A neon-lit 90s-themed room in Gramercy — 11 HD TVs, every sports package, and a wall tuned to whatever’s on, from the playoffs to Love Island. Happy hour runs Mon–Fri 4–7pm: $7 drafts and wine, $8 wells, and $12 signature craft cocktails (the cheeky sin-named list is the move). The kitchen runs to indulgent comfort food, the bar’s open to 2am nightly, and the energy is loud and group-friendly. The honest caveat: it programs hard around football season, so call ahead to confirm they’re showing your specific UFC card. Best for an after-work crowd that wants 90s nostalgia and supersized food with the fight on.
Watching UFC in NYC: FAQ
What time do UFC fights start in NYC?
Early prelims usually start around 6pm Eastern, prelims around 8pm, and the main card at 10pm, with the co-main and main event between 11:30pm and 1am. Most bars on this list open by 4–5pm Saturday, so you can catch happy hour pricing and ride straight into the prelims.
Which NYC bar is best for watching UFC?
Continental Sports Lounge in FiDi is our top pick — 70+ TVs across two floors inside the John Wick building, all-day beer-and-shot combos, and reservations for big cards. For dedicated PPV programming, Clinton Hall on 36th St books every numbered card weeks ahead, and Stout NYC runs no-cover Fight Night every Saturday.
Is there a cover charge to watch UFC at NYC bars?
Most spots run no cover for standard Fight Night Saturdays. For numbered PPVs (UFC 300-tier cards), a few venues — including Stout NYC — charge around $10 at the door. Marquee cards can run higher, so call ahead to confirm.
Where can I watch UFC near Madison Square Garden?
Playwright Irish Pub (27 W 35th St) is four blocks from MSG with 54 HD TVs, Tap Haus 33 (14 E 33rd) has 40 self-pour taps five blocks from Penn, and Football Factory at Legends (6 W 33rd) sits across from the Empire State Building. All are a short walk from the Garden and Penn Station.
Which UFC bars have happy hour during the prelims?
Playwright Celtic Pub runs happy hour 11am–7pm weekdays — the longest on the list — and Houston Hall does 4–8pm Tuesday–Friday plus all day Sunday with $9 beer steins. Tap Haus 33’s $25 unlimited self-pour runs 5–8pm, and Continental’s beer-and-shot combos run 11am–8pm. All overlap the early prelim window.
Last updated: June 2026. Deals, hours, and which cards each bar is showing change – confirm with the venue before you go, especially for numbered PPVs. Spot something out of date? Let us know.
