Now that all the posturing has begun to wane, reality can settle in.
Dustin Poirier will complete his trilogy with former two-division Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder Conor McGregor when they lock horns for the third time in the UFC 264 headliner on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, welterweights provide the requisite support in the co-main event, where Stephen Thompson confronts Gilbert Burns at 170 pounds.
UFC 264 “Poirier vs. McGregor 3”— which streams to ESPN+ pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT—also features a heavyweight tilt pitting Tai Tuivasa against Greg Hardy and a pair of bantamweight affairs, as Irene Aldana faces Yana Kunitskaya and Sean O'Malley meets Kris Moutinho. ESPN (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) and UFC Fight Pass (6:15 p.m. ET/3:15 p.m. PT) will share coverage of the undercard, a welterweight battle between Max Griffin and Carlos Condit anchoring the eight-fight slate of prelims.
A closer look at the UFC 264 particulars:
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THE LINEUP
155: Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor170: Gilbert Burns vs. Stephen Thompson
265: Tai Tuivasa vs. Greg Hardy
135: Irene Aldana vs. Yana Kunitskaya
135: Sean O'Malley vs. Kris Moutinho
170: Max Griffin vs. Carlos Condit
170: Niko Price vs. Michel Pereira
145: Ryan Hall vs. Ilia Topuria
185: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Trevin Giles
125: Jennifer Maia vs. Jessica Eye
185: Omari Akhmedov vs. Brad Tavares
125: Zhalgas Zhumagulov vs. Jerome Rivera
185: Alen Amedovski vs. Yaozong Hu
THE RUNDOWN
• Preview: The Main Card• Preview: The Prelims
• Rivalries: Dustin Poirier
• By The Numbers: Poirier vs. McGregor
• 5 Things You Might Not Know About Gilbert Burns
• The Bottom Line: High Stakes
• Stand and Deliver: UFC 264
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