The highly anticipated trilogy clash is upon us.
Arguably the biggest trilogy in UFC history goes down on Saturday as Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier battle for the third time from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
McGregor and Poirier met for the first time at UFC 178 in September 2014, with the "Notorious" one stopping Poirier in under two minutes.
Over six years later they ran it back at UFC 257 in January, with Poirier thrashing McGregor's leg to help set up his second-round TKO on Fight Island. Instead of competing for the vacant lightweight title that was held by Khabib Nurmagomedov, Poirier chose another route and wants to settle the score with McGregor once and for all.
“If I am the best in the world, then I’m gonna beat Conor and fight for the belt. It’s like doubling down on yourself,” Poirier told ESPN. “I’m a gambling man. I believe in my skills and fighting. So I just doubled down. That’s what it was.”
One of the narratives heading into UFC 264 has been McGregor overlooked Poirier and was looking ahead to a boxing match against Manny Pacquiao. While McGregor hasn't confirmed that, he does admit all systems are locked in.
“I’ve been busy flat out putting the work in," McGregor said on his Instagram Live. "Full focus, fully immersed in mixed martial arts, it’s been nothing but mixed martial arts. So I’m ready to put on a show.”
There's a lot on the line for McGregor and Poirier. A win puts the victor in the cat bird seat. Whoever loses puts themselves in an undesirable spot.
Here is everything you need to know about UFC 264: Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier 3.
UFC 264: Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor 3 takes place on Saturday with the early prelims kicking the event off at 6:15 p.m. ET, before the pay-per-view main card begins at 10 p.m. ET. Poirier and McGregor should enter the Octagon at around 12:15 a.m. ET, depending on the length of the undercard bouts.
UFC 264 TV CHANNEL, LIVE STREAM
In the United States, the PPV price for UFC 264 for current ESPN+ subscribers is $69.99. New subscribers have the option of bundling an annual ESPN+ subscription and the fight for $89.98. The entire preliminary card can be seen on ESPN and ESPN+ at 6:15 p.m. ET.
In Canada, the prelims (6:15 p.m. ET) are on TSN5 and the main card is available on PPV.
In the U.K., UFC 264 can be seen live BT Sport 1 (prelims at 11 p.m. GMT and main card at 3 a.m. on Sunday).
In Germany, Austria, Italy and Spain, the UFC 264 main card (4 a.m. CET Sunday) is available on DAZN, the global sports streaming service.
More details about how to watch in other countries can be found at UFC.com.
The card will be held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. This will be the fourth UFC pay-per-view event in the United States since UFC 248 in March 2020 and the first UFC PPV inside the venue since the aforementioned event. McGregor competes at the arena for the fourth time while Poirier fights there for the first time.
Bet MGM (as of Monday, July 5) has installed Poirier as a small favorite at -120 to win the trilogy. Placing a bet on Poirier means you'd need to bet $120 to win $100. Meanwhile,
McGregor is a +100 underdog. If you bet $100 on McGregor, you'd win $100.
CONOR MCGREGOR RECORD AND BIO
Nationality: Irish
Age: 32
Height: 5'9"
Reach: 74"
Total fights: 27
Record: 22-5
DUSTIN POIRIER RECORD AND BIO
UFC 264: MCGREGOR VS. POIRIER 3 FULL CARD
Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor 3; Lightweight
Gilbert Burns vs. Stephen Thompson; Welterweight
Tai Tuivasa vs. Greg Hardy; Heavyweight
Irene Aldana vs. Yana Kunitskaya; Women’s Bantamweight
Sean O'Malley vs. Kris Moutinho; Bantamweight
Carlos Condit vs. Max Griffin; Welterweight
Niko Price vs. Michel Pereira; Welterweight
Ryan Hall vs. Ilia Topuria; Featherweight
Dricus du Plessis vs. Trevin Giles; Middleweight
Jennifer Maia vs. Jessica Eye; Women’s Flyweight
Omari Akhmedov vs. Brad Tavares; Middleweight
Zhalgas Zhumagulov vs. Jerome Rivera; Flyweight
Alen Amedovski vs. Hu Yaozong; Middleweight