6+ years in the making, the UFC 257 live stream is headlined by Conor McGregor's return to the ring for Poirier vs McGregor 2. The last time they fought, at UFC 178 back in September 2014, McGregor ended things early with a round 1 TKO.
Despite that result, McGregor isn't seen to repeat that quick dusting this time. Poirier's loss at UFC 178 wound up being his last featherweight division matchup, and he would advance up the weight classifications to the 155-pound Lightweight division โ where he's thrived since.
The UFC 257 main card begins at 10 p.m. ET on Saturday, Jan. 23. We expect Poirier vs McGregor 2 to start around midnight ET.
The preliminary card started at 6:30 p.m. ET, and the second prelim card begins at 8 p.m..
The event is will broadcast from the UFC Fight Island facilities in Abu Dhabi.
Despite that result, McGregor isn't seen to repeat that quick dusting this time. Poirier's loss at UFC 178 wound up being his last featherweight division matchup, and he would advance up the weight classifications to the 155-pound Lightweight division โ where he's thrived since.
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At the UFC 257 press conference on Thursday morning, McGregor and Poirier answered questions from the media and then had an intense โ yet also pleasant and professional โ staredown. If there's any animosity between the two, it's not as big a priority for them as making money.
Most experts online are picking McGregor, and bookies have him winning as well. DraftKings, last we checked, has McGregor at the moneyline favorite at -305 to Poirier's +250.
This is McGregor's first fight in over a year, as his last trip inside the octagon saw him defeat Donald Cerrone on Jan. 18 in a first round TKO. His previous fight saw him lose to the since-retired Khabib Nurmagomedov in October 2018, who took him 4 rounds and won via neck crank submission.
This match is expected to give us a clear sign for who will be challenging for the Lightweight Championship, since Justin Gaethje is merely the top-ranked interim title holder. McGregor must have his eyes on it, since he was the last non-interim champ before Khabib.