Just over a year on from his most recent fight, Conor McGregor is back in the ring this weekend, as he takes on Dustin Poirier in the Lightweight Division in Abu Dhabi on Saturday night in a must-watch fight at UFC 257. Below we answer all your questions on the big fight, including what time is McGregor v Poirier.
McGregor’s victory against Poirier at UFC 178 in 2014 is the only time the two have fought before, and the eagerly anticipated rematch will have fans in attendance at the newly built Etihad Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. UFC officials are hoping to have up to 2,000 fans in attendance in the 18,000 arena – but for those who aren’t lucky enough to be in attendance, we have all of the info on how to watch McGregor v Poirier.
Where to watch UFC 257 in Ireland?
BT Sport have the exclusive rights to broadcast UFC in the UK and Ireland and the main card on Saturday night will be behind a further paywall on BT Box Office. Coverage of the main card starts on the pay-per-view service from 3am. There are further details on the BT website on how to pay for the fight.
What time is McGregor v Poirier?
The UFC event is taking place through the night on Saturday into Sunday – meaning either a late night or an early rise for Irish viewers. The prelims start at 1am, with the main card kicking off at 3am – McGregor is expected to be taking to the ring some time between 5 and 5:30am.
What other fights are taking place at UFC 257?
There are four other fights on the main card and plenty of fights on the prelim card as well – the full card is below. The prelim fights are being broadcast on BT Sport 1 from 1am, before the coverage moves to the Box Office channel for the main card at 3am.
Early Prelims (11:15pm)
Amir Albazi vs Zhalgas Zhumagulov (flyweight)
Nik Lentz vs Movsar Evloev (catchweight)
Andrew Sanchez vs Makhmud Muradov (middleweight)
Prelims (1am)
Khalil Rountree Jr. vs Marcin Prachino (light heavyweight)
Julianna Peña vs Sara McMann (bantamweight)
Brad Tavares vs Antonio Carlos Junior (middleweight)
Arman Tsarukyan vs Nasrat Haqparast (lightweight)
Main card (3am)
Marina Rodriguez vs Amanda Ribas (strawweight)
Matt Frevola vs Ottman Azaitar (lightweight)
Jessica Eye vs Joanne Calderwood (flyweight)
Dan Hooker vs Michael Chandler (lightweight)
Dustin Poirier vs Conor McGregor (lightweight)
