UFC 189 is here.
It’s finally here.
After months of waiting patiently, anticipation mounting, UFC featherweight Conor McGregor steps back inside the eight-walled cage Saturday evening to take on his toughest challenge to date, former 145-pound title contender Chad “Money” Mendes.
While McGregor received the majority of the press and attention leading up to this fight card, the event is stacked from top to bottom.
Besides the Ireland vs. USA showdown for the interim featherweight title at the top of the card, the UFC welterweight strap is on the line at UFC 189, as champion Robbie Lawler faces challenger Rory MacDonald in a rematch of their UFC 167 affair in 2013 (which Lawler won via decision).
The card also showcases up-and-coming bantamweights Thomas Almeida and Cody Garbrandt and a fight that promises ultra-violence in Tim Means vs. Matt Brown.
You don’t want to miss this one.
Check back here at 10 p.m. ET for a live blog of all the action on the pay-per-view portion of this card as well as quick results from the night’s earlier action.
The full card from Las Vegas is as follows:
UFC 189 Main Card (PPV, 10 p.m. ET)
- Conor McGregor vs. Chad Mendes (for the interim UFC featherweight championship)
- Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald (for the UFC welterweight championship)
- Dennis Bermudez vs. Jeremy Stephens
- Gunnar Nelson vs. Brandon Thatch
- Thomas Almeida vs. Brad Pickett
UFC 189 Prelims (Fox Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET)
- Matt Brown vs. Tim Means
- Mike Swick vs. Alex Garcia
- Cathal Pendred vs. John Howard
- Cody Garbrandt vs. Henry Briones
UFC 189 Early Prelims (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)
- Neil Seery vs. Louis Smolka
- Yosdenis Cedeno vs. Cody Pfister
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