The UFC holds its first Las Vegas event with a live crowd on July 10 at T-Mobile Arena. The fight card, which streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view, is UFC 264. A third fight between former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor and ex-interim UFC lightweight champ Dustin Poirier headlines the event.
McGregor and Poirier first met in September 2014 at the featherweight limit of 145 pounds. McGregor won that contest by TKO at 1:46 of the first stanza.
The second meeting between the two took place at UFC 257 and was contested at the lightweight limit of 155 pounds. Poirier walked away with the victory after he finished the fight via TKO at 2:32 of Round 2.
In the co-main event, two-time UFC welterweight title contender Stephen Thompson is favored over Gilbert Burns, who is coming off a knockout loss to current welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. That loss followed a six-fight winning streak. Thompson is coming off a two-fight winning streak. He won both those bouts via decision.
UFC Vegas 264 takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The PPV main card streams on ESPN+ following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+ and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass and ESPN+.
Before the fighters meet inside the octagon, they face each other at the pre-fight press conference. That event takes place on Thursday, July 7 at 8 p.m. ET.
Watch the pre-fight press conference live stream for UFC 264 below.
