How to watch Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier, what time and what channel

On Saturday night, Conor McGregor will make his long-awaited return to the UFC. He will face Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 257 from Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. Here’s when the battle takes place and how to look.

UFC 257 begins at 8 p.m. ET with preliminary bouts. These early fights are available on ESPN and fuboTV. The main card follows at 10 p.m. ET and is exclusive to ESPN +. The streaming service is available on Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV and tablet, iPhone and iPad, Oculus Go, and Android phones and tablets. As a pay-per-view event, UFC 257 will cost $ 69.99.

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The main event featuring McGregor and Poirier will be a rematch of a previous fight in 2014. The two faced off in UFC 178, with McGregor securing a first-round knockout victory in under two minutes . He went on to win the featherweight and lightweight titles while becoming one of the biggest names in mixed martial arts.

Speaking to ESPN ahead of UFC 257, Poirier explained how he was different from the fighter who lost to McGregor six years ago. He said he was angry at the time about the UFC apparently foiling him in order to make the Irishman a star, leading to a near-fight at the weigh-in. Years later, however, Poirier adopted a different mindset. He is no longer under any illusions about his role in the sport of MMA or the UFC.

“All of these things I thought, they were probably true – but I’m not in a fight with these guys,” Poirier told ESPN. “Maturity has taught me that these guys are not my friends. The UFC are not my people. They provide me with an arena to play. It’s mine. It’s in my hands. I write the book page by page. , and I understand it now. “

In addition to the McGregor-Poirier fight, the main card for UFC 257 will feature other outstanding fighters. Dan Hooker will face Michael Chandler in a lightweight bout while Joanna Calderwood will face Jessica Eye in a women’s flyweight match. Additionally, Amanda Ribas will face Marina Rodriguez in a women’s strawweight match. Makhmud Muradov and Andrew Sanchez will start the main card with a middleweight fight.

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