On the night of Saturday, July 10, on Sunday, July 11, a rematch between Irish fighter Conor McGregor and American Dustin Poirier will take place. Their fight will be the main event of UFC 264..

The event will take place in Las Vegas (USA). The fight between McGregor and Poirier will begin no earlier than 6:00 Kyiv time.

This fight will not be a title fight. However, the head of the UFC, Dana White, has already announced that if McGregor wins, he will have the opportunity to compete for the lightweight championship belt, which was previously won by Brazilian Charles Oliveira..

FIGHTCARD FEATURES 13 FIGHTS Main card Dustin Poirier (27-6) - Conor McGregor (22-5) Gilbert Burns (19-4) - Stephen Thompson (16-4-1) Ty Tuywasa (11-3) - Greg Hardy (7. Conor kicked his future opponent, but a fight between them was avoided. After the weigh-in ceremony, Conor almost got into a fight with Brazilian Rafael Dos Anjos, who is a reserve fighter in the tournament..

FIRST MEETING OF FIGHTERS The first fight between Conor and Dustin took place on September 27, 2014. Then the Irishman had less than two minutes to knock out the American.

HOW THE SECOND BATTLE ENDED In January 2021, the fighters met for the second time. Poirier took revenge by winning by knockout in the second round.

On account of 32-year-old Conor 27 fights in mixed martial arts (22 wins, 5 losses).

Poirier, 32, won 27 victories in MMA, suffered six defeats, and another fight with his participation was declared invalid.