On January 24, the long-awaited UFC 257 tournament will take place at the Etihad Arena located on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. Leading the event will be a lightweight bout of the former interim title holder Dustin Poirier and former two-division champion Conor McGregor.
The upcoming meeting will be a rematch of their first fight - in September 2014, the growing Irish featherweight won by TKO on the second minute of the fight.
In the second most important fight, former Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler will make his debut in the biggest MMA promotion, and he will be opposed by Dan Hooker, currently ranked sixth in the lightweight rankings.
Preliminary bouts will start at 8 pm ET, and the main card starts at 10 pm.
The broadcast of the tournament will traditionally be available on the UFC Fight Pass and Wink platforms. The main card will be shown by Setanta Sports Ukraine, while REN TV will feature two main battles.
Main card:
Lightweight: Dustin Poirier - Conor McGregor
Lightweight: Dan Hooker - Michael Chandler
Women's Flyweight: Jessica I. - Joanne Calderwood
Lightweight: Matt Frivola - Ottman Azaitar
Women's lightest weight: Marina Rodriguez - Amanda Ribas
Preliminary card:
Lightweight: Nasrat Haqparast - Arman Tsarukyan
Middleweight: Brad Tavares - Antonio Carlos Junior
Female lightweight: Julianne Peña - Sara McMann
Light heavyweight: Khalil Runtry - Marcin Prachnio
Middleweight: Andrew Sanchez - Mahmud Muradov
Intermediate weight (150 lbs): Movsar Evloev - Nick Lenz
Flyweight: Amir Albazi - Zhalgas Zhumagulov
