You don’t want to miss UFC 229.
Conor McGregor is set to return at UFC 229 after nearly a two-year absence from the Octagon. In his comeback fight, he will attempt to reclaim the belt he was stripped of against the man he flew across the Atlantic to throw a dolly at.
26 men have tried and failed to defeat Nurmagomedov. He is arguably the greatest grappler in MMA, but then again, McGregor probably has the best hands in the sport. If McGregor can hand the Dagestani his first ever loss, he will undoubtedly be in the greatest of all time debate.
Trust us, you don’t want to miss it. So here are all the details you need to make sure you don’t.
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When and where?
UFC 229 takes place at Las Vegas’s T-Mobile Arena on Saturday 6 October. The main card kicks off at 3 am on Sunday morning (Irish time). The preliminary card is expected to start at 1 am, while the early prelims will likely begin at around 11:30 pm.
Going off previous events, we can expect the headliner to start sometime between 5:30 am and 6:30 am Irish time.
Who’s fighting?
At the time of writing, this is the bout order.
Main card (three rounds unless otherwise stated)
Main event: Khabib Nurmagomedov (c) vs Conor McGregor (five rounds for lightweight title)
Co-main event: Tony Ferguson vs Anthony Pettis (lightweight)
Ovince Saint Preux vs Dominick Reyes (light heavyweight)
Derrick Lewis vs Alexander Volkov (heavyweight)
Michelle Waterson vs Felice Herrig (women’s strawweight)
Preliminary card (bout order TBD)
Featured prelim out: Sean O’Malley vs Jose Alberto Quinonez (featherweight)
Sergio Pettis vs Jussier Formiga (flyweight)
Scott Holtzman vs Alan Patrick (lightweight)
Ryan LaFlare vs Tony Martin (welterweight)
Lina Lansberg vs Yana Kunitskaya (women’s bantamweight)
Gray Maynard vs Nik Lentz (lightweight)
Aspen Ladd vs Tonya Evinger (women’s bantamweight)
Betting odds
At the time of writing, Paddy Power are offering 5/4 for a McGregor win and 4/7 for a Nurmagomedov win. You can get McGregor via KO for 17/10, via decision for 13/1 and via submission for 22/1. If you fancy a Khabib victory, you can get 7/2 for a knockout, 4/1 for a decision and 13/5 for a submission. They’re offering odds of 25/1 for a draw.
Ladbrokes are giving odds of 7/5 for a McGregor victory and 10/17 for a Nurmagomedov victory. You can get a McGregor KO for 13/8, a McGregor submission for 20/1, a McGregor finish (submission or KO) for 3/2 and a McGregor decision for 12/1. You can get a Nurmagomedov KO for 7/2, a Nurmagomedov submission for 12/5, a Nurmagomedov finish for 21/20 and a Nurmagomedov decision for 7/2. They are offering odds of 50/1 for a draw.
William Hill are offering 4/7 for a Nurmagomedov win and 11/8 for a McGregor win. You can get a McGregor KO for 2/1, a McGregor submission for 16/1 and a McGregor decision for 8/1. You can get a Nurmagomedov KO for 3/1, a Nurmagomedov submission for 10/3 and a Nurmagomedov decision for 7/2.
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Tickets
Nada.
They ‘sold out’ in a couple of minutes. However, at the time of writing, there are a few up for grabs on secondary sites at outrageously high prices. If you don’t mind paying an arm and a leg to see the fight, seek those ones out. We’re talking upwards of a few grand per ticket.
Where to watch?
At home
BT Sport will be showing all the action with the start time to be confirmed closer to the fight.
Viewing parties
TBA.
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