There’s no better way to embark on fight week than reliving two of the key bouts in the career of UFC 226 main eventers Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor.
Nurmagomedov defends his UFC lightweight title this Saturday from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas vs. McGregor, a former lightweight and featherweight champion.
In the video above, Nurmagomedov kept his perfect record intact with a victory over Edson Barboza. Below, McGregor squares off with Chad Mendes for the interim featherweight title.
Conor McGregor vs. Chad Mendes
UFC 226 Fight Card
MAIN CARD (PPV/10 p.m. ET)
UFC Lightweight Championship
Khabib Nurmagomedov (c) vs. Conor McGregor
Lightweight: Tony Ferguson vs. Anthony Pettis
Light Heavyweight: Ovince Saint Preux vs. Dominick Reyes
Heavyweight: Alexander Volkov vs. Derrick Lewis
Strawweight: Michelle Waterson vs. Felice Herrig
PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1/8 p.m. ET)
Bantamweight: Sean O’Malley vs. Jose Alberto Quinonez
Flyweight: Jussier Formiga vs. Sergio Pettis
Welterweight: Vicente Luque vs. Jalin Turner
Female Bantamweight: Aspen Ladd vs. Tonya Evinger
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/6 p.m. ET)
Female Bantamweight: Lina Lansberg vs. Yana Kunitskaya
Lightweight: Scott Holtzman vs. Alan Patrick
Lightweight: Gray Maynard vs. Nik Lentz
Welterweight: Ryan LaFlare vs. Tony Martin
