Stacy Revere/Getty Images. Pictured: Dustin Poirier (left), Dana White (center) and Conor McGregor.
The trilogy between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier will be completed tonight.
It can’t be overstated how important this bout—which is scheduled to begin at around 12:15 a.m. ET—is for each fighter’s legacy.
For Poirier, a win would guarantee a shot at the lightweight title against Charles Oliviera. More importantly, it would cement his place as one of the greatest fighters of this generation and would calcify his spot above McGregor in those rankings.
McGregor faces immense pressure to bounce back after being knocked out decisively by Poirier during their last fight in January. The Irishman has only won one fight in the last four and a half years and desperately needs a victory to show that he’s not just another has-been.
With a loss, McGregor will still be a massive draw for the UFC going forward. That goes without saying. But, he’ll have peaked in 2015, when he was undoubtedly the best featherweight in the world. And he’ll have spent the six years afterward limping along with a losing record.
The Action Network will be running live updates for the fight below.
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UFC 264 Results, Odds
Main Card: Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier
Approx. 12:15 a.m. EST. Odds are from DraftKings as of 7:30 p.m. EST
| Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|
| Conor McGregor | +100 |
| Dustin Poirier | -129 |
Live Updates
Fight No. 3: Jennifer Maia vs. Jessica Eye
8:00 p.m. EST: Maia (-200) wins by unanimous decision over Eye (+162). Super brutal fight. Eye suffered an awful forehead gash that resulted in a blood-soaked face for the final round and a half or so.
Fight No. 2: Omari Akhmedov vs. Brad Tavares
7:30 p.m. EST: Tavares (-177) wins on a contentious split decision over Akhmedov (+142). This fight really could have gone either way.
Fight No. 1: Zhalgas Zhumagulov vs. Jerome Rivera
6:50 p.m. EST: Zhumagulov finished Rivera (+260) off with a nasty standing guillotine choke to improve his record to 14-5.
What a way to start UFC 264 😳
Zhalgas Zhumagulov (-315) defeats Jerome Rivera with a standing guillotine pic.twitter.com/OwSvthHUFp
— The Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) July 10, 2021
