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Dustin Poirier flies to Abu Dhabi alongside Bruce Buffer, Dana White, and a PAW Patrol good luck charm. Michael Chandler, Matt Frevola, Arman Tsarukyan and Marlon Vera exercise in Vegas. Conor McGregor arrives in style with his family.
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Michael Chandler and Dan Hooker train for their co-main bout. Joanne Calderwood tries fighting as the video game version of herself. Dustin Poirier gets a high-energy workout in, and Conor McGregor switches into fight mode.
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UFC 257 opponents Dan Hooker and Michael Chandler dive into fight week media, with Hooker calling dibs on a pool float prop. Dustin Poirier goes outdoors for a run, and a suited-up Conor McGregor introduces his son to the art of autographs.
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Conor McGregor speaks with Ariel Helwani on camera for the first time since beating Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246 to discuss what the last 12 months have been like for McGregor, including his retirement announcement on (5:54) social media. “The Notorious” describes what his relationship with UFC president Dana White is like at the moment and why he wanted to fight Dustin Poirier at UFC 257. Conor also discusses (18:56) Khabib Nurmagomedov’s retirement and how many times he (22:14) hopes to compete in 2021.
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Before earning the interim lightweight title a year later, Dustin Poirier emerged victorious in a Fight of the Night with Justin Gaethje in 2018. Poirier will square off with Conor McGregor in the UFC 257 main event on Saturday, January 23.
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The Schmo interviews #9 UFC Strawweight Amanda Ribas on Fight Island while she gets acclimated to the time change for UFC 257. Topics include:
- Being the 1st to Finish Marina Rodriguez in the Octagon
- American Top Team Female Competition
- Younger Sister rather than her Older Brother in Her Corner
- Fighting for a title in 2021
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Look ahead to the much-anticipated rematch between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor set to headline UFC 257 on Saturday, January 23, in Abu Dhabi.
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Watch the first matchup between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor back at UFC 178 in 2014 when both fighters were featherweights on the rise. The lightweight rematch goes down at UFC 257 on Saturday, January 23 in Abu Dhabi.
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Conor McGregor became the first person to hold two belts simultaneously after he defeated lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in 2016. On January 23, McGregor returns to face Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 257.
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Conor McGregor's long-awaited return to the Octagon is a done deal.
McGregor has signed his bout agreement to fight Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 257 on Jan. 23, McGregor told ESPN on Thursday.
Poirier signed his bout agreement last week, ESPN previously reported.
The fight will be contested at 155 pounds, sources said. The location has yet to be finalized, though UFC president Dana White told ESPN's Brett Okamoto last week that it would take place on "Fight Island" in Abu Dhabi "if everything goes according to plans."
The booking means McGregor will return to action a little over a year after his last fight: a 40-second TKO win over Donald Cerrone on Jan. 18, 2020. That was supposed to be one of several fights for McGregor in 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic and issues with UFC halted those plans. McGregor was so frustrated earlier this year that he briefly announced his retirement on social media.
He will finally return to action against an opponent he defeated at UFC 178 in 2014 via first-round TKO, Poirier.
Poirier is coming off a unanimous decision win over Dan Hooker in June.
Source: ESPN
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