The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to pay-per-view on Saturday, Oct. 6 with UFC 229 featuring the highly-anticipated return of former two-division champion Conor McGregor. McGregor takes on current lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event as he attempts to reclaim UFC gold.
The event takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
In anticipation of the big event, the UFC is ramping up its promotion with a pre-fight press conference featuring the headlines in New York City on Thursday, Sept. 20. While the event is closed to the public, fans can tune in to the festivities online.
If the past is any indication, we can expect plenty of fireworks when the brash Irishman takes the stage against the undefeated Russian.
All of the information you need to watch the press conference online can be seen below.
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor Press Conference Viewing Details
Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018
Time: 5:00 P.M. EST
Location: New York, New York
TV Channel: N/A
Online: YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8NL-n_XgSY
UFC 229 Fight Card
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| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | |||||||
| Lightweight | Khabib Nurmagomedov (c) | vs. | Conor McGregor | ||||
| Lightweight | Tony Ferguson | vs. | Anthony Pettis | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Ovince Saint Preux | vs. | Dominick Reyes | ||||
| Heavyweight | Derrick Lewis | vs. | Alexander Volkov | ||||
| Women’s Strawweight | Michelle Waterson | vs. | Felice Herrig | ||||
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Sean O’Malley | vs. | José Alberto Quiñónez | ||||
| Flyweight | Sergio Pettis | vs. | Jussier Formiga | ||||
| Women’s Bantamweight | Aspen Ladd | vs. | Tonya Evinger | ||||
| Early Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Women’s Bantamweight | Lina Länsberg | vs. | Yana Kunitskaya | ||||
| Lightweight | Scott Holtzman | vs. | Alan Patrick | ||||
| Lightweight | Gray Maynard | vs. | Nik Lentz | ||||
| Welterweight | Ryan LaFlare | vs. | Tony Martin | ||||
