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UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on July 10, 2021 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
Fight card
Main Card
Lightweight Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor
Welterweight Gilbert Burns vs. Stephen Thompson
Heavyweight Tai Tuivasa vs. Greg Hardy
Women’s Bantamweight Irene Aldana vs. Yana Kunitskaya
Bantamweight Sean O'Malley vs. Kris Moutinho
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Welterweight Carlos Condit vs. Max Griffin
Welterweight Niko Price vs. Michel Pereira
Featherweight Ryan Hall vs. Ilia Topuria
Middleweight Dricus du Plessis vs. Trevin Giles
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Women’s Flyweight Jennifer Maia vs. Jessica Eye
Middleweight Omari Akhmedov vs. Brad Tavares
Flyweight Zhalgas Zhumagulov vs. Jerome Rivera
Middleweight Alen Amedovski vs. Hu Yaozong
Background
A lightweight trilogy between former interim UFC Lightweight Champion Dustin Poirier and former UFC Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor will headline the event. The pairing has previously met twice before: their first fight was a featherweight bout that happened in September 2014 at UFC 178, where McGregor won by first-round technical knockout. They then ascended to lightweight for an eventual rematch in January 2021 at UFC 257, where Poirier prevailed via second-round knockout.
A middleweight bout between former KSW Welterweight Champion Dricus du Plessis and Trevin Giles was scheduled to take place at UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland, but du Plessis was pulled from the event due to visa issues which restricted his travel. The pairing has been rescheduled and is expected to take place at this event.
A welterweight bout between Sean Brady and former interim UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Kevin Lee was expected to take place at the event. However, Lee withdrew due to injury and the bout was removed from the event.
A bantamweight bout between Sean O'Malley and Louis Smolka was expected to take place at the event. However on June 29, Smolka withdrew due to an undisclosed injury. He was replaced by promotional newcomer Kris Moutinho.
