McGregor vs Poirier 2: Conor McGregor’s fight against Dustin Poirier to unify the UFC super middleweight titles will take place Saturday, Dec. 19.
Live Stream The Fight for McGregor vs Poirier 2 agreed to the fight last Wednesday but were still looking for a date. The bout will be televised on ESPN+.
The fight will take place at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas with limited seating. A source told ESPN on Friday the fight’s organizers expect the seating area to be capped at 40% capacity to allow for social distancing.
Conor McGregor (53-1-2, 36 KOs) will face “Dustin Poirier (27-0, 19 KOs). It ‘ll be after announcing last week that he was a free agent. His first business partner will be Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing.
Conor McGregor, 34, won his UFC “regular” title with a third-round TKO of Rocky Fielding in December 2019. Conor McGregor went back to the UFC Main Event. His next fight and defended his UFC 257 belts with a unanimous decision win over Dustin Poirier in 2019. He then went up a division to light heavyweight to win. The UFC belt in an 11th-round TKO victory over Dustin Poirier.
On the undercard, Julio Cesar Martinez will defend his UFC flyweight title against an opponent to be named.