UFC 257 Features Two Big Cards

Thursday, January 21st, 2021 -- 10:02 AM

Even during a pandemic, there's nothing quite like a Conor McGregor fight week. The Irish combat superstar will make his return on Saturday when he rematches Dustin Poirier in the lightweight main event of UFC 257 from Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. 

This is more than a one-fight card, however, with plenty of action expected from start to finish. Included in those exciting bouts is the lightweight co-main event between Dan Hooker and the debuting Michael Chandler. Both Hooker vs. Chandler and McGregor vs. Poirier will serve as huge bouts in a lightweight division undergoing a shift with the apparent retirement of champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.

ESPN reports that McGregor still has a Nurmagomedov rematch on his mind, though he acknowledges that the chances of it happening have greatly diminished.

The former UFC double champion said Thursday at the UFC 257 news conference that he considers there to be a great deal of unfinished business between himself and Nurmagomedov. But if Nurmagomedov wants to retire, McGregor said he'll have no choice but to move forward.

Nurmagomedov beat McGregor via fourth-round submission at UFC 229 in October 2018. 

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