UFC 264 Poster featuring Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor (Credits: GiveMeSport)
With UFC 264 coming up, here is how you can stream the action live; also check out the fight card, odds and prediction
UFC 264 is just over a week away. It is headlined by the trilogy fight between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. The winner of the fight will get to take on lightweight champion Charles Oliveira for the lightweight title.
The last time the pair met (at UFC 257), Poirier knocked McGregor out to exact revenge for his loss at UFC 178 in September 2014.
Fight fans are more buzzed than ever for this cracker of a contest.
The co-main event is a much anticipated fight as well. It features number 4 ranked welterweight Stephen Wonderboy Thompson taking on number 2 ranked Gilbert Burns.
USA
Fight fans in the USA can catch the action live on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass. However, UFC Fight Pass will not be streaming the main card live. The main card’s action can be caught live only on ESPN+.
Prelim Card begins at 6:00 pm EST (10th July). The main card will be at 10:00 pm EST (10th July).
UK
UK fans will be able to watch live streaming on BT Sports Box Office. The BT Sport App provides live streaming as well, with the subscription costing 15 Euros per month. Quite a few websites claim that the PPV will cost around 19.95 Euros.
In the UK the prelim card begins at 11:00 pm BST (10th July) and the main card at 3:00 am BST (11th July).
India
Indians will get to watch the fight if they have Sony Ten 2 and Sony Ten 3 subscribed on their television. Besides this, Sony LIV App provides live streaming too.
The prelims begin at 3:30 am IST (11th July) and the main card at 7:30 am IST (11th July).
Main Card
Preliminary card
According to odds from William Hill Sportsbook, both Poirier and McGregor have similar odds. McGregor edges out Poirier as the clearer favourite by a tiny margin. However, the odds are subject to change until the fight commences.
With McGregor looking hungry, the oddsmakers have found it difficult to make McGregor the underdog, and in this case he is the clearer favourite going into the fight.
In the co-main event, Stephen Thompson will be going into his fight against Gilbert Burns as the favourite.
Main Card
Dustin Poirier (-105) vs. Conor McGregor (-115)
Stephen Thompson (-140) vs. Gilbert Burns (+120)
Tai Tuivasa (-140) vs. Greg Hardy (+120)
Irene Aldana (-145) vs. Yana Kunitskaya (+125)
Sean O’Malley vs. Kris Moutinho (Odds to be updated)
Preliminary Card
Max Griffin (-175) vs. Carlos Condit (+155)
Michel Pereira (-160) vs. Niko Price (+140)
Trevin Giles (-120) vs. Dricus du Plessis (+100)
Ilia Topuria (-240) vs. Ryan Hall (+200)
Jennifer Maia (-190) vs. Jessica Eye (+170)
Brad Tavares (-175) vs. Omari Akhmedov (+155)
Zhalgas Zhumagulov (-400) vs. Jerome Rivera (+320)
Alen Amedovski (-175) vs. Yaozong Hu (+155)
Main event – Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier
The scoreline in the rivalry currently reads 1-1. It is make or break for McGregor. He will be giving his all against an immensely matured fighter in Poirier.
If the fight gets past the 1st round, Poirier will become a massive favourite to earn the victory. Poirier also proved last time around that he had become better in absorbing McGregor’s nasty punches.
He had also matured immensely since his fight against McGregor at UFC 178. Given that the fight gets past the first round, Poirier would probably get the job done once again.
Prediction : Dustin Poirier to beat Conor McGregor via. TKO (4th round)
Co-Main event
Stephen Thompson is one of the most accomplished strikers in the history of the sport. He will be taking on an accomplished wrestler and grappler – Gilbert Burns.
Probably a welterweight title shot will be at stake when the pair face-off. Thompson particularly is bound to get the title shot, should be beat Burns.
It is not finishing a guy like Thompson. Many have predicted that even Usman would probably find it difficult to tackle his elite striking.
Given that Burns is pretty similar to Usman in his fighting style, Thompson can pose problems to the Brazilian as well. It’s a plethora of striking vs wrestling.
Prediction: Stephen Thompson to beat Gilbert Burns via. KO (3rd Round)
Sean O’Malley vs Kris Moutinho
UFC Bantamweight prospect Sean O’Malley will be kicking off the main card. He takes on Kris Moutinho who stepped in on short notice. With O’Malley on a massive upward surge, it would be no surprise if he stops Moutinho.
Prediction: Sean O’Malley to beat Kris Moutinho via. KO (2rd Round)
Other fights:
Tai Tuivasa to beat Greg Hardy via. 3rd round KO
Irene Aldana to beat. Yana Kunitskaya via. unanimous decision
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