UFC 264

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UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
A poster or logo for UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date July 10, 2021 (2021-07-10)
Venue T-Mobile Arena
City Paradise, Nevada, United States
Attendance 20,062[1]
Total gate $15,759,800[1]
Buyrate 1,800,000[2]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés

UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 10, 2021 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[3]

Background

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UFC has been hosting most of its events in Las Vegas at the UFC Apex facility, all of them behind closed doors.[4] This was the first time since UFC 248 in March 2020 that T-Mobile Arena hosted an event, with a full capacity crowd attending it.[5]

A lightweight trilogy between former interim UFC Lightweight Champion Dustin Poirier and former UFC Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor headlined the event.[6] Their first fight was a featherweight bout that happened in September 2014 at UFC 178, where McGregor won by first-round technical knockout.[7] They then ascended to lightweight for an eventual rematch in January 2021 at UFC 257, where Poirier prevailed via second-round knockout.[8] During fight week, it was revealed that former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos was selected by the organization to serve as a potential replacement in case of need.[9]

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.[10] The pairing was rescheduled and took place at this event.[11]

A welterweight bout between Sean Brady and former interim UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Kevin Lee was expected to take place at the event.[12] However, Lee withdrew due to injury and the bout was removed from the event.[13]

A bantamweight bout between Sean O'Malley and Louis Smolka was expected to take place at the event.[14] However on June 29, Smolka withdrew due to an undisclosed injury.[15] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Kris Moutinho.[16]

At the weigh-ins, Irene Aldana weighed in at 139.5 pounds, three and a half pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. Her bout proceeded at catchweight and she was fined 30% of her purse, which went to her opponent Yana Kunitskaya.[17]

On July 9, it was announced that the UFC would be increasing bonuses (Fight of the Night and Performance of the Night) from $50,000 to $75,000 for this event.[18]

A middleweight bout between Alen Amedovski and Hu Yaozong was scheduled to the be the first preliminary bout of the event.[19] However, it was cancelled just hours before taking place due to COVID-19 protocol issues in Amedovski's camp.[20]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Dustin Poirier def. Conor McGregor TKO (doctor stoppage) 1 5:00
Welterweight Gilbert Burns def. Stephen Thompson Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Tai Tuivasa def. Greg Hardy KO (punches) 1 1:07
Catchweight (139.5 lb) Irene Aldana def. Yana Kunitskaya TKO (punches) 1 4:35
Bantamweight Sean O'Malley def. Kris Moutinho TKO (punches) 3 4:33
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Welterweight Max Griffin def. Carlos Condit Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Michel Pereira def. Niko Price Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Ilia Topuria def. Ryan Hall KO (punches) 1 4:47
Middleweight Dricus du Plessis def. Trevin Giles KO (punches) 2 1:41
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Women’s Flyweight Jennifer Maia def. Jessica Eye Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Brad Tavares def. Omari Akhmedov Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Flyweight Zhalgas Zhumagulov def. Jerome Rivera Submission (guillotine choke) 1 2:02

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $75,000 bonuses.[22]

  • Fight of the Night: Sean O'Malley vs. Kris Moutinho
  • Performance of the Night: Tai Tuivasa and Dricus du Plessis

See also

References

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