Khabib vs Dustin Poirier: What time does UFC 242 start in UK, TV channel, live stream info
Khabib has not fought since famously choking out Conor McGregor in October 2018
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Khabib Nurmagomedov will face Dustin Poirier at UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday night.
Khabib has not fought since famously choking out Conor McGregor in October 2018.
Poirier holds the interim 155lb title after beating featherweight champion Max Holloway, and now bids to make it official by winning the full title.
There were dramatic scenes at the weigh-in as Khabib was forced to strip down to his birthday suit in order to make the cut, and only just in time.
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What time will the fight start?
Khabib vs Poirier is expected to start at around 9pm BST (midnight in Abu Dhabi).
What TV channel is it on?
The fight will be shown live on BT Sport Box Office, for a cost of £19.95.
How can I live stream online?
The fight can be watched via the BT Sport website or mobile app, for the same Box Office price.
What are the odds?
Khabib 1/4
Poirier 5/2
Full UFC 242 fight card
Main Card
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Dustin Poirier
Edson Barboza vs Paul Felder
Islam Makhachev vs Davi Ramos
Curtis Blaydes vs Shamil Abdurakhimov
Mairbek Taisumov vs Carlos Diego Ferreira
Preliminary Card
Ottman Azaitar vs Teemu Packalen
Liana Jojua vs Sarah Moras
Zubaira Tukhugov vs Lerone Murphy
Joanne Calderwood vs Andrea Lee
Early Preliminary Card
Belal Muhammad vs Takashi Sato
Nordine Taleb vs Muslim Salikhov
Omari Akhmedov vs Zak Cummings
Don Madge vs Fares Ziam
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It's main event time.
Anybody else's hairs starting to stand on end?
Undisputed lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagodemov is undefeated (27-0).
Interim champ Dustin Poirier (25-5, 1 no contest) has beaten four world champions in his last four fights, stopping three of them.
This is a massive fight, ladies and gentlemen.
The UFC lightweight belts are about to be unified in Abu Dhabi.
Poirier is walking out to James Brown's 'The Boss'.
Well, he's running out.
This was expected to be a pro-Khabib crowd, and there are in fact some boos raining down on Poirier as he makes his way to the octagon.
Here comes Khabib. He last fought in October last year, when he made his first lightweight title defence.
That contest saw him submit Conor McGregor in the fourth round in Las Vegas, before a brawl ensued, leading to the suspensions of both competitors.
There's much more respect between Khabib and Poirier, so hopefully we won't have any such trouble tonight!
It's hard to tell exactly what music Khabib is walking out to, but it sounds like Beyonce?
Couldn't have predicted that.
Both men are 30-years-old. Khabib has a one-inch height advantage, Poirier has a two-inch reach advantage.
Bruce Buffer is going out of his way to make his introductions extra special. You love to hear it.
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