Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier will step into the octagon together for the third time when they meet at UFC 264 on July 10 in the Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena.
To watch all the action, those in the Middle East will be able to stream the event on Starzplay Arabia and UFC Arabia early on July 11 UAE time, with the preliminary fights kicking off at 2:15 AM GST and the main event starting at 6:00 AM GST.
You can watch UFC 264 on Starzplay for AED 18.99 per month if you subscribe only to the UFC offering.
If you want to try Starzplay’s other offerings, you can get a free trial for 7 days, and it’s AED 40 a month after that. If you only want to watch UFC, you do not have to pay for a full subscription.
Or you can subscribe to UFC Arabia standalone, and to watch on either your laptop, tablet, Chromecast or any device you choose.
UFC Arabia’s monthly subscription is also AED 18.99 per month, and their annual subscription costs AED 189.99 per year which saves you AED 37.89 in the long run.
Both UFC Arabia subscriptions will let you watch all the main card fights as well as UFC Fight night events. You can even go back and re-watch past events and historic highlights.
The PPV event which sold out in mere seconds will mark the return of live crowds in Vegas since UFC 246 back in January 2020.
Their first encounter was seven years ago back at UFC 178 which saw ‘The Notorious’ Conor McGregor emerge the victor after KO’ing ‘The Diamond’ Poirier in less than two minutes. Earlier this year in January at UFC 257, Poirier would win the rematch between the two and make a statement by being the first fighter to defeat McGregor with a TKO. With both men holding a victory over the other, they’ll be looking to settle the score when they clash in the main event rubber match.
Named the highest-paid athlete in 2020 by Forbes magazine, McGregor has headlined five out of the top six UFC PPV’s of all time, cementing his status as the biggest star in MMA history. He also made history by becoming the first fighter to hold both the lightweight and featherweight championships, two belts from two different weight classes at the same time.
However, in the last three years, he’s only fought three times and has only been victorious in one of the fights. On the other hand, Poirier has defeated champion after champion and McGregor is the fifth former champ he’s beaten so far. Winning six out of his last seven fights and currently on a two match winning streak gives The Diamond more momentum going into the fight than McGregor. However, The Notorious has never lost two fights in a row which sets up a high stakes fight.
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