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Latest UFC 229 fight card, rumors, and updates for ‘Khabib vs McGregor’ on Oct. 6 in Las Vegas

Nearly two years after he last stepped foot inside the Octagon, Conor McGregor will make his UFC return to reclaim the title he never lost, though it will likely be his toughest test to date as Dagestani champion and undefeated Sambo master Khabib Nurmagomedov looks to cement his status as the greatest lightweight fighter of all time.

Event: UFC 229: “Khabib vs. McGregor”
Date: Sat., Oct. 6, 2018
Location: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
Broadcast: Pay-Per-View (PPV), FOX Sports 1, UFC Fight Pass

UFC 229 PPV Main Event:

155 lbs.: UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor

UFC 229 PPV Main Card (10 p.m. ET):

155 lbs.: Tony Ferguson vs. Anthony Pettis
205 lbs.: Ovince Saint Preux vs. Dominick Reyes
265 lbs.: Derrick Lewis vs. Alexander Volkov
115 lbs.: Michelle Waterson vs. Felice Herrig

UFC 229 FOX Sports 1 Prelims (8 p.m. ET):

125 lbs.: Jussier Formiga vs. Sergio Pettis
170 lbs.: Vincente Luque vs. Jalin Turner
135 lbs.: Aspen Ladd vs. Tonya Evinger
155 lbs.: Scott Holtzman vs. Alan Patrick

UFC 229 Fight Pass Prelims (6:30 p.m. ET):

135 lbs.: Yana Kunitskaya vs. Lina Lansberg
155 lbs.: Gray Maynard vs. Nik Lentz
170 lbs.: Ryan LaFlare vs. Tony Martin

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 229 fight card on fight night (click here), starting with the Fight Pass “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. ET, then the remaining undercard balance on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET.

To see the entire UFC schedule for 2018 click here.

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