UFC 189 fight card: McGregor vs. Mendes
Conor McGregor, of Ireland, celebrates a win against Dennis Siver, of Germany, after their featherweight fight at UFC Fight Night, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015 in Boston. McGregor won via 2nd round TKO. Credit: AP
Two titles on the line at UFC 189 in Las Vegas on Saturday, July 11. And yes, one of those is not the fight you wanted, since featherweight champion Jose Aldo pulled out of the event last week with a rib injury.
But, Conor McGregor can carry the promotion for a fight all by himself. Now can he adjust from preparing to face a Muay Thai-based striker to fighting against a high-level wrestler in Chad Mendes?
UFC 189 main card, 10 p.m ET on pay-per-view
Interim featherweight title: Conor McGregor vs. Chad Mendes
Welterweight title: Robbie Lawler (champion) vs. Rory MacDonald
Featherweight: Dennis Bermudez vs. Jeremy Stephens
Welterweight: Gunnar Nelson vs. Brandon Thatch
Bantamweight: Brad Pickett vs. Thomas Almeida
UFC 189 prelims, 8 p.m. on Fox Sports 1
Welterweight: Matt Brown vs. Tim Means
Mike Swick vs. Alex Garcia
Welterweight: Cathal Pendred vs. John Howard
Bantamweight: Cody Garbrandt vs. Henry Briones
UFC 189 early prelims, 7 p.m. on UFC Fight Pass
Flyweight: Neil Seery vs. Louis Smolka
Lightweight: Yosdenis Cedeno vs. Cody Pfister
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