UFC 264
2021 MMA event
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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]
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The poster for UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 10, 2021 | |||
| 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 | ||||
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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 and 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 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 | |||||||
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| 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 | |
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
