John Gooden and Dan Hardy return for another edition of “Inside the Octagon,” this time breaking down Saturday’s monumental UFC 226 main event between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor.
What are the keys to the bout for both the lightweight champion Nurmagomedov, and former two-division titleholder McGregor? Let Gooden and Hardy explain.
UFC 226 Fight Card
MAIN CARD (PPV/10 p.m. ET)
UFC Lightweight Championship
Khabib Nurmagomedov (c) vs. Conor McGregor
Lightweight: Tony Ferguson vs. Anthony Pettis
Light Heavyweight: Ovince Saint Preux vs. Dominick Reyes
Heavyweight: Alexander Volkov vs. Derrick Lewis
Strawweight: Michelle Waterson vs. Felice Herrig
PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1/8 p.m. ET)
Bantamweight: Sean O’Malley vs. Jose Alberto Quinonez
Flyweight: Jussier Formiga vs. Sergio Pettis
Welterweight: Vicente Luque vs. Jalin Turner
Female Bantamweight: Aspen Ladd vs. Tonya Evinger
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/6 p.m. ET)
Female Bantamweight: Lina Lansberg vs. Yana Kunitskaya
Lightweight: Scott Holtzman vs. Alan Patrick
Lightweight: Gray Maynard vs. Nik Lentz
Welterweight: Ryan LaFlare vs. Tony Martin