There’s no better way to embark on fight week than reliving two of the key bouts in the career of UFC 226 main eventers Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor.

Nurmagomedov defends his UFC lightweight title this Saturday from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas vs. McGregor, a former lightweight and featherweight champion.

In the video above, Nurmagomedov kept his perfect record intact with a victory over Edson Barboza. Below, McGregor squares off with Chad Mendes for the interim featherweight title.

Conor McGregor vs. Chad Mendes

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

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