Conor McGregor UFC 189 marks the most significant event of this year’s International Fight Week festivities and the organization has stacked the deck with two championship fights. What was originally meant to be the most anticipated featherweight title fight in history in now an interim title bout. Injury forced champion Jose Aldo out of his scheduled defense against Conor McGregor (17-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) and Chad Mendes (17-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) stepped in as a replacement. A welterweight title affair takes in the stage in the co-headliner as champ Robbie Lawler (25-10 MMA, 10-4 UFC) will rematch Rory MacDonald (18-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) after Lawler won the first bout by split decision at UFC 167 in November 2013.
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