Conor McGregor and UFC Lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will come face-to-face once more tonight, October 4, at the UFC 229 press conference at the Park Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled to begin at 6pm ET and fans can view it for free via the Youtube video embedded below.
The official UFC 229 weigh-ins will take place tomorrow at 8pm ET. McGregor and Khabib will need to check in at 155 pounds or under.
According to Bovada, the undefeated Russian champ is still favored against the 30-year old Irish superstar. When the bout was announced back in August, Khabib opened as a -200 favorite, while McGregor was listed at +160. With the championship fight now just days away, Khabib is still predicted to retain but his odds have dropped to -160, while Conor is now a +150 underdog.
In addition to McGregor vs Khabib, the UFC 229 co-main event will also feature former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson (-360) against Anthony Pettis, who is listed as a +270 underdog.
Other fights on the UFC 229 main card, scheduled to get underway at 10pm ET, include a Women's Strawweight bout between Michelle Waterson and Felice Herrig, a Light Heavyweight fight featuring Ovince Saint Preux and Dominick Reyes, and Derrick Lewis vs Alexander Volkov in the Heavyweight division.
