UFC 196 is here which means Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz will be able to settle their bad blood in a highly anticipated welterweight main event.
On Saturday, March 6, McGregor, the UFC featherweight champion, will make the jump up two weight classes to take on Diaz in a late-replacement fight following the injury to lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos.
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In the UFC 196 co-main event, women's bantamweight champion Holly Holm will fight top contender Miesha Tate is one of the most anticipated fights in women's MMA history.
The UFC 196 pay-per-view will originate from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and will begin at 10 p.m. ET. The undercard will begin at 7 p.m. ET on UFC.com Fight Pass.
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UFC 196 PPV details
Date: Saturday, March 5, 2016
Time: 10 p.m. ET (PPV), 8 p.m. ET (FS1), 6:30 p.m. ET (Fight Pass)
Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Pay-Per-View: $59.99 (HD), $49.99 (SD)
TV channel: NONE (Undercard airs on Fox Sports 1 and UFC.coM Fight Pass)
Odds: McGregor the big favorite
UFC 196 Main Event Tale of the Tape
Record: 19-2, 7-0 UFC (Conor McGregor) | 19-10, 13-8 UFC (Nate Diaz)
Age: 27 (McGregor) | 30 (Diaz)
Hometown: Dublin, Ireland (McGregor) | Stockton, Calif. (Diaz)
Height: 5-9 (McGregor) | 6-0 (Diaz)
Weight: 155 (McGregor) | 170 (Diaz)
Reach: 74 (McGregor) | 76 (Diaz)
Nickname: "Notorious" (McGregor) | None (Diaz)
Rounds: 5 (Non-title main event)
Division: Welterweight (170 pounds)
UFC 196 Co-Main Event Tale of the Tape
Record: 10-0, 3-0 UFC (Holly Holm) | 17-5, 4-2 UFC (Miesha Tate)
Age: 34 (Holm) | 29 (Tate)
Hometown: Albuquerque, N.M. (Holm) | Tacoma, Wash. (Tate)
Height: 5-8 (Holm) | 5-6 (Tate)
Weight: 135 (Holm) | (135 (Tate)
Reach: 69 (Holm) | 65 (Tate)
Nickname: "The Preacher's Daughter" (Holm) | "Cupcake" (Tate)
Rounds: 5 (Championship)
Division: Women's Bantamweight (135 pounds)
UFC 196 Main Card
— Conor McGregor (19-2, 7-0 UFC) vs. Nate Diaz (19-10, 13-8 UFC) — Welterweight
— Holly Holm (10-0, 3-0 UFC) vs. Miesha Tate (17-5, 4-2 UFC) — Women's Bantamweight Championship
— Gian Villante (14-6, 4-3) vs. Ilir Latifi (12-4, 1NC, 4-2 UFC) — Light Heavyweight
— Corey Anderson (8-1, 4-1 UFC) vs. Tom Lawlor (9-5, 6-4 UFC) — Light Heavyweight
— Amanda Nunes (11-4, 4-1 UFC) vs. Valentina Shevchenko (12-1, 1-0) — Women's Bantamweight
UFC 196 FS1 preliminary card
— Siyar Bahadurzada (21-6-1, 1-2 UFC) vs. Brandon Thatch (11-3, 2-2 UFC) — Welterweight
— Erick Silva (18-6, 1NC, 6-4 UFC) vs. Nordine Taleb (10-3, 3-1 UFC) — Welterweight
— Marcelo Guimaraes (9-1-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Vitor Miranda (12-4, 2-1 UFC) — Middlweight
— Darren Elkins (20-5, 9-4 UFC) vs. Chas Skelly (15-1, 4-1 UFC) — Featherweight
UFC 196 FightPass early preliminary card
— Jim Miller (25-6, 14-6 1NC UFC) vs. Diego Sanchez (27-8, 14-8 UFC) — Lightweight
— Jason Saggo (10-2, 1-1 UFC) vs. Justin Salas (12-6, 3-3) — Lightweight
— Julian Erosa (15-3, 1-0 UFC) vs. Teruto Ishihara (8-2-2, 0-0-1 UFC) — Featherweight