Fans invited to this week's UFC 208 workouts, Nurmagomedov Q&A and ceremonial weigh-ins


In New York this week for UFC 208? The UFC has a number of activities that are open to fans.

UFC 208 takes place Saturday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The main card, including an inaugural women’s featherweight title fight between Holly Holm (10-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and Germaine de Randamie (7-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC), airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Prior to the event, fans can attend Thursday’s open workouts, which kick off at 12:30 p.m. ET at Gleason’s Gym (130 Water Street) in Brooklyn. Attendees include Holm, de Randamie and co-headliners Derek Brunson (16-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) and Anderson Silva (33-8 MMA, 16-4 UFC).

Fans can also attend two events on Friday. At 1:30 p.m. ET, UFC lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov hosts a fan Q&A session at National Restaurant & Night Club (273 Brighton Beach Ave.) in Brooklyn.

Later that day, ceremonial weigh-ins take place at 6 p.m. ET (doors open at 5 p.m. ET) at Kings Theatre (1027 Flatbush Ave.) in Brooklyn. Free tickets are needed to attend and available through Ticketmaster.

The latest UFC 208 lineup includes:

  • Holly Holm vs. Germaine de Randamie – for inaugural women’s featherweight title
  • Derek Brunson vs. Anderson Silva
  • Tim Boetsch vs. Ronaldo Souza
  • Jared Cannonier vs. Glover Teixeira
  • Jim Miller vs. Dustin Poirier
  • Wilson Reis vs. Ulka Sasaki
  • Nik Lentz vs. Islam Makhachev
  • Jarred Brooks vs. Ian McCall
  • Marcin Tybura vs. TBA
  • Roan Carneiro vs. Ryan LaFlare
  • Rick Glenn vs. Phillipe Nover
  • Randy Brown vs. Belal Muhammad

For more on UFC 208, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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