UFC 194 extended preview with Aldo-McGregor, Weidman-Rockhold title fights

The UFC has a massive week on its hands with three events in three days. Check out an extended preview of the biggest of them all – and maybe ever – above.

UFC 194 takes place Saturday at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass. Before that, a pair of cards are set for The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas with Thursday’s UFC Fight Night 80 and Friday’s TUF 22 Finale.

But at UFC 194, two titles are on the line for the second straight pay-per-view. In the main event, featherweight champion Jose Aldo (25-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) finally meets heated rival and interim beltholder Conor McGregor (18-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC). And in the co-feature, middleweight champ Chris Weidman (13-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) takes on former Strikeforce champ Luke Rockhold (14-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC).

The full UFC 194 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

• Champ Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor – for featherweight title
• Champ Chris Weidman vs. Luke Rockhold – for middleweight title
• Yoel Romero vs. Ronaldo Souza
• Demian Maia vs. Gunnar Nelson
• Max Holloway vs. Jeremy Stephens

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET)

• Urijah Faber vs. Frankie Saenz
• Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger vs. Tecia Torres
• Warlley Alves vs. Colby Covington
• Kevin Lee vs. Leonardo Santos

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET)

• Magomed Mustafaev vs. Joe Proctor
• John Makdessi vs. Yancy Medeiros
• Marcio Alexandre Jr. vs. Court McGee

For more on UFC 194, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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