UFC 257: Conor McGregor v Dustin Poirier II – live!

Conor McGregor returns to action after a 12-month absence to take on Dustin Poirier in the main event of tonight’s UFC 257 at Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena.

McGregor and Poirier first met in a 2014 featherweight bout with the Irishman scoring a knockout win in less than two minutes.

We’re halfway through tonight’s pay-per-view undercard. Here’s what’s happened and here’s what’s coming.

• Women’s Strawweight: Marina Rodriguez def Amanda Ribas by second-round TKO (elbow and punches)
• Middleweight: Makhmud Muradov def Andrew Sanchez by third-round TKO (knee and punches)
• Women’s Flyweight: Jessica Eye v Joanne Calderwood
• Lightweight: Dan Hooker v Michael Chandler
• Lightweight: Dustin Poirier v Conor McGregor