'UFC 189: Aldo vs. McGregor' extended video preview

Check out an extended video preview for next month’s “UFC 189: Aldo vs. McGregor” blockbuster.

The event takes place July 11 at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena, and the main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.

The centerpiece of the fight card is the long-awaited bad-blood grudge match between long-reigning featherweight titleholder Jose Aldo (25-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) and brash challenger Conor McGregor (17-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC). In the co-headliner, welterweight champion Robbie Lawler (25-10 MMA, 10-4 UFC) looks for his first title defense when he takes on Rory MacDonald (18-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC).

Check out a preview of the championship doubleheader above.

The full UFC 189 lineup includes:

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

• Champ Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor – for featherweight title
• Champ Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald – for welterweight title
• Dennis Bermudez vs. Jeremy Stephens
• John Hathaway vs. Gunnar Nelson
• Thomas Almeida vs. Brad Pickett

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

• Matt Brown vs. Tim Means
• John Howard vs. Brandon Thatch
• Alex Garcia vs. Mike Swick
• Henry Briones vs. Cody Garbrandt

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)

• Neil Seery vs. Louis Smolka
• Yosdenis Cedeno vs. Cody Pfister

For more on UFC 189, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.