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The UFC 205 action kicks off at midnight tomorrow night with the preliminary card. However, it’s likely to be approximately 5am by the time McGregor and Alvarez finally get down to business. If you do have access to the fight, Conor McGregor’s meeting with Eddie Alvarez will be the last of five bouts on the main card, which kicks off at 3am. To add to the complications, the UFC took the decision earlier this year to remove the option for fans in Ireland to purchase each event individually on a pay-per-view basis from their online platforms, such as UFC Fight Pass, UFC.com and YouTube. However, the problem there is for those who are on the Virgin Media platform, which no longer carries eir Sport.

The only place to see the fight live in Ireland is BT Sport 2, which is available on the eir Sport package.

With the UFC heading to Madison Square Garden to stage an event in New York City for the first time, McGregor - the reigning featherweight champion - will take on defending lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez in the main event at UFC 205. CONOR McGREGOR IS back in action this weekend so you might be wondering how exactly you can watch live as the Irish mixed martial arts star bids to become the first fighter in history to hold two UFC belts at the same time.

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