UFC 189: Aldo vs. McGregor fight card lineup finalized; Pickett vs. Almeida kicks off pay-per-view

UFC 189 takes place on July 11 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and the UFC has released the fight card lineup.UFC_189_Poster_

The fight card will begin with the online preliminary card on UFC Fight Pass at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT with two fights and the final four preliminary fights will be shown on Fox Sports 1 beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Following the conclusion of the prelims, the main card on pay-per-view will begin at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT and will be headlined by title fight as Jose Aldo defends the featherweight title against Conor McGregor.

The current UFC 189: Aldo vs. McGregor fight card is below.

Main Card: (PPV – 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT)
Jose Aldo (25-1) vs. Conor McGregor (17-2)
Robbie Lawler (27-8) vs. Rory MacDonald (18-2)
Dennis Bermudez (14-4) vs. Jeremy Stephens (23-11)
Gunnar Nelson (13-1-1) vs. John Hathaway (17-2)
Brad Pickett (24-10) vs. Thomas Almeida (19-0)

Preliminary Card: (Fox Sports 1 – 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT)
Matt Brown (19-13) vs. Tim Means (24-6-1)
Brandon Thatch (11-2) vs. John Howard (27-11)
Mike Swick (15-5) vs. Alex Garcia (12-2)
Cody Garbrandt (6-0) vs. Henry Briones (16-4-1)

Preliminary Card: (Fight Pass – 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT)
Neil Seery (15-10) vs. Louis Smolka (8-1)
Cody Pfister (11-4-1) vs. Yosdenis Cedeno (10-4)