THIS WEEK WILL go down as the busiest in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, with no fewer than three events taking place in Las Vegas.

Between UFC Fight Night 80, The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale and UFC 194, some of MMA’s biggest names will be in action between Thursday and Saturday.

Aljamain Sterling, Sage Northcutt, Jim Miller, Paige VanZant, Gabriel Gonzaga, Joe Lauzon, Edson Barboza, Tony Ferguson, Chad Mendes, Frankie Edgar, Urijah Faber, Max Holloway, Gunnar Nelson, Demian Maia, Yoel Romero, ‘Jacare’ Souza, Luke Rockhold, Chris Weidman, Jose Aldo and, of course, Conor McGregor are just some of those who’ll be competing over the coming days.

We’ll be in Vegas to cover it all, so here’s the schedule for the busy week ahead:

Wednesday

• UFC 194 and TUF 22 Finale press conference — 1pm (9pm Irish time) live on the UFC’s YouTube channel
• UFC Fight Night 80 weigh-ins — 4pm (12am Irish time) live on the UFC’s YouTube channel

UFC Fight Night 80

Thursday

• UFC 194 open workouts — 10am (6pm Irish time) live on the UFC’s YouTube channel
• TUF 22 Finale weigh-ins — 2pm (10pm Irish time) live on the UFC’s YouTube channel
• UFC Fight Night 80 — 3.45pm (11.45pm Irish time) live on UFC Fight Pass
• UFC Fight Night 80 post-event press conference — 9.30pm (5.30am Irish time) live on the UFC’s YouTube channel

TUF 22 Finale (more fights to be added after Wednesday night's final TUF 22 episode)

Friday

• UFC 194 weigh-ins —  3pm (11pm Irish time) live on the UFC’s YouTube channel and Setanta Ireland
• TUF 22 Finale — 5pm (1am Irish time) live on the UFC’s YouTube channel, Setanta Ireland and BT Sport 2
• TUF 22 Finale post-event press conference — 10.30pm (6.30am Irish time) on the UFC’s YouTube channel

UFC 194

Saturday

• UFC 194 early prelims — 4pm (12am Irish time) live on UFC Fight Pass
• UFC 194 TV prelims — 5pm (1am Irish time) live on BT Sport 2
• UFC 194 main card — 7pm (3am Irish time) live on BT Sport 2
• UFC 194 post-event press conference — 11.30pm (7.30am Irish time) live on the UFC’s YouTube channel

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