UFC 238 takes place this Saturday from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, and offers the deepest fight card of 2019.
Per usual, Conor McGregor is not on the card–but he still dominates the coverage. And the 238 card has a direct link to McGregor, as “Cowboy” Donald Cerrone and Tony Ferguson fight to help determine the top contender for UFC’s Lightweight title. The champion will be determined at UFC 242 on September 7 in Abu Dhabi when champion Khabib Nurmagomedov fights interim champion Dustin Poirier.
McGregor would prefer not to fight Cerrone and Ferguson, avoiding both on his way to a rematch with Nurmagomedov or, in a best-case scenario, title shot against Poirier (whom McGregor has already defeated).