UFC 246: Fans invited to McGregor-Cerrone press conference, weigh-ins in Las Vegas

If you’re heading to “Sin City” to catch the return of the UFC’s biggest star against one of its most decorated and accomplished fighters ever, there are a couple events you can attend for free.

UFC 246 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.

In the main event, former dual champion Conor McGregor (21-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) makes his return after 15 months away when he takes on Donald Cerrone (36-13 MMA, 23-10 UFC) in a welterweight fight.

Prior to the event, fans can attend a pre-fight news conference featuring McGregor, Cerrone and UFC president Dana White. The event is free and open to the public at Pearl Theater at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Doors open to the public at 3:30 p.m. local time, and the press conference is scheduled to start at 5 p.m.

Friday, ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans take place at Park Theater, 3770 South Las Vegas Blvd. Doors open for the public at 2 p.m. local time. The ceremonial weigh-ins and faceoffs between the fighters go down at 3 p.m.

Of note, Saturday’s main card features two other former UFC champions. Former women’s bantamweight titleholder Holly Holm (12-5 MMA, 5-5 UFC) takes on Raquel Pennington (10-7 MMA, 7-4 UFC) in the co-main event. And former lightweight champ Anthony Pettis (22-9 MMA, 9-8 UFC) meets Diego Ferreira (16-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) to open the main card.

The UFC 246 lineup includes:

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

• Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone
• Holly Holm vs. Raquel Pennington
• Maurice Greene vs. Aleksei Oleinik
• Claudia Gadelha vs. Alexa Grasso
• Diego Ferreira vs. Anthony Pettis

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)

• Maycee Barber vs. Roxanne Modafferi
• Andre Fili vs. Sodiq Yusuff
• Drew Dober vs. Nasrat Haqparast
• Grant Dawson vs. Chas Skelly

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+, 6:15 p.m. ET)

• Aleksa Camur vs. Justin Ledet
• Askar Askarov vs. Tim Elliott
• Brian Kelleher vs. Ode Osbourne
• J.J. Aldrich vs. Sabina Mazo