The UFC is calling it the biggest fight in its history, and if you’re in the New York area this week you can get a taste of what’s going down next month.

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former two-division champ Conor McGregor meet in the UFC 229 main event at T-Mobile ARena in Las Vegas on Oct. 6.

On Thursday, the fighters will get face to face for the first time at a news conference at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. And since you can’t be inside the building to see the action – it’s closed to the public – the UFC is setting up a viewing party in nearby Times Square.

The news conference will be simulcast on the “Mega-Zilla” Silvercast digital screen on Broadway between 45th and 46th streets. It’s the biggest television in the world, which seems appropriate for the occasion.

The event takes place Thursday at 5 p.m. Eastern.

Nurmagomedov (26-0 MMA, 10-0 UFC) was the target of a vicious attack on a UFC 223 fighter bus that resulted in McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) reaching a plea agreement on assault charges. Now they’re finally set to fight.

For more on UFC 229, visit the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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