Mayweather’s bout with Pacquiao has also faced several issues, after the pair disagreed over if it will be a professional fight or an exhibition contest, while the announced venue of The Sphere in Las Vegas is now unavailable on the originally planned date.

The first encounter between middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland goes down Thursday at the UFC 328 pre-fight press conference with the action set to begin at 5 p.m. ET on Thursday.

See the photos featuring Angelo Leo and Ra'eese Aleem, along with the undercard fighters, as they face off at the pre-fight press conference.

It is routine for any combat sports event to have an introductory news conference. Whether it’s boxing, wrestling or MMA, this has been a decades-long tradition

The entire UFC Freedom 250 fight card will convene at a massive press conference on Friday. All 14 fighters scheduled to compete on the June 14 card at the White House in Washington, D.C., will gather on-stage to answer questions then participate in faceoffs ahead of the highly anticipated spectacle this summer.