Watch McGregor vs Khabib on FireStick or Kodi: Russia vs Ireland, Khabib vs McGregor at UFC 229. It presumably is one of the most significant sports events of the year. MMA followers have enthusiastically waited for the match to take place. All that’s left is finding the right streaming choices. Is it possible to watch UFC 229’s main event legally on Amazon Fire Stick or via the Kodi app for free? Read the guide below to find out.
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How to Watch McGregor vs Khabib on FireStick or Kodi?
If you have an Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, you can watch the entire UFC 229 PPV live online via the official UFC app for FireStick. The app works almost flawlessly on the FireStick and brings all the MMA action to your big-screen TV.
The only problem here is that the fight will not be available in all countries via the UFC app due to regional blocks. UFC fans living in Germany or the UK, for example, cannot watch McGregor vs Khabib on UFC.TV because of the fact BT Sport and DAZN have exclusive broadcasting rights in those regions.
To circumvent geo-restrictions, and unblock UFC.TV anywhere in the world on your FireStick; you need to use a VPN.
Why Do You Need to Use a VPN While Streaming?
Here’s why a VPN simply is a necessity if you want to take your streaming experience to another level:
- Bypass ISP Throttling: Have you ever observed that your Internet speed is fair if you are browsing websites but abruptly drops when you are streaming videos online? If that sounds like you, your ISP is seemingly throttling your Internet speed. Using VPN essentially allows you to avoid that from happening.
- Unblock Geo-restricted Apps and Kodi Add-ons: There are a lot of FireStick apps and Kodi add-ons that you can only use in specific regions. With VPN you can bypass regional restrictions.
- Ultimate Privacy: Append an extra layer of security and privacy to whatever you do over the web.
- VPN Applications: There’s no hard and fast rule that requires you to be tech-freak in order to set up a VPN app. Thanks to user-friendly VPN apps on PC, Mac, Android, iOS, and FireStick.
My Picks
When it comes to my recommendation, I always first recommend using what I have been personally using. NordVPN is the best VPN service you can use on your FireStick. They are one of the few VPN providers who actually have a VPN app compatible with Amazon Fire TV Sticks. Check out our tested list of the best FireStick VPNs in 2018 below.
1. NordVPN
2. ExpressVPN
3. Surfshark
4. CyberGhost
5. Private Internet Access
How to Watch Mcgregor vs Khabib on Kodi?
Kodi used to have an add-on named as UFC Fight Pass; unfortunately, that plugin doesn’t work anymore. As far as the official Kodi repository is concerned, there is only one add-on you can use to watch UFC 229 and that is the DAZN Kodi addon.
Bear in mind that you need a valid DAZN account to use this particular addon. DAZN do have a free 30-day trial you can take advantage of. For the DAZN Kodi addon to work properly, you need to update your Kodi app to 18 Leia first. Here’s how to set the DAZN Kodi addon up:
- From the Kodi home screen, select Add-ons -> My Add-ons.
- Scroll down and click Video player InputStream.
- Make sure that both InputStream Adaptive and RTMP Input are enabled.
- Now go back to the Kodi home screen; select ‘Add-ons’ and click on the Package Installer Icon at the top left corner.
- From there, click on ‘Install from Repository’ -> Kodi Add-on Repository.
- Select DAZN and install it.
- From the Kodi home screen, choose ‘Videos’ -> ‘Addons’ -> DAZN.
However, DAZN is now available in USA, Canada, Italy, Japan, and Switzerland, but they only have UFC broadcasting rights in Germany and Austria. That means you need a VPN to unblock the German DAZN version on your Kodi. To do so, you need a VPN like NordVPN. You can read our in-depth review to get a better idea of which VPNs are best for Kodi.
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Conclusion -Watch McGregor vs Khabib on FireStick or Kodi
There you go! Two legal options you can use to watch UFC 229: Khabib vs McGregor live on your Amazon Fire Stick or Kodi app. Which fighter do you think will manage to be on top? Will the in-form Russian shock the MMA universe or will the Irish legend shut him up once and for all? Share your take on in the comments below.
