McGregor has taken the featherweight division by storm with his trash talk. He also is 4-0 in the UFC and is riding a 12-fight winning streak. Siver, the 10th-ranked featherweight, is 3-1-1 since moving to the division in April 2012.
Henderson is looking to rebound after losing to Rafael Dos Anjos by first-round stoppage at UFC Fight Night in August. Cerrone is riding a six-fight winning streak. He defeated Myles Jury by unanimous decision at UFC 182 on Jan. 3.
UFC Fight Night 59 will start at 6 p.m. ET on UFC Fight Pass. The card will switch to Fox Sports 1 at 7 p.m. ET. The main card will air on Fox Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET, around the time the Colts-Patriots AFC championship game in Foxborough, Mass., will be ending.
The full card for UFC Fight Night 59:
MAIN CARD (Fox Sports 1, 10 p.m. ET)
Conor McGregor vs. Dennis Siver Donald Cerrone vs. Benson Henderson Uriah Hall vs. Ron Stallings Norman Parke vs. Gleison Tibau
PRELIMINARY CARD (Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m. ET)
Cathal Pendred vs. Sean Spencer John Howard vs. Lorenz Larkin Zhang Lipeng vs. Chris Wade Patrick Holohan vs. Shane Howell Johnny Case vs. Frankie Perez Charles Rosa vs. Sean Soriano
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6 p.m. ET)
Sean O’Connell vs. Matt Van Buren Tateki Matsuda vs. Joby Sanchez
Steven Muehlhausen is an MMA writer and contributor for Sporting News. Find him on Twitter @SMuehlhausenMMA.
