UFC 246: Conor McGregor vs. Cowboy Cerrone weigh-in staredown video [embedded content] The UFC’s ceremonial weigh-ins are simply that… ceremonial. The fighters have already weighed in earlier in the day and etched the fight card as official. But still fans turn up in droves to get one last look at the fighters before they step
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7:25 AM ET Conor McGregor is a man who loves to look ahead … in a sport that loves to look ahead. It’s one reason the two have always been a perfect match. McGregor, 31, will return to the Octagon at UFC 246 on Saturday in Las Vegas (10 p.m. ET, order here on pay-per-view),
The UFC 246 ceremonial weigh-ins are set to begin. Setting The Stage Tomorrow night (Jan. 18), UFC 246 will take place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event, Conor McGregor returns to action to take on Donald Cerrone in a welterweight tilt. The co-main event will see former UFC women’s
Image Credit: Claudia Gadelha’s Instagram UFC women’s strawweight contender Claudia Gadelha has released a statement after her fight against Alexa Grasso was scratched from UFC 246. At the official UFC 246 weigh-ins on Friday, Gadelha made weight as she stepped onto the scales at 115.5lbs. However, Grasso badly missed weight at 121.5lbs. Due to a
The sport’s biggest star, Conor McGregor, will return to combat opposite fight-finishing “Cowboy,” Donald Cerrone, this Saturday (Jan. 18, 2020) at UFC 246 inside T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Las Vegas. “Mystic Mac” has never appeared anything but a man with a plan. Ever since he first announced his intentions to “take over” UFC, it became
UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy weigh-in results and video [embedded content] Watch Conor McGregor, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and the rest of the UFC 246 fighters weigh-in at Friday’s official early weigh-in. The UFC 246 fight card is set following Friday’s official early weigh-in from Las Vegas. Main eventers Conor McGregor and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone have
7:50 AM ET Conor McGregor hasn’t fought in the Octagon since losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov on Oct. 6, 2018, but his layoff has done little to temper speculation and expectations about his return Saturday against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246. The expectation is McGregor defeats Cerrone, who has been stopped in his last two,
Fernando Quiles Jr., MMA News UFC president Dana White is adamant that fighters can’t take the easy road under his promotion. Often times in combat sports, you’ll see fighters get “tuneup” bouts. White claims that athletes under the UFC banner can’t get such matchups because the UFC doesn’t have “cans.” Dana White Dismisses Notion That
Image: @ufc on Instagram Former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till is expected to return at March’s UFC 248 in place of Robert Whittaker. Whittaker decided to withdraw from his slated bout with Jared Cannonier earlier this week, citing personal reasons for his removal. With that said, the promotion was in search of a replacement
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Love him or hate him, it’s hard to deny that Conor McGregor is one of the very best strikers in the MMA game. It’s easy to make jokes about “dat left hand shot,” but the Southpaw’s left has put down plenty of elite opposition, he can both pressure and counter well,
Cowboy Cerrone admits Conor McGregor fight led to new, wealthier UFC contract [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Everyone talks about a fight with Conor McGregor being the biggest money bout of a fighter’s career. Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone wouldn’t go into details about how much he’s making for his UFC 246 headlining bout opposite the
During his sit-down interview with Aaron Bronsteter of TSN, UFC President Dana White hit on a wide range of topics, and brought some more attention to a possible crossover fight. There have recently been talks of a potential fight between boxing world champion Claressa Shields and reigning UFC bantamweight and featherweight champion Amanda Nunes, and
8:00 AM ET Ryan Hockensmith EDGEWOOD, N.M. — Donald Cerrone leans back in his recliner, rubs his beard and ponders a question. “The most painful thing I’ve ever felt?” he repeats. “Hmm …” Cerrone is nestled in a corner of the gym on his BMF ranch, a 40-acre training complex just outside Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Image Credit: Paul Miller of USA TODAY Sports Donald Cerrone is daring skeptics to keep doubting his ability to produce in big fights. Cerrone is due for a massive bout this Saturday night (Jan. 18). He’ll be sharing the Octagon with Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 246. The action will be held
Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero seemed like a done deal. After all, top-ranked middleweight contender, Paulo Costa, suffered a serious bicep injury and was not expected to be ready in time for the UFC 248 pay-per-view (PPV) event, scheduled for March 7, 2020 inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. I guess “The Eraser” didn’t
Video: Cowboy Cerrone and crowd come to Conor McGregor’s defense on legal issues [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) It has been well documented that Conor McGregor has been mired in a few legal entanglements over the past year or so that he hasn’t been fighting. But in the lead-up to UFC 246, at Wednesday’s
As Conor McGregor prepares to return at UFC 246 and begin his 2020 “season”, he still has his eyes on winning the UFC lightweight title once again. While Donald Cerrone is his opponent at UFC 246, McGregor still has his sights set on getting redemption on his bitter rival and current lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.
8:00 AM ET “I just want to be kept busy. Competition keeps me focused. Anytime I don’t have competition ahead of me, I just seem to drift. So, I want to be kept busy. That’s it.” Quick quiz: When do you think Conor McGregor said this? Before his return fight against Donald Cerrone, right? I