The countdown to Conor McGregor’s next fight has officially begun, as the former UFC two-division champion will make his long-awaited return to action against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246 on Jan. 18 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. McGregor, who signed on to fight Cerrone earlier this week,
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3:21 PM ET Conor McGregor will return to the UFC Octagon on Jan. 18 in Las Vegas, according to UFC president Dana White. The UFC is close to finalizing a non-title welterweight bout between McGregor and Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone, which will headline UFC 246 on Jan. 18 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. McGregor has
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“Some of it was from Urijah, who is a great mentor, great person and great fighter,” he said. “But I think a lot of it was the camera. We were doing interviews non-stop, so talking to the camera and listening to myself talk, I think everyone hates listening to themselves talk (Laughs), but it makes
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Anthony Pettis’ coach claims “Showtime” and Donald Cerrone both agreed to a rematch but UFC officials balked at the idea. Back in Jan. 2013, Pettis and Cerrone did battle. “Showtime” scored a first-round knockout via body kick. Pettis went on to capture the UFC lightweight gold
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3:31 PM ET Conor McGregor is back. After what seemed like endless speculation, hints and callouts, the announcement was made on Thursday: McGregor will face Donald Cerrone on Jan. 18 in Las Vegas. This will be McGregor’s first fight since losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov in a lightweight title fight at UFC 229 on Oct. 6,