Everyone is pumped for this weekend’s welterweight showdown between Conor McGregor and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246. With all of the biggest names in combat sports offering their predictions for the fight, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has now chimed in. Speaking to BT Sport, “Bones” admits he’s backing his former Jackson-Wink MMA […]
Everyone is pumped for this weekend’s welterweight showdown between Conor McGregor and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246.
With all of the biggest names in combat sports offering their predictions for the fight, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has now chimed in. Speaking to BT Sport, “Bones” admits he’s backing his former Jackson-Wink MMA teammate Cerrone this weekend. (H/T BJPenn.com)
“I’m really happy for Cowboy Cerrone, being an Albuquerque fighter, to have such a huge opportunity,” Jones said. “Cowboy Cerrone and I will always have somewhat of a connection, and I’m pulling for him. At the same time, Conor McGregor, I love everything he’s doing for the sport. Such a great businessman, and he’s brought so much awareness to our sport. May the best man win.”
This weekend’s bout will be McGregor’s first since October of 2018 when he was submitted by Khabib Nurmagomeodv. Cerrone enters the contest on a two-fight losing streak, being stopped in both of those contests.
As for Jones, he’s preparing to put his light heavyweight title up for grabs yet again against Dominick Reyes. The fight goes down from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on February 8.
What do you think about Jones backing Cerrone over McGregor at UFC 246?
Everyone is pumped for this weekend’s welterweight showdown between Conor McGregor and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246. With all of the biggest names in combat sports offering their predictions for the fight, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has now chimed in. Speaking to BT Sport, “Bones” admits he’s backing his former Jackson-Wink MMA […]
Everyone is pumped for this weekend’s welterweight showdown between Conor McGregor and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246.
With all of the biggest names in combat sports offering their predictions for the fight, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has now chimed in. Speaking to BT Sport, “Bones” admits he’s backing his former Jackson-Wink MMA teammate Cerrone this weekend. (H/T BJPenn.com)
“I’m really happy for Cowboy Cerrone, being an Albuquerque fighter, to have such a huge opportunity,” Jones said. “Cowboy Cerrone and I will always have somewhat of a connection, and I’m pulling for him. At the same time, Conor McGregor, I love everything he’s doing for the sport. Such a great businessman, and he’s brought so much awareness to our sport. May the best man win.”
This weekend’s bout will be McGregor’s first since October of 2018 when he was submitted by Khabib Nurmagomeodv. Cerrone enters the contest on a two-fight losing streak, being stopped in both of those contests.
As for Jones, he’s preparing to put his light heavyweight title up for grabs yet again against Dominick Reyes. The fight goes down from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on February 8.
What do you think about Jones backing Cerrone over McGregor at UFC 246?
UFC 246 will go down from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on pay-per-view (PPV) January 18, 2020. In the main event of the night, Conor McGregor takes on Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at welterweight. It will be McGregor’s first fight inside the Octagon since October of 2018. Also, in the co-main event, former UFC […]
UFC 246 will go down from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on pay-per-view (PPV) January 18, 2020.
In the main event of the night, Conor McGregor takes on Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at welterweight. It will be McGregor’s first fight inside the Octagon since October of 2018. Also, in the co-main event, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm takes on Raquel Pennington in a rematch. Also on the card is a lightweight scrap between former champion Anthony Pettis and Carlos Diego Ferreira.
Ahead of the show, the Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion has released the full UFC 246 Countdown special. Check it out here.
UFC 246 Countdown
UFC 246 Card
Main Card:
Welterweight: Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone
Women’s bantamweight: Holly Holm vs. Raquel Pennington
Heavyweight: Aleksei Oleinik vs. Maurice Greene
Women’s strawweight: Cláudia Gadelha vs. Alexa Grasso
Lightweight: Anthony Pettis vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira
Preliminary Card:
Women’s flyweight: Roxanne Modafferi vs. Maycee Barber
Featherweight: Andre Fili vs. Sodiq Yusuff
Lightweight: Drew Dober vs. Nasrat Haqparast
Featherweight: Chas Skelly vs. Grant Dawson
Early Prelims:
Light heavyweight: Aleksa Camur vs. Justin Ledet
Flyweight: Tim Elliott vs. Askar Askarov
Bantamweight: Brian Kelleher vs. Ode Osbourne
Women’s flyweight: Sabina Mazo vs. JJ Aldrich
What do you think about the UFC 246 Countdown special?
The first episode of the LowKickMMA podcast is here! Watch or listen along as LowKickMMA managing editor Jon Fuentes and “MC Hydro Phonics,” Tony King, discuss the latest in mixed martial arts (MMA). Topics discussed include the upcoming welterweight matchup between Conor McGregor and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246. The action will go down […]
The first episode of the LowKickMMA podcast is here! Watch or listen along as LowKickMMA managing editor Jon Fuentes and “MC Hydro Phonics,” Tony King, discuss the latest in mixed martial arts (MMA).
Topics discussed include the upcoming welterweight matchup between Conor McGregor and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246. The action will go down from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 18. Also, the guys talk about Jorge Masvidal’s amazing 2019 run, and what’s in store for him in 2020.
Much more is discussed in the full episode, which you can check out here below.
What did you think about the first-ever episode of the LowKickMMA podcast?
Conor McGregor and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone will headline UFC 246 on pay-per-view (PPV) later this month (Sat. January 18, 2020). The pair are well-known for their preference to keep a fight standing, and many fans are expecting exactly that when they clash later this month. However, many feel a quick way to victory for Cerrone […]
Conor McGregor and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone will headline UFC 246 on pay-per-view (PPV) later this month (Sat. January 18, 2020).
The pair are well-known for their preference to keep a fight standing, and many fans are expecting exactly that when they clash later this month. However, many feel a quick way to victory for Cerrone could be taking the fight to the ground and using his jiu-jitsu skills. With that being said, Cerrone has made it clear he intends to stand with McGregor during their main event.
Now, McGregor has taken to Instagram to challenge Cerrone, daring “Cowboy” not to shoot in on him during the fight.
It has been interesting to see that the leadup to the bout hasn’t featured a whole lot of trash-talking, which is the norm for a McGregor contest. However, in a recent interview, McGregor shed some light on that decision, explaining why he actually appreciates his adversary.
“Well, I said I’d fight him right? Me and Donald have had a history, a long history – well not a long history, but we’ve had a history. It’s an exciting bout, it’s a fan-friendly bout, it’s a fight that excites me, and it’s a fight that I said I’d partake – I appreciate Donald I have to say.
“He’s fought a lot of times, and since the last time I saw him – I saw him at that Aldo press conference many many years ago – he’s gone on and fought so many times. He’s also a family man with his grandmother – I appreciate that and I respect that. I also respect the method he went about with the Proper Whiskey and, you know, so much work goes into these things. To see that bit of respect, I appreciate that. I look forward to having a good bout,” McGregor said.
“I’m happy to come back and have my comeback fight and the beginning of my season against Donald. And I look forward to it, it’s going to be a good night, and I’m going to shine here on January 18. I’m going to create magic, like I have many times before. But this is going to be something special.”
Do you expect to see much grappling between McGregor and Cerrone at UFC 246?
Conor McGregor is taking a very different approach to things in his fight with Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246. The bout goes down on pay-per-view (PPV) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Although McGregor usually tries to trash talk his opponents before a fight, this time, “Notorious” is taking a more respectful […]
The bout goes down on pay-per-view (PPV) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Although McGregor usually tries to trash talk his opponents before a fight, this time, “Notorious” is taking a more respectful approach. Speaking to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani in a recent interview, McGregor admits he appreciates Cerrone for how he handled the build-up to the fight.
“Well, I said I’d fight him right? Me and Donald have had a history, a long history – well not a long history, but we’ve had a history. It’s an exciting bout, it’s a fan-friendly bout, it’s a fight that excites me, and it’s a fight that I said I’d partake – I appreciate Donald I have to say.
“He’s fought a lot of times, and since the last time I saw him – I saw him at that Aldo press conference many many years ago – he’s gone on and fought so many times. He’s also a family man with his grandmother – I appreciate that and I respect that. I also respect the method he went about with the Proper Whiskey and, you know, so much work goes into these things. To see that bit of respect, I appreciate that. I look forward to having a good bout,” McGregor said.
“I’m happy to come back and have my comeback fight and the beginning of my season against Donald. And I look forward to it, it’s going to be a good night, and I’m going to shine here on January 18. I’m going to create magic, like I have many times before. But this is going to be something special.”
McGregor and Cerrone’s fight will take place at 170 pounds despite the fact that the Irishman is still chasing gold at lightweight. As for why McGregor opted to fight Cerrone at welterweight rather than lightweight, McGregor noted that it’s because he doesn’t like the way “Cowboy” looks at 155 pounds.
“I just don’t think he looks well at 155. He’s a 170 fighter. Why would I want someone to suffer? I could beat him if he fought – I’d beat him any bleedin’ – I’d beat him at any weight. I’d beat him any – you know what I mean? I’d beat him if I had the flu. So I don’t need that. I just want to focus on my training. I don’t have to cut, and then build, and then cut.
“I’m happy where I’m at. And also, 170 is an exciting one for me. I like 170, I like what’s going on in the 170 division at the minute. You got Jorge with that belt, you got the other guys fighting for the belt. I like all what’s going on at 170. I feel good at 170, I feel energetic, it’s what I weigh, and that’s it. It opens up so many more options, right?”
Who are you picking between McGregor and Cerrone at UFC 246?
