UFC 246 will kickoff the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s 2020 pay-per-view schedule with a bang on Saturday, January 18. The event marks the highly-anticipated return of former two-division champion Conor McGregor, who is set to take on the always exciting fan-favorite Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone.
The bout will take place in the welterweight division.
McGregor last appeared inside of the Octagon in October 2018 when he suffered a submission loss to lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Prior to his loss to Nurmagomedov, McGregor was on a two-fight winning streak with a welterweight bout victory over Nate Diaz and a Performance of the Night against Eddie Alvarez to claim the 155-pound title on November 12, 2016. However, McGregor was later stripped of the title due to inactivity — he was previously stripped of the featherweight belt after winning the lightweight crown.
Cerrone, meanwhile, will be looking to bounce back after a two-fight losing streak. “Cowboy” went 2-2 in 2019 with wins over Al Iaquinta and Alexander Hernandez, while suffering losses to top lightweight contenders Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje. Three of Cerrone’s last four fights earned him $50,000 bonuses for Fight of the Night.
Ahead of the event, the UFC released its first promo for the McGregor-Cerrone pay-per-view titled “The Showdown.”
You can check out the first promo for UFC 246 below.
UFC 246 Promo & Fight Card
https://youtu.be/TyQR5RhT7GU
- Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone
- Holly Holm vs. Raquel Pennington
- Diego Ferreira vs. Anthony Pettis
- Maycee Barber vs. Roxanne Modafferi
- Drew Dober vs. Nasrat Haqparast
- Grant Dawson vs. Chas Skelly
- Maurice Greene vs. Aleksei Oleinik
- Claudia Gadelha vs. Alexa Grasso
- Andre Fili vs. Sodiq Yusuff
- Askar Askarov vs. Tim Elliott
- Brian Kelleher vs. Ode Osbourne
- J.J. Aldrich vs. Sabina Mazo
*Fight card is subject to change.
UFC 246: Fight Time & Viewing Details
Event: UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy
Date: Saturday, January 18, 2020
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Main Card Card Time: 10:00 p.m. ET
Broadcast: Pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+
He’s back! Irish superstar Conor McGregor makes his return to the Octagon on January 18, and he’s kicking off 2020 with a welterweight showdown against the man with the most wins in UFC history, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Returning to action for the first time since October 2018 in the main event of UFC 246, the two-division champion from Dublin known as “The Notorious” one wants to make a statement against Albuquerque action hero Cerrone, who has picked up five post-fight performance bonuses in his last five bouts.
Who will come out on top at UFC 246? Sound off in the comments section below with your thoughts and predictions for the first pay-per-view of 2020.
