Former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor is all set to fight Donald Cerrone this weekend at UFC 246. The fight will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
This will be his first fight in nearly fifteen months.
The fight is highly intriguing as McGregor is fighting at 170lbs after a layoff of nearly fifteen months. His last fight took place against UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov where he lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the first round. Cerrone has been very active this year, competing four times inside the Octagon.
He is 2-2 in the UFC in 2019, whereas Conor McGregor hasn’t won a fight in the UFC in more than three years. His last win was against Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205.
Ahead of his comeback, the Irishmen has a message for the Indian fans. MMA India Show received the footage.
NAMASTE INDIA!! says Conor McGregor
[VIDEO COURTESY – Somesh Kamra, Owner of the Superhuman Gym in Mumbai]
“Namaste India! This is your champ the Notorious Conor McGregor, Wishing you all a very a happy new Year.
Start this new year by watching my comeback fight on January 19, 2020, at UFC 246,” McGregor said.
Indian fans can tune in to Sony Ten 2 and Sony Ten 2 HD at 8:30 am on a Sunday morning.
UFC 246 Fight Card:
170 lbs.: Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone
135 lbs.: Holly Holm vs. Raquel Pennington
155 lbs.: Diego Ferreira vs. Anthony Pettis
125 lbs.: Maycee Barber vs. Roxanne Modafferi
155 lbs.: Drew Dober vs. Nasrat Haqparast
145 lbs.: Grant Dawson vs. Chas Skelly
265 lbs.: Maurice Greene vs. Aleksei Oleinik
115 lbs.: Claudia Gadelha vs. Alexa Grasso
145 lbs.: Andre Fili vs. Sodiq Yusuff
125 lbs.: Askar Askarov vs. Tim Elliott
135 lbs.: Brian Kelleher vs. Ode Osbourne
125 lbs.: J.J. Aldrich vs. Sabina Mazo
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