With just over two days left to carry out the UFC 246, which takes place this Saturday (18), in Las Vegas, Ultimate will hold a press conference with the main stars of the show. From 22pm (Brasília time), Conor McGregor e Donald Cerrone will answer questions about expectations for this weekend's card.
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The main attraction of the night marks the return of the former featherweight (up to 65,7kg) and lightweight (up to 70,3kg) champion to the Octagon after more than a year away from MMA. The combatant has not performed since the defeat to Khabib Nurmagomedov in October 2018, when he was beaten in an attempt to regain the number one spot in his division.
To face the 'Cowboy', McGregor, in common agreement with the North American and the Ultimate board, chose to hold the fight in the welterweight category (up to 77kg). According to the company's president, Dana White, the decision was made based on the statement that the Irishman intends to have more than one match in 2020 and, to do so, he would not like to subject himself to an excess of weight-cutting processes.
Even coming off two consecutive defeats, Donald was the athlete chosen to 'welcome' the 'Notório' back. The American's bad phase, however, does not erase the athlete's achievements in the sport, who collects performance records and performance bonuses within the company.
The meeting with McGregor will also be a great opportunity for Donald to win again and get back on the path to a future belt, something that was close in 2019, before the negative results against Tony Ferguson e Justin gaethje.
O UFC 246 It is scheduled to start this Saturday, from 20:45 pm (Brasília time) with the preliminary card. The main fights start around 0:XNUMX (Brasília time).
UFC 246 fight list
MAIN CARD (0pm, Brasília time):
Welterweight (up to 77.1 kg.): Conor McGregor x Donald Cerrone
Bantam weight (up to 61.2 kg.): Holly holm x Rachel Pennington
Heavyweight (up to 120.2 kg.): Alexey Oleinik x Maurice Greene
Straw weight (up to 52.1 kg.): Claudinha gadelha x Alexa grasso
Light weight (up to 70.3 kg.): Anthony Pettis x Carlos Diego Ferreira
Flyweight (up to 56.7 kg.): Tim Elliott x Askar askarov
PRELIMINARY CARD (20:15 p.m., Brasília time):
Flyweight (up to 56.7 kg): Roxanne Modafferi x Maycee barber
Featherweight (up to 65.7 kg.): André Fili x Sodiq Yusuf
Light weight (up to 70.3 kg.): Drew dober x Nasrat Haqparast
Light heavyweight (up to 93.1 kg.): Aleksa Camur x Justin Ledet
Bantam weight (up to 61.2 kg.): brian kelleher x Ode Osbourne
Flyweight (up to 56.7 kg.): Sabina mazo x JJ Aldrich
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