The UFC 246 fight card, featuring a welterweight main event between Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone, is official, minus one planned bout. In place of Claudia Gadelha vs. Alexa Grasso, a bantamweight bout between Brian Kelleher and Ode’ Osbourne will move up to the pay-per-view main card. All fighters competing on the card faced off during the ceremonial weigh-ins at The Park Theater.
With UFC 246 fight week underway, fighters from five featured bouts, including the co-main event women’s bantamweight contest between Holly Holm and Raquel Pennington, faced off at media day in Las Vegas. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Heidi Fang and Adam Hill of Covering The Cage make their picks for the main and co-main event of UFC 229. Conor McGregor will face Khabib Nurmagomedov for the lightweight title in the main event.
All 24 fighters competing at UFC 229 made weight, including Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov who will battle for the UFC lightweight title in the main event.
UFC 229 fighters from the co-main event, down to the first fight on the undercard squared off at the Park MGM on Thursday. UFC 229 will take place at the T-Mobile Arena on Oct. 6.
After being stripped of his lightweight belt, Tony Ferguson says he’s just focused on facing Anthony Pettis at UFC 229 and that he’s coming in to the bout with a chip on his shoulder.
UFC lightweight Anthony Pettis predicts Conor McGregor will defeat Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event at UFC 229. Pettis also recounts his own title reign and the adversity he faced earlier in his career.
UFC lightweight Anthony Pettis submitted Michael Chiesa at UFC 226 and wants to face an opponent in the top five of the division next.
All fighters involved on the UFC 226 fight card on July 7 faced off at the T-Mobile Arena during the ceremonial weigh-ins.
Michael Chiesa and Anthony Pettis discuss their showdown planned for UFC 226 on July 7. The lightweights were expected to fight at UFC 223. But that fight was derailed when Conor McGregor’s attack on a bus injured Chiesa.
