4:15 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor didn’t mention a specific opponent he’d want next after beating Donald Cerrone in just 40 seconds Saturday night in the main event of UFC 246 at T-Mobile Arena. It was another out-of-character moment in an out-of-character week for the fighter nicknamed “The Notorious.” “I don’t think ‘the
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3:16 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim When Conor McGregor stepped into the Octagon on Saturday night, it had been 1,163 days since he had last felt the exhilaration of having his arm raised in victory. Add just 40 more seconds to that, and the dry spell was over. McGregor has always operated in style, from his
1:10 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Surprise, surprise. The king is back. Conor McGregor ignited the world of mixed martial arts once again Saturday, as he knocked out Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in just 40 seconds in UFC 246 at T-Mobile Arena. The result ended a winless drought of more than three years for McGregor. It
12:38 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Everyone was looking for Conor McGregor‘s left hand. Instead, it was his left leg. McGregor cracked Donald Cerrone to the chin with a left head kick in the opening seconds of their UFC 246 main event fight Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. The end came soon after. In his
4:14 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor was on one side. Standing across from him was Donald Cerrone. It was Friday afternoon at Park MGM, the intense, final staredown for the blockbuster UFC 246 main event. In between the two men and slightly behind them is a spot usually reserved for UFC president Dana
9:34 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Dillon Danis hopes to be celebrating with his close friend and training partner Conor McGregor on Saturday in Las Vegas. But he won’t be able to celebrate a victory of his own next week. Danis out of his scheduled Bellator 238 fight with Kegan Gennrich because of a knee
9:00 PM ET It appears UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo will have his way, as the UFC is looking to book a 135-pound title fight between him and Jose Aldo in May, according to president Dana White. White confirmed the plans to ESPN on Friday, following an initial report by Brazilian news outlet Combate. The
1:59 PM ET Caesars Sportsbook has released props for Saturday’s UFC 246 fight between Conor McGregor and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. ESPN Stats & Information has provided context surrounding the props. Exact-round props 2 Related Round 1: Cerrone +1200Round 1: McGregor +200 Round 2: Cerrone +1200Round 2: McGregor +350 Round 3: Cerrone +1500Round 3: McGregor +700
9:00 AM ET DUBLIN — Conor McGregor’s coach, John Kavanagh, apologizes right away for the chaotic state of his office. He doesn’t let many people back here, he says as he strolls toward the back of the Straight Blast Gym in Inchicore, so there hasn’t been much incentive to keep it tidy. Everything else about
10:35 PM ET UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will defend his title against Yoel Romero in the headline fight at UFC 248, a source told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. Contracts have not been signed, but sources say the bout should be finalized in the immediate future. UFC 248 is scheduled for March 7 in Las Vegas.