Conor “The Notorious” McGregor, 31, and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, 36, will headline “UFC 246” at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on January 18, 2020, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has confirmed. They will compete in the welterweight division.
“UFC 246” marks McGregor’s 12th UFC bout. The Irish mixed martial artist has been competing in the UFC since 2013.
Born in Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland on July 14, 1988, McGregor played football for Lourdes Celtic Football Club when he was young. He was 12 years old when he started boxing at the Crumlin Boxing Club.
When McGregor was 18, he made his MMA debut as an amateur fighter. He turned professional in 2008.
Training out of Straight Blast Gym Ireland in Dublin, McGregor was undefeated in the UFC from 2013 to 2015. He defeated Marcus “The Bama Beast” Brimage, 34, of the U.S., Max “Blessed” Holloway, 27, of the U.S., Diego “DB” Brandão, 32, of Brazil, Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier, 30, of the U.S., Dennis Siver, 40, of Germany, Chad “Money” Mendes, 34, of the U.S. and Jose Aldo, 33, of Brazil.
By beating Mendes, McGregor became the interim UFC Featherweight Champion. The Dublin native became the UFC Featherweight Champion by beating Aldo.
In 2016, Nate Diaz, 34, of the U.S. became the first ever MMA fighter to defeat McGregor in the UFC but five months later, the Irish MMA fighter won when they had their rematch. In the same year, the Dublin native became the UFC Lightweight Champion by beating Eddie “The Underground King” Alvarez, 35, of the U.S., who is now signed with ONE Championship.
In 2018, reigning UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov, 31, of Russia became the second fighter to defeat McGregor in the UFC. The Dagestani champion submitted the Irish challenger via neck crank.
Losing to Nurmagomedov downgraded McGregor’s professional MMA record to 21 wins and 4 losses. On the other hand, Cerrone currently has 36 wins and 13 losses.
Cerrone joined the UFC in 2011. “UFC 246” will be his 34th bout in the promotion.
Born in Denver, Colorado, USA on March 29, 1983, Cerrone was 20 years old when he started his training in kickboxing. In 2019, he competed in four UFC bouts, winning two.
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