McGregor and Cerrone meet in welterweight non-title fightTweet Bryan at @BryanAGraham or email him 4.50am GMT
Hello and welcome to tonight’s UFC welterweight clash between Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone. It’s a return to action for McGregor, still the UFC’s biggest name, after more than 15 months since his fourth-round submission defeat at the hands of Khabib Nurmagomedov. The
Dublin brawler has promised an active 2020 after fighting once under MMA rules since November 2016 and it will start tonight against the veteran nicknamed Cowboy, who’s attempting to mount a comeback of his own.
“I want to be the best version of myself,” McGregor said this week. “Everyone is saying they want the old Conor, the Conor that fought in 2016, the Conor that fought Eddie (Alvarez for the lightweight title). I feel I’m in a better place than that. I have a better skill set than that. I’m more experienced. That’s certainly a drive of mine, to be a better version of myself.” 4.47am GMT
Bryan will be here shortly. In the meantime here’s a look at Karim Zidan’s look at Conor McGregor’s return.
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