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UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is planned to take place on January 18, 2020 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, United States.
Fight card
Main Card
Welterweight Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone
Women's Bantamweight Holly Holm vs. Raquel Pennington
Heavyweight Aleksei Oleinik vs. Maurice Greene
Lightweight Anthony Pettis vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira
Preliminary Card (ESPN2)
Women's Flyweight Roxanne Modafferi vs. Maycee Barber
Featherweight Andre Fili vs. Sodiq Yusuff
Flyweight Tim Elliott vs. Askar Askarov
Lightweight Drew Dober vs. Nasrat Haqparast
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Light Heavyweight Aleksa Camur vs. Justin Ledet
Bantamweight Brian Kelleher vs. Ode Osbourne
Women's Flyweight Sabina Mazo vs. JJ Aldrich
Background
A welterweight bout between former two-division champion Conor McGregor and former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Donald Cerrone is expected to serve as the event headliner.
A women’s bantamweight rematch between former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm and former title challenger Raquel Pennington was initially scheduled to take place at UFC 243. The pairing previously met in February 2015 at UFC 184, with Holm winning the encounter via split decision. However, it was revealed on September 27, 2019 that Holm withdrew from the bout due to a hamstring injury and the bout was cancelled. The bout has been rescheduled and is now expected to take place at this event.
Grant Dawson was expected to face Chas Skelly in a featherweight contest at the event. However, on January 14, 2020, Dawson announced on his personal social media that he was forced to withdraw from the bout.
Cláudia Gadelha was expected to face Alexa Grasso at the event. However, on the day of the weigh-ins, Grasso weighed in at 121.5, 5.5 pounds over the strawweight limit of 116 lbs. The NSAC decided to remove the fight because competitors are not allowed to compete if the weight between them is over 3 pounds.
Jan 15 - Updated fight card & background
Jan 17 - Updated fight card & background
