UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy
Information
Promotion
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date
January 18, 2020 (2020-01-18)
Venue
City
Paradise, Nevada, United States
Attendance
19,040[1]
Total gate
$11,087,629.33[2]
Buyrate
1,353,429[3]
Event chronology
UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy
UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 18, 2020 at the T-Mobile ArenainParadise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[4]
A welterweight bout between former UFC Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor and former lightweight title challenger Donald Cerrone served as the event headliner.[5]
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.[6] The pairing previously met in February 2015 at UFC 184, with Holm winning the encounter via split decision.[7] However, it was revealed on September 27, 2019 that Holm withdrew from the bout due to a hamstring injury and the bout was cancelled.[8] The bout was rescheduled and took place at this event.[9]
Grant Dawson was expected to face Chas Skelly in a featherweight bout at the event.[10] However, the bout was scrapped on January 14 after Dawson announced that he was forced to withdraw.[11]
Former UFC Women's Strawweight Championship challenger Cláudia Gadelha was expected to face Alexa Grasso at the event.[12] However, on the day of the weigh-ins, Grasso weighed in at 121.5 pounds, 5.5 pounds over the strawweight non-title fight limit of 116 pounds. The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) decided to remove the fight because competitors are not allowed to compete if the weight between them is over 3 pounds.[13]
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Welterweight
def.
TKO (head kick and punches)
1
0:40
Women's Bantamweight
def.
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)
3
5:00
Heavyweight
def.
Submission (armbar)
2
4:38
Bantamweight
def.
Submission (guillotine choke)
1
2:49
Lightweight
def.
Submission (rear-naked choke)
2
1:46
Preliminary card (ESPN)
Women's Flyweight
def.
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)
3
5:00
Featherweight
def.
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
3
5:00
Flyweight
def.
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)
3
5:00
Lightweight
def.
KO (punches)
1
1:10
Early Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Light Heavyweight
def.
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)
3
5:00
Women's Flyweight
def.
Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)
3
5:00
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[15]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. The total disclosed payout for the event was $4,434,000.[16]
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