UFC 246 full card and timings – McGregor vs Cowboy tops bill including Holly Holm and Anthony Pettis

NOTORIOUS is back and topping the bill once again in the UFC. Conor McGregor faces Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone at UFC 246 in Las Vegas as he looks to hit the headlines for his sporting achievements rather than misdemeanours outside the Octagon. The Irishman hasn’t fought since a damaging 2018 defeat to Khabib Nurmagomedov, but is […]

NOTORIOUS is back and topping the bill once again in the UFC.

Conor McGregor faces Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone at UFC 246 in Las Vegas as he looks to hit the headlines for his sporting achievements rather than misdemeanours outside the Octagon.

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The Irishman hasn’t fought since a damaging 2018 defeat to Khabib Nurmagomedov, but is plotting a comeback victory.

Before the main event of the evening though, there’s a packed card of action coming at you from the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise.

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UFC 246 full card and timings

MCGREGOR might be the biggest draw of the evening for some fight fans, but there’s so much to look forward to at UFC 246.

There’s a total of 13 bouts scheduled across the evening, starting with the early prelims.

Flyweight Tim Elliot is in action against Askar Askarov, whislt Brian Kelleher looks to end a two-fight losing streak versus Ode Osbourne.

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Moving into the prelims themselves, women’s flyweight star Roxanne Modafferi will take on Maycee Barber in a match which could lead to a big title shot for the winner.

The main card features UFC royalty including Anthony Pettis, Holly Holm and of course Conor McGregor.

Here’s how the night is set to play out in Vegas, with the timings in GMT:

Main card on BT Sport Box Office from 3am 

• Conor McGregor vs Donald Cerrone (Welterweight – fight expected to start around 5am)
• Holly Holm vs Raquel Pennington (Women’s Bantamweight)
• Aleksei Oleinik vs Maurice Greene (Heavyweight)
• Claudia Gadelha vs Alexa Grasso (Women’s Strawweight)
• Anthony Pettis vs Carlos Diego Ferreira (Lightweight)

Prelims (BT Sport from 1am)

• Roxanne Modafferi vs Maycee Barber (Women’s Flyweight)
• Andre Fili vs Sodiq Yusuff (Featherweight)
• Drew Dober vs Nasrat Haqparast (Lightweight)
• Chas Skelly vs Grant Dawson (Featherweight)

Early prelims (UFC Fight Pass from 11.30pm)

• Sabina Mazo vs JJ Aldrich (Women’s Flyweight)
• Tim Elliott vs Askar Askarov (Flyweight)
• Brian Kelleher vs Ode Osbourne (Bantamweight)
• Aleksa Camur vs Justin Ledet (Light Heavyweight)

How can I watch McGregor vs Cowboy?

THE pair will do battle on Saturday, January 18.

Prelims get going around 11.30pm UK time, so get the coffee ready if you’re planning to see McGregor’s big comeback.

That fight should get underway around 5am on Sunday on this side of the pond.

UFC 246 is a a pay-per-view event and will be shown live on BT Sport Box Office – order fight night HERE for £19.95.

If you’re a BT Sport customer, you can watch the prelims live on BT Sport 1 without having to pay a penny.

Whilst the early prelims are available on UFC Fight Pass.