Conor McGregor, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, and UFC President Dana White will attend the UFC 246 press conference on Wednesday, January 15.
McGregor and “Cowboy” are now just days out from their main event clash at UFC 246 this Saturday, January 18, in Las Vegas.
The press conference commences at 8 pm ET and fans can watch the video livestream below.
UFC 246 press conference live updates
Conor McGregor and his team will be on time for a UFC press conference, for once. How unusual.
Hope none of yous bet on us being late?? 😂
— Coach JK (@John_Kavanagh) January 16, 2020
Both fighters are here on time and shake hands before the press conference begins.
Very cordial greeting between McGregor and Cerrone. pic.twitter.com/2KmhKFkz1w
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 16, 2020
McGregor starts the interview by saying that he hasn’t changed much. He’s still the same.
Conor McGregor says he hasn't changed much, but it looks to me like he's got a spirit of gratitude all fight week and before. Not that he was ungrateful before, exactly, but he's taking everything in this time for how special it is in a way he didn't before.
— Luke Thomas🏋️♀️ (@lthomasnews) January 16, 2020
McGregor says that it’s hard not to respect Donald and that although blood will be spilled on Saturday, it won’t be bad blood.
McGregor: It’s hard not to respect Donald. Although there will be blood spilled, it will not be bad blood. As for the Mystic Mac prediction, it will be a KO. #UFC246
— Marc Raimondi (@marcraimondi) January 16, 2020
Cerrone says: “We’re here to entertain and blow the roof off of this motherfucker.” He also shares that “you’d have to be stupid” to believe that McGregor has no defensive wrestling ability. Explains that it won’t be easy to just walk forward and take him down.
Right now at the UFC press conference Conor and Cowboy are killing each other with kindness and respect and general niceties.
— Chuck Mindenhall (@ChuckMindenhall) January 16, 2020
McGregor says he’d want both Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal following UFC 246. He feels that the fight against Masvidal would be the more exciting matchup and points out that Usman has a similar style to Khabib Nurmagomedov — the ‘sniff the jockstrap’ style.
McGregor is now complimenting Cerrone’s python skin suit. This is like a mutual admiration society.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 16, 2020
Dana White and Donald Cerrone shut down Morgan Campbell’s questions about Conor McGregor’s sexual assault allegations. Says that McGregor has already answered these questions on
A journalist asking about the reports of sexual assault investigations into McGregor is booed and jeered down by the fans here at the #UFC246 press conference.
— Marc Raimondi (@marcraimondi) January 16, 2020
Cerrone acknowledges that McGregor brings the biggest paydays. McGregor replies by saying: “You’re welcome, Donald. You’ve earned that multi-million dollar payday.”
Dana White says that January is a typically slow month for the UFC. But with McGregor vs. Cerrone headlining UFC 246, it’ll help the promotion get off to a good start in 2020.
McGregor calls White’s comments that he is too small for 170 “outlandish” and that it “lit a fire under my belly.”
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 16, 2020
Cerrone isn’t bothered by media members and fans who are overlooking him: “I don’t give a fuck about the media, I care about this guy right here.”
Dana White says they're still working on the #UFCLondon main event.
Rumors for weeks has been Tyron Woodley vs. Leon Edwards but last I heard, it's still in discussion but not a done deal yet.
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) January 16, 2020
McGregor says that he can read ‘Donald like a children’s book.’ He respects the challenge but feels like he is well prepared to face Cowboy.
Conor McGregor: "I would love that Floyd rematch. I feel now I could take that victory. An aspiration of mine now is to win a boxing world title. It's something I will achieve."
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) January 16, 2020
McGregor expresses doubt that Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson will actually happen: “They’re known for not making that walk.”
McGregor says if all goes to plan Saturday, he could fight on the March 7 card.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 16, 2020
Cerrone says that fighting McGregor is the biggest challenge of his career. References how people say that ‘Cowboy cannot win the big fight,’ but says this is the ‘biggest one, so let’s see.’