UFC 246 Results: McGregor vs. Cerrone

UFC 246 marked Conor McGregor’s return to the Octagon against Donald Cerrone at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on January 18, 2020. Their non-title welterweight headliner lasted just 40 seconds, but the evening also included a Holly Holm rematch and significant results throughout the preliminary card.

McGregor ends the main event quickly

McGregor attacked immediately, using shoulder strikes in the clinch before landing a head kick and following with punches. Cerrone could not recover, and the referee stopped the fight at 0:40 of the opening round. The result was a TKO, not a submission or a decision.

The speed of the finish made it the central image of UFC 246. It was also important to distinguish the matchup from a championship fight: neither the lightweight nor welterweight title was at stake. McGregor’s return delivered an emphatic win without resolving either division’s title picture.

Holm wins the rematch; grapplers finish

Holm defeated Raquel Pennington by unanimous decision in the co-main event. The former bantamweight champion used controlled exchanges and clinch work to earn another victory over an opponent she had previously faced.

Alexey Oleynik submitted Maurice Greene with an armbar in the second round, while Brian Kelleher caught debutant Ode Osbourne in a first-round guillotine. Diego Ferreira’s rear-naked choke of Anthony Pettis provided another submission finish on the main card. Those bouts gave the event considerably more variety than its brief headliner suggests.

Modafferi upsets Barber on the preliminaries

Roxanne Modafferi defeated Maycee Barber by unanimous decision, turning a matchup centered on Barber’s prospect status into a veteran’s victory. Sodiq Yusuff and Askar Askarov also won decisions, while Drew Dober knocked out Nasrat Haqparast.

Aleksa Camur beat Justin Ledet, and Sabina Mazo edged JJ Aldrich by split decision. These results complete the 11-bout record. Reviewing the whole card reveals a night of established names, emerging contenders and experienced fighters capable of upsetting expectations.

Complete UFC 246 results

• Conor McGregor def. Donald Cerrone — TKO (head kick and punches), R1, 0:40.
• Holly Holm def. Raquel Pennington — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Alexey Oleynik def. Maurice Greene — submission (armbar), R2, 4:38.
• Brian Kelleher def. Ode Osbourne — submission (guillotine choke), R1, 2:49.
• Diego Ferreira def. Anthony Pettis — submission (rear-naked choke), R2, 1:46.
• Roxanne Modafferi def. Maycee Barber — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Sodiq Yusuff def. Andre Fili — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Askar Askarov def. Tim Elliott — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Drew Dober def. Nasrat Haqparast — KO (punches), R1, 1:10.
• Aleksa Camur def. Justin Ledet — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Sabina Mazo def. JJ Aldrich — split decision, R3, 5:00.

Sources

UFC 246 official results; UFC: UFC 246 complete event card; Event results record.

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