The UFC has announced a pre-fight press conference between the two men headlining the main event at UFC 246 on January 18th. Although many details were not revealed, the UFC did state McGregor and Cerrone will attend the January 15th press conference.
Where: Pearl Theater- Las Vegas, Nevada
When: January 15, 2020
Time: 8 pm PT/ 5pm ET
Doors Open To Public: 3:30 PT
There is reason to believe that the Mcgregor-Cerrone bout was partially ignited from a press conference in 2015. The two engaged in a heated argument at the press conference which included many UFC stars such as Jose Aldo, Holly Holm, Ben Henderson, and Daniel Cormier to just name a few.
The event is slated to begin at 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET from the Pearl Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada. Doors open at 3:30 pm local time and will be open to the public at no cost.
McGregor’s popularity throughout his career has skyrocketed party due to his entertaining antics and trash talk he provides fans before fights. You can expect a packed Pearl Theatre as Conor McGregor will make his return to the Octagon for the first time since his defeat to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 in October 2018.