The UFC 246 fightcard has some great matches in the lineup
Conor McGregor is the main draw as the UFC 246 fightcard lineup takes shape.
The fighting Irishman lost a big clash against Khabib Nurmagomedov a year or so ago but will be in action at UFC 246.
The event will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Texas on 18 January.
Former champion McGregor takes on Donald Cerrone, but there are some other tasty clashes in the lineup.
Early Preliminary card
The fights are broken up into three cards with the Early Preliminary one holding four clashes.
Sabina Mazo faces JJ Aldrich in the Women’s Flyweight division while Brian Kelleher takes on Ode Osbourne in the Bantamweight division.
Tim Elliott and Askar Askarov is a Flyweight division fight while Aleksa Camur takes on Justin Ledet in the Light Heavyweight division.
The final fight of this card sees Chas Skelly in a Featherweight clash against Grant Dawson.
- Featherweight: Chas Skelly vs. Grant Dawson
- Light Heavyweight: Aleksa Camur vs. Justin Ledet
- Flyweight: Tim Elliott vs. Askar Askarov
- Bantamweight: Brian Kelleher vs. Ode Osbourne
- Women’s Flyweight: Sabina Mazo vs. JJ Aldrich
Preliminary card
This part of UFC 246 sees three fights with the Women’s Flyweight clash of Roxanne Modafferi and Maycee Barber grabbing the limelight.
Andre Fili and Sodiq Yusuff face off in a Featherweight clash while Drew Dober and Nasrat Haqparast battle in a Lightweight fight.
- Women’s Flyweight: Roxanne Modafferi vs. Maycee Barber
- Featherweight: Andre Fili vs. Sodiq Yusuff
- Lightweight: Drew Dober vs. Nasrat Haqparast
Main card
The Main card sees five fights for the evening with McGregor featuring heavily in several advertisements for UFC 246.
Former Women’s Bantamweight champion, Holly Holm, is set to make a return to the octagon and faces Raquel Pennington.
Anthony Pettis and Carlos Diego Ferreira is the Lightweight clash of this card. Aleskei Oleinik and Maurice Greene face off in a Heavyweight bout.
The final match of the event is a Women’s Strawweight clash between Claudia Gadelha and Alexa Grasso.
- Welterweight: Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone
- Women’s Bantamweight: Holly Holm vs. Raquel Pennington
- Heavyweight: Aleksei Oleinik vs. Maurice Greene
- Women’s Strawweight: Claudia Gadelha vs. Alexa Grasso
- Lightweight: Anthony Pettis vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira
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