The Takedown | UFC 246: Conor McGregor breaks Donald Cerrone’s nose and breaks out the whiskey – he’s back
- McGregor returns to UFC with decisive win, setting up a number of potential mouth-watering fights for 2020
- Irishman’s next move is uncertain, but everyone and their dog will want to know when, where and how he throws down next
Apparently McGregor was listening as he made sure that never happened at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
When it comes to the actual fight, there isn’t much actual analysis one can draw from what ended up being a short ending to a long build-up. McGregor came out flying, trying to land a long left hand, and seemed to catch Cerrone on the nose with a few shoulders while they were grappling.
McGregor then landed a leg kick to Cerrone’s face, and it was pretty clear referee Herb Dean was going to give Cerrone every chance to try and continue, but it was not so. Forty seconds in, it was all over and now we let the trash-talking begin as McGregor said he would take on any one of the “mouthy fools” in the audience.
Cerrone, 36, was tough to get a read on before UFC 246, he seemed almost happy to be there, to be collecting the biggest paycheque of his life, surely solidifying his financial future and giving himself the opportunity to walk into retirement comfortably. In the UFC’s preview videos leading up to the tilt, he was seen playing with paintball guns, snowmobiling, motorbikes and hanging with his family, friends and infant son in between what looked like leisurely training sessions out in New Mexico. You have to feel for the guy, he got dummied, but remains a class act within the MMA world.
