Getty Conor McGregor gestures to the crowd during the UFC 205 press conference.
The UFC 246 press conference with Conor “Notorious” McGregor and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone was as cordial as it gets when it comes to fighters answering questions about the fist fight that they’re about to get into.
That doesn’t mean there wasn’t anything interesting said, however. McGregor has revealed a potential date for when he wants to fight next.
During the presser, Mark Raimondi from ESPN asked McGregor, “There is a fight card coming up [in Las Vegas] in March. There’s no main event yet. If things go okay on Saturday, could you possibly turn around quickly?”
Conor McGregor answers, “Yes. God willing we come out here safe from this bout Saturday night, most certainly March would be well attainable.
The fight card in question is UFC 248 on March 7. As pointed out by Raimondi, the card that is less than two months away doesn’t have a main event. There is a possibility that the UFC brass has been saving the date for either McGregor or Cowboy, depending on whoever wins the fight on Saturday.
There is also a possibility that the UFC is working on another main event for that card, like Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero.
Nothing is set in stone. Before anything can be booked, McGregor and Cerrone must go to war on Saturday night. Once the dust settles, there is a chance that more will be revealed about the Mar. 7 UFC slot.
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Watch UFC 246 This Saturday, Jan. 18
Main Card start at 7 p.m. PT/ 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV
Main Event: Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone
Co-Main Event: Holly Holm vs. Raquel Pennington
Aleksei Oleinik vs. Maurice Green
Claudia Gadelha vs. Alexa Grasso
Anthony Pettis vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira
Preliminary Card start at 5 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. ET on ESPN
Preliminary Card Main Event: Roxanne Modafferi vs. Maycee Barber
Andre Fili vs. Sodiq Yusuff
Drew Dober vs. Nasrat Haqparast
Chas Skelly vs. Grant Dawson
Early Preliminary Card starts at 3:15 p.m. PT/ 6:15 p.m. ET on ESPN+
Aleksa Camur vs. Justin Ledet
Tim Elliot vs. Askar Askarov
Brian Kelleher vs. Ode Osbourne
Sabina Mazo vs. JJ Aldrich
The co-main event features Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm taking on Raquel “Rocky” Pennington in a rematch. Holm won the first fight via split-decision. Also, heavyweights will collide on the main card, with Aleksei “The Boa Constrictor” Oleinik taking on Maurice Green. Incredibly, this will be The Boa Constrictor’s 71st professional.
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