Conor McGregor says he knows that other fighter’s eyes light up at the chance of facing him as it usually means a dramatic increase in pay. Welterweights Jorge Masvidal and Kamaru Usman spoke about why they’d face McGregor next and Donald Cerrone explained how he’s affected his payday for UFC 246. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UFC 244 and Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev presented by DAZN were set to air on the same date at the same time. The start of boxing’s main event at the MGM Grand was delayed until the UFC’s fight between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz ended.
UFC welterweight Stephen Thompson has his mind set on getting back to a title shot and hopes to face the winner of Robbie Lawler vs. Rafael dos Anjos to get there.
At UFC 217, Jorge Masvidal will look to pressure Stephen Thompson en route to victory. Masvidal doesn’t think Thompson can handle the storm he plans to bring.
Though Stephen Thompson wasn’t able to dethrone Tyron Woodley and take home a belt, but he’s looking at his fight against Jorge Masvidal as a chance to get back on track to another shot.
At UFC 211, a welterweight tilt between top-ranked fighters Jorge Masvidal and Demian Maia will serve as a featured bout on the pay-per-view card.
