Conor McGregor v Donald Cowboy Cerrone - UFC 246

Conor McGregor Defeats Donald Cowboy Cerrone in 40 seconds at UFC 246

Like many UK MMA fans I stayed up all night to watch the main event at UFC 246 last weekend.

With the headline fight being fought around 5.30 AM UK time I didn't get to bed until 6am and with BT Sport changing their programming to charge PPV prices to customers.

I spoke to a woman at BT and asked her why they were now charging for UFC when up until now it had always been free to customers.

We are only going to charge for "Big Fights" she said over the phone. What constitutes a "Big Fight" to BT though?

The headline event at UFC was Conor McGregors comeback against Donald Cowboy Cerrone, and whilst it was a much anticipated event, it wasn't a title fight, and whilst the prelims were free to watch, the 4 fights on the main card weren't, and no belts were up to win.

So unlike many boxing events when UK TV channels only charge PPV for a title fight it seems BT might start charging for all future UFC events. If that is the case I might have to reconsider my BT Sport subscription as free UFC fights were one of the attractions for me to join BT, one of the good things about BT sport apart from their European Football and Premiership games.

I would have been pretty pissed off if I had paid considering the fight only lasted 40 seconds, and the other main fights weren't as good as some of the prelims, with the Holly Holms fight consisting of a really wound up Holly pacing the Octagon before and in-between rounds, then spending much of the fight against the fence in a clinch. Like the booing crowd I cannot be the only person who is upset at this change at BT Sports and I am pretty glad I used another free stream to show the main card to me.

Conor McGregor demolishes Donald Cowboy Cerrone

The main event whilst short was a spectacular quick destruction of the all time highest winner by head kicks, but unfortunately was over so quick, Cerrone didn't even get to throw a punch and only one kick. I was hoping the Cowboy would be able to provide a good stand up fight between two kick-boxers, a spectacle I find much more exciting to watch than a fight consisting of sparse stand up and full of BJJ. Although technical and complex finishes and locks are involved I just prefer stand up than floor fights.

The fight between Conor and Donald was so quick I think I can describe the 40 seconds from memory in-case the videos are taken down by YouTube.

Straight off in round 1 Conor ran out to meet Donald and threw a left hook that Donald ducked and they ended up in a clinch.

Conor then used a move I had never seen, neither it seems had Joe Rogan or the other commentators as he used the clinch to jump up and down repeatedly throwing his shoulder into Donald's nose, smashing it open.

They then broke apart and Donald threw a right kick to Conor's body before McGregor responded with his own left kick to the head of the Cowboy. 

As Donald fell back stunned, Conor followed up with a left knee to his head that pushed Cerrone to the fence and Conor jumped on him with a flurry of punches taking him to the floor, where he jumped on top of him and hammered his head with his fists before the fight was stopped.

The doctors rushed in and had to tend to the Cowboy after the hammering to his head smashed his face in by both Conor's shoulder, kick, knee and fists.

Watch Conor McGregor Full Fight against Donald Cowboy Cerrone

The original video of the fight from a crowd member got taken down but it doesn't matter as finally BT have put up a full fight video for us to watch. I guess they have realised anyone who wanted to watch the fight would have done so by now. Anyway this is the full fight from walk in

UFC 246 Highlights

If you just want to see the Conor v Cowboy highlights scroll to 4 minutes 29 seconds, not that you can really show just highlights from a 40 second event. The only thing missing is the violent finishing of Donald on the ground after Conors kick to his head.

The Big News

Although Conor had just delivered a complete perfect quick win over Donald who had to have the doctors attend him for a while after the stoppage, it seemed that the big news to McGregor was not the win but his new sized bottles of Whisky.

You can watch the post fight interview with Joe Rogan here.

The arrogance of the 31 year old is so complete, I cannot believe he used his interview with Joe Rogan to advertise his goods.  

"That's the big news", he actually said after talking about his Whisky.

Not the fact he had won fights at 3 weight levels, or the fact he had just won a fight in 40 seconds, or defeated the all time finisher by head kicks with a head kick, but his new Whisky bottles.

I wonder what Joe thought of that, if anyone knows please comment, as I thought it was just rude and disrespectful to his opponent to say that in his interview.

 

Holly Holms beats Raquel Pennington at UFC 246

The other main event on the card was the women's fight between Holly Holm and Raquel Pennington. I was expecting Rachel to do much better than she did against Holly and it seemed she ran out of ideas very quickly.

The original video was taken down and it seems there are loads of animated videos with cartoon like fighters in the ring replicating the moves on YouTube. Very odd to watch but I guess it's a way of getting round showing the real fight and being removed, however this video is the full fight with real people.

Holly Holms v Rachquel Pennington - Fight Highlights UFC 246

Post Fight Interview With Holly Holms and Joe Rogan

There was little stand up action and lots of clinches against the fence during the fight, which didn't really excite me or the crowd. I even heard boos at one point, and this was the co-headline event, another reason I am angry at BT Sports for charging PPV for non title belt fights.

Holly actually apologised in her post fight interview with Joe Rogan about the lack of stand up combat afterwards and said she was disappointed that she couldn't provide more action. You can watch her interview with Joe below.

Let me know what you thought of UFC 246, Conors 40 second win, his "big news" about his Whisky, BT Sports charging PPV for the main card, and anything else....

Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr The Rematch

Saudi Arabia holds the rematch, as Anthony Joshua attempts to regain his belts!

The first meeting of Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr happened at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, U.S on June 1, 2019.

Other "better" fighters such as Detony Wilder, Tyson Fury and Jarrell Miller who was disqualified due to failing 3 drug tests all passed up the chance to grab AJ's collection of Heavyweight belts.

He held a unified list of heavyweight belts, the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO. Why wouldn't a fighter like Detony Wilder who only holds a seemingly lesser ranked WBC belt want the chance to take them all of AJ?

I have no idea and there are lots of conspiracy talks in the boxing forums on social media but AJ did not expect to lose to Andy Ruiz by TKO in the seventh round, ending Anthony Joshua's undefeated record and becoming the new unified heavyweight champion.



That win over AJ is considered to be one of the biggest upsets in boxing history.

People have even compared it to fights such as Mike Tyson v Buster Douglas in 1990 and Lennox Lewis v Hasim Rahman in 2001.

The only other belt out there that really matters is the WBC held by the super puncher, Detony Wilder, who drew with Tyson Fury after knocking him down twice, and a recent win over Luis Ortiz, 10 years his elder, and although looking unfit seemed to be inside Wilders head with his two step jab technique. Until blam, Wilder got a clean straight right hand bomb on Luis that ended the fight straight away.

Why are there all these belts I think this video might help but personally I think there should only be one belt, one heavyweight champion of the world and not 5+ belts out there with the possibility of 5+ people calling themselves heavyweight champions.


Now what will happen in the rematch which for the 1st time is being held earlier in the day with the big fight around 9pm and shown on Sky Box Office, with probably a pass on BT to watch as well. Although there are tons of online streaming services and apps that will allow you to watch the fight for free if you can find them.

If AJ is capable of handling bombs on his chin better than before then he stands a good chance but if during his loss Ruiz floored AJ 4 times and I can see no reason why he can't be capable of doing it again tomorrow night.

What do you think?

Does AJ stand a chance of getting his 4 belts back?

Or will Andy Ruiz land him on the canvas multiple times again. 

Here is a build up video for the rematch.


Let me know in the comments who you think will win?

UFC 244 - Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz go to war for the BMF belt in New York

Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz go to war - and a guest appearance from the Rock!

#UFC244 was a dramatic New York UFC fight as always. The "Dog" Nate Diaz went to war with Jorge Masvidal for the BMF title at Madison Square Gardens and it was a great show of skills from both fighters. 

Nate showed what a hard fighter he was taking blows and giving them straight back. Even Masvidal called Nate a "Dog" after the fight was suddenly stopped by a doctor due to bad cut on Nate's face that was incurred during the early rounds.

However it wasn't bleeding and their cut man had done a good job in preventing it spilling blood everywhere over the Octagon.

Nate was obviously disappointed and demanded a rematch straight away from Dana White and it will probably happen soon as Nate OR Jorge couldn't believe the fight was stopped over a cut, especially one in which we have seen much worse during UFC battles.

If you didn't get to see the action then here it is.

The full fight between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz at #UFC244.

Did you see the guest appearance at the end who put the belt on Jorge?

Yes I didn't believe my eyes at first but it was indeed Dwayne Johnson, or the Rock. Hanging about in the background until he could put the belt on the winner by TKO Jorge Masvidal.

What do you think?

Should the fight have been stopped due to the cut, have you seen worse injuries and a fight continue or should it have been stopped earlier. Personally the worst injury I ever saw in the UFC was Anderson Silva breaking his leg in his 2nd fight with Chris Weidman. What was yours?

Amir Khan Talks About Whether He Quitted During The Terence Crawford Fight

Did Amir Khan Quit During The Terence Crawford Fight

Amir Khan talks here about the constant low blows he received from Terence Crawford during the fight he had to quit during a low blow punch to the groin.

What do you think?

Did he quit or did the low blows from a cheat (if true), stop the fight?

Let us know in the comment box.

Tyson Fury v Otto Wallin

Tyson Fury Wins On Points Against Otto Wallin

The big fight at the weekend was between Tyson Fury and Otto Wallin. Hoping to retain his title and hopefully get another chance to fight Detonay Wilder, Tyson managed to win on points despite suffering a nasty gash during the fight.

Again I was hoping for a British boxer to get a KO against his opponent but I am happy making money all year by betting on a Points or Decision finish in these fights. 

For this fight it was 3/1 for Tyson to win on points.

Tyson Fury v Otto Wallin - Full Fight

You can see Tyson's comments after the fight here.

What did you think about the fight?

Was Tyson Fury hampered by the cut and lucky to win or were you expecting another points decision?

Amir Khan versus Terence Crawford

The Fight Between Amir Khan versus Terence Crawford

The fight between Amir Khan and Terence Crawford was a bit of a letdown as it ended with Khan throwing in the towel after a very heavy low blow to Khans lower regions.

Some people are saying he took the easy option to get out of the fight as he knew he was going to lose to Crawford who was outboxing him easily in New York's Madison Square Gardens arena.

Others would disagree as it was a bit of a low way to win a fight with an illegal punch. Khan could have taken the 5 minutes allowed before deciding to carry on or not but he immediately indicated to his team that he couldn't and Crawford won by default.

I bet the fans who paid to watch the fight in New York or on Pay Per View felt pretty let down to see the headline fight end with such an ending.

Amir Khan v Terence Crawford - Full Fight

Let me know what you think about the way it ended.

Did Amir Khan throw in the towel due to real pain which is perfectly possible, or should he have waited the 5 minutes allowed before deciding?

Surely Crawford would have had a point deducted for that whack to Khans lower region and Khan could have carried on and at least fought to the end.

Tell us what you think in the comments.