1:59 PM ET Caesars Sportsbook has released props for Saturday’s UFC 246 fight between Conor McGregor and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. ESPN Stats & Information has provided context surrounding the props. Exact-round props 2 Related Round 1: Cerrone +1200Round 1: McGregor +200 Round 2: Cerrone +1200Round 2: McGregor +350 Round 3: Cerrone +1500Round 3: McGregor +700

9:00 AM ET DUBLIN — Conor McGregor’s coach, John Kavanagh, apologizes right away for the chaotic state of his office. He doesn’t let many people back here, he says as he strolls toward the back of the Straight Blast Gym in Inchicore, so there hasn’t been much incentive to keep it tidy. Everything else about

10:35 PM ET UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will defend his title against Yoel Romero in the headline fight at UFC 248, a source told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. Contracts have not been signed, but sources say the bout should be finalized in the immediate future. UFC 248 is scheduled for March 7 in Las Vegas.

3:32 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor, who makes his return to the UFC on Saturday, wants to fight three times or more in 2020, with Jorge Masvidal — a more than willing foe — near the top of a list of potential opponents. Masvidal reiterated Thursday that he’d prefer to fight McGregor rather

9:54 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor walked out on stage, shook hands with UFC president Dana White and then turned to opponent Donald Cerrone. There was no pull-apart confrontation or bottles flying like previous promotional events. Instead, McGregor extended his hand and exchanged pleasantries with Cerrone. That was how the rest of the

8:49 PM ET UFC featherweight Grant Dawson is off Saturday’s UFC 246 card due to an issue with the Nevada State Athletic Commission, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The NSAC will review Dawson’s license to fight at a hearing Jan. 22, according to a meeting agenda released Wednesday. Per the agenda, the hearing will involve

7:28 AM ET Dana White was in Dublin to receive an award from Trinity College in 2013 when he invited UFC fans on Twitter to join him at a nearby pub after the ceremony. Drinks would be covered by the UFC president. It was that night, Feb. 11, when he first heard a name that

6:17 PM ET UFC Brasilia has its headliner and it’s a very relevant fight in the lightweight division. Kevin Lee will take on Charles Oliveira in the main event of the March 14 card in Brazil, the UFC announced Tuesday following a report from Combate. ESPN has Lee ranked No. 10 in the world among

9:04 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Saturday’s UFC 246 welterweight bout against UFC superstar Conor McGregor will be Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone‘s 50th professional fight. Fifty. Five-oh. In other words, it ain’t the man’s first rodeo. Now of course, fighting McGregor in the main event of a Las Vegas pay-per-view isn’t just your average fight. And

4:54 PM ET Longtime former UFC men’s flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson will challenge for the One Championship belt when he takes on champion Adriano Moraes on April 11 in Chongqing, China. Johnson (30-3-1), known to MMA fans as “Mighty Mouse,” reigned in the UFC for six years and made more title defenses (11) than anyone