{"id":338516,"date":"2020-01-18T23:10:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-19T07:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=338516"},"modified":"2020-01-18T23:10:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T07:10:04","slug":"dana-white-reacts-to-tonights-ufc-246-main-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/dana-white-reacts-to-tonights-ufc-246-main-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White reacts to tonight\u2019s UFC 246 main event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC President Dana White spoke to the media shortly following the conclusion of tonight\u2019s UFC 246 event where he shared his thoughts on Conor McGregor vs Donald Cerrone.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor and Cerrone squared off in tonight\u2019s event headliner with both men looking to rebound.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Mystic Mac\u2019 was coming off a fourth round submission loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov in his most recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufc.com\">effort<\/a> at UFC 229 in October of 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Donald Cerrone was coming off back-to-back TKO losses which he suffered to perennial lightweight contenders Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately it was Conor McGregor who got his hand raised in tonight\u2019s UFC 246 headliner.<\/p>\n<p>The Irishman was able to dominate the fight right from the opening bell and ended up dropping a battered \u2018Cowboy\u2019 with a head kick. McGregor would follow up with some ferocious ground and pound which forced the referee to step in and stop the fight.<\/p>\n<p>Official UFC 246 Result: Conor McGregor def. Donald Cerrone via KO at :40 of Round 1<\/p>\n<p>Dana White gave his take on the fight at the UFC 246 post-fight press conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dI was blown away. He looked unbelievable.\u201d Dana White said of Conor McGregor. \u201cHe won\u2019t hear another peep from me about fighting at 170.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of UFC President Dana White\u2019s comments regarding tonight\u2019s UFC 246 main event in Las Vegas? Sound off in the comments section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n<p>This article first appeared on BJPENN.com January 18, 2020<\/p>\n<p>Stay glued to this site for all of your Mixed Martials Arts news!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC President Dana White spoke to the media shortly following the conclusion of tonight\u2019s UFC 246 event where he shared his thoughts on Conor McGregor vs Donald Cerrone. 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