Conor McGregor picks Jorge Masvidal over Kamaru Usman as preferred opponent

Cor McGregor will be returning from a year of exile as he steps up in Octagon against Donald Cerrone at main event of UFC 246 on January 18, 2020.  former double champion of UFC has vowed that he would remain active throughout 2020 and he is expecting to fight for at least two more times this year. This brings up a lot of opportunities for Irishman since he is heing towards welterweight unit (170 lbs). After Donald Cerrone, Cor McGregor wants to fight more men from welterweight division and when asked about it, McGregor clearly expressed his interest over fighting Jorge Masvidal for BMF title.

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UFC 246: Cor McGregor chooses Jorge Masvidal over Kamaru Usman

Cor McGregor can opt to go down to lightweight division after his upcoming fight on January 18. However, Irishman wants to fight Jorge Masvidal and he wants to do that for BMF strap. When asked to choose between Kamaru Usman (welterweight champion) and Jorge Masvidal (BMF champion), Cor McGregor clearly expressed his interest over American. According to Cor McGregor, his fighting style matches a lot with Masvidal while Kamaru Usman is a typical ground-based who does t excite McGregor as such, according to his statement in his latest press conference for UFC 246. Irishman furr went on to take a dig at Kamaru Usman by trashing his fighting skills by likening him with ar of his archrivals, Khabib Nurmagomedov. Take a look at entire press conference.

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UFC 246: More Details

Main event: Cor McGregor vs Donald Cerrone (170 lbs)

Co-main event: Holly Holm vs Raquel Pennington 2

Date: January 19 (IST)

Time: 8:30 AM (IST, main card starts)

Venue: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas

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(Im courtesy: Official Instagram handle of Cor McGregor and UFC.com)