Ariel Helwani calls into SportsCenter to exlain why Conor McGregor is fighting Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in his Octagon return at UFC 246 on January 18. Helwani adds that McGregor’s plan is to hopefully fight Nate Diaz or Jorge Masvidal after Cerrone, and then if he is still champion, pursue a rematch vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov.

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