Jon Jones backing ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone over Conor McGregor at UFC 246

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Jon Jones backing ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone over Conor McGregor at UFC 246

It’s a fight that has the MMA world talking, and even the pros are split on who will take the victory when Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone face off at UFC 246 on Saturday.

Here at MMA Junkie, we’ll kick off our 2020 staff picks season when we release our main card predictions Friday. But who do some of the UFC’s biggest stars think will take the win when McGregor and “Cowboy” throw down at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas?

Ahead of the eagerly-anticipated matchup, BT Sport grabbed a host of fighters to get their early takes on who might prevail, and the responses were far from unanimous.

Check out the picks in the video above with a string of UFC stars, including champions Kamaru Usman, Alexander Volkanovski and Jon Jones, plus Max Holloway, Urijah Faber, Marlon Moraes, Mike Perry and Katlyn Chookagian. They offer their predictions ahead of the first big main event clash of 2020.

Jon Jones backing 'Cowboy' Cerrone over Conor McGregor at UFC 246