Twitter Reacts To Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone Announcement

It took a while but Conor McGregor’s return is now basically confirmed.

It was reported by ESPN on Thursday that per UFC president Dana White, the Irishman would headline UFC 246 against Donald Cerrone in a welterweight contest on January 18 in Las Vegas.

McGregor has signed his part of the deal and the parties are just waiting for Cerrone’s side. However, it should be a formality with an official announcement coming soon.

The news naturally went viral as McGregor hasn’t competed since his fourth-round submission loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov back at UFC 229 in October last year. The former lightweight champion has spoken of returning to action for a while and recently claimed January 18 would mark his comeback.

But after many weeks with no new developments, uncertainty started to creep in. Luckily in the end, his fight with Cerrone is now going ahead in what will be his first taste of action in 15 months.

Here’s how Twitter reacted to news of the fight announcement:

A fight where you know broken bones won’t stop these two from making that walk.

Jan 18 is gonna be 🔥 #UFC246 @Cowboycerrone X @TheNotoriousMMA https://t.co/SjRxOvnlzE

— Damien Brown (@beatdown155) November 28, 2019

🤠 vs ☘️ https://t.co/5Jf0wX3hxi

— C H🖕🏽T O🇪🇨V E R A (@chitoveraUFC) November 28, 2019

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— Cowboy Cerrone (@Cowboycerrone) November 28, 2019

I'm gonna shake em all up when I come back https://t.co/dHeizonFCR

— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) November 28, 2019

Cool good for him. He deserves it https://t.co/wYXy9gC1kh

— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) November 29, 2019

Not at all I'm really happy for the guy. He earned it! https://t.co/Id5uqsxnEm

— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) November 29, 2019

https://www.instagram.com/p/B5bDyRNF-oK/

Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone is the fight I was hoping for and I'm PUMPED it's finally going to happen. Great comeback fight for Conor and the magnitude of this event is something Cerrone is so deserving of. Can't wait. #UFC246

— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) November 28, 2019

In January, @Cowboycerrone predicted he'd fight Conor McGregor "in Vegas at T-Mobile [Arena] and sell the m—– f—– out."

Almost one year later to the day, he'll have his chance at #UFC246 pic.twitter.com/gDLPUKWNKC

— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) November 28, 2019

How did you react to the fight news? And who do you have winning in the main event of UFC 246 on January 18?