5:45 PM ET Editor’s note: Watch the replay of this week’s Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show here. Trying to determine who Conor McGregor will fight next is one of the hottest talking points in all of sports. Even before McGregor stopped Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in 40 seconds on Saturday, speculation about his next opponent dominated interviews

4:49 PM ET Conor McGregor came into 2020 saying he wanted to treat the year like a season and fight at least three times following a lengthy layoff. That remains the plan, according to his longtime coach John Kavanagh. McGregor knocked out Donald Cerrone in just 40 seconds in the main event of UFC 246

10:30 AM ET One of the many questions coming out of UFC 246 was what will be next for Conor McGregor following his stunning 40-second KO victory over Donald Cerrone. Could McGregor be targeting a money fight with Jorge Masvidal? That remains to be seen, but Masvidal likely will discuss his future plans — including

10:04 PM ET His first middleweight title defence at last on the books, Israel Adesanya may just take a little inspiration from Conor McGregor into his UFC 248 showdown with Cuban Yoel Romero. McGregor is once again the talk of the mixed martial arts world after his devastating Round 1 TKO of Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone

8:13 PM ET UFC flyweight prospect Maycee Barber has suffered a complete ACL tear in her left knee, per her father Bucky Barber. Barber’s team believes she suffered the injury early in the first round of a decision loss to Roxanne Modafferi at UFC 246 on Saturday, after stepping awkwardly on Modafferi’s foot. The injury

4:15 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor didn’t mention a specific opponent he’d want next after beating Donald Cerrone in just 40 seconds Saturday night in the main event of UFC 246 at T-Mobile Arena. It was another out-of-character moment in an out-of-character week for the fighter nicknamed “The Notorious.” “I don’t think ‘the

3:16 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim When Conor McGregor stepped into the Octagon on Saturday night, it had been 1,163 days since he had last felt the exhilaration of having his arm raised in victory. Add just 40 more seconds to that, and the dry spell was over. McGregor has always operated in style, from his

7:25 AM ET Conor McGregor is a man who loves to look ahead … in a sport that loves to look ahead. It’s one reason the two have always been a perfect match. McGregor, 31, will return to the Octagon at UFC 246 on Saturday in Las Vegas (10 p.m. ET, order here on pay-per-view),

9:34 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Dillon Danis hopes to be celebrating with his close friend and training partner Conor McGregor on Saturday in Las Vegas. But he won’t be able to celebrate a victory of his own next week. Danis out of his scheduled Bellator 238 fight with Kegan Gennrich because of a knee

9:00 PM ET It appears UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo will have his way, as the UFC is looking to book a 135-pound title fight between him and Jose Aldo in May, according to president Dana White. White confirmed the plans to ESPN on Friday, following an initial report by Brazilian news outlet Combate. The