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Former Ringside Physician Thinks Mayweather Gave McGregor a Concussion
While some fans cheered Floyd Mayweather’s technical knockout victory over Conor McGregor, some people thought it was finished a little too soon. McGregor himself took the mic after the loss, telling everyone he was just tired from the long fight and wished that the referee let him get laid out. One person in particular, praised […]
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Floyd Mayweather Compares The McGregor Fight to a World Record ‘Bank Heist’
They don’t call him “Money” Mayweather for nothing. Floyd Mayweather came out of retirement to fight Conor McGregor in what turned out to be a very smart business move. Just showing up in the arena on fight night earned Mayweather $100 million. With the endorsements, pay-per-view cut and other unspoken bonuses, Mayweather probably doubled or […]
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Former ringside doctor says Conor McGregor may have been more hurt than many think
The richest fight in combat sports history ended with a 10th round TKO as Floyd Mayweather landed some clean punches that had Conor McGregor wobbling in the ring. Many thought the stoppage was the right call while others claimed it could have gone longer to give McGregor a chance at recovering. Darragh O’Carrol, a former […]
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VIDEO | Former boxing world champion sparring partner and critic gives praise to Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor and a couple of his sparring partners from the boxing community have had a bit of a rocky relationship. Prior to the big buzz between McGregor and former two-weight boxing world champion Paulie Malignaggi, “The Notorious” had a bit of a rift with Chris van Heerden, a former IBO champion. McGregor and van […]
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Referee Joe Cortez finally comments on the Conor McGregor and Paulie Malignaggi knockdown/pushdown
Now that the fight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather is all over, it seems referee Joe Cortez can speak about some of the things that happened during McGregor’s training camp. The Hall of Fame referee was brought in McGregor’s camp to ref sparring sessions and give the current UFC lightweight champion a better understanding […]
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VIDEO | LeBron James and J.R. Smith amazed by Conor McGregor’s performance against Floyd Mayweather
Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor gave fans a fight to talk about before and after they settled things in the boxing ring at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Although not a complete sellout for the live show, many celebrities were in attendance. Cleveland Cavaliers stars from the NBA, LeBron James and J.R. Smith […]
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VIDEO | Jose Aldo surprises WBC world champion boxer Mikey Garcia in sparring
Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has been busy working on his boxing training in California with world champion boxing trainer Robert Garcia. Garcia is a former world champion boxer himself and is the older brother of WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia. We’ve seen Aldo sparring at Garcia’s gym with Mexican Olympian boxer Lindolfo Delgado […]
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Boxing trainer explains why Floyd Mayweather wore a ski mask during walkout in Conor McGregor fight
Floyd Mayweather has made his fight walkouts something to talk about. From his days of having Justin Bieber, Lil Wayne, and even the Burger King mascot walk out with him to the ring, Mayweather has made it a point to make his entrance to the ring a spectacle. For what has been talked about as […]
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VIDEO | Mike Tyson comments on Conor McGregor’s performance against Floyd Mayweather
Conor McGregor was not given much of a chance from the majority of the boxing community in the matchup against Floyd Mayweather. Given that Mayweather was regarded by many as the best boxer of his generation and in the talks of all time greats, it was a tall order and the current UFC lightweight champion […]
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VIDEO | Dana White reveals shattering Mayweather vs McGregor pay-per-view buy numbers
Many believed that Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor would be the richest fight in the history of combat sports by breaking the 2015 records that Mayweather and Manny Pacquaio set in 2015. Although not a sellout for the attendance at the event, Floyd Mayweather said during the post-fight press conference that they did break the […]
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Paulie Malignaggi received a clear warning from another UFC champion
Former boxing champion Paulie Malignaggi is no fan of UFC lightweight champ Conor McGregor. After joining the Irishman’s camp to help him prepare for Floyd Mayweather Jr., he abruptly stormed out, feeling that he’d been unfairly represented by the champ and his team. Since then, Malignaggi has repeatedly berated McGregor in interviews and on social […]
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Paulie Malignaggi clarifies on claims that he was a spy for Floyd Mayweather
For a brief period, retired boxer Paulie Malignaggi served a sparring partner for Conor McGregor in an effort to help the Irishman prepare for his Saturday scrap with Floyd Mayweather. Unfortunately, McGregor and Malignaggi’s work together spawned one of the most high-profile beefs in combat sports, as Malignaggi didn’t like how he was portrayed by the […]
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Former Mayweather opponent Andre Berto is looking for a UFC contract
Conor McGregor’s Saturday night battle with Floyd Mayweather Jr. has caused the talk of crossovers between MMA and boxing to reach new and unprecedented heights. And though the majority of these discussions seem to surround MMA fighters moving to boxing, the opposite is also true. The latest example of a boxer discussing a move to MMA […]
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Jose Aldo’s head coach praises Conor McGregor
Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is one of the biggest Conor McGregor critics out there. Given this, his reaction to McGregor’s 10th-round TKO loss to boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. wasn’t particularly surprising: https://twitter.com/josealdojunior/status/901668806455681024 Yet Aldo’s dislike of McGregor, which stems from their 2015 battle, which McGregor won by 13-second knockout, doesn’t seem to […]
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Brendan Schaub points out insane new negotiating power of Conor McGregor to Joe Rogan
Coming off the biggest payday of his career, Conor McGregor is expected to head back to the UFC and likely defend his UFC lightweight title. With his guaranteed $30 million fight purse for the historic boxing match with Floyd Mayweather, “The Notorious” will earn a lot more in his cut of the pay-per-view buys and […]
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Floyd Mayweather comments on the power of Conor McGregor’s punches
The highly anticipated boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor ended with Mayweather getting his hand raised to surpass Rocky Marciano’s historic undefeated 49-0 record to establish himself in the record books at 50-0. Mayweather calculated McGregor in the early rounds and then turned his offensive output up to earn a tenth round stoppage. […]
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Conor McGregor served medical suspension as a result of his loss to Floyd Mayweather
Following the results of the exciting boxing match between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather, “The Notorious” will not be allowed to immediately get back to competition even if he wanted to. On Tuesday, MMA Fighting released the Nevada Athletic Commission medical suspensions served for some of the fighters from Saturday’s Mayweather vs McGregor boxing event. […]
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VIDEO | Watch This Huge Movie Theater Brawl After Mayweather vs McGregor
If you’re reading this, you were probably invested enough in Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather’s fight that you were involved in some debating pre-fight, maybe even post-fight. No matter which side you were on, chances are you argued with someone online or lost/won a bet with a friend in real life. You definitely know some […]
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Conor McGregor fan pulls off the impossible and sits with A-list celebrities
A devoted Conor McGregor fan pulled off his own mission impossible and now has the photos to prove it. Oliver Regis, a British bartender flew out to Las Vegas, Nevada to watch the highly anticipated money fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor. According to The Sun, the British fan bought his $2,500 ticket and […]
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VIDEO | Michael Rapaport and Skip Bayless go off on each other following Mayweather vs McGregor
Both Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor delivered an exciting fight on Saturday night in what was built up to potentially be the richest bout in all of combat sports. Many things were said between the two superstar opponents leading up to the fight and when it was all said and done with Mayweather getting the […]
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VIDEO | Max Kellerman eats his words and admits he was surprised by Conor McGregor’s performance
There were some fans, fighters, and pundits that believed that there was no chance in the world that Conor McGregor would be able to have a competitive fight with Floyd Mayweather in the boxing ring. Boxing commentator Max Kellerman was a huge doubter of McGregor and went as far as to claim that “The Notorious” […]
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Paulie Malignaggi claims he was sparring Conor McGregor at “34%”, still wants to fight him
Conor McGregor‘s battle with Floyd Mayweather Jr. is now in the past, but his sizzling beef with former boxing champ Paulie Malignaggi is not. Malignaggi’s beef with McGregor stems from their now infamous sparring sessions, during which McGregor claims he got the better of – and even dropped – the retired boxer. Though there is […]
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Mayweather vs McGregor was illegally pirated by a ridiculous number of people
Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor’s Saturday night showdown is expected to decimate all previous combat sports pay-per-view records, but not everyone who watched paid to do so. Illegally streaming sporting events is common practice, but the number of people who streamed this Mayweather vs McGregor blockbuster is pretty incredible. According to content-security vendor Irdeto (via […]
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Paulie Malignaggi explains how Mayweather defeated “tactically brilliant” Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor did better against Floyd Mayweather than any of his haters expected. That includes his sparring partner turned nemesis Paulie Malignaggi, who broke the fight down in a post-fight discussion with MMAFighting. According to Malignaggi, McGregor was quite impressive in the first few rounds, but the ceaseless pressure applied by Mayweather –part of the […]
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VIDEO | Floyd Mayweather post-fight press conference interview
Floyd Mayweather improved his professional boxing record to a perfect 50-0 last night in Las Vegas by defeating Conor McGregor via tenth-round TKO. Following his fight with “Mystic Mac”, Mayweather appeared at the post-fight press conference where he shared his thoughts on the contest and announced his retirement. Check it out:
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PHOTO | Scorecards from Mayweather vs. McGregor
Floyd Mayweather improved his professional boxing record to a perfect 50-0 last night in Las Vegas by defeating a very game Conor McGregor via tenth-round TKO. The Mayweather vs McGregor fight ended up being much more competitive then a lot of people assumed it would be. Conor McGregor actually looked great in the opening four […]
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PHOTO | Floyd Mayweather and Nate Diaz link up post-fight
Last night, UFC lightweight champ Conor McGregor stepped into the boxing ring with one of his most heated rivals, undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. Unfortunately for McGregor and his legions of fans, this fight didn’t go as planned. Instead, the Irishman wilted under a torrent of 10th-round punches, losing by way of TKO as […]
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VIDEO | Paul Malignaggi reacts to Floyd Mayweather stopping Conor McGregor
Current UFC lightweight champion of the world Conor McGregor surprised a lot of people with his performance against Floyd Mayweather last night in Las Vegas. “Mystic Mac” had a very strong opening four rounds, which saw him land some solid body shots along with his lightning quick straight left on Mayweather. Unfortunately for fans of […]