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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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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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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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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 | 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 […]
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VIDEO | Paul Malignaggi Went After Conor McGregor Fans Last Night at Weigh-ins
Today is the day. After Conor McGregor boxes Floyd Mayweather, we can put this all behind us. It’s been a wild and crazy ride, but it’s finally coming to an end. That is, unless your name is Paul Malignaggi. He’s trying to get a fight with McGregor by any means necessary. They’ve even almost exchanged […]
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VIDEO | New Clips of McGregor Beating Malignaggi in Sparring Just Dropped
This is the song that never ends, Paul Malignaggi just keeps getting worse and worse, my friends. Late last night, it was “revealed” that Malignaggi may have been used by Floyd Mayweather to infiltrate Conor McGregor’s camp. This may have been one of the decisions that backfired against Mayweather, because Malignaggi ended up locked into […]
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VIDEO | “Friends” Floyd Mayweather and Paul Malignaggi have a message for the “suckers”
Undefeated boxing legend Floyd “Money” Mayweather (49-0) will return to the squared circle this weekend against current UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor. The McGregor vs Mayweather bout, which takes place August 26 in Las Vegas, could wind up being the biggest fight in combat sports history. One of the most intriguing stories leading up to […]
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Paul Malignaggi Explains His Altercation with Conor McGregor
The chaos that just broke out at Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather’s media day hasn’t settled down too much. Paul Malignaggi and McGregor just an an epic confrontation outside in the parking lot which almost came to blows. All the videos were loud, you could barely make out what anyone was saying, and it all […]
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BREAKING | Paul Malignaggi Confronts Conor McGregor in Heated Altercation
It’s media day for Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather but he focus is going to be completely on that other boxer that got mixed up in this. After all the controversy leading up to the event, Paul Malignaggi ran into McGregor out at the event today and things got serious real quick. If they weren’t already […]
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Conor McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh mocking Paulie Malignaggi again?
Take it as you may, but whether you like it or not, this isn’t the first time Conor McGregor’s head coach John Kavanagh has mentioned something about a “push” on social media. On Monday, Kavanagh posted a photo of himself with his back on the canvas wearing boxing gloves as “The Notorious” stood above looking […]
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Malignaggi reveals ‘dirty’ habits from sparring that could affect the outcome of Mayweather vs McGregor
Former two-weight boxing world champion Paulie Malignaggi has been a common name seen in the media headlines recently. The reasons being Malignaggi’s boxing career tethered to his controversial experience in Conor McGregor’s training camp for his mega-million dollar fight against Floyd Mayweather. Malignaggi is no longer helping with McGregor’s training camp as he removed himself […]
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Former boxing sparring partner points out Conor McGregor’s discernible weaknesses
It comes as no surprise to former IBO and IBF welterweight boxing champion Chris van Heerden that Paulie Malignaggi and Conor McGregor’s relationship ended on a sour note. Van Heerden also helped McGregor out with some sparring for his rematch with Nate Diaz and was at the punching end of an edited video clip that […]
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McGregor Tells Malignaggi to Shut His Mouth and Get in Line to Fight Him
Conor McGregor pre-fight conference calls have always been a must-listen, so of course you can’t miss the audio from today’s May/Mac call. In less than two weeks, McGregor will step into the ring and box Floyd Mayweather. However, it’s that other boxer that keeps creeping into the conversation. After ‘knocking down’ Paul Malignaggi in […]
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Boxing referee analyzes Conor McGregor’s knockdown of Paulie Malignaggi
The fight that could break all the records and be the richest fight in all of combat sports is less than two weeks away as Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor are busy preparing for their mega-money fight. With the news of the Nevada Athletic Commission approving the glove size going down to 8 ounces instead […]
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Dana White claims Showtime did not want their sparring footage of Conor McGregor vs Paulie Malignaggi
If the beef wasn’t enough between Conor McGregor and Paulie Malignaggi, bring in Dana White. White was the one to release a couple short clips of McGregor and Malignaggi’s second sparring match, which included the highly debated knockdown/push down. To follow things up after White posted the clips to his social media, the UFC President […]
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Dana White: Paulie Malignaggi left Conor McGregor camp “for his health”
Paulie Malignaggi’s time as a part of Conor McGregor‘s training camp for Floyd Mayweather was brief. Just days into his work with McGregor, the former two-division boxing champ began feeling that he was being poorly portrayed by the Irish star and his entourage, and stormed out. At least, that’s the story Malignaggi has given. UFC President […]
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Bob Arum: Conor McGregor Pushed Malignaggi Down and Can’t Fight for Sh-t
Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather has been the focus of more debate and controversy than perhaps any of the most recent MMA fights from the UFC. It seems like every day, new people come out of the woodwork to put in their two cents. Legendary boxing promoter Bob Arum is here to provide some tough […]
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Paulie Malignaggi trashes “Pillsbury Dough Boy” Dana White
Former two-division boxing champ Paulie Malignaggi joined Conor McGregor‘s training camp with the intention of helping the Irish MMA star prepare for his boxing match with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Unfortunately, he left the camp after just a few sparring sessions, feeling that he’d been unfairly represented by the Irishman and his team. Not long thereafter, […]
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VIDEO | Dana White roasts Paul Malignaggi, claims Conor McGregor gave him “An Absolute Beating”
Former two-weight boxing champion Paul Malignaggi was recently involved in two hard sparring sessions with current UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor, this to help prepare the Irish star for his upcoming showdown with Floyd Mayweather. This much we know. We also know that Paul Malignaggi claims to have gotten the better of Conor McGregor in […]
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Paulie Malignaggi’s first reaction to footage: This does not look as obvious as I pictured it when it happened to me
There was a big buzz late Friday when UFC President Dana White released video footage of the debated knock down/push down of Paulie Malignaggi. Malignaggi took to Twitter to defend his case that it was, in fact, a push down while many fans, fighters, and pundits called it a knock down while some deemed it […]
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VIDEOS | Pro boxers react to the Conor McGregor vs Paul Malignaggi “knockdown”
UFC President Dana White sent shockwaves through the combat sports world on Friday night when he released two short clips from Conor McGregor’s sparring sessions with former two-weight champion Paulie Malignaggi. One of the videos posted by the brash UFC boss showed what appeared to be a knockdown for McGregor. With that said, the footage […]
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VIDEO | legendary cutman ‘Stitch’ Duran sides with “very honest” Paulie Malignaggi
In an effort to better prepare for his August 26 boxing match with undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr., UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor enlisted the help of recently retired former two-division champ Paulie Malignaggi. Regrettably, the pair’s working relationship crumbled as quickly as it began, as Malignaggi left the camp after feeling disrespected by […]
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Conor McGregor doesn’t care if “loveable mouthpiece” Malignaggi talks to Mayweather
Former two-weight boxing champion Paul Malignaggi has been included in just as many headlines as Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather in recent weeks. The “Magic Man” was brought in to the McGregor camp to serve as a sparring partner for Conor last month. After unflattering photos from their sparring sessions were leaked on the internet, […]
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Floyd Mayweather sparring partners weigh in on Conor McGregor’s treatment of Paul Malignaggi
Conor McGregor’s treatment of former two-weight boxing champion Paul Malignaggi has drawn some serious criticism from the boxing community and it’s fans. The “Magic Man” was brought in to the McGregor camp in order to help Conor prepare for undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather who “Mystic Mac” will square off with on August 26 in […]
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Paul Malignaggi absolutely went off on Dana White for releasing the “knockdown” video
Late yesterday evening, UFC president Dana White shocked the combat sports world when he released the video of the “knockdown” which took place during Conor McGregor’s sparring with Paul Malignaggi. Just in case you have been living under a rock for the past couple of weeks, let’s take a look back at how all of […]
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Paul Malignaggi Teases a Future Boxing Match with Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor has kept saying he wants to fight in the UFC before this year is over, but a lot can change between now and then. A lot has actually already happened. Remember when McGregor was picking fights with Tyron Woodley and Khabib Nurmagomedov before he beat Eddie Alvarez for the UFC lightweight title? If […]