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Coach Kavanagh explains why stripping Conor McGregor of FW title was a “ridiculous” move by UFC
Earlier this month, in the main event of UFC 205, Conor McGregor knocked out Eddie Alvarez to win the UFC lightweight title. Because he already owned the UFC featherweight title, this defeat of Alvarez made him the first fighter in UFC history to hold belts in two divisions simultaneously. Just weeks later, shortly after the […]
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Jose Aldo on McGregor loss: I lost that fight because of a fluke
Last December, in the main event of UFC 194, Jose Aldo was knocked out by Conor McGregor in just 13 seconds. The loss forced the end of his decade-long unbeaten streak and his incredible reign as WEC and UFC featherweight champion. In the year since his defeat of Aldo, McGregor has taken two welterweight fights with […]
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VIDEO | ‘Mystic Mac’ predicted last year he would fight Khabib Nurmagomedov in lightweight title fight
Fans are anxiously awaiting to hear what matchup will come next for UFC superstar Conor McGregor and big news regarding “The Notorious” broke this weekend. The UFC announced during the UFC Fight Night 101 broadcast that McGregor “relinquished” the UFC featherweight title. For two weeks, McGregor held both the UFC featherweight and lightweight titles simultaneously […]
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Tony Ferguson: Conor McGregor does not want any part of me
Earlier this month, lightweight contender Tony Ferguson extended his win-streak to nine with a win over the division’s former champion, Rafael Dos Anjos. One week later, Khabib Nurmagomedov scored a similarly impressive win over Michael Johnson, extending his record to a ridiculous 24-0 in the process. Given their current streaks, either man could easily be […]
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Conor McGregor no longer double champ on UFC website, Jose Aldo back
It was stated numerous times by UFC President Dana White that Conor McGregor would have to vacate a title if he won the UFC lightweight belt against Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205. “If he wins, he’ll hold two belts,” White said prior to UFC 205 taking place. “Then he’ll decide which one he wants to […]
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Jose Aldo addresses being promoted to undisputed featherweight champion and comments on Conor McGregor
Jose Aldo is once again the undisputed UFC featherweight champion. This all comes after the UFC announced that Conor McGregor “relinquished” his featherweight title shortly after winning the lightweight title against Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205, making him the first concurrent two-division UFC champion is the history of the sport. UFC President Dana White stated […]
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VIDEO | Hilarious edit turns the tables with Dana White taking belt from Conor McGregor
Over the weekend it was announced that UFC superstar Conor McGregor chose to “relinquish” the UFC featherweight title and hold on to the UFC lightweight strap. “The Notorious” was the first fighter in history to be a concurrent two-division UFC champion after beating Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 earlier this month. McGregor held both the […]
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VIDEO | UFC stars discuss who they think can beat Conor McGregor
Earlier this month, in the main event of UFC 205, Conor McGregor knocked out Eddie Alvarez to win the UFC lightweight championship. At the time, McGregor also owned the organization’s featherweight crown, which made him the first fighter in UFC history to hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously. Though the UFC has since ended McGregor’s […]
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VIDEO | Khabib Nurmagomedov says Ferguson is a “real high-level lightweight” and McGregor isn’t
When Khabib Nurmagomedov tapped Michael Johnson with a kimura on the undercard of UFC 205, he extended his record to a perfect 24-0. With this pristine record, it became even harder to deny that he should be the man to receive the next crack at the lightweight title, now owned by Conor McGregor. Yet McGregor, as […]
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VIDEO | Watch Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor exchange barbs backstage at UFC 205
https://youtu.be/vQRaYsLljWs Earlier this month at the UFC 205 weigh ins in New York city, Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov got in to a heated exchange backstage. The original footage of the altercation was not of the best quality but thankfully a new video has surfaced which shows exactly what was said between “Mystic Mac” and […]
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Coach Kavanagh reacts to Conor McGregor being stripped of his UFC featherweight title
During last night’s UFC Fight Night 101 broadcast, UFC officials announced that Conor McGregor had ‘relinquished’ his UFC featherweight championship. The promotion added that Jose Aldo, who won UFC interim featherweight title be defeating Frankie Edgar at UFC 200 in July, had been promoted to undisputed featherweight champion of the UFC. In addition to that […]
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VIDEO | Check out this awesome promo for a potential Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov fight
Earlier this month, in the main event of the massively hyped UFC 205, Conor McGregor knocked out Eddie Alvarez to win the UFC lightweight title. Given that McGregor already owned the UFC featherweight belt, he could then call himself the first fighter in UFC history to hold titles in two weight classes concurrently. As a […]
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Coach Kavanagh: ‘Haters’ would love to see Conor McGregor fight Tyron Woodley
Earlier this month at the UFC 205 weigh ins in New York city, current UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor and current UFC welterweight tile holder Tyron Woodley were involved in a pair of altercations. Although neither altercation resulted in anything physical, the incidents certainly got fans and analysts talking about a potential super fight between […]
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MMA community reacts to Conor McGregor relinquishing the UFC featherweight title
Last December, Ireland’s Conor McGregor won the UFC featherweight title with a 13 second knockout of Jose Aldo. In his next fight, he was expected to take on then lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos for a shot at a second UFC belt. When Dos Anjos withdrew from this planned contest with an injury, however, McGregor […]
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BREAKING! Conor McGregor relinquishes his UFC featherweight title
Conor McGregor is no longer the UFC featherweight champion. The brash Irish Superstar relinquished his featherweight title earlier this evening according to UFC officials. The UFC announced the news during tonight’s UFC Fight Night 101 broadcast. With the news, Jose Aldo is now the promotions UFC featherweight champion. Aldo had won the UFC interim featherweight […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Stephen Thompson draws parallels between he & Conor McGregor’s styles
Top ranked welterweight Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson is undoubtably one of the best strikers in the UFC. In addition to an impressive professional MMA record that has seen him KO/TKO numerous opponents with highlight reel strikes, including his wheel kick knockout of Jake Ellenberger, Thompson boasts a stunning 57-0 professional kickboxing record that saw him win […]
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Conor McGregor expected to be stripped of title, Pettis vs. Holloway to fight for interim belt
After period of much speculation, it has now been confirmed that UFC 206 will be headlined by an interim featherweight title fight between former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis and top ranked featherweight Max Holloway. Ariel Helwani broke the story Friday evening, revealing that in the wake of Daniel Cormier withdrawing from his UFC 206 […]
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John Kavanagh explains why Conor McGregor can defeat Tyron Woodley
With Conor McGregor currently reigning as a two-division UFC champion, the champ has expressed his desire to also potentially become the first ever three division UFC champion, and move up to welterweight to fight Tyron Woodley. In the wake of his historic UFC 205 win over Eddie Alvarez, McGregor toyed with the idea of moving […]
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Demian Maia doubtful Conor McGregor will move up to 170
Leading up to Conor McGregor’s UFC 205 scrap with Eddie Alvarez earlier this month at UFC 205, the featherweight champ was involved in quite a few backstage incidents with welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. To kick off fight week, both men appeared alongside several other of the fighters from the historic card for the UFC 205 […]
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VIDEO | Khabib Nurmagomedov on Conor McGregor bout: ‘I want to take him down, speak with him, slap him’
The #1 UFC ranked lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov does not care who he fights next. The only thing that is important to the undefeated Russian fighter is that he fights for the UFC lightweight title next. However, with Conor McGregor being the current UFC featherweight and lightweight champion, “The Eagle” told TMZ just what he wants […]
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NFL stars do Conor McGregor’s ‘Billionaire Strut’
Ireland’s Conor McGregor, who now holds the UFC featherweight and lightweight titles, is a bona fide superstar. His tremendous blend of bravado and talent have helped him break dozens of UFC records and surpass other names like Ronda Rousey, Brock Lesnar, Jon Jones, Georges St-Pierre and others to become the biggest star the sport of MMA has […]
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Stephen Thompson cautions Conor McGregor on moving to 170
Throughout the course of fight week leading up to UFC 205, where Conor McGregor was slated to fight Eddie Alvarez for the UFC lightweight championship, McGregor was involved in several backstage altercations with UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. The first incident, which set the stage for the rest of the pair’s run-ins throughout the week […]
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Glover Teixeira praises Conor McGregor: “He’s like Muhammad Ali”
Opinions are extremely divided on Conor McGregor, who now holds the UFC’s featherweight and lightweight titles. Some people love his bravado, others find him arrogant. Some people consider him one of the best fighters in the world, others consider him the product of favorable matchmaking. Some people think he deserves all of the mountainous success […]
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Nick Diaz: ‘Conor McGregor copied my model and mixed it with Floyd’
One of the original bad boys of the UFC is none other than Nick Diaz. The brash scrapper from Stockton, California has always said exactly what was on his mind and never was one to pull back any punches. With many fighters trying to up their popularity in the fight game by trash talking, the […]
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Nick Diaz says Eddie Alvarez should fight at 145 but doesn’t have the work ethic like him to do so
Nick Diaz takes pride in the amount of time and training he has put in throughout his career, and for good reason. The Stockton scrapper has a long history of fighting and has been fighting professionally since he was 18-years-old. The older Diaz brother was a guest on the Opie Radio show recently and spoke […]
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VIDEO | Fighters weigh in on if Conor McGregor deserves equity in the UFC
Current UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor is the first fighter in history to hold two UFC weight class titles simultaneously. “The Notorious” accomplished the feat at UFC 205 by beating Eddie Alvarez to take his crown as the UFC lightweight king while still holding his title as the 145-pound UFC featherweight champion. Following […]
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‘Big’ John McCarthy on Conor McGregor: “The man can fight”
Referee ‘Big’ John McCarthy is one of the most experienced, and trusted referees in the sport of MMA. In addition to being an MMA referee for over twenty years, McCarthy has been on hand for some of the biggest fights in UFC history. This past weekend in the main event of UFC 205, the UFC’s […]
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PHOTO | Nate Diaz back at it again with reminder to Conor McGregor and all of his fans
UFC star Nate Diaz is surely not letting people forget what happened earlier this year in March. Nate Diaz turned Conor McGregor’s world upside down when he took a fight with the current double weight champion on 11 days’ notice after McGregor’s original opponent, then UFC lightweight champion Raphael dos Anjos pulled out due to […]