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Daniel Cormier gets into it with Twitter “idiots” over Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor rematch
Daniel Cormier had a brief skirmish with some fans on Twitter after suggesting we might see a Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor rematch soon. Nurmagomedov, the undefeated UFC lightweight champion, took on McGregor in October, 2018, successfully defending his title with a fourth-round submission win. The bout registered as the biggest in UFC history, and […]
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Conor McGregor confirms Dustin Poirier rematch is to help prepare for Manny Pacquiao: “It’s not easy going between both sports”
Conor McGregor has confirmed that rematching Dustin Poirier is to help him prepare for a boxing match with Manny Pacquiao. McGregor has hinted at a fight with Pacquiao for quite some time, yet recently he has agreed to rematch Poirier. “The Diamond” claimed the Irishman only wanted the fight to help him prepare for his […]
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Dustin Poirier says Conor McGregor rematch is “alive,” claims the Irishman wants bout to prepare for Manny Pacquiao
Dustin Poirier says negotiations are alive for a rematch with Conor McGregor. Recently, McGregor and Poirier have talked about having an exhibition bout. Yet, the fight was then offered by the UFC, and “The Diamond” says the negotiations are alive. The only thing slowing it down is the UFC wanting it to be in 2021. […]
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Coach reflects on Conor McGregor being initially rejected by the UFC
Conor McGregor is the biggest star in UFC history, but the Irishman’s journey to the sport’s biggest promotion wasn’t particularly straightforward. Long before he was headlining record-shattering UFC pay-per-views, he was struggling to earn a spot on the crowded UFC featherweight roster. In fact, he was initially denied a spot with the promotion flat-out. In […]
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Tony Ferguson slams “sell out” Dustin Poirier for taking a fight with “international terrorist” Conor McGregor
Tony Ferguson is not happy that Dustin Poirier will be fighting Conor McGregor. For weeks, Ferguson and Poirier were linked fighting one another at UFC 254. Yet, the UFC and Poirier could not come to terms on pay. Poirier and Ferguson were then working with one another to get each other paid properly to set […]
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Dustin Poirier reacts to the news Conor McGregor has agreed to fight him later this year
It appears Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor will fight for a second time later this year. Over the last couple of weeks, McGregor and Poirier talked about an exhibition sparring match to raise funds for charity. Yet, UFC president, Dana White said he would offer them to make that fight happen and on social media, […]
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Conor McGregor claims he accepted Dustin Poirier fight but “it must happen in 2020”
Conor McGregor claims he has accepted a fight with fellow lightweight contender Dustin Poirier, but he insists the matchup must happen this year. McGregor and Poirier first met in the featherweight division in 2014, with McGregor winning by first-round knockout. Since then, both men have achieved massive success in the lightweight division, and in the […]
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Dustin Poirier lists reasons why Conor McGregor fight makes sense
Top UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier believes MMA superstar Conor McGregor would be wise to fight him next. McGregor and Poirier first fought in the featherweight division in 2014, with the former winning by first-round knockout. Since then, however, the two men have both enjoyed massive success in the lightweight division, and have recently been […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov reflects on the night he “wrote history” with the “blood of rivals”
On Tuesday, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov reflected on the night he defeated his arch rival, Conor McGregor, in the Octagon. Nurmagomedov defeated McGregor via fourth-round submission on October 6, 2018, in the main event of the blockbuster UFC 229 pay-per-view. Tuesday was the two-year anniversary of that victory. Given the amount of trash talk […]
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Dana White believes Conor McGregor tried “stealing Adesanya’s thunder” by releasing their DMs on day of UFC 253
Dana White has a hunch as to why Conor McGregor released their DMs when he did. On the day of UFC 253, McGregor released several DMs between him and White showing that he wanted to fight Justin Gaethje and Diego Sanchez. It took the MMA world by storm and for White, he says the Irishman […]
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Conor McGregor denied training space at Italian gym, issue later resolved
The world’s most famous mixed martial artist, Ireland’s own Conor McGregor, was reportedly denied entry to an Italian gym. Italian publication Città della Spezia reported that the former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion was denied when he sought a place to train for a week. McGregor was enjoying a vacation in the Liguria region of […]
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Dustin Poirier: Exhibition fight with Conor McGregor is “very real”
Dustin Poirier says his much discussed exhibition fight with fellow UFC lightweight contender Conor McGregor is “very real.” Last week, McGregor invited Poirier to Dublin to compete in an exhibition fight for charity. Poirier promptly accepted this invitation, at which point McGregor released an official poster for the event. Martial art sparring match in aid […]
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Fighters Brendan Loughnane, Artem Lobov and Conor McGregor believe MMA contracts need to include new verbiage
MMA fighters Brendan Loughnane, Artem Lobov, and Conor McGregor believe that MMA contracts need to include new verbiage in them. Contracts in this sport are generally very restrictive. First off, most fighters can only fight for the one promotion that has them under contract. Second off, most promotions can cut their fighters at any time. […]
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Diego Sanchez issues statement following UFC 253 loss to Jake Matthews
Former UFC lightweight title challenger Diego Sanchez was looking to secure a future bout with Conor McGregor by impressively defeating Jake Matthews at UFC 253. Sanchez had expressed interest in having his final fight be against McGregor during UFC 253 fight week. The former two-division UFC champion in Conor McGregor responded to Sanchez’s wish on […]
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Betting odds released for Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier rematch
The betting odds have been released for a potential rematch between UFC superstar Conor McGregor and top-ranked lightweight Dustin Poirier. McGregor and Poirier first met back at UFC 178 in September 2014, back when both men fought in the featherweight division. McGregor knocked out Poirier that night, and six years later there are now discussions […]
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Floyd Mayweather names price for Conor McGregor rematch
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather has named his price for a potential rematch with former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor. Mayweather and McGregor met in the boxing ring in 2017, with the former improving to a fantastic 50-0 with a 10th-round TKO victory. Since then, there’s been plenty of talk about a potential rematch between the […]
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Conor McGregor announces “martial arts sparring match” with Dustin Poirier
Conor McGregor has announced a December 12 “martial arts sparring match” with fellow UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier. McGregor and Poirier have been linked in recent days after the Irishman invited his American rival to Dublin to compete in a charity exhibition match. December 12th in the Point depot, Ireland. No weigh ins. Open weight, […]
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Dana White on Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier: “We offered them a fight”
UFC President Dana White claims that he’s offered UFC lightweight contenders Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier a fight. McGregor and Poirier have been linked this week after the Irishman invited his American rival to Dublin to compete in a charity exhibition match. December 12th in the Point depot, Ireland. No weigh ins. Open weight, unified […]
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Dan Hardy: Conor McGregor fighting Diego Sanchez “would be an execution”
UFC commentator Dan Hardy believes a fight between Conor McGregor and Diego Sanchez would be an “execution” and that the Irish star would gain nothing from it. McGregor, who remains one of the sport’s best fighters, has recently expressed interest in a fight with the aging Sanchez. Even after Sanchez was thumped by Jake Matthews […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov shoots down TUF coaching offer opposite Conor McGregor, claims rematch will “never” happen
It appears the UFC wanted Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor to be the coaches on the return of The Ultimate Fighter according to Ali Abdelaziz. For months now, Dana White has been adamant that TUF will be brought back. Originally, Paulo Costa’s team called for him to coach against Israel Adesanya but White wanted McGregor […]
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Jorge Masvidal throws support behind Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier rematch
Jorge Masvidal has publicly thrown his support behind a proposed charity fight between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. Masvidal and Poirier are teammates at American Top Team and “Gamebred” tweeted his approval, stating that he will both be tuning in and donating. I will be tuning in and happily be donating to to @DustinPoirier charity […]
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Conor McGregor unloads on “fat fool” Daniel Cormier
Conor McGregor lashed out at fellow former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier on social media Monday evening. The Irishman’s verbal assault was due to comments made by Cormier surrounding McGregor’s current and very public spat with UFC President Dana White. White and McGregor have been going back and forth ever since the UFC boss insinuated […]
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Conor McGregor challenges Dustin Poirier to charity MMA fight in Ireland, “The Diamond” responds
UFC superstar Conor McGregor challenged long-time rival Dustin Poirier to a charity MMA fight, and “The Diamond” has issued his response. McGregor has been in the news this weekend after he released text messages of a private conversation he had with UFC president Dana White earlier this year regarding a potential fight with Diego Sanchez. […]
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Manny Pacquiao confirms plans to fight Conor McGregor for a charity
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has confirmed that he intends to fight UFC superstar Conor McGregor in the new year. Last week, McGregor made headlines by announcing that he intends to fight Pacquiao in the Middle East before the year is out. Anyway all water under the bridge who gives a fook. I’m boxing Manny Pacquiao […]
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Justin Gaethje slams Conor McGregor, says the former champ-champ is lying to avoid looking “like a bitch”
It appears that the feud between UFC lightweight standouts Justin Gaethje and Conor McGregor is still alive and well. Earlier this week McGregor had responded to a retirement fight challenge from Diego Sanchez by sharing some screenshots of previous conversations he had with UFC President Dana White. In those messages the Irishman expressed his desire […]
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Conor McGregor tells Dana White to “stop lying,” says the UFC president broke code
UFC superstar Conor McGregor told UFC president Dana White to “stop lying” about fight talks with Diego Sanchez: “Code was broke.” A few days ago, McGregor released text messages of him and White allegedly talking about a potential fight against Sanchez. McGregor said in the texts that it was a fight that interested him but […]
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Dana White reacts after Conor McGregor shares screenshots of their private conversations
UFC President Dana White was not happy that former two-division champion shared screenshots of private conversations they had previously. Earlier this week McGregor responded to a retirement fight request from Diego Sanchez by revealing some screenshots of private text messages between he and White which showcased that he had in fact previously requested the match-up. […]
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UFC 253 Results: Jake Matthews defeats Diego Sanchez (Highlights)
The Ultimate Fighter Season 1 winner and former lightweight title challenger Diego Sanchez squares off with Jake Matthews at tonight’s UFC 253 event. Sanchez (30-12 MMA) enters tonight’s welterweight battle with Matthews following a disqualification win over Michel Pereira this past February. ‘The Nightmare’ has gone 3-2 since returning to the promotions welterweight division in […]