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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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Report: UFC Fight Night 118 gets surprising headliner as Thiago Santos takes on debuting Polish star
UFC Fight Night 118, which goes down in Gdansk, Poland on October 21, has received it’s headlining bout, per Combate.com. This headliner is one that’s likely to leave more than a few fans scratching their heads. In one corner, we’ll have Brazilian knockout artist Thiago Santos, who currently holds the number-15 spot in the UFC […]
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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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Joe Rogan: Jon Jones is the number one f**kup of all time
Earlier this month, the combat sports world was rocked by the news that Jon Jones had failed a drug test administered on the eve of his UFC 214 battle with Daniel Cormier. As the latest in an unfortunately long string of drug-related incidents, this failure called into question Jones’ status as the UFC’s new light […]
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The UFC Will Offer Refunds For Those Who Couldn’t Watch Mayweather vs McGregor
It was to be the biggest fight of the century. MMA’s double-belt poster boy strutting into the Octagon against Floyd Mayweather, the king of boxing. It was a fight that you could throw in “record-breaking” before anything you said about it and you could be right. There was one big problem though, a ton of […]
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VIDEO | Bodybuilder who went after Cody Garbrandt “beats up” Conor McGregor fan at T-Mobile
In preparation for his future December 9 suicide mission, Kader visited the grounds of T-Mobile Arena during last weekend’s Mayweather vs. McGregor event to have a “street fight”. Kader released the video footage of the “street fight” online.. The “street fight” appears to be completely staged and should put an end to anyone believing that […]
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UFC officials announce main and co-main events for UFC 216
The octagon will return to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas this October for UFC 216. The pay-per-view fight card, which takes place Saturday October 7, will be headlined by a previously announced interim lightweight title fight between Tony Ferguson and Kevin Lee. Kevin Lee is currently riding a five-fight win streak, his latest being a […]
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VIDEO | K-1 Legend Gokhan Saki Teases His Debut at UFC Japan
With Jon Jones’ future up in the air and a wide talent gulf separating the top two of UFC’s light heavyweight division, there’s a need for fresh contenders. Other than the insanely quick rise of Volkan Oezdemir (#3) in just three fights, there’s simply Daniel Cormier, Alexander Gustafsson, and everyone else since Anthony Johnson left. […]
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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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First photos emerge from Ronda Rousey and Travis Browne’s Hawaiian wedding
The MMA power couple of Ronda Rousey and Travis Browne have made it official and are now man and wife. Rousey and Browne announced their engagement back in April and they tied the knot on Saturday, which was on the same day as the historic fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor. UFC President Dana […]
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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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Nate Diaz Trolls a Picture of a Black-Eyed Conor McGregor
It didn’t take a fortune teller or a “Mystic Mac” to know where Conor McGregor was most likely headed after his fight with Floyd Mayweather: Towards a trilogy fight with Nate Diaz. To be honest, McGregor could have his pick between anyone in three UFC weight classes or a return to boxing against Paul Malignaggi. […]
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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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Daniel Cormier is Sad That He and Jon Jones May Never Fight Again
The fallout of Jon Jones continues. It was just last week that the GOAT candidate allegedly tested positive for the anabolic steroid Turinabol. Since then, media, managers, and UFC fighters alike have weighed in on the results of Jones’ testing and we’re still in the dark as to what will be the final call. […]
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PHOTOS | Conor McGregor’s Latest Business Venture is ‘Notorious’ Irish Whiskey
Of all the things you could say about Conor McGregor, one thing is certain: You have to call him a business man. He earned an estimated $230K per second in his fight with Jose Aldo, the numbers he earned during the Floyd Mayweather fight absolutely dwarf that. However, that’s just fighting money. McGregor enjoys the […]
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Showtime to Air New ‘Tough Guys’ Documentary on Early Days of MMA
MMA has experienced a growth over the years that has been meteoric. The sport reached such a fever pitch, that the UFC was able to sell for over $4 billion. Whether you are new or even an old fan, it’s hard to believe mixed martial arts once struggled to try and get on pay-per-view. The […]
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Brendan Schaub Explains Why Nate Diaz Tried to Fight Him at Mayweather vs McGregor
Big fights can turn even the best of friends against each other. Conor McGregor boxing Floyd Mayweather pitted two groups of the most die hard, passionate fans clashing with polar opposite takes. Sure, it’s easy for fans to get heated in debates with each other about scoring, who did what, and the ins-and-outs of a […]
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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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VIDEO | Derrick Lewis helps out Texas victims including man who needed to bring his Confederate flag in wake of Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey has devastated hundreds of thousands of people in Texas and has sadly claimed a few lives in the wake of the natural disaster. Houston UFC heavyweight Derrick Lewis has been helping out members from his community that have been in need as flooding in his area continues. Lewis told MMA Junkie that he […]
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Chael Sonnen claims to have “inside information” about Conor McGregor’s next fight
Last Saturday, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor came up short in his effort to shock the world with an upset defeat of undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. Even in defeat, however, McGregor made an absolute killing for this boxing match. His disclosed purse clocked in at $30 million, while his pay is likely to […]
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Holly Holm: You can’t say Floyd Mayweather let Conor McGregor win the fight’s opening rounds
Conor McGregor did better against Floyd Mayweather than anyone imagined. In fact, the Irish UFC star even seemed to win the first few rounds. There are, however, skeptics out there who believe McGregor’s early success was simply due to Mayweather’s strategy – a clever ploy to get McGregor’s timing down and simultaneously let him punch […]
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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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Joe Lauzon returns at UFC Fight Night 120 in Norfolk
According to a release from the UFC, all-action lightweight veteran Joe Lauzon will return to the Octagon when the UFC touches down in Norfolk, VA on November 11. His opponent will be a grizzled veteran of a similar vintage – and with a similar propensity for wild fights – Clay “The Carpenter” Guida. Given that […]
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Ultra-rich Conor McGregor will send auditors “like f*cking sharks” to collect what he’s owed for Mayweather fight
UFC lightweight champ Conor McGregor is a rich, rich man. Though he was already a multimillionaire thanks to his efforts in the Octagon, his Saturday night boxing match with Floyd Mayweather Jr earned him a disclosed purse of $30 million – and he’s expected to clear $100 million once pay-per-view buys are factored in. Based […]
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Celebrities, athletes react to Floyd Mayweather’s thrilling defeat of Conor McGregor
Floyd Mayweather’s 10th round TKO of the surprisingly game Conor McGregor thrilled pretty much everybody – that includes celebrities and athletes who were watching on from ring-side and on TV screens around the world. Here are some of the best reactions from celebrities and athletes from other sports: This was better then the pacquiao!! First […]