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Conor McGregor coach hopes NSAC is lenient on Nurmagomedov, can ‘understand his reaction’
On Saturday night, in the main event of the massive UFC 229 card, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov defended his title with a fourth-round submission win over former UFC lightweight and featherweight champ Conor McGregor. Unfortunately, however, that’s not where the violence ended. Moments after the fight came to a close, Khabib Nurmagomedov vaulted out […]
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Nick Diaz feels Conor McGregor didn’t look like himself against Khabib Nurmagomedov
Over the weekend, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov picked up his first title defense — and the biggest win of his career — choking out former lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor in the first round. While Nurmagomedov’s win over McGregor was quite lopsided, it wasn’t enough to impress former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz. […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington doubts legitimacy of Woodley injury, vows to ‘end his career’ on Super Bowl Weekend
One of the options for the main event of the upcoming UFC 230 card was a welterweight title fight between champion Tyron Woodley and interim champion Colby Covington. With Covington healthy, and Woodley riding a huge win over Darren Till, the fight seemed to make a lot of sense. Furthermore, Woodley said he was open to […]
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Opinion | Falling in and out of love with Conor McGregor: an Irish fan’s take
It’s the third round of the UFC 229 main event showdown between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor, and I’m perched on the edge of my bed in Dublin, Ireland, rubbing sleep from my eyes. I shout “Gwan Conor!” at intervals, tense as ‘The Eagle’ and The Notorious’ exchange jabs in the centre of The Octagon. […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Leslie Smith: It’s ‘very obvious to me that fighters need a union’
Efforts to unionize UFC fighters have come and gone throughout the years. Every time a new union group comes out, there is optimism that it might become a success, yet so far, not one has gained any meaningful traction. However, Project Spearhead feels different. Thanks to this initiative’s hard work, UFC fighters are finally realizing […]
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Chuck Liddell rips UFC, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor after UFC 229 riot: ‘It’s unacceptable’
The riot that occurred shortly after Khabib Nurmagomedov submitted Conor McGregor at UFC 229 left a bad taste in pretty much everybody’s mouth. Former UFC light heavyweight champ Chuck Liddell, who is gearing up for a rematch with Tito Ortiz under the Golden Boy MMA banner, certainly wasn’t impressed. He feels this kind of ugliness […]
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Rafael dos Anjos trashes Dillon Danis, Danis challenges him to street fight
Shortly after Khabib Nurmagomedov submitted Conor McGregor at UFC 229, he leapt out of the Octagon, and onto McGregor’s training partner Dillon Danis like Mario on a Goomba. From there, he and Danis engaged in a brief scrap, trading punches until they were separated. Shortly thereafter, former UFC lightweight champion and current welterweight contender Rafael […]
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Paulie Malignaggi goes after “quitter” Conor McGregor on Twitter
Over the weekend, in the main event of UFC 229, former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor returned to the Octagon after two long years away, where he attempted to reclaim the UFC lightweight belt from undefeated champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Regrettably for McGregor and his throngs of dedicated fans, he came up short. After […]
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Michael Bisping: Conor McGregor ‘gave up’ against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229
Last Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 229, former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor returned to the Octagon after two long years away, as he attempted to reclaim the UFC lightweight belt from undefeated champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Unfortunately for McGregor and his legions of fans, this mission didn’t go as planned. […]
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Zubaira Tukhugov, one of the fighters who attacked Conor McGregor, boasts about it on social media
On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 229, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov defended his title with a dominant, fourth-round submission win over former UFC lightweight and featherweight champ Conor McGregor. Unfortunately, that’s not where the violence ended. Moments after the fight ended, Khabib Nurmagomedov leapt over the cage and attacked Conor McGregor’s […]
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ONE Championship Receives Another US $166 Million in Series D Funding
Asia-based martial arts organization ONE Championship just announced through a press release that it has raised an additional US $166 million in the latest round of its funding. Led by major investor Sequoia Capital, who had already invested in the company in 2017, ONE Championship now has a total capital base exceeding US $250 million. […]
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Conor McGregor after UFC 229: ‘We lost the match but we won the battle’
On Saturday night, former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor returned to the Octagon after two long years away, where he attempted to reclaim the UFC lightweight belt from undefeated champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. This mission did not go as McGregor planned. Instead, the Irish MMA star was soundly walloped en route to a fourth-round […]
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Opinion | Everyone loses in the unfortunate UFC 229 fallout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor
Khabib Nurmagomedov took the high road at every turn leading up to the biggest fight of his career against Conor McGregor at UFC 229. However, after the deed was done and McGregor was stricken with defeat, that road violently collapsed, sending Nurmagomedov crashing into a crowd of bystanders like a loose wrecking ball. All hell […]
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Daniel Cormier not impressed by actions of Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229
On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 229, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov defended his title with a dominant, fourth-round submission win over former UFC lightweight and featherweight champ Conor McGregor. Unfortunately, that’s not where the violence ended. Moments after the fight ended, Khabib Nurmagomedov leapt over the cage and attacked Conor McGregor’s […]
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Tony Ferguson asserts that he is the real champ after Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor’s brawl
On Saturday night, in the co-main event of UFC 229, former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson made a successful return to action after a long layoff, picking up an impressive win over the former champion Anthony Pettis. Not long thereafter, in the card’s main event, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Conor McGregor to retain […]
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Dana White says Khabib Nurmagomedov ‘will probably get stripped’ if he receives lengthy suspension for post-fight brawl
Khabib Nurmagomedov was entering Saturday’s fight against Conor McGregor as the undisputed lightweight champion. It was going to be Nurmagomedov’s biggest challenge yet. Even with it being a tough fight, Nurmagomedov made it look easy. He took McGregor down at will and avoided McGregor’s left hand. Ultimately, Nurmagomedov defeated McGregor by fourth-round submission. Following the […]
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Colby Covington trashes “stupid sheep f***er” Khabib Nurmagomedov after UFC 229 brawl
On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 229, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov defended his title with a dominant, fourth-round submission win over former UFC lightweight and featherweight champ Conor McGregor. Unfortunately, that’s not where the violence ended. Moments after the fight ended, Khabib Nurmagomedov leapt over the cage and attacked Conor McGregor’s […]
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Al Iaquinta has some harsh words for ‘tapping p***y’ Conor McGregor after UFC 229
On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 229, former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor attempted to reclaim that latter title from reigning lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. This mission did not go as he planned. Although Conor McGregor enjoyed a strong third round against the seemingly unstoppable Khabib Nurmagomedov, the overarching theme […]
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VIDEO | Fans brawl after Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor fight at UFC 229
Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor weren’t the only two people to brawl in the fallout of UFC 229. Shortly after the main event fighters’ teams got into it in and around the Octagon, a handful of fans got into a violent brawl elsewhere inside the T-Mobile Arena, the host venue for the fight. See this […]
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NSAC withholding Khabib Nurmagomedov’s pay after UFC 229 brawl
Khabib Nurmagomedov was in for a huge pay check at UFC 229. The lightweight champion was set to fight the biggest star in the UFC in Conor McGregor, and make a reported $2 million fight purse. Following the fight, which Khabib Nurmagomedov won by fourth-round submission, he jumped out of the Octagon and attacked McGregor’s […]
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Anthony Pettis issues statement on wild UFC 229 loss to Tony Ferguson
On Saturday night, before UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Conor McGregor to retain the title, former interim champion Tony Ferguson picked up a victory over former undisputed champ Anthony Pettis. Although Anthony Pettis was able to drop Tony Ferguson at one point in the fight, his corner stopped the action between the second and […]
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Conor McGregor after UFC 229 loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov: ‘I’ll be back’
Last night, in the main event of UFC 229, former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor was walloped by reigning UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov en route to a fourth-round submission loss. Post-fight, Nurmagomedov hurdled the cage and started a wild brawl with Conor McGregor teammate Dillon Danis. If this sounds to you like […]
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Conor McGregor breaks his silence following UFC 229 loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov
Former two division UFC champion Conor McGregor returned to the octagon for the first time since November of 2016 to take on current lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov tonight at UFC 229. Despite his long layoff, Conor McGregor was full of confidence prior to tonight’s UFC 229 showdown with “The Eagle”. Unfortunately for “Mystic Mac” and […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov issues statement following UFC 229 win and post-fight brawl
Khabib Nurmagomedov has issued a statement after successfully defending his UFC lightweight title against Conor McGregor at UFC 229. “The Eagle” defeated his bitter rival Conor McGregor in the headliner of tonight’s UFC 229 event in Las Vegas. Immediately following his fourth-round submission win over the Irishman, Khabib Nurmagomedov proceeded to jump the octagon cage […]
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Dana White reacts to UFC 229’s Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov bout and post-fight brawl
UFC President Dana White was not happy about the post-fight brawl that ensued moments after Khabib Nurmagomedov submitted Conor McGregor at UFC 229. Following three rounds of back and forth action, Khabib Nurmagomedov was able to take Conor McGregor to the canvas in round four and obtain dominant position. The undefeated Russian would eventually take […]
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Conor McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh issues statement following UFC 229 loss
Tonight’s highly anticipated UFC 229 main event between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov left fight fans with a bitter taste in their mouths. The fight itself was highly entertaining. Khabib used his strong wrestling to take advantage early in the fight, but Conor McGregor was able to claw back in round three. Eventually in round […]
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Pros react to tonight’s UFC 229 Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov ending
The world was watching tonight as former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor returned to fight current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event of UFC 229. The fight marked the first time “Mystic Mac” had stepped foot in the octagon since defeating Eddie Alvarez via second-round knockout at UFC 205 in November of […]
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VIDEO | Khabib Nurmagomedov jumps the cage and attacks Dillon Danis
All hell broke loose after Khabib Nurmagomedov submitted Conor McGregor in round four of the UFC 229 main event. “The Eagle” proceeded to jump over the cage and attack Conor McGregor’s good friend and training partner Dillon Dalis. That action from Khabib Nurmagomedov sparked a brawl between the respective teams as seen in the video […]