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UFC 229 weigh in results: Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor hit their marks (video)
On Saturday night, the UFC will return to Las Vegas, Nevada’s T-Mobile Arena with arguably its biggest card ever: UFC 229. The reason this card is so massive, of course, is primarily due to its main event, which will pit undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov against former lightweight and featherweight champ and all-around MMA […]
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VIDEO | Khabib Nurmagomedov storms off stage after McGregor is late for press conference
https://twitter.com/aaronbronsteter/status/1047973584784646144 On Thursday night in Las Vegas, Nevada, UFC 229 headliners Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor were set to appear on stage for a final pre-fight press conference. Unfortunately, McGregor was late for this event, which did not go over well with Nurmagomedov. Although Khabib Nurmagomedov hung in there for 15 or 20 minutes, fielding […]
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VIDEO | UFC 229 pre-fight press conference live stream
The UFC 229 pre-fight press conference, featuring UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor is now underway. Watch it in the video at the top of this post! Conor McGregor has not competed since August of 2017, when he came up short in a headline-dominating boxing match with […]
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VIDEO | UFC 229 Embedded episode 3: Conor McGregor spars with ‘a better version of Khabib’
UFC 229 is now mere days away. In these final days between us and the mammoth fight card, the UFC has released the third episode of UFC Embedded for it. In this episode the series, we see former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor make his final preparations for battle, sharpening up his weapons […]
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VIDEO | UFC 229 Embedded episode 2: McGregor, Khabib, Ferguson and Pettis make final preparations
With UFC 229 now just days away, the UFC has released the second episode of Embedded for the card. Just like the first episode, it’s an interesting one. In this second episode of the series, the card’s headliners Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov make their final preparations for battle — albeit in very different ways. […]
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Dana White claims UFC 229 is trending to sell close to 3 million PPVs
UFC President Dana White previously stated that UFC 229, which goes down this Saturday in Las Vegas and will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor, was on track to sell a record-breaking 2 million pay-per-views. Now, White says the metrics he monitors ahead of big fights indicate the […]
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VIDEO | UFC 229 Embedded episode 1: Khabib gets hero’s sendoff at AKA, McGregor spars at UFC Performance Institute
The first episode of UFC 229 Embedded is here, and it’s just as interesting as you’d expect. In this debut episode of the UFC’s fantastic series, we see UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov wrap up his training at American Kickboxing Academy in California and head to Las Vegas, while the former lightweight and featherweight champion […]
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Sean O’Malley announces he’s out of UFC 229 due to potential USADA violation
Last week, the UFC announced that it has adjusted its drug testing practices, and that it will no longer be announcing potential United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) violations. Instead, the promotion plans on holding off on announcements until violations are confirmed. This means that, going forward, fighters could potentially be involved in USADA investigations without […]
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PHOTO | Conor McGregor is looking absolutely shredded one week out of UFC 229
Khabib Nurmagomedov will put his UFC lightweight title on the line for the first time next weekend when he squares off with former division champion Conor McGregor. The highly anticipated Conor vs. Khabib title fight headlines next Saturday’s UFC 229 event, which takes place live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Khabib Nurmagomedov, who has […]
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VIDEO | Khabib Nurmagomedov plans to change Conor McGregor’s face at UFC 229
Former two division UFC champion, Conor McGregor, will make his highly anticipated octagon return on October 6 when he challenges Khabib Nurmagomedov for the promotions lightweight championship in the main event of UFC 229. The Irish star has not stepped foot inside the octagon since defeating Eddie Alvarez via second-round TKO at UFC 205 in […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor goes off on Khabib’s “terrorist snitch” manager
Emotions were running high at today’s UFC 229 press conference in New York City which featured event headliners Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov. As expected, Conor McGregor went off on his UFC 229 opponent, current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, for the majority of the press conference with a plethora of different insults. “Mystic Mac” […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov square off in New York
Bitter rivals Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov squared off at the conclusion of today’s UFC 229 press conference in New York City. There was a ton of security and law enforcement on hand to ensure that no incidents occured when “Mystic Mac” and “The Eagle” squared off. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1042901054529003520 The former two division UFC champion, Conor […]
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VIDEO | UFC 229: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor press conference live stream
On Thursday afternoon, inside Radio City Music Hall in New York City, undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor will face off for the first time since their UFC 229 was made official. This press conference, which will unfortunately not be open to fans, begins at 5:00pm ET […]
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Dana White claims UFC 229 is trending to sell 2.5 million pay-per-views
It’s no secret that UFC 229, which will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between undefeated champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former two-division champion Conor McGregor, is going to be big. According to UFC President Dana White, however, it’s trending to be the biggest UFC pay-per-view ever by a huge margin. “It’s massive,” White told […]
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Conor McGregor explains why his sparring partner is wrapping his head in duct tape
Former two division UFC champion Conor McGregor will make his highly anticipated octagon return at next month’s UFC 229 event against his bitter rival and current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. The Irish superstar has been active on social media in recent weeks, sharing photos from both his training and sparring sessions. In one of […]
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UFC 229 press conference featuring Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov official for September 20
That big UFC 229 press conference we’ve been waiting for? Well, it’s finally official. The first press conference for the blockbuster card will go down on September 20, at 5p.m. ET inside Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Both UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and his challenger, former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion […]
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Dana White assures that there are “a couple of press conferences” for UFC 229 in the works
UFC 229, which will be headlined by a blockbuster lightweight title fight between undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor, is now less than a month away. Surprisingly, however, the UFC has done very little in the way of promotion for this potentially massive October 6 fight card. […]
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Jon Jones ‘inspired’ by Conor McGregor, talks fight with Khabib Nurmaomedov
When it comes to the big stars in MMA and more specifically the UFC, the names come few and far between. Which in a way can make them stand out even more. One of those among the big-name stars in the UFC hasn’t been in the spotlight all that much the past few years…or he […]
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Aspen Ladd replaces Ketlen Vieira vs Tonya Evinger, fight moved to UFC 229
After losing one half of its co-main event earlier this week, UFC Sao Paulo now has lost the whole thing as a replacement has been found but the date changed. Injury after injury has seemed to occur for the UFC’s return event to Brazil on September 22 and here’s to hoping there will be no […]
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Tony Ferguson issues first statement on his UFC 229 fight with Anthony Pettis
Former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson will return to the octagon at October’s UFC 229 event against former 155-pound title holder Anthony Pettis. “El Cucuy” was slated to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov for the promotions undisputed lightweight title at April’s UFC 223 event, but was forced to withdraw from contest due to a knee injury. […]
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BREAKING | Tony Ferguson returns to take on Anthony Pettis at UFC 229
Well, it seems that Tony Ferguson’s recent teasings of a return at UFC 229 weren’t for nothing! The former interim champion is officially back. MMAJunkie has confirmed that Ferguson will square off with the former UFC and WEC lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis on the October 6th event. If the bout will take place as the […]
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Having not fought since October, Tony Ferguson teases return for UFC 229
It’s been quite some time since we saw The Ultimate Fighter season 13 winner, Tony Ferguson in action. But now he’s cleared to return. Ferguson last fought at UFC 216 in October when he earned the interim UFC lightweight title by defeating “The Mo-Town Phenom” Kevin Lee via third-round submission. After this, the man known […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov reveals his gameplan for Conor McGregor at UFC 229
Current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov (26-0 MMA) will look to make his first ever title defense a successful one when he takes on Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 229. The undefeated Russian, Nurmagomedov, captured the UFC’s vacant lightweight title at April’s UFC 223 event in Brooklyn by defeating Al Iaquinta via […]
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VIDEO | Khabib Nurmagomedov on Conor McGregor “He has only one chance… A lucky punch”
Current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will attempt to defend his title for the first time when he squares off with former title holder Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 229 this October in Las Vegas. “The Eagle” will enter his highly anticipated showdown with “Mystic Mac”, which takes place October 6 at […]
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VIDEO | Kevin Lee prefers a fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov over Conor McGregor
“I’d rather fight Khabib [Nurmagomedov] to be honest. Just because…people see him as just this unstoppable tank. Ya know, Conor [McGregor’s] already got a couple losses on there. So Conor takes it away from me. To be the one to get rid of that 0… Something like that only comes around once in a lifetime. […]
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UFC 229 tickets go on sale this Friday…and they aren’t cheap
Are you planning on going to see “the biggest fight in MMA history” live and in person on October 6th? Well then get ready to shell out some cash. Everyone in MMA wants to see Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor finally settle the score. And the UFC is aware of this as they’re going to […]
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Reebok no longer allowed to sell Conor McGregor apparel in Europe
Have you been looking for a Conor McGregor Reebok kit or other various apparel choices? Do you live in Europe? If you answered yes to both, then stop wasting your time. The Irish Independent has reported via BloodyElbow that a withdrawal of all McGregor’s Reebok affiliated clothing has been ordered by The District Court in The […]
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UFC 229 gets the ‘Sugar Show’, Sean O’Malley takes on Jose Alberto Quinonez
We all assumed that rising bantamweight prospect Sean O’Malley would be making his return at UFC 229. It just came down to who against. Well…now we know. Today on the Ariel Helwani MMA Show, O’Malley appeared as a guest where he revealed that he’ll be taking on Jose Alberto Quinonez on October 6th at UFC […]