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QUICK TWITT: McGregor Heading To Brazil To “Boost Ticket Sales For UFC 179”
Conor McGregor has been stating for some time that he would be attending UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes II in Brazil, and would even place banana peels around the ring, many laughed the statements off. McGregor is going through with his decision however, and will be attending UFC 179 this Saturday, no doubt keeping a […]
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Countdown To UFC 179 Aldo vs. Mendes II Debuts Tonight On FS1
To get fight fans ready for UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes II, the UFC will be running ‘Countdown To UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2’ on Fox Sports 1 tonight at 3 p.m. CT. The card will be headlined by a highly anticipated matchup between longtime UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, and Chad Mendes, who […]
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“If The UFC Is Smart” They Won’t Make McGregor Fight Mendes
“If the UFC is smart, if Dana [White] is smart, they will not put him in with a guy like me. There are multiple guys that will beat this guy in the division. I think I would kill him. All of these guys that are strong wrestlers that can take a punch and keep coming […]
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Mendes: ‘I believe I can finish Jose Aldo’
“I think I’ve caught up and passed him up. I truly believe this is my time. We’ve seen his reign for a while, but I’ve studied him, I’ve fought him. I truly believe it’s my turn.” “I truly believe that I can (finish him). I know I hit hard. I’m fast and I’m powerful. If […]
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Chad Mendes Watches His First Fight With Jose Aldo
Chad Mendes and host Jon Anik enter The Film Room to break down Mendes’ pivotal first fight with Jose Aldo, as the number one featherweight contender readies for a rematch.
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Watch Chad Mendes Stop Clay Guida For The First Time In His Career
To get ready for UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes II, take a look back at Chad Mendes fight against Clay Guida, where he KO’d ‘The Carpenter’, becoming the first person to stop Guida in his career.
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McGregor Wants To Win Title In Early 2015, Then Move Up And Win Lightweight Title
Conor McGregor has been one of, if not the quickest rising star in the UFC. Having a 4-0 record in the UFC, with his recent win coming over formerly ranked #5 Dustin Poirier, McGregor’s name has been thrown in for talks of the next title shot. ‘Notorious’ has no doubts about what he wants to […]
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Chad Mendes Talks Rematch With Aldo
Chad Mendes is gearing up for his UFC 179 rematch with Jose Aldo on October 25th. Leading up to the fight, Mendes is doing his media rounds, which included speaking to Jon Anik on UFC Ultimate Insider.
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Jose Aldo vs. Chan Sung Jung Full Fight Video
To get fight fans ready for UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes II, take a look back at UFC 163 where Jose Aldo defeated Chan Sung Jung. If Jose Aldo defeats Chad Mendes, Conor McGregor will likely get the next title shot according to UFC President Dana White. If you want to see that bout you […]
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Mendes: “I consider myself the Mike Tyson of the division”
“I consider myself the Mike Tyson of the division with a mean blast double-leg. It’s going to feel good to get in there and, you know, get on the inside of those long arms and his movements he’s always talking about and take his head off – and if I don’t do that, I’m going […]
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REPLAY! Watch Chad Mendes Blast Through Guida
As two of the top featherweights in the game today, it was inevitable that Clay Guida and Chad Mendes would meet in the Octagon. At UFC 164, the high-energy attack of Guida collides with the knockout power of Mendes in a high-stakes match-up. Don’t miss Mendes’ upcoming Featherweight title fight again champion Aldo Mendes.
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Mendes: ‘I think I would kill McGregor’
“The guy’s got a huge hype train, he’s got a lot of publicity behind him. But honestly, if the UFC is smart, if Dana is smart, they will not put him in with a guy like me. There are multiple guys who will beat this guy in the division. I think I would kill him. […]
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Mendes Slams Aldo, Welcomes Fight With McGregor
Chad Mendes is gearing up for his UFC 179 rematch against Jose Aldo for the featherweight title. Leading up to the bout, both Mendes and Aldo have fired verbal shots at one another, highlighted by Aldo shoving Mendes when the two had their first staredown several months back. Mendes joined Ariel Helwani on The MMA […]
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UFC 179 Aldo vs. Mendes Preview
The UFC has released a preview video for Aldo vs. Mendes II which headlines UFC 179 on October 25th. Check it out:
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John Kavanagh Believes McGregor Deserves Next Title Shot
Conor McGregor’s rise to the top has been quick, but dominant. After returning from a torn ACL earlier this summer, McGregor took on Diego Brandao in his home country of Ireland in front of the Dublin crowd. McGregor made short work of Brandao, winning the bout via TKO in just the first round. After that […]
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First Look At Aldo vs. McGregor Trailer
Despite Jose Aldo currently being slated to fight Chad Mendes at UFC 179, UFC President Dana White has stated that Conor McGregor is likely the next #1 contender to fight for the featherweight strap. This led a fan to release a Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor trailer, for a potential bout at Croke Park stadium […]
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McGregor Open To Moving Up To Lightweight Eventually
Following his dominant win over Dustin Poirier at UFC 178, Conor McGregor attended the post-fight press conference complete with an “ivory elephant trunk suit” to continue his verbal assault on the featherweight division. (Read about it HERE). McGregor also informed media members that he would be open to fighting at lightweight, but not until after […]
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QUICK TWITT: Nik Lentz Calls Out Conor McGregor
Following his dominant, quick, 1st round KO over Dustin Poirier at UFC 178 this past weekend, Conor McGregor’s name was potentially thrown in for a title shot against the winner of Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes. Nik Lentz has something to say about that, and took to Twitter to do so. .@TheNotoriousMMA You've ducked me […]
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McGregor Responds To Mendes Comments
At the post-fight press conference yesterday for UFC 178, Conor McGregor was asked what he thought about #1 contender Chad Mendes, to which ‘Notorious’ responded: Chad is a 5-foot-6, overblown – he should be a 125er, but he’s gone past that limit now. Now he’s just a little small bodybuilder stuck in the 145-pound division, […]
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Mendes Fires Back At McGregor
Yesterday at the UFC 178 post-fight press conference, Conor McGregor had some harsh comments about featherweight #1 contender Chad Mendes. McGregor said that he would be attending UFC 179, where Chad Mendes will look to avenge his 2012 loss to champion Jose Aldo. McGregor went on to say: Chad is a 5-foot-6, overblown – he […]
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McGregor Slams Division, Says It’s Full Of “Has-Beens”
Conor McGregor continued his tear of the featherweight division last night at UFC 178, extending his UFC record to 4-0, and his win streak to 12. On the main card of the event, he TKO’d Dustin Poirier in the first round with a well placed hook behind the ear. In the post-fight press conference, McGregor […]
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Aldo Hospitalized, Bout With Mendes Still On
Yesterday Jose Aldo was hospitalized temporarily with a kidney stone, something he has suffered from since he was just 16 years old according to Nova Uniao head coach Andre Pederneiras. Pederneiras spoke with Globo about the champ’s hospitalization saying: “Aldo has had renal calculi (Kidney Stones) since he was 16 years old. After his fight […]
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Mendes Slams Aldo: “This Guy’s An A**hole”
Chad Mendes will get a chance to redeem his 2012 loss to Jose Aldo at UFC 179 next month. As it has gotten closer and closer to the event, the pair has been talking more and more trash, capped off by Aldo shoving Mendes during the pair’s first staredown last month. Mendes joined MMAJunkie Radio […]
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McGregor Plans To Attend UFC 179, Says Poirier Is The Last Step To A Title Shot
Conor McGregor has quickly become one of the top ranked UFC featherweights, and believes that a win over Dustin Poirier puts him undoubtedly in line for a title shot against the winner of Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes at UFC 179. McGregor returned from a torn ACL to defeat Diego Brandao via KO in the […]
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McGregor On How He Quit MMA Right Before The UFC Called Him
Top UFC featherweight Conor McGregor remembers the moment he got the call to the UFC.
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UFC 179 Picks Up Two More Bouts
UFC 179 has picked up two new bouts, that include Beneil Dariush vs. Alan Patrick, and Yan Cabral vs. Naoyuki Kotani. Dariush is coming off a submission win over Torry Martin back in August at UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Dos Anjos. Prior to that he dropped a TKO loss to Ramsey Nijem, and won […]
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McGregor Poses With History Channel’s Vikings
Outspoken Featherweight, Conor McGregor poses with History’s Vikings in this new pic. Check it: A triumphant raid on Brown Thomas with my @HistoryVikings brothers @alexanderludwig and Gustaf Skarsgard!! TO ODIN!!! pic.twitter.com/7t9SXPd32D — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) September 3, 2014
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Chad Mendes Busts Out His Dance Moves At T.A.M. Headquarters
Chad ‘Shake Your MONEY Maker’ Mendes is breaking it down for camera’s while at Team Alpha Male Headquarters in Sacramento, California.