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Conor McGregor hints at the middleweight division being his new home upon his return to MMA
Conor McGregor once strongly stated he wanted “all the belts”. The Irishman attained two world titles at featherweight and lightweight, but he may have his sights set on a new division. It wouldn’t be your average UFC Fight Night event without McGregor posting several tweets and then deleting them later. While middleweight Jared Cannonier and […]
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T.J Dillashaw supports Conor McGregor in his decision to remove himself from the USADA testing pool: “He’s not doing anything wrong”
Former UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw has supported Conor McGregor’s decision to remove himself from the USADA testing pool. McGregor is recovering from a horrifying leg break that occurred at UFC 264 in a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier last summer. Since being side-lined, the Irishman has yet to be tested by USADA, which leaves […]
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Conor McGregor claps back at “little sad broke tick” Tony Ferguson over cartoon video
Conor McGregor clapped back at Tony Ferguson after the former UFC lightweight interim champion Tweeted a cartoon video featuring the pair. Ferguson, in the past, has always shown a unique way of calling fighters out with his unique style of Tweeting and posting creative videos. The cartoon-themed video (see that here) displayed both McGregor and […]
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Nate Diaz weighs in on Conor McGregor and Artem Lobov feud
Nate Diaz has been keeping a close eye on the recent feud between Conor McGregor and his long-time training partner Artem Lobov. McGregor and Lobov spent a handful of memorable moments with one another on the Irishman’s rise to stardom. However, it’s fair to say the friendship is dead and buried. It’s no secret Lobov […]
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Conor McGregor responds to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s latest diss: “You quit and ran, brother. God bless. I’m still here if you wanna go again”
Conor McGregor has responded to the latest diss from his long-time rival Khabib Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov took part in a public speaking event in Toronto. The former lightweight champion discussed the recent success of coaching and his newly crowned champions, Islam Makhachev and Usman Nurmagomedov. Makhachev attained UFC gold at UFC 280 by submitting Charles Oliveira. […]
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Michael Chandler has his sights set on Conor McGregor following UFC 281 loss: “I am the biggest fight that he could take”
Michael Chandler has his sights set on welcoming Conor McGregor back to the Octagon following his UFC 281 defeat to Dustin Poirier. Chandler and Poirier had Madison Square Garden on their feet as excepted at UFC 281.The veterans wasted no time in slugging it out. Since joining the UFC in 2021, Chandler has given the […]
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Massive McGregor jokes he’s “about 265” pounds, shares his new timeline for UFC return
Conor McGregor is still in the Dominican Republic, where he’s busy filming the highly anticipated remake of the Patrick Swayze classic Road House. But ‘The Notorious’ is eager to get back home so he can start a training camp and return to the UFC early in 2023. That declaration was made during a Facebook livestream […]
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Conor McGregor claims he carried Floyd Mayweather in their first fight: “I come out full force, and today, I end Floyd”
Floyd Mayweather has often claimed that he ‘carried’ Conor McGregor through the early rounds of their 2017 boxing superfight, which ended in a 10th round TKO victory for Floyd. Now McGregor is firing back, saying he was the one who was doing the carrying. McGregor’s comments came as part of a compliment he paid towards […]
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Sike! Conor McGregor runs back Michael Bisping trash talk: “I was simply acting”
Conor McGregor has just revealed that his latest outburst directed at former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping was nothing more than an impressive display of his acting prowess. McGregor recently got his first taste of proper Hollywood acting when he starred alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in the upcoming Road House remake set to drop on Amazon […]
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Nate Diaz responds after Conor McGregor threatens to smash his jaw in: “Why are you acting like you can still fight?”
The Nate Diaz / Conor McGregor rivalry rolls on. It’s been more than six years since the pair last fought, but the rivals are still trading barbs on twitter and threatening to come to blows once more. Diaz has clapped back at the Irishman after McGregor tweeted, “Stay out of my acting game I’ll smash your […]
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Watch Conor McGregor hit a spinning back kick to flying knee combo while sparring
While Conor McGregor may have taken his full attention off MMA for a moment to star in the upcoming Roadhouse remake alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, he’d like you to know he’s still getting some proper training in. McGregor’s own news site The Mac Life recently posted footage of ‘The Notorious’ hard at work on his wrestling […]
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Floyd Mayweather reveals plan to box ‘The Notorious’ again: “Me and Conor McGregor in 2023”
Rumors have been circulating since mid-summer about a Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor rematch in boxing, and now ‘Money’ himself has come out and publicly called for the fight in 2023. Mayweather is set to fight popular social media celebrity and MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura in Japan at Super RIZIN on September 25th. It’s not […]
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Jorge Masvidal tells McGregor, ‘my mom loves you man’ after Irishman responds to cocaine comments
Jorge Masvidal and Conor McGregor have been going back and forth on twitter, with ‘Gamebred’ suggesting that his mother supports a money fight with the Irishman. The pair are two of the biggest stars in the UFC, so fans could be witnessing the build-up to one if the most lucrative fights in the history of […]
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Report: Putin tested Conor McGregor’s Proper 12 whiskey for poison
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, various reports have emerged exploring the relationship between Conor McGregor and Vladimir Putin. The UFC star was a guest of the Russian president when the pair met at the FIFA World Cup in Moscow in 2018. They posed for photographs together as the Irishman put his arm around the […]
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Video: Conor McGregor shows off slick hands in latest training clip
Conor McGregor appears to be well on his way to fighting shape and was seen letting his hands go in his latest training video. The Irishman is readying himself for a UFC comeback following a severely broken ankle injury suffered during his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier. ‘The Mac’ looked back on track in his […]
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John McCarthy says Jose Aldo is ‘that guy’ and he could beat Aljamain Sterling
John McCarthy has lauded Jose Aldo and believes that the Brazilian could beat the current UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling. Aldo has looked revitalised recently. The former featherweight champ has put together an impressive run of three straight victories including a unanimous decision win against Rob Font earlier this month. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1467366621379497988 His form has earned […]
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Conor McGregor praises legend Jose Aldo for his recent success: “I would have loved to do it again. He deserved more, I thought”
Conor McGregor has nothing but praise for former rival Jose Aldo, this after the Brazilian has strung together back-to-back wins at bantamweight. Aldo was on an insane 18 fight winning streak before meeting the Irishman in December of 2015. The story is known, McGregor essentially bullied Aldo throughout the entire press conference tour, putting his […]
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Kevin Lee suggests that a lack of “challenges” prevent Khabib Nurmagomedov from being “an all time great”
Former UFC interim lightweight title challenger Kevin Lee had plenty to say about the legacy of Khabib Nurmagomedov. Lee spoke to Ariel Helwani of the MMA Hour, showcasing his distain of the fact the always rumored battles between Lee and Nurmagomedov never became a reality. Lee puts blame on Dominance MMA head hancho, and Nurmagomedov’s […]
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Paddy Pimblett suggests Khabib Nurmagomedov is ‘becoming the Karen of the MMA scene’
Paddy Pimblett has been making plenty of headlines ahead of his UFC debut. The former Cage Warriors champion has never been shy about speaking his mind, and has now fired shots at Khabib Nurmagomedov following ‘the Eagle’s’ comments about his appearance on Mike Tyson’s Hotboxin’ podcast. With Nurmagomedov now retired, the chances of Pimblett getting […]
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Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson says he’d like to ‘slap some sense’ into Conor McGregor
As one of the first major crossover stars in MMA, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson knows what it’s like to be under the constant glare of public scrutiny. Accordingly, he’s in a good position to empathise with the sport’s current biggest star – Conor McGregor. The former UFC and Pride champion appeared on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Hour […]
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Dustin Poirier responds after Nate Diaz suggests he turned down potential fight “They’re lying and you’re getting played”
Nate Diaz and Dustin Poirier continued to trade barbs on social media this evening, with ‘The Stockton Slugger’ accusing ‘The Diamond’ of ducking a potential fight. The two stars have exchanged some heated words as of late but both appear interested in a future matchup. This evening, Nate Diaz took to Twitter with the following […]
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GSP’s coach Firas Zahabi says Nate Diaz is the ‘scariest street fighter in MMA’
As coach of arguably the greatest mixed martial artist of all-time, Firas Zahabi is well-placed to judge what makes a good fighter. In this case, the Canadian heaped praise on the resilience of Nate Diaz. Speaking in a Q&A on the Tristar Gym YouTube channel, Zahabi said, “If you put (Nate Diaz) in a fight […]
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Artem Lobov gives prediction for McGregor vs Poirier III
If there’s one man who knows Conor McGregor (22-5) the fighter as well as anyone; it’s Artem Lobov. The pair have spent years sparring at SBG gym in Ireland and the Russian was coached by McGregor for The Ultimate Fighter 22. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Artem Lobov (@rushammer) After departing […]
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Report | Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier 3 targeted for July 10
A highly anticipated trilogy bout between lightweight standouts Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier is in the works for later this summer. The news was originally reported on Tuesday by Georgian journalist Giorgi Kokiashvili, lead MMA reporter for Adjarasport TV, the official Ultimate Fighting Championship partner in Georgia. https://twitter.com/iHeartGeorgius1/status/1374473044761083913 “I don’t want to alarm you, but […]
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Photo | Conor McGregor is back in the gym and sporting a new look
Most MMA fans would agree that a fully-focussed Conor McGregor is a force to be reckoned with. Officially, the Irishman is retired. That hasn’t stopped him hitting the gym and sporting a familiar new look. https://www.instagram.com/p/CFfQvqUpzMz/ The former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion, McGregor, is clearly still in great shape. And the new buzz cut […]
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Conor McGregor watching UFC 249 to ensure safety and determine return according to manager
Before there are any plans made for Conor McGregor to make his return to the Octagon in 2020, he wants to ensure that the safety measures in place are going to work. According to his manager Audie Attar, McGregor will be following this weekend’s event for many reasons, including scouting potential future opponents, and ensuring […]
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Dana White updates on plan for Conor McGregor
Former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor promised that he’d be active during his 2020 “season” while he was preparing for his return at UFC 246 in January, and then the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything. McGregor had a successful return to the Octagon when he defeated Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone with a 40-second first-round TKO […]
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Donald Cerrone reveals that two days before fighting Conor McGregor at UFC 246, he realized he didn’t want to be there
Back in January at UFC 246, Donald Cerrone fell short in his fight against Conor McGregor, suffering a 40-second loss to “The Notorious” in one of the biggest prize-fights of his career. Cerrone is slated to make his return on May 9 against former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis, a rematch from their first fight back […]