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After a short period of heat between Irish boxer Luke Keeler and the mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor, it does appear as though ‘Cool Hand’ is ready to move on with his career. Of course, there never really was any chance that the reclusive former UFC champion would end his hiatus from combat sports for a battle against the …

Darren Till will make his middleweight debut at UFC 244 in a matchup against the hard-hitting former interim-title-challenger Kelvin Gastelum. Something that irks me about this sport’s fandom is the stigma that is still attached to taking a tune-up fight, where needed. Now don’t get me wrong, I too find myself rolling my eyes to a certain extent when a …

Henry Cejudo has once again reaffirmed his status as ‘The King Of Cringe’ with a pretty bonkers call-out of the former bantamweight king Dominick Cruz. Positioning himself at the foot of his bed with a trio of UFC belts in front of him – decorated with the names of three of his current rivals, the UFC champ-turned-storyteller dives deep into …

UFC 242 fight-week is upon us and with that in mind, here’s the Abu Dhabi event’s entire confirmed fight card in full.  Of course, the bulk of the attention will be fixated on the scintillating lightweight title clash taking place in the night’s main-event but with several guaranteed barn-burners to be found from top-to-bottom, UFC 242 is looking set to …

The youngest fighter on the Bellator roster managed to score a record-breaking submission win on last night’s Bellator 225 prelims.  Last night, 18-year-old Aviv Gozali moved to 3-0 as a professional with his third consecutive submission victory. All of these wins have been earned under the Bellator banner and all of them have come in the very first round something …

Exactly two years have passed since the worlds of both boxing and mixed martial arts collided for an event that was unlike anything that we’ll ever see again in our lifetimes.  “That Mayweather/McGregor fight next Saturday, it’s an absolute disgrace, makes no sense. F**k the two of them they’re just conning us for the money.” “So you won’t watch it …

Conor McGregor’s unedited interview with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani has been made available to watch in full, courtesy of BTSport. It was a pretty in-depth interview that saw the famed-reporter asking Conor about everything from his recent controversies to his thoughts on the current landscape of the fight-game – including sections relating to the return of Nate, his thoughts on his …

The UFC president has shot down the potential for José Aldo making a switch to the bantamweight division upon losing out to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 237. After Aldo and the sitting bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo had a public back-and-forth that resulted in the Brazilian accepting The Messenger’s challenge, there has been some minor buzz surrounding the potential for a …

Dustin Poirier is confident that he can achieve victory in the UFC 242 main-event no matter where the fight ends up taking place.  Speaking in a recent interview with MMA Junkie, The Diamond surprisingly stated his belief that submitting Khabib would not be outside of the realms of possibility. Though no doubt a skilled grappler himself, many would have pointed …

Conor McGregor had a moment of real honesty with Ariel Helwani when the famed reporter asked him exactly how aware he is of how his career’s trajectory seems from the outside looking in. It’s the clichéd fall from grace that has stolen away the careers of so many to have reached such heights. And while perhaps McGregor isn’t yet at …

Conor McGregor has extended words of respect to his great rival Nate Diaz, who successfully returned to the octagon at last weekend’s UFC 241. These two have been through it all together – contesting a pair of instant classic showdowns that saw each man pushed to their respective limits over the course of seven rounds. And while Nate has cut …

Conor McGregor sent the MMA world into something of a frenzy after making an appearance on ESPN’s SportsCenter for a far-reaching interview with Ariel Helwani. It was a pretty in-depth interview that saw the famed-reporter asking Conor about everything from his recent controversies to his thoughts on the current landscape of the fight-game.   View this post on Instagram   …

Conor McGregor spoke to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani and took a moment to explain his most recent ‘retirement’ from the sport of mixed martial arts. The second retirement in the career of Conor McGregor shot through the mainstream media with a similar degree of success as his first but for those in the know, it was hard to shake memories of …

Conor McGregor joined Ariel Helwani on a recent edition of SportsCenter on ESPN for a discussion that touched on a wide array of subjects concerning both his professional and personal life in the last few months. It has almost been odd how quiet McGregor has been in the last couple of years in terms of his level of interaction with the media. View this …

Conor McGregor made a return to the public eye to speak to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani on SportsCenter for his first public interview in months.  And while the interview was one that came out of nowhere, with the little notice we had, a considerable buzz was generated within the MMA world in the hour or so we had to digest the …