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A potential curveball has been thrown into the future of Conor McGregor. There’s always been uncertainty over the Irishman’s next move since his rise to super-stardom. Title shots, rematches and even boxing debuts have occurred involving McGregor over the past few years. But following a crushing defeat to Khabib Nurmagomedov last month, he posted a statement accepting that an immediate …

The respective fathers of UFC 229 headliners Khabib Nurmagomdov and Conor McGregor have come to prominence in recent months. Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov was dragged into the dispute between the two fighters, with McGregor calling him a ‘quivering coward’ and doubling down at last week’s press conference. View this post on Instagram @abdulmanap.nurmagomedov I can see you. Cowering behind fake respect. Just …

The European MMA fraternity is often a close one when rivalry isn’t involved. Russia’s Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor of Ireland will finally fight next month at UFC 229, and there is no love lost between those two. Poland’s Joanna Jedrzejczyk is a former Cage Warriors alumnus along with McGregor, and the duo have a budding friendship. View this post …

With UFC 228 now in the books, it’s time for the Khabib vs. McGregor hype train to leave the station. UFC 205 on November 12 of 2016 took place at a peculiar time, with an already claustrophobic New York City reaching fever pitch. Just a few days prior, Donald Trump was elected as the 45th President of the United States. …

There have been multiple times that Conor McGregor appeared to be done with professional fighting. The Irishman infamously ‘retired’ in 2016 following a dispute with the UFC in the wake of his defeat to Nate Diaz. And having made in the region of nine figures for his boxing match with Floyd Mayweather, no-one could have blamed him for deciding to …

In the absence of a direct confrontation since the bus debacle, we’ve been restricted to social media jabs between Team McGregor and Khabib’s camp. The most notable of these was when Conor McGregor tagged Khabib’s father on Instagram, attaching a screenshot of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov on the bus during that fateful day and calling him a ‘quivering coward’. View this post on …

Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov makes for quite a good interview. When he’s not talking about the need for ‘the spirit of the mountains’ in order to excel at wrestling, Abdulmanap, who coaches his son Khabib, takes every chance to skewer lightweight title challenger Conor McGregor in an interview with Alexander Lyutikov of Stavka TV. Lyutikov tees up some interesting questions, not shying …

It appears to be a matter of when and not if the fight between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov will take place. Recent events surrounding McGregor’s legal troubles mean that he is likely to return to the Octagon soon, seemingly on a collision course with the lightweight champion. The debate on who would win is a real throwback – it …

Khabib Nurmagomedov had an interesting run-in with TMZ on Thursday. After Conor McGregor’s successful court hearing, his UFC return looks imminent, and the world is awaiting the announcement of a lightweight title fight against the current champion. The rhetoric from the two fighters has ramped up recently, but in an interview with TMZ, Nurmagomedov’s comments were a slight cause for …

Given Conor McGregor’s run-ins with much of the combat sports world, his relationship with rival Max Holloway has always been a curious one. The two fought in 2013, with McGregor emerging as the winner. Holloway won the UFC featherweight championship last year, a title that McGregor has always laid claim to despite being stripped of it in 2016. Although their proximity …

It’s been a few months since that fateful day, but Michael Chiesa has finally spoken about about the bus attack that bloodied and denied him two fights. The Ultimate Fighter 15 winner has won five of his last seven fights, and was due to face former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis at UFC 223 back in April. The rest is history. …

Conor McGregor was on his best behaviour at the 3Arena in his first visit since the Bellator incident last year. On that occasion, the Dubliner leapt over the cage and got into altercations with both referee Marc Goddard and a Bellator official. His return to support teammates such as Blaine O’Driscoll and Kiefer Crosbie (who were both victorious) at BAMMA …

It’s been a while since we’ve seen Conor McGregor in sanctioned action. His boxing match with Floyd Mayweather last year aside, it’s been 18 months since the former two-weight UFC champion has stepped into an Octagon. He has made noises about a comeback, but the 29-year-old’s hiatus from MMA has been characterised by controversies outside of scheduled fights, notably in last …

If this comes to pass, it would undoubtedly be the biggest UFC event of all time… With Conor McGregor due in court in New York in June, it’s unlikely that the ‘Notorious’ Irishman will be announcing his next fight before midsummer. However, the general consensus is now that the 29-year-old will indeed make his return to the Octagon this year …

Although Floyd Mayweather emphatically stated that his fighting career was over after his August 26th bout with Conor McGregor, commentators were quick to suggest that they hadn’t seen the last of the undefeated ‘Money’ man. Speaking recently, Mayweather has repeatedly claimed that he is considering an MMA debut and, although the suggestions have been derided even more than the initial …

If this comes to pass, it would undoubtedly be the biggest UFC event of all time… With Conor McGregor set to stand trial for his conduct in New York in June, it’s unlikely that the ‘Notorious’ Irishman will be announcing his next fight before midsummer. However, the general consensus is now that the 29-year-old will indeed make his return to …

MMA commentator and podcast host Joe Rogan has slammed the UFC’s response to Conor McGregor’s recent conduct while Khabib Nurmagomedov’s coach has predicted that the ‘Notorious’ will dodge the undefeated Russian in his comeback bout.  Speaking on his hugely popular podcast, the Joe Rogan Experience. the longtime MMA commentator stated that the UFC should be ashamed of their own response to Conor …

Speaking after his UFC on Fox victory over Justin Gaethje, Dustin ‘The Diamond’ Poirier announced that it was now ‘his time’ for a lightweight title shot.  With over 20 UFC fights under his belt, Dustin Poirier now feels that he deserves a shot at the 155 lbs crown. Tony Ferguson was supposed to fight for the undisputed title at UFC …