The world of MMA is ridiculously excited about the main event of UFC 229, and that extends to the fighters themselves. It was announced on Friday that Khabib Nurmagomedov would defend his lightweight belt against former champion Conor McGregor. Naturally, the epic striker vs. grappler match-up has everyone guessing who will prevail on August 6. Three men well placed to …
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One of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s teammates has called for a matchup against ‘The Russian Hammer’ Artem Lobov at UFC 229. Khabib’s gym-mate Zubaira Tukhugov is currently serving a two-year suspension for testing positive for the banned-substance ostarine. Tukhugov denies knowingly taking the substance and will be cleared to fight again towards the end of September. Prior to this, he was able …
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Conor McGregor has achieved incredible feats inside the UFC octagon and beyond, but with him now set to take part in the biggest MMA fight of all time, seeing a younger, more naive Conor navigate through his earlier mixed martial arts career is a sobering sight, to say the least. From nothing, to something, to everything. With McGregor’s return against Khabib Nurmagomedov now …
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Dana White took a moment in the wake of yesterday’s press conference to explain why he believes the sport’s biggest star is also one of its most underrated. Conor McGregor has been, is, and perhaps always will be the most divisive figure in MMA. Everytime he gets it right, his detractors find a way to ask new questions and ignore …
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There will be multiple records broken at UFC 229 on October 6. While the fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor could see modern Octagon records tumble, as the Irishman could become a three-time UFC champion. Outside of the cage, the financial benchmarks look a lot more vulnerable. While still putting together a pay-per-view resume to compete with that of the more …
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Watch the highlights of the scariest performance Khabib Nurmagomedov’s most terrifying win ahead of his UFC 229 showdown with Conor McGregor. This is the bout that most would point to as the ‘worst-case scenario’ when you’re scheduled to fight Khabib. Abel Trujillo, to this day, remains a solid competitor at 155lbs. In his ten UFC bouts, he holds a record …
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Nate Diaz aimed a heated attack at the two men set to headline October’s UFC 230 – citing his past run-ins with both. Nate was understandably pissed off when his day in the spotlight was hijacked by the UFC’s decision to announce the biggest fight in the promotion’s history, Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor. After announcing his return to the …
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Twitter’s MMA community reacts to the news that Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor is now official. Just for a second there, they had us. It honestly seemed as though we would have to wait for the fight’s announcement, despite everything seemingly pointing towards its arrival. Dana White was pretty dismissive of any questions surrounding McGregor at today’s UFC 25th anniversary …
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What the hell is going on? First, the news only broke this morning that Nate Diaz was back after two years in the wilderness, and was set to face Dustin Poirier at UFC 230 in November at Madison Square Garden. The two fighters were present at tonight’s UFC 25 year anniversary press conference, and did the customary square-off. That being …
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After months upon months of speculation, we can finally confirm that the biggest fight in the history of MMA will take place at UFC 229. Today saw the UFC present their 25th-anniversary press-conference and after the news that fan favourite Nate Diaz would return to face Dustin Poirier at UFC 230, they somehow managed to top that. What a day. …
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Conor McGregor just posted a video to his official Instagram that has sent the fans into hysterics. Something huge is about to happen. Just minutes before the UFC’s 25th anniversary press conference began, Conor McGregor posted a video of himself laughing maniacally to his official Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on …
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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 …
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Today came the shocking news that Nate Diaz will return to the octagon to face Dustin Poirier in the UFC 230 co-main event, but who exactly will be the ones who occupy the top spot? Well, for one thing, they’ll have to carry some serious weight within the sport to relegate the superstar Diaz to second place. The card, as …
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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 …
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Conor McGregor’s lawyer posted and then quickly deleted an Instagram story that had fans speculating over an imminent fight announcement. Most of the time, it’s often wise to steer clear of such things but this time around, it really seemed quite blatant. McGregor’s Ireland-based lawyer Graham Kenny posted the following picture to his official Instagram story before deleting it shortly …
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Conor McGregor made a brief but telling statement to a member of TMZ in which he confirmed that his next fight is close to being confirmed. It really does seem as though we’re getting somewhere with the return of Conor McGregor. It has only been a few short days since he was rendered free to fight again – and while …
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We round up another week in MMA news to keep you up to date as we move into the month of August. First off, it really does look as though UFC 230 is shaping up to be a middleweight bonanza for the ages. With Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza vs. David Branch already confirmed, Yoel Romero vs. Paulo Costa and Derek Brunson vs. Israel Adesanya are also on the verge of being finalised. With reports also …
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Conor McGregor showed some serious respect for his former rival José Aldo after his stunning UFC Calgary victory over the weekend. Thirteen short seconds and a legacy defined. It really was unfortunate to see the legendary José Aldo treated in the manner that he was after succumbing to Conor McGregor’s left-hand at UFC 194 in 2015 and since then, barring …
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