Conor McGregor is expected to step back into the octagon in 2018, after he spent 2017 away from MMA. There’ll be no shortage of contenders once he does return, with interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson and undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov both gunning for a shot at the Irishman. However, following McGregor’s big pay-day for the clash with Floyd Mayweather last August, …
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Like the rest of us, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor had his share of ups and downs in 2017.
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UFC 219 belonged to Khabib Nurmagomedov, but the spectre of Conor McGregor looms large over the lightweight division.
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The SBG Ireland head coach gave his predictions for tonight’s eagerly anticipated pair of main event contests featuring Cris Cyborg versus Holly Holm and Khabib Nurmagomedov versus Edson Barboza. The anticipation for UFC 219 really does seem to be taking off as we count down the final few hours before it gets underway. In the main event, a fight that …
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Jordan Norris outlines his top ten sporting moments of 2017.
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Dana White has made a rather questionable defence of Conor McGregor for never defending his UFC titles. It has now been over a year since Conor McGregor last set foot in the octagon and, given the fact that the lightweight champion has yet to book a title defence while an interim champion lies in wait, many fans have begun to …
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Don't expect a Conor McGregor return to the UFC's Octagon in early 2018.
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Despite Floyd Mayweather's declaration last week, UFC president Dana White refuses to let the massive crossover rumours die.
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Recognising the events and fighters deserving of an award in a scintillating 2017 for the UFC.
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UFC President Dana White has been speaking about Georges St-Pierre’s decision to vacate his newly acquired UFC middleweight strap and it is safe to say that he has been less than impressed with the Canadian legend. Fighting for the first time since 2013, St-Pierre won the middleweight belt against Michael Bisping back in November at UFC 217 and fans were …
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As 2017 enters its final days, the time is perfect to have a stab at predicting exactly how things will play out in the sport of mixed martial arts over the next calendar year. 2017 was a mixed bag in the world of MMA – and in particular the UFC – for many. Its opening half or so consisted of …
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Joe Rogan was joined by Brendan Schaub in a discussion about how the UFC’s interim-lightweight champion Tony Ferguson matches up with its undisputed champ, Conor McGregor. If 2018 can promise one thing above all else for fans of MMA it will be that the UFC’s lightweight title will be fought for, or defended in some capacity by the time we …
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On a recent podcast with Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen as guests, Joe Rogan discussed whether or not the effect Conor McGregor has had on the sport of mixed martial arts has ruined the sport. There is no denying that Conor is a polarising figure who has transcended the MMA game since his rise to prominence in the UFC. The …
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The end of year UFC card is always one fans of the sport are desperately looking forward to – however, supporters were dealt a blow as the UFC 219 card has lost a big fight just days before the December 30 event. After a reported tooth infection meant that John Lineker had to pull out of the event, the search …
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The UFC’s interim-lightweight champion sent a very special Christmas message to his undisputed counterpart, Conor McGregor as he attempts to coax the Irishman into a title-unification bout. It must be pretty frustrating to be Tony Ferguson right now. After winning his interim belt by defeating Kevin Lee at UFC 216, ‘El Cucuy’ has been in something of a state of …
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The ‘Notorious’ Conor McGregor was notorious far before his days as an A-list star within the UFC, something that is evidenced by some of his most memorable moments from back in Cage Warriors. He may seem like an unavoidable fixture right now, but there was, of course, a time when the UFC’s lightweight champion Conor McGregor was a small-time fighter, …
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Nate Diaz has given us his thoughts on the push his great rival Conor McGregor received as he was making his rise through the ranks of the featherweight division. It has been almost a year-and-a-half since we’ve had the pleasure of seeing Nathan Diaz fight inside a UFC octagon but given the dramatically larger level of exposure he has gained …
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Conor McGregor has raised the possibility of competing in Russia once again in an Instagram post concerning his long-time friend and sparring partner Artem Lobov. For all of the uncertainty that surrounds the future of the UFC’s lightweight champion Conor McGregor, each and every sliver of information that he has given us has been eaten up whole by his devoted …
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