Nate Diaz sent the world of MMA fans and pundits alike into frenzy earlier this week when he announced that he will be making his eagerly awaited UFC return this summer. The Stockton brawler confirmed via his Instagram account that he is tired of waiting around for someone to entice him back into competitive mixed martial arts and he is …
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Conor McGregor has ended his brief Instagram hiatus by posting to his official account while sporting a black eye, something that the fans were quick to jump on. It looks like training is well and truly in swing for the UFC’s lightweight champion Conor McGregor. Very little has been heard from McGregor himself in terms of actual updates on his …
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Recently, Nate Diaz sent the world of MMA into a frenzy by announcing that he is considering making his return to the octagon, but who exactly out of the current crop of fighters should he face? Nate Diaz could well be back a lot sooner than you think after he made a pretty ‘Diaz-ish’ statement via his official Instagram, one …
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UFC president Dana White has responded to the surprising news that UFC lightweight Nate Diaz is considering a return to the sport of MMA. It may well come to nothing in the end but Wednesday, following what has seemed like an eternity of uncertainty, Stockton’s finest, Nathan Diaz, announced to the world via Instagram that he is considering making his …
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Is there something of an underlying problem when the biggest name and influencer in the UFC is a fighter who has not fought in the octagon since November 2016? This is the position UFC president Dana White finds his promotion in in January of 2018. However, when the person in question is Conor McGregor, perhaps some allowances are required. The …
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No, Paulie Malignaggi hasn’t quite given up ragging on former target, turned sparring partner, turned bitter enemy Conor McGregor just yet. Malignaggi was a key character in the most intriguing subplot of the strange and enthralling McGregor – Floyd Mayweather Jr. saga last year. Before McGregor vs. Mayweather actually signed to meet in a boxing ring, when the mooted bout …
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With a lot of confusion currently surrounding the lightweight division and its champion, Ariel Helwani asked his followers who they believed to be the greatest 155 lbs fighter in the world… It has now been close to 14 months since Conor McGregor last stepped inside the Octagon. However, somehow, the ‘Notorious’ Irishman has yet to be stripped of his lightweight …
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It was two steps forward and one step back for the UFC lightweight division last week.
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The undefeated lightweight powerhouse Khabib Nurmagomedov has made it very clear that Conor McGregor must earn his way back into a title-fight after UFC 223. One of the bigger stories that emerged from last night’s UFC 220 was the apparent disappointment that was written all over the face of the UFC’s president Dana White following Francis Ngannou’s main-event loss to …
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Who is the UFC lightweight champion right now? We left the UFC 222 and 223 press conference in Boston on Friday night with even more questions than we had going into it. Everybody had been under the illusion that Friday night’s presser would provide some clarity in the UFC’s lightweight division, however, in truth, the total opposite transpired. Upon the …
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Last night’s UFC press conference in Boston, which trumpeted the upcoming UFC 222 and UFC 223 events, was one of the more bizarre and confusing in the promotion’s history. The media in attendance and fans around the world were expecting the presser to finally provide some clarity on the UFC lightweight title picture, but that’s not how things transpired. Instead, …
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John Kavanagh has predicted that Conor McGregor would knockout Khabib Nurmagomedov in two rounds - should the two face off in 2018.
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The UFC is set to make a huge announcement regarding Conor McGregor’s future on Friday evening… Earlier this week, reports suggested that Conor McGregor would be stripped of his lightweight title so that Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson could throw down for the undisputed crown at UFC 223. However, on Thursday afternoon, a press release suggested that the ‘Notorious’ Irishman …
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The SBG Ireland head-coach broke down exactly how he feels Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov stack up against each other ahead of their apparently confirmed matchup at UFC 223. For all of the talk of it probably being amongst the most talent-rich divisions in the UFC right now, lightweight is a bit of a mess as we move into the …
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John Kavanagh broke down exactly why we should all still see Conor McGregor as the rightful champion of the lightweight division in the UFC. It’s hard to believe but it’s been 14 long months since Conor McGregor’s history-making victory over Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205, a win that saw him become the first fighter in the history of the UFC …
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Looks like Conor McGregor isn’t getting stripped after all… On Wednesday afternoon, Dana White confirmed that Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson would throw down at UFC 223 this April in Brooklyn. Although most assumed that the pair would square off for the undisputed lightweight title with multiple reports suggesting that Conor McGregor was set to be stripped, it has now …
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Khabib Nurmagomedov arrived at the UFC 220 workouts on Wednesday and received an extraordinary welcome… Earlier this week, multiple reports circulated claiming that the UFC is now set to strip Conor McGregor of his lightweight title with Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson set to throw down for the undisputed 155 lbs crown at UFC 223. Hours later, Dana White confirmed …
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While it’s hard to argue against the suggestion that Ronda Rousey’s professional MMA resume lacks real depth, claiming that the overall level of Conor McGregor’s opposition has been poor seems more than a little unfair. Yet, that’s exactly what UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino did when she was asked to identify the UFC’s two most over-hyped fighters during …
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