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Coach John Kavanagh recent appeared on an episode of Ariel Helwani’s ESPN chat-shot and explained exactly how Conor McGregor sustained an injury to his hand. Speaking in a recent interview with ESPN’s Helwani, Kavanagh explained how the Irishman had hurt his prized left-hand during a recent sparring session. “It was sparring. I set up a spar, it was a good spar. …

Dana White wouldn’t exactly say it outright, but seemed to suggest that Tony Ferguson will be paired up with the winner of Khabib vs. Poirier. UFC 242 will see Nurmagomedov make the second defense of his lightweight title in the Abu Dhabi main-event – a show that promises to prove the Russian’s status as one of the UFC’s biggest superstars. …

Khabib Nurmagomedov has spoken about what needs to happen in order for him to grant a rematch to his great rival, the former champion Conor McGregor. In many ways, the rivalry could well have reached something of a point of closure at UFC 229 had The Eagle not lived up to his name and vaulted straight into the corner of …

Khabib Nurmagomedov has expressed his love for football and his admiration for the Liverpool side who managed to pull off an incredible comeback to win the Champions League final against Milan in Istanbul back in 2005. The lightweight champion was pretty knowledgable as far as football was concerned upon being asked for his take on the sport as a whole. …

Dustin Poirier has plans to drag the undisputed king of the lightweight division Khabib Nurmagomedov into deep waters when the octagon doors close at UFC 242. Poirier will attempt to do what twenty-seven men to date could not in finding a way to defeat the Russian, a tall task but one he is no doubt confident in figuring out on …

Khabib Nurmagomedov believes that he possesses the tool necessary to crack the riddle that is Tony Ferguson and hand him his first loss since 2012.  Not to say Khabib isn’t a riddle in his own right. At 27-0, he holds the longest active win-streak in major MMA competition and with his last victory – a crushing domination of the former …

Tony Ferguson managed to solidify himself once again as the #1 contender to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s throne with a victory over Donald Cerrone at UFC 238.  However, it was a win that did not come without its fair share of controversy and with that, a plethora of supporters have started calling for a rematch. Do not get me wrong, it would …

Donald Cerrone spoke during UFC 238’s fight-week and claimed that he would take a shot at the UFC title instead of a fight with Conor McGregor. Cerrone has had a shot at UFC gold in the past, but, of course, it was one that he was completely dominated in, as the former lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos dispatched of him …

Donald Cerrone has made an interesting prediction for the UFC 242 lightweight title-clash between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier.  Cowboy is gearing up for a fight that could well be the most important of his career to date, a lightweight title eliminator against a seemingly unstoppable force, in Tony Ferguson, who would represent the biggest win of his career if …

Dana White has offered something of a promising update on a future of the former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion, Conor McGregor. Despite the existence of those who are still in denial about our chances of seeing him in action again, it’s looking increasingly likely that the Irishman’s next outing will take place this winter. As of right now, judging …

The UFC have confirmed that the next defence of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s lightweight title will come against Dustin Poirier at UFC 242. It had been expected that The Diamond would be next in-line for the lightweight champ following his UFC 236 victory over Max Holloway to win the interim-belt. Now, according to the official Twitter account of the UFC, that fight …

Nate Diaz spoke to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani and gave him his current thoughts on a trilogy fight with his rival Conor McGregor. Of course, the rivalry that exists between Nate and Conor McGregor is among the most memorable in the history of the sport – even if the Irishman’s ongoing beef with lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has overtaken it to …

The UFC interim-lightweight champion is picking Donald Cerrone to spring the upset on the streaking contender Tony Ferguson at UFC 238 next month. The UFC 238 main-card clash featuring this two in-form 155lb-r’s caught practically everyone off-guard upon its unveiling. Cerrone, who was less than a week removed from his UFC Ottawa clash with Al Iaquinta, has been known as …

Khabib Nurmagomedov took to his official Instagram to celebrate the reduced suspensions that have been handed to his teammates following the infamous UFC 229 post-fight brawl. It’s not set in stone yet, but in a post made by The Eagle today, the lightweight champion expressed his delight after the NSAC reduced the suspensions given to his teammates Abubakar Nurmagomedov and …

Ali Abdelaziz has offered praise to his fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov’s next opponent Dustin Poirier, but gave him little chance of upsetting the champ. As of right now, nothing has been made official, but by the looks of things, Poirier is the man who will likely attempt to hand the undefeated Russian his first loss. UFC 242 will be the likely …

Conor McGregor has spoken about his approach to the harsh realities of the fight-game in a new interview, explaining the importance of intelligent decision making in the face serious harm.  It’s almost odd to see an interview of this length featuring the Irishman as its subject these days. McGregor has remained tight-lipped since his UFC 229 defeat to UFC lightweight …