Michael Conlan moved to 11-0 on St. Patrick’s Day with a dominant win over Mexican, Ruben Hernandez Garcia. A crowd of 4,000 watched on in the Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden as the Belfast man steamrolled to victory at the iconic venue for the third year running. Conlan won every round on the night coming away with a unanimous decision victory …
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“AIBA cheats, the f**king cheats. That’s me, I’ll never box for AIBA again, they’re cheating bastards, they’re paying everybody,” _____ August 16th, 2016, should have been the worst day of Michael Conlan’s boxing career. At the time it certainly felt like it. It unquestionably still hurts. Two and a half years on, as a now professional Michael Conlan prepares for …
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World Champion, TJ Doheny will defend his IBF world Super-Bantamweight title on January 18 in New York it has been confirmed after he signed with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. The Portlaoise native has fought his entire professional career out of Australia and capped off 10-years as a pro in 2018 when he upset the odds to defeat Ryosuke Iwasa via unanimous …
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According to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, the UFC are apparently looking at a 205lb matchup between Alexander Gustafsson and Yoel Romero for UFC 230. Since the news emerged that Jon Jones would be receiving a far more lenient sentence from USADA than originally expected, speculation linking him to the still-vacant UFC 230 headliner spot has been rampant. And honestly, it’s the …
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The former-welterweight title challenger Dan Hardy has revealed that he wants one more crack at the bright lights of the UFC before retiring. Dan Hardy might have established himself as one of the leading analysts in the sport of MMA over the years but some forget exactly how lethal he was as a fighter in his day. As a former …
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Previews and predictions for this weekend's action as UFC 217 takes place in MSG.
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Watch tonight's UFC 217 press conference featuring Georges St-Pierre, Michael Bisping, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Cody Garbrandt and more.
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Take a look at the full confirmed lineup for UFC 217 so far and marvel at how the UFC have once again managed to outdo themselves with a card that promises to rank among the very best they have ever done. It’s been a strange year for the sport of MMA and the UFC in particular but despite the boxing …
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The always-vocal middleweight champion Michael Bisping had some pretty hilarious advice for the returning-Georges St-Pierre during a brief meeting they recently had backstage. Say what you want about the emphasis placed on trash-talking in the modern day MMA game, long before Conor McGregor turned this sport on its head with his own brand of sharp-tongued brilliance, ‘the Count’ Michael Bisping …
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The bantamweight champ has hinted that he and his long-time rival TJ Dillashaw could be set for a potentially riveting encounter at UFC 217 later this year. Cody Garbrandt is a name that many – purists aside – may not have been overly familiar with about a year ago, but in the time since he has done everything necessary to …
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SBG Ireland coach Owen Roddy has released some truly amazing unseen footage of Conor McGregor’s walk to the Madison Square Garden octagon at UFC 205 back in November. UFC 205, by all accounts, was a resounding success. Everything from the atmosphere to the venue itself did nothing but elevate the already-prestigious fight card to another level entirely. It would have …
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Chael Sonnen is preparing to fight his arch nemesis Wanderlie Silva at Bellator NYC this weekend, which takes place at the famed Madison Square Garden Arena. The Sonnen-Silva rivalry stems all the way back to 2014, when the fighter’s faced off as coaches in The Ultimate Fighter. The pair came to physical blows and one particular brawl stands out in …
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Floyd Mayweather was filmed in his gym recently pacing frantically back-and-forth while hyping himself up to defeat his next (and possibly final) opponent, Conor McGregor. If there were any doubts about Floyd Mayweather taking his preparation for Conor McGregor lightly, I feel like this latest look into his ongoing fight camp will do a lot to dispel such thoughts. Mayweather …
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New footage has emerged of the UFC’s lightweight champion Conor McGregor before, during and after he cornered the debuting Michael Conlan in Madison Square Garden last month. Conor McGregor has been something of a quiet figure in recent times, at least by his own standards anyway. At UFC 205 he achieved his own special slice of history when he defeated …
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It’s just under three weeks until Michael Conlan walks out into The Theatre at Madison Square Garden, New York on St. Patrick’s Day for his first professional bout. The Belfast local, who recently signed a pro contract with boxing promoters Top Rank, will go up against America’s Tim Ibarra. Speaking to DublinLive about his preparation and motivation ahead of the huge fight, …
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Finally, we are just 1 day away from the monumental UFC 205 event, which is scheduled to take place at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The official weigh-in took place behind closed doors earlier today, but fans now have the chance to view the spectacle that is the ceremonial weigh-in. Each and every fighter is expected to make the …
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Some warm words from Eddie Alvarez regarding Conor McGregor. Conor McGregor’s knack for getting under the skin of his opponents is often a joy to behold. We’ve seen time and time again that the Notorious One’s ability to rattle his fellow fighters will often cause them to retreat into a shell of irrational hatred for the UFC featherweight champion, one …
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Is there anything Conor McGregor cannot do? The Notorious One is bidding for UFC history this week in New York, as he attempts to become to the first fighter in the history of the promotion to hold two titles simultaneously. McGregor is taking on Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight belt, and was in Madison Square Garden today for an open workout …
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