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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 …

After nearly 18 months, Nate Diaz has announced he is planning a return to the octagon this year and in true bad boy style, has slammed the entire roster and put them on notice. Love him or hate him, the 32-year-old is sorely missed in a promotion that is crying out for some sensationalist theatre outside the octagon. As a weathered …

Conor McGregor’s boxing adventures appear over for now and with a potential UFC lightweight title defence looming, SBG striking coach Owen Roddy has been speaking to Ariel Helwani about who he would like the Irishman to face next in the octagon. The hype and reaction to McGregor’s clash with Floyd Mayweather are finally beginning to settle, with the exception of …

Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz practically owned the UFC in 2016 as they delivered two of the most shocking and enthralling fights in recent memory. Now with both on hiatus from the octagon, the notion of a deciding third encounter is fast losing its appeal to fans. So suggests a recent poll that was completed by fans following the news …

April 6th 2013 was the day the UFC changed forever, it just didn’t know it yet. It was the date a two-weight Cage Warrior champion named Conor McGregor made his debut against the unsuspecting Marcus Brimage. It has been an incredible four years since that day and in the years that have followed, McGregor has come to dominate the sport …

It’s only been a mere nine weeks since Conor McGregor’s history making exploits at UFC 205 but in that time, there has been a changing of the guards within MMA’s top promotion. The Irishman has ruled the UFC with impunity for much of the last two years, decimating the featherweight division before clearing a path to lightweight glory in November. …

In a move that smacks of ‘anything you can do, I can do better’, Nate Diaz has, like his foe Conor McGregor, applied for a boxing license. McGregor was famously granted a license in the state of California in November in a move that reignited speculation over a potential superfight with Floyd Mayweather. As that story continues to rumble on, …

The world of professional wrestling appears to be still quite bitter about the jibe directed at the WWE by Conor McGregor following his redemptive victory over Nate Diaz at UFC 202. Now some five months in the past but seemingly a world away in the history of the UFC, McGregor, while high on life and back to his unapologetic and …

The rivalry between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz punctuated the first eight months of 2016 and after two epic battles in the octagon, there appears to be still more left for the two to work out. On a recent episode of the Joe Rogan Experience, the veteran UFC commentator discussed the famous duo with former UFC heavyweight, and regular guest, …

A new year has dawned and the book can finally be closed on 2016. In MMA terms it was certainly a memorable 12 months, particularly in the UFC where only one name featured in practically every conversation had and headline written – Conor McGregor. It is therefore just about the least surprising announcement that one of MMA’s most reputable online …

In three short years Conor McGregor has changed the way MMA and the UFC are perceived both in the mainstream consciousness but also the hard-nosed world of prize fighting. First appearing in the UFC in the not too distant past of April 2013, the Irishman captured the imagination of not just the sport’s hardcore fans but also, and most importantly, …

The ongoing back-and-forth between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather has stepped up a gear in recent days, with both fighters firing verbal salvos at each other online. Be it for their own personal amusement, the appeasement of their respective and considerable egos or whether it is in fact all part of a merry dance that will ultimately lead to some …

Conor McGregor’s incredible performance at UFC 205 against Eddie Alvarez has left the majority of the MMA world singing his praises. That is, with the exception of the Diaz brothers, Nick and Nate. The bad blood between the double champion and the Diaz brothers has been well documented in 2016. Two fights with Nate at UFC 196 and UFC 202, …

The world of MMA is coming to terms with the new reality of a two-weight champion in the UFC as following Conor McGregor’s lightweight title clash with Eddie Alvarez in New York in the small hours of Sunday morning, that is exactly what we now have. At the conclusion of the promotion’s triumphant return to the Big Apple, Conor McGregor …

Conor McGregor gave the world of MMA another masterclass in the early hours of Sunday morning when he decimated Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 to become the lightweight champion. Hi defeat of Alvarez sees McGregor stand alone in the UFC. No man or woman has ever held two division titles at the same time. BJ Penn and Randy Couture have …

Nate Diaz’s latest social media post suggests the American has no interest in getting back in the octagon any time soon. The outspoken proponent for the legalisation of marijuana, along with his brother Nick, is a well known and unashamed user of the recreational drug. 2016 has been a year of contrasting fortunes for the Diaz brothers as older brother …

UFC 205 is just around the corner and headliner, Conor McGregor, has revealed that he is ‘coming alive’ as he prepares for his first adventure in the lightweight division. The UFC featherweight champion has proven his worth at 145lb, destroying all and sundry in the since his arrival in the promotion back in 2013. Taking the title from long time …

Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz gave MMA fans one of the greatest fights of the year at UFC 202 this past August, where once again they put on one hell of a show, this time in a five-round epic. Following the bout, which set their record at 1-1, both appeared to be eager to go again, with McGregor stipulating that …