Ireland’s Katie Taylor made history last night as she defeated Delfine Persoon to become the undisputed lightweight champion of the world. Taylor clinched the WBC belt to add to the WBA, IBF and WBO in what was unquestionably the toughest fight of her career against the hard-hitting Belgian. The bout was incredibly close with some feeling that Persoon, who hadn’t …
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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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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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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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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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Anticipation has now officially reached fever pitch. This weekend we will finally get to see the long-awaited super-fight between UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez and the man with history firmly in his sights, ‘The Notorious’ Conor McGregor, the current champion of the featherweight division. Madison Square Garden will finally host its first MMA event, and given the historic nature of this …
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With just days to go until UFC 205, the promotion have released their first episode of the Embedded series for the week. Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez are fine-tuning their preparations for their lightweight title bout, and words are still being exchanged. Alvarez feels that he has got inside McGregor’s head, as he boldly predicted that the Irishman is “desperate”. The …
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We are now just 8 days from UFC 205, an event that will serve as a monumental night for the sport as a whole. Not only does it mark the first UFC show in New York state since UFC 7, but it could also see the organization’s first two-division world champion crowned, as featherweight champion Conor McGregor looks to make …
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It was announced last night that Conor McGregor will fight Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight title at UFC 205. The Notorious Irishman will throw down with the 155lb champion in a bid to become the first ever fighter to hold two belts simultaneously within the promotion. The Dubliner will not return to the featherweight division immediately, and is bidding for …
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UFC 205 in New York City is drawing closer and closer, and the promotion are beginning to announce some big fights for the card. It is clear that they want it to be one of the biggest events of the year, with some of the game’s highest profile fighters being lined up. MMA Junkie are reporting that former light-heavyweight champion …
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The Golden State Warriors have evened the series at 2 games a piece, triumphing over The Cleveland Cavaliers 103-82 Tuesday night. That scoreline flatters them slightly, this was a competitive game through three quarters. Here I will look at where the game was won and lost. The phrase must win was created for game 4 of The 2015 NBA Finals. …
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Game 4 of the NBA Finals was packed with all sorts of funky moments that if you saw just one of would make them instantly memorable, but to have so many was truly hilarious. The Quicken Loans arena lends itself to moments of goofyness, watching games on T.V from their it often feels like more than a religious experience than …
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Conor O’Mahony looks at how the Cavs won game three and the adjustments GSW must make. _____ Cavs Defence On Steph Curry Watching Curry play in game 3 of the finals through the first three quarters, a thought began to form in my mind. Curry was playing like LeBron did in the 2011 NBA Finals vs the Dirk Nowitski-led Dallas …
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Game 1 was all kinds of amazing. However I really feel that the Cleveland Cavaliers had to win last night to have any hope of knocking off the Golden State Warriors. Lets run it back, and I’ll explain why. The Cavs Played as Well as they Can and Still Lost. LeBron played out of his mind, going off for 44 …
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The NBA Finals are upon us! The conference finals ended 9 days ago, and the long wait for the Finals to begin is over. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors both took care of business early, with the Cavs sweeping the Atlanta Hawks and The Warriors putting the Houston Rockets to the sword in five games. League suits decided …
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