Despite talk of him riding off into the sunset with a huge wad of cash in his bag, Conor McGregor owes a debt to the Irish people that must be honoured. The year was 2013 and for most of those outside of the hardcores of the European MMA scene, the lanky, mohawk-sporting featherweight who walked out in the Ericsson Globe …
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Trust me, the heavily-rumoured bare-knuckle boxing matchup between champion boxer Paulie Malignaggi and former UFC star Artem Lobov would be a genius move on the part of the growing promotion, BKFC. Paulie’s now-infamous sparring session with Conor McGregor made him a near-unavoidable presence within the MMA headlines for quite a while. His persistence in defending himself after the Irishman’s camp …
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Paulie Malignaggi’s issues with Conor McGregor are well documented, but it was his boss, UFC President Dana White, that the ex-boxing champion took issue with when speaking to MMAJunkie. Boxing compadre Oscar De La Hoya recently got into the MMA promotion business, with his inaugural fight card being headlined by Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell last year. Naturally, that led …
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Paulie Malignaggi couldn’t contain his disbelief as last night’s heavyweight boxing showdown between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury was declared a draw. So much so, in fact, that he all-but-refused to break down the highlight reel that was playing in the fight’s direct aftermath. Paulie deserves some serious credit for this. Working in the SHOWTIME commentary booth, the former two-weight …
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Oscar De La Hoya has claimed that Conor McGregor could easily earn the same type of money as Canelo on a streaming service deal with DAZN. Canelo’s new deal will see him make a minimum of $365 million over the course of five years and ten fights – moving away from HBO after their decision to leave the business. According …
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A potential curveball has been thrown into the future of Conor McGregor. There’s always been uncertainty over the Irishman’s next move since his rise to super-stardom. Title shots, rematches and even boxing debuts have occurred involving McGregor over the past few years. But following a crushing defeat to Khabib Nurmagomedov last month, he posted a statement accepting that an immediate …
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Former-boxer Paulie Malignaggi has given his take on Conor McGregor’s upcoming lightweight title clash against Khabib Nurmagomedov and as you would expect, he’s not exactly the Irishman’s biggest fan. One of 2017’s more bizarre stories came from the conflict between the boxing’s Paulie Malignaggi and the man who at the time was preparing to face off against the legendary Floyd …
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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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Although both men are at very different stages of their careers, Michael Bisping and Conor McGregor may not have much time left in MMA.
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Paulie Malignaggi turns 37 today and for that reason, the time seems perfect to take a look at some of his finest moments inside the ring. Paulie Malignaggi may well be in the headlines for the wrong reasons a lot these days following on from his controversial sparring sessions with the UFC’s lightweight champion Conor McGregor ahead of his boxing …
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We have been gifted with some more pretty hilarious footage from the infamous sparring session that took place between Conor McGregor and Paulie Malignaggi. Conor McGregor’s feature-film ‘Conor McGregor: Notorious’ was released in cinemas across the world recently and in a scene taken from the end-credits, more footage is shown of his now-infamous sparring session with two-weight world champion boxer …
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Paulie Malignaggi really is refusing to let go of the idea that he and Conor McGregor will one day share the ring again. Malignaggi and McGregor formed quite the rivalry in the build-up to the latter’s historic boxing match with Floyd Mayweather back in August, although it is fair to say that the overriding majority of venom between the pair …
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It would appear as though the teaser trailer for the upcoming EA Sports UFC 3 video game gave away the identity of Conor McGregor's next opponent.
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Dana White recently spoke about exactly why Paulie Malignaggi decided to leave Conor McGregor's fight-camp as he prepared to face Floyd Mayweather.
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Artem Lobov has given Paulie Malignaggi some extra incentive to face him inside the boxing ring in a recent Twitter back-and-forth.
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Paulie Malignaggi has made no secret of the fact that he wants to fight Conor McGregor and his latest admission shows just how far he is willing to go to lock horns with the UFC star. Malignaggi’s falling out with McGregor and his team in the build up to the massive Floyd Mayweather fight back in August nearly made as …
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Artem Lobov lost a unanimous decision to Andre Fili at UFC Gdansk on Saturday night and the SBG Ireland featherweight’s MMA record now stands at 13-14, 1 no-contest. Lobov finds himself now riding a two-fight losing streak having lost to fourth-ranked 145lb in the UFC, Cub Swanson, back in April. It is a sticky situation The Russian Hammer lies in …
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Malignaggi hasn't given up hope of his much-requested for fight with Conor McGregor.
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