Dan Hardy has rushed to the defense of his sport after the former boxer Paulie Malignaggi took a shot at mixed martial arts and its fans. Malignaggi took a shot at both Lobov and the MMA community following his rather turbulent appearance at the official BKFC 6 press conference earlier this week. “Lobov and the mixed martial arts community have …
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Artem Lobov and Paulie Malignaggi’s first press conference was an incredibly heated affair that culminated in rather ugly fashion once the staredown commenced. It’s pretty safe to say that nobody wanted to see the SHOWTIME analyst spit on The Russian Hammer after their fiery back-and-forth was through but after about twenty minutes of insults, Malignaggi took things to another level …
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Paulie Malignaggi and Artem Lobov was face off for the first time as officially-scheduled opponents ahead of their Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 6 showdown on June 22. Three years ago, if you had told any fight-fan worth his salt that the former TUF finalist mixed martial artist Artem Lobov and the former two-weight world champion Paulie Malignaggi would be competing …
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Artem Lobov and Paulie Malignaggi will get the chance to settle their beef in June after their proposed bout was confirmed for New Hampshire by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship President David Feldman. Feldman confirmed the news to MMA Fighting with the 22nd set to be the date although an exact event and venue is yet to be announced. Lobov is …
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There is a weird rivalry brewing between former World champion boxer, Paulie Malignaggi and SBG fighter, Artem Lobov and it just went up a notch… Malignaggi has been a long-time rival of Lobov’s main training partner, Conor McGregor after the pair became involved in some heated trash talk following Malignaggi’s involvement in McGregor’s camp ahead of his landmark fight with …
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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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