11:05 PM ET LAS VEGAS — As promised, the “old” Conor McGregor was back Thursday. At least the one outside the cage. The UFC superstar had to be held back from opponent Dustin Poirier by security right at the start of the UFC 264 prefight news conference and then kicked Poirier in the leg during
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UFC superstar Conor McGregor continued to troll Dustin Poirier about his wife Jolie, suggesting that “it’s real the message request mate.” McGregor earlier this week revealed that Poirier’s wife Jolie had sent him a DM request on Instagram, and the Irishman used it as an opportunity to take a shot at “The Diamond.” On Thursday
With the score tied one apiece, top-ranked lightweight contenders Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor will meet for a third and final time atop the UFC 264 pay-per-view (PPV) event, scheduled for this Sat. night (July 10, 2021) inside the jam-packed T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The winner moves on to fight current lightweight titleholder
UFC 264 Embedded – Episode 5: ‘Ready to break a face’ In the fifth episode of UFC 264 Embedded, Conor McGregor gets an in-gym haircut, and sits down with Stephen A. Smith and Megan Olivi. Kris Moutinho trains in his room and sits in a portable sauna. Sean O’Malley, Irene Aldana and Greg Hardy get
Things got awkward during a CNBC segment in which two of Dana White’s least favorite topics were suddenly brought up to him: fighter pay and Jake Paul. The topic of fighter pay goes through fluctuating waves of being among the most discussed topics in the sport at any given moment or being a somewhat dormant
6:46 AM ET The UFC has sold the branding rights to the uniforms worn by fighters in the Octagon, in what sources told ESPN is a long-term deal valued in the low nine figures over the length of the contract. The UFC on Wednesday morning announced a partnership with Crypto.com as the promotion’s “official fight
Image Credit: Screenshot Top Rank Boxing’s YouTube Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will no longer be having their trilogy fight on July 24. Fury was supposed to fight Anthony Joshua in a heavyweight unification fight. However, an arbitrator ruled Wilder was owed the third fight so it was quickly booked to happen on July 24
Rafael Fiziev and Kevin Lee are having a little trouble in paradise. Fisiev (9-1) has been desperately waiting for a fight ever since beating Renato Moicano at UFC 256 in December. Despite the fact that Fiziev knocked out Moicano, the latter has since had another fight while Fiziev is still without a scheduled opponent. Back
Conor McGregor on trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier: “It’s gonna be a butchering.” Former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor spoke to ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith ahead of his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 this Saturday. Their last fight against one another at UFC 257 was extremely amicable. McGregor explained the
UFC newcomer Kris Moutinho says that he first found out about his fight with Sean O’Malley through messages from online trolls. Moutinho has been given the opportunity to face “Suga” after Louis Smolka withdrew from the card with a staph infection. Despite the likes of Ricky Simon, Brian Kelleher and Ray Borg requesting the fight
7:17 AM ET BOCA RATON, Fla. — It’s 2 p.m. on a Wednesday, and Dustin Poirier is methodically wrapping his hands at an empty boxing gym owned by his longtime coach, Dyah Davis. He is 17 days out from his lightweight trilogy fight against Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 264, and though
UFC superstar Conor McGregor reacted after Rafael dos Anjos was tabbed as the backup for his UFC 264 main event fight against Dustin Poirier. On Wednesday, reports emerged that dos Anjos was spotted in Las Vegas and was cutting weight in preparation for Friday’s weigh-in ahead of UFC 264. Apparently dos Anjos was brought in
Mac is back — and he’s getting his own press conference. “The Notorious” Conor McGregor will join lightweight nemesis Dustin Poirier on stage later today (Thurs., July 8, 2021) alongside promotion president Dana White for the UFC 264 pre-fight press conference, staged in advance of their 155-pound trilogy this Sat. night (July 10) inside the
No. 4 ranked welterweight Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson faces no. 2 ranked Gilbert Burns in the UFC 264 co-main event on Saturday. On Wednesday, Thompson fielded question from the media about his upcoming fight, the championship landscape in the 170-pound division and no. 1 ranked Colby Covington. Sean O’Malley reacts to new Nevada Athletic Commission marijuana
Former boxing champion Paulie Malignaggi says that he is indirectly responsible for two UFC superstars becoming entrepreneurs. As accomplished as Paulie Malignaggi was as a boxer, many MMA fans may have become familiar with him through his feud with Conor McGregor leading up to and following the 2017 Mayweather vs. McGregor event. After McGregor’s team
1:37 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The most significant regulator of combat sports has made a huge move in the way it deals with marijuana. The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) voted Wednesday to no longer discipline fighters for cannabis. NSAC, which regulates some of the most high-profile boxing and MMA fights in the world,
CM Punk is no longer 0-2 as an MMA fighter, instead, he’s 0-1 and one No Contest. Punk, a WWE star, crossed over into MMA and made his pro debut at UFC 203 against Mickey Gall where he suffered a first-round submission loss. He didn’t fight again until June 9, 2018, at UFC 225 where
The long-time staple of the mixed martial arts (MMA) scene in South Florida, Dan Lambert, will offer all 90 scholarship players for the Miami Hurricanes college football team $6,000 annual endorsement deals, according to an ESPN report. In exchange for the roughly $540,000 commitment that Lambert will be paying the athletes, they will promote his