Conor McGregor accuses rival Khabib Nurmagomedov of ‘scurrying away’ from rematch after retiring as the Notorious admits he needs at least one more win under his belt before reclaiming his UFC lightweight belt Conor McGregor is set to return the UFC octagon at UFC 257 this weekend The Notorious had announced his retirement from the … Read more
Dana White ‘believes Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier will be a war’ at UFC 257 and insists ‘Diamond’ has chance of upset in Fight Island showdown despite walkover in first meeting Conor McGregor knocked out Dustin Poirier inside two minutes of their first fight He is the heavy favourite to beat American again in main … Read more
UFC chief Dana White warns fans ‘don’t get yourself excited’ over Jon Jones v Israel Adesanya with the American jumping up to heavyweight and warns the rivals have ‘massive hurdles’ to overcome UFC chief Dana White has cast doubt over Jon Jones taking on Israel Adesanya Jones has moved up to heavyweight after becoming champion … Read more
Georges St-Pierre includes Royce Gracie and Jon Jones among six fighters who can be considered greatest of all time… but UFC legend snubs Khabib Nurmagomedov Georges St-Pierre is considered by many as their greatest fighter of all time But debate rages on with plenty of other names in the mix such as Jon Jones GSP … Read more
Dana White confirms Conor McGregor’s UFC 257 showdown with Dustin Poirier will NOT be for lightweight title even if Khabib stays retired and winner ‘will face highest ranked fighter for belt’ Khabib Nurmagomedov retired after his emotional win over Justin Gaethje Lightweight division has a number of top contenders vying for the belt Many believe … Read more
‘I will knock Dustin out inside 60 seconds’: Conor McGregor vows to finish Poirier even quicker than last time as he insists American ‘is still levels below’ him ahead of UFC 257 Conor McGregor will step into the octagon for first time in more than a year He faces Dustin Poirier in rematch and has … Read more
Michael Chandler believes he would be a ‘nightmare’ for Conor McGregor as he talks up potential future bout ahead of his UFC debut on Irishman’s undercard…claiming he would struggle with his ‘wrestling background’ and ‘powerful hands’ Michael Chandler called himself a ‘nightmare’ matchup for Conor McGregor Chandler will make his anticipated UFC debut against Dan … Read more
1. Khabib Nurmagomedov – £4,700,000 ($6.1m) 2. Conor McGregor – £2,400,000 ($3m) 3. Junior dos Santos – £1,100,000 ($1.5m) 4. Israel Adesanya – £903,000 ($1.2m) 5. Justin Gaethje – £675,000 ($920,000) 6. Jose Aldo – £660,000 ($900,000) 7. Deiveson Figueiredo – £640,000 ($875,000) 8. Anthony Pettis – £630,000 ($855,000) 9. Alistair Overeem – £609,000 ($830,000) … Read more
Jon Jones mocks UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya on Twitter after he was accused him of dodging a fight… but ‘Bones’ insists he ‘ran out of fear’ in the light heavyweight division Jon ‘Bones’ Jones vacated the UFC light heavyweight championship last year Jones has moved up to the heavyweight division after a decade of … Read more
Conor McGregor jokes he’s ‘laying off his Proper 12 whiskey’ while he trains for his rematch with Dustin Poirier – after he claimed he drank it ‘all bleeding fight week’ ahead of his defeat by Khabib Nurmagomedov Conor McGregor faces Dustin Poirier in January in a rematch of their 2014 fight He admitted drinking whisky … Read more
Dana White labels ‘savage’ Khamzat Chimaev, Kevin Holland and Joaquin Buckley as the three young UFC fighters to watch out for in 2021 as he hails the ‘phenomenal talent’ coming through in his Contender Series UFC supremo Dana White is looking ahead to a hectic schedule in 2021 He has named his three biggest up-and-coming … Read more
Khamzat Chimaev’s blockbuster UFC clash with Leon Edwards is CANCELLED for a second time with the Russian-born Swede ‘unable to fight on January 20 for an unknown reason’ The fight has been called off and it is not yet clear if it will be rescheduled It’s been reported that Khamzat Chimaev is unable to fight on January … Read more
Conor McGregor warns Dustin Poirier he is ‘preparing a masterpiece’ as ex-champion spars menacingly at Irish boxing club ahead of UFC 257 return on ‘Fight Island’ in January Conor McGregor has sparred at his boxing club in Ireland before his UFC return The former champion headed to Crumlin Amateur Boxing Club for more training McGregor … Read more