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Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira would bet his 'house and car' that Anderson Silva would KO Conor McGregor

Tom Taylor - October 28, 2018

Over the last few weeks, there’s been some discussion about a potential super fight between former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor. While this fight would be an absolute blockbuster from a fiscal vantage point, it’s doubtful that it would be particularly competitive. There is no denying Conor McGregor’s ability, but against the middleweight and occasional light heavyweight Silva, the former lightweight and featherweight champion would be grossly undersized.

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Darren Till calls for Anfield showdown with Conor McGregor

Tom Taylor - October 28, 2018

UFC welterweight contender Darren Till has previously discussed his dream of bringing the UFC to Anfield, a 54,074-seat football stadium in his Liverpool. Speaking on Instagram over the weekend, the British striker once again floated this idea, and this time, he involved Conor McGregor.

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Joe Rogan says Dillon Danis was "absolutely provoking" Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229

Christopher Taylor - October 26, 2018

Joe Rogan was cageside for UFC 229’s highly anticipated lightweight title fight between bitter rivals Khaib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. The UFC commentator was only a few feet away from the action when “The Eagle” locked in a neck crank in round four which forced the Irish superstar to tapout.

Ben Askren, Conor McGregor
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Ben Askren goes after Conor McGregor on Twitter

Tom Taylor - October 26, 2018

Since news of his potential move to the UFC broke, former ONE and Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren has called out many of the UFC’s top welterweights. That said, he did not initially make a callout of former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor, who is far and away the biggest star in MMA history. On Friday morning, that changed.

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UFC

Betting odds released for who will be the next man to fight Conor McGregor

Christopher Taylor - October 24, 2018

Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has proven to be the biggest draw in the history of mixed martials arts. Despite suffering a fourth-round submission loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov in his highly anticipated octagon return at UFC 229, Conor McGregor’s stock is still sky high.

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NSAC claims they would have held Conor McGregor's UFC 229 fight purse if they had their current video footage

Drake Riggs - October 24, 2018

The first of two hearings for Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov’s UFC 229 post-fight actions took place today and we didn’t learn a whole lot. What we did learn was that the two will be required to show up their second hearing which takes place on December 10 where they will presumably receive their punishments.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov

NSAC extends suspensions of Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov, next hearing set for Dec 10

Cole Shelton - October 24, 2018

UFC 229 was hyped as the biggest fight in MMA history, as Conor McGregor would take on lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in the card’s blockbuster main event. Well, as it turns out it did break the UFC’s pay-per-view record, but it may have come at a cost for the two headliners. Leading up to the fight, McGregor threw a dolly through a bus window at UFC 223. Then, during the pre-fight press conferences, McGregor verbally attacked Nurmagomedov’s family, religion and manager. All this added fuel to the fire and Khabib Nurmagomedov reacted in kind following his fourth-round submission win over Conor McGregor.

Khabib Nurmagomedov, Dana White, Georges St-Pierre, Christiano Ronaldo
Khabib Nurmagomedov

Khabib Nurmagomedov issues clever response to Conor McGregor's statement on UFC 229 loss

Thomas Taylor - October 23, 2018

On Monday night, former UFC lightweight and featherweight titleholder Conor McGregor released an astute analysis of his UFC 229 submission loss to undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov

Conor McGregor issues a new lengthy statement on UFC 229 loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov

Christopher Taylor - October 22, 2018

Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor suffered a fourth-round submission loss to current lightweight kingpin Khabib Nurmagomdeov at UFC 229. The fight marked the Irish superstars first octagon appearance since UFC 205 in November of 2016 where he defeated then lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez via second-round TKO.

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Paulie Malignaggi trashes 'p***y motherf***er' Conor McGregor for mid-fight comments to Khabib Nurmagomedov

Tom Taylor - October 22, 2018

Paulie Malignaggi, who is one of the biggest Conor McGregor detractors out there, watched the Irishman’s UFC 229 fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov. While he can forgive McGregor for losing the fight — that’s the nature of the sport — he can’t forgive him for backtracking on his pre-fight trash talk in the middle of the fight, telling Nurmagomedov ‘it’s only business.’

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VIDEO | Conor McGregor meets Irish boxing champ Katie Taylor in Boston

Tom Taylor - October 21, 2018

Former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor is currently on tour across the United States, promoting his new Proper No. 12 Irish whiskey and taking in the sites. During a recent stop in Boston, the Irish MMA star attended the latest fight of Irish boxer Katie Taylor. Shortly after Katie Taylor defended her WBA and IBF lightweight titles with a lopsided unanimous decision defeat of Cindy Serrano, she met with McGregor backstage. The pair exchanged a few laughs and well-wishes, and of course, posed for some pictures.

Anderson Silva, Conor McGregor
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Challenge Accepted: Anderson Silva agrees to fight Conor McGregor at a catchweight

Chris Taylor - October 20, 2018

In the lead up to his highly anticipated octagon return against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229, Conor McGregor stated that he would be interested in a future fight with former middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva. “You know what would be another great one? Anderson Silva.” Conor McGregor told ESPN when asked about potential future opponents.“I would be interested in an Anderson Silva bout. I swear to God. Anderson is a legend in the game. What’s the difference between him and Georges? Same damn thing. I’m going to do fights that interest me or have meaning.”

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Khabib Nurmagomedov

VIDEO | Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov full fight

Chris Taylor - October 20, 2018

Khabib Nurmagomedov improved his professional mixed martial arts record to a perfect 27-0 earlier this month at UFC 229, submitting Conor McGregor in round four of their event headlining matchup. Now just two weeks removed from arguably the biggest fight in promotional history, FOX Sports Italia has released the entire Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov fight from UFC 229.

Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor
Khabib Nurmagomedov

Khabib's father forgives Conor McGregor and invites him to Dagestan

Chris Taylor - October 19, 2018

Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father has forgiven Conor McGregor following UFC 229 and has apparently invited the Irish star to come and visit Dagestan. The news comes just two weeks after Abdulmanap’s son, undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, defeated Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 229.

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Dana White wants Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson next, dismisses talk of Mayweather, McGregor fights

Tom Taylor - October 19, 2018

Ever since UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 229 earlier this month, there’s been talk of a potential rematch between the two stars. That being said, UFC President Dana White claims this is not the current plan. “I haven’t even thought about a [McGregor] rematch,” White told ESPN. “Obviously, I know Conor wants a rematch. We need to do what’s right and what’s fair. We’ll see how it plays out. We literally haven’t thought about it yet.”

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Khabib Nurmagomedov

Dana White refutes reports of $15 million offer to Khabib Nurmagomedov

Tom Taylor - October 17, 2018

Earlier this week, Alex Nurmagomedov, the uncle of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, told Russia’s Sport Express that the champion had already been offered a $15 million payday for an eventual rematch with Conor McGregor. Uncle Nurmagomedov also also divulged that the champion wanted to fight Tony Ferguson next, and then retire from MMA. “From the start, they offered him 15 million if he agrees,” Alex Nurmagomedov said (via MMAjunkie). “But Khabib said no. Let Conor stand in line, let him fight with others. Khabib wants to fight Ferguson, and then finish his career.”

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VIDEO | A fan actually ran into the cage to help out Conor McGregor at UFC 229

Christopher Taylor - October 16, 2018

Undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov improved to 27-0 earlier this month in Las Vegas, scoring a fourth-round submission win over Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 229. Immediately following his victory over the Irish superstar, “The Eagle” proceeded to leap out of the octagon and attack McGregor’s teammate Dillon Danis.

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Uncle claims Khabib Nurmagomedov turned down $15 million payday for Conor McGregor rematch

Tom Taylor - October 16, 2018

Alex Nurmagomedov, the uncle of Khabib Nurmagomedov, claims the UFC lightweight champion turned down a $15 million dollar offer to eventually rematch Conor McGregor, the man he just submitted in the UFC 229 main event. Apparently, Nurmagomedov has no interest in fighting McGregor again, and instead wants to fight Tony Ferguson and then retire from competition. “From the start, they offered him 15 million if he agrees,” Alex Nurmagomedov told  Russia’s Sport Express (via MMAjunkie). “But Khabib said no. Let Conor stand in line, let him fight with others. Khabib wants to fight Ferguson, and then finish his career.”