Conor McGregor insists criticism of his cardio is a ‘MYTH’ ahead of his latest comeback… as he warns Dustin Poirier he will ‘put on a masterpiece’ in their rematch at UFC 257 on Fight Island Conor McGregor is making his eagerly-anticipated return to the Octagon The Irishman comes up against Dustin Poirier in a rematch on Fight Island McGregor was […]

Georges St-Pierre admits idea of huge fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov ‘freaking excites him’ but UFC legend accepts there must be ‘compromises on both sides’ to make it happen Khabib Nurmagomedov retired following his win over Justin Gaethje last year Dana White is bidding to get him to come back and take a fight to go 30-0  Georges St-Pierre has long […]

Conor McGregor has been backed to prove he has more weapons in his arsenal than his left hand when he fights Dustin Poirier. McGregor's back hand helped him become a two-weight world champion as he demolished first Jose Aldo and then Eddie Alvarez. Nineteen of his career victories have come by KO, including his first-round victory over Poirier in their […]

The UFC has “essentially” struck marijuana as a punishable offense in its anti-doping policy, the promotion and anti-doping partner USADA said Thursday. Beginning retroactively Jan. 1, a positive drug test for carboxy-THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, will no longer be considered a violation — unless USADA is able to prove that an athlete intentionally used it for performance-enhancing purposes, […]

Conor McGregor is set to come face to face with the rival he called a "ginger t***" in a showdown which could set sparks flying just days before his rematch with Dustin Poirier. The Notorious star will be in the presence of UFC commentator and active lightweight Paul 'The Irish Dragon' Felder next week in the days leading up to […]

Conor McGregor has no doubt he will make the lightweight limit for his rematch with Dustin Poirier. The Irishman has not fought at 155lb since he was choked out by Khabib Nurmagomedov in the fourth round of their fight in 2018. The former two-weight champion avoided a tough weight cut against Donald Cerrone last year because the fight was held […]

Dana White makes headway with Nate Diaz’s return to the octagon as he reveals a ‘great fight’ at lightweight is in the works… but UFC supremo rules out Tony Ferguson as next opponent Dana White has revealed that he’s working on Nate Diaz’s return to the UFC The American hasn’t fought since his defeat to Jorge Masvidal at UFC 244 […]

Jon Jones’ quest for MMA immortality against Stipe Miocic, Colby Covington’s grudge match with Jorge Masvidal and Conor McGregor locking horns with Justin Gaethje – the dream fights UFC boss Dana White should make in 2021… 2020 has devastated most sports but UFC still managed to salvage huge fights  Plenty of credit goes to leading MMA promotion for keeping fans […]

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 at light-heavy  The pair continued […]

A potentially explosive clash between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor has been avoided after the UFC removed the lightweight champion's cousin Umar's fight from the UFC 257 card. The younger Nurmagomedov will now take on Sergey Morozov three days earlier on January 20 in Abu Dhabi. The 25-year-old will make his UFC debut at the fourth time of asking after […]