Conor McGregor has reportedly been involved in a 'minor altercation' at the weigh-in for his fight with Dustin Poirier this weekend. Earlier on Friday, the Irishman stepped onto the scales at 156lb for the bout on Saturday evening. But soon after, a cryptic tweet emerged from fellow UFC fighter Rafael dos Anjos who also attended the event. The 36-year-old, who […]

Whether or not the old Conor McGregor is back will be decided in the octagon on Sunday (AEST) but the Irish UFC superstar has brought back the trash talk and the swagger to the UFC 264 press conference. Whether he can still back it up remains to be seen but it’s a big change from the last fight. The last […]

MMA fighter Joe Duffy has warned former opponent Conor McGregor that if he loses to Dustin Poirier this weekend, he will only have two possible fights remaining in his career. Duffy fought McGregor back in 2010 and defeated his fellow Irishman via submission in under a minute. Despite the loss, McGregor was signed to the UFC just a few years […]

Don’t miss a thing by getting the Daily Star’s biggest headlines straight to your inbox! In an interview from December 2012 recently shared by BT Sport, UFC megastar Conor McGregor claimed that his first dream was to be a football player before “conflicts” turned him towards a life of fighting. The interview took place just a few weeks before the […]

Combat sports star Claressa Shields has advised Conor McGregor to “get his mind off boxing” and “switch that mind back to MMA” ahead of his upcoming bout with Dustin Poirier. The trilogy bout comes just six months after McGregor was defeated by the Diamond at UFC 257 via second-round knockout. Poirier’s victory levelled the score between the two men at […]

American heavyweight Greg Hardy has vowed to show Tai Tuivasa exactly what he thinks of the Mt Druitt slugger’s claim he quits in fights, warning: “I’m going to break his face, accordingly”. On the eve of their UFC 264 showdown in Las Vegas this Sunday, 32-year-old Hardy insists Tuivasa will become the latest scalp on his journey to a host […]

Don’t miss a thing by getting the Daily Star’s biggest headlines straight to your inbox! Conor McGregor celebrated Independence Day in the US with a mouth-watering six-course meal, less than a week before his highly anticipated rubber match with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. Earlier in the day, the Notorious shared photos from one of his final training sessions before […]

The Daily Star’s FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox Conor McGregor has already booked his Las Vegas after party at the Wynn Hotel, set to take place on the same night as his upcoming trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. The Irishman took to Instagram and announced to his […]

Dustin Poirier has revealed that UFC rejected his request to change the weight class for the final instalment in his trilogy clash with MMA megastar Conor McGregor. McGregor beat the American star at UFC 178, back in 2014, thanks to a first-round stoppage, after McGregor clipped his counterpart in the temple – knocking him out. However, Poirier avenged the loss […]

The Daily Star’s FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox Dustin Poirier’s boxing coach, Dyah Davis, has predicted that the American will win his upcoming rubber match against Conor McGregor via third-round knockout Poirier defeated long-time rival McGregor at UFC 257 in January earlier this year, knocking the Irishman out in the […]