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VIDEO | Conor McGregor says he wants to fight Khabib's manager Ali Abdelaziz at UFC 230
Thomas Taylor - October 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/SubmissionRadio/status/1047980356853354497 This Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 229, Conor McGregor will attempt to reclaim the UFC lightweight title from undefeated champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Whatever the outcome of this massive title fight, there’s much speculation as to what might come next for the Irish megastar.
MMA Inequity | Joanna Jedrzejczyk: From royalty to afterthought overnight
Drake Riggs - October 4, 2018
Poland’s most accomplished mixed martial artist of all time also happens to be one of MMA’s most accomplished champions of all time. That, of course, is none other than the former strawweight queen Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Jedrzejczyk entered the UFC as an undefeated 6-0 rising contender in 2014 who was fresh off a big second-round knockout over the experienced Rosi Sexton.
VIDEO | Felice Herrig on Conor McGregor: 'I'm always going to think he's a piece of sh*t'
Drake Riggs - October 4, 2018
UFC strawweight @FeliceHerrig doesn't care about the fan backlash of speaking out against Conor McGregor: "What he did was wrong. I still think he's a piece of sh*t and I'm always going to think he's a piece of sh*t." #UFC229 pic.twitter.com/6IPIzY56q8 — MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) October 4, 2018
Conor McGregor responds to comparisons to Muhammad Ali
Tom Taylor - October 4, 2018
Former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been compared to late boxing legend Muhammad Ali at several points over the course of his career, most notably by UFC President Dana White. These comparisons are generally based on McGregor’s confidence, showmanship and proficiency at mental warfare — traits Ali was famous for. “I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: He’s better [at mental warfare] than anybody,” Dana White told the media of McGregor shortly after the first press conference for UFC 229 (via MMAjunkie). “Even Ali. You don’t want to say anybody’s better than Ali, but I think when it comes to the mental war game in this sport, or any other sport, Conor McGregor is the best ever.”
Dana White explains why he's opposed to introduction of a 165-pound division
Tom Taylor - October 4, 2018
Over the last few weeks, a seemingly endless list of fighters have called for the UFC to abolish the traditional 170-pound welterweight division and replace it with new 165-pound and 175-pound divisions. There was even buzz about the possibility of Nate Diaz and Dustin Poirier battling for the inaugural 165-pound title in the UFC 230 main event this November 3. While this seems like a great idea in theory, however, UFC President Dana White isn’t interested. He explained why in a recent interview with ESPN.
UFC President Dana White explains why Conor McGregor is such a huge star
Tom Taylor - October 4, 2018
Former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor, who will attempt to reclaim that latter title from Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event of UFC 229 this Saturday, is far and away the biggest star in UFC history. But why is that? According to UFC President Dana White, there is a multitude of reasons. The simplest, though, is that Conor McGregor is a real fighter.
Conor McGregor reacts to video of young Khabib Nurmagomedov wrestling a bear
Tom Taylor - October 4, 2018
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is a scary opponent for a number of reasons. There’s his flawless, 26-0 record. There’s his stifling top game and the fact that he often talks to his opponents while he’s burying them under a meteor shower of ground and pound. And then there’s the fact that he wrestled a bear when he was a child. No, that’s not just some fabricated part of the Khabib Nurmagomedov legend, it’s a real thing that actually happened. There’s video to prove it.
VIDEO | UFC 229 Embedded episode 3: Conor McGregor spars with 'a better version of Khabib'
Tom Taylor - October 4, 2018
UFC 229 is now mere days away. In these final days between us and the mammoth fight card, the UFC has released the third episode of UFC Embedded for it.
Conor McGregor hopes to rematch Nate Diaz for 165-pound title
Tom Taylor - October 4, 2018
Conor McGregor feels he owes Nate Diaz a rematch. No matter the outcome of his UFC 229 title fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov, the Irish superstar seems determined to give Diaz that rematch, the same way Diaz gave him the opportunity. In fact, McGregor feels that his rematch with Diaz could serve as the inaugural title fight for a yet-hypothetical 165-pound division — something Diaz has been very vocal about himself.
VIDEO | Daniel Cormier says Brock Lesnar then Jon Jones at light heavyweight and he's done
Drake Riggs - October 3, 2018
“I want to fight [Jon] Jones at 205 [pounds]. Because that’s where he beat me. He beat me at 205… I want to beat him where he beat me and I think Jon and I are on the same wavelength in that sense and we’re never on the same wavelength. We don’t agree on anything.
Anthony Pettis not impressed by Tony Ferguson's record, 'Who has he fought?'
Cole Shelton - October 3, 2018
At UFC 229, everyone is focusing on the main event. Current lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will be taking on former two-division champion Conor McGregor. The fight is talked about as the biggest in UFC history, and rightfully so. However, the co-main event between Tony Ferguson and Anthony Pettis has a storyline of its own. Ferguson is the former interim lightweight champion who was supposed to take on Nurmagomedov at UFC 223, before withdrawing due to injury. While Pettis is the former UFC lightweight champion.
Katlyn Chookagian being discussed as fighter on standby for Valentina Shevchenko vs Sijara Eubanks flyweight title bout at UFC 230
Drake Riggs - October 3, 2018
It’s been a wild ride, and now in the wake of UFC 230’s main event announcement, the MMA world has been very, very upset to say the least. That’s not to say that everyone is upset though, those being the members of the flyweight division in particular.