Share this: Conor McGregor says he still has the UFC featherweight title belt, and if you want him to give it up, you’ll have to do so in the Octagon. UFC recently announced McGregor vacated the featherweight belt he won at UFC 205 last month after beating Eddie Alvarez. UFC rules prohibit fighters from holding two belts simultaneously, but McGregor, who also owns the lightweight belt, doesn’t appear to care. He even went as far to deny he relinquished the featherweight belt. “I’m also in something going on with the UFC, they’re trying to strip me and I was like, ‘Well, I ain’t stripped. I still got that belt, that belt is still at home right now’,” McGregor recently said at an event in Northern Ireland. “I’m
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Conor McGregor Gets Boxing License, But Floyd Mayweather’s Camp Not Concerned
Share this: Could it happen? While some consider a Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather boxing match no more than a pipe dream, the idea became a bit more feasible Wednesday, when McGregor obtained a boxing license from the California State Athletic Commission. Despite that news, CEO of Mayweather Promotions Leonard Ellerbe doesn’t seem to care. In an interview with ESPN.com, Ellerbe was firm in his belief that a McGregor-Mayweather boxing match will never happen. “He got a boxing license. Congratulations to him,” Ellerbe said. “Conor McGregor can say anything he wants to, but he has a boss, and his name is (UFC president) Dana White. He is under contract to the UFC, and if he wanted to fight Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match he can’t
UFC 205 Conor McGregor Vs. Eddie Alvarez Live: Results, Highlights, Analysis
Share this: NEW YORK — The wait is over. The atmosphere here at Madison Square Garden is electric as mixed martial art’s greatest athletes get set to take center stage at The World’s Most Famous Arena for UFC 205. The jam-packed card features three title bouts, highlighted by a champion-versus-champion battle between featherweight belt-holder Conor McGregor and lightweight king Eddie Alvarez in the lightweight championship match. Tyron Woodley will also try to defend his welterweight title belt against Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and Joanna Jedrzejczyk squares off against Karolina Kowalkiewicz in the women’s strawweight title fight. The main event card will kick off at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view, but fight fans will have plenty of preliminary bouts to watch until then. Be sure to check back
UFC Fight Night Mexico City Results: Tony Ferguson Earns Huge Win Vs. Rafael Dos Anjos
Tony Ferguson picked up the signature win he’s been starving for, landing an unbelievable 187 significant strikes at altitude in Mexico City to secure a unanimous decision win over Rafael Dos Anjos, 48-47, 48-47, 48-47. Ferguson looked to be in trouble after five minutes as RDA was busting his leg up with some brutal leg kicks. But Ferguson turned up the volume in the second round and ended up outstriking RDA in every single round and finishing with an amazing 187-114 total strike advantage and all of those 187 were singificant strikes. Ferguson landed 47 percent of his total strikes thrown and now has extended his winning streak to nine in a row
Conor McGregor Fined $150K For Role In UFC 202 Press Conference Fiasco
Share this: Once Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz stepped into the octagon at August’s UFC 202, the two bitter rivals had a fight for the ages. But that’s not what we’re talking about roughly two months later. Instead, the big news Monday regarded the fighters’ chaotic UFC 202 press conference and the consequences that came from their bottle-throwing fiasco. While Diaz’s punishment still hasn’t been determined, McGregor was fined $150,000 and ordered to serve 50 hours of community service within six months by the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Monday. The press conference was quite the spectacle, as McGregor showed up late and Diaz ended up leaving early, but not before the two started shouting swears at each other and hurling water bottles. The good news for McGregor is
Michael Bisping Retains Middleweight Title In Thrilling UFC 204 Main Event
Share this: Dan Henderson gave it all he had, but his chances of ever winning a UFC belt likely ran out Saturday in Manchester, England. Henderson, 46, was set to retire after his last fight, but when the opportunity to face Michael Bisping for the middleweight title at UFC 204 arose, he committed to putting on the gloves and entering the octagon one more time. But the champ proved to be too much in front of his hometown fans, as he became the all-time leader in UFC wins with a unanimous-decision victory, 48-47, 48-47, 49-46. Also, congrats to @bisping on now holding the record for most wins in UFC history. He's one up on GSP now. — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) October 9, 2016 Bisping certainly had to
UFC Fight Night Brasilia Results: Cris Cyborg Pulverizes Lina Lansberg In Main Event
Lina Lansberg lasted until the second round Saturday at UFC Fight Night Brasilia, but she still was no match for Cris Cyborg. Cyborg dominated the bout from start to finish in front of her hometown fans in Brazil, and she ultimately picked up a TKO victory at 2:29 in Round 2. There were plenty of other exciting fights, too, and you can see how everyone did in the full results from UFC Fight Night Brazil below: Main CardCris Cyborg def. Lina Lansberg, TKO (Round 2, 2:29)Renan Barao def. Phillipe Nover, unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)Roy Nelson def. Antonio Silva, KO (Round 2, 4:10)Francisco Trinaldo... NESN.com