LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Khabib Nurmagomedov thwarted Conor McGregor’s bid to regain the UFC lightweight crown Saturday with a dominant submission victory in a grudge match marred by a post-fight brawl. Nurmagomedov improved to 27-0 in his professional career — 11-0 in UFC bouts — with the win at a sold-out T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The UFC lightweight champion had McGregor on the ground less than a minute into the opening round […]
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Mayweather says Al Haymon is against a UFC fight
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Floyd Mayweather says if he fights again it will be in a mixed martial arts bout but added he’s not focused on getting in the ring again with Conor McGregor. “McGregor has other things to deal with,” Mayweather said Saturday. Mayweather told Showtime sports that if he comes out of retirement it would be against the wishes of his trusted adviser Al Haymon. He added it would have to be […]
MMA star McGregor released on $50K bail after New York assault
by Jennie Matthew © Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Irish Mixed Martial Arts superstar Conor McGregor was released on $50,000 bail Friday after being hauled before a US judge on assault and criminal charges over a frenzied attack on a bus of rival fighters that injured two athletes. The 29-year-old, nicknamed “The Notorious,” was filmed lobbing a dolly through a window of the bus in a New York stadium at the end of […]
Conor McGregor attacks fighter bus at New York event
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor left a rival with facial injuries on Thursday after attacking a shuttle bus carrying fighters from an Ultimate Fighting Championship media event in New York, reports said. Video of the incident clearly showed McGregor hurling a dolly through a side window of the bus as it moved slowly in a car park at the Barclays Center in New York. UFC President Dana White said […]
Pacquiao calls out McGregor for #realboxingmatch
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Manny Pacquiao threw down the gauntlet to Conor McGregor — and took a dig at Floyd Mayweather — as he promised to give the mixed martial arts star a “real boxing match.” McGregor lost a megabucks fight in August against the unbeaten Mayweather, who defeated Pacquiao in their disappointing ‘Fight of the Century’ in 2015. “Happy Thanksgiving! Stay fit my friend. #realboxingmatch #2018 @thenotoriousmma,” Pacquiao posted on Twitter and Instagram, using […]
Boxing: Mayweather quashes rumors of McGregor fight
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Floyd Mayweather has shot down rumors of a deal to fight martial arts star Conor McGregor, insisting he is content to remain retired. The 39-year old American took to his social media Instagram account late Tuesday, telling his fans that he wanted to set the record straight. “There seems to be several rumors floating around media recently however, let the record show, there hasn’t been any deals made in […]
MMA: UFC boss on Rousey – ‘She’s probably done’
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Ronda Rousey, a former Olympic judo medalist who became a top mixed martial arts star, will likely not fight again in the octagon, UFC president Dana White said Tuesday. Rousey has not announced her plans after a humbling 48-second loss to Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 in late December. “If I had to say right here, right now — and I don’t like saying right here, right now because […]
MMA: Brazil’s Nunes pummels Rousey in UFC title fight
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Ronda Rousey’s comeback was derailed Friday as the American suffered her second straight pounding when Amanda Nunes won by a TKO less than a minute into their mixed martial arts fight. The 28-year-old Nunes, of Brazil, barely broke a sweat against a helpless Rousey to easily retain her UFC women’s bantamweight belt in Las Vegas. Referee Herb Dean stopped the rout at 48 seconds of the opening round after […]
MMA: Nunes predicts win ahead of Rousey comeback fight
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Mixed martial arts fighter Ronda Rousey will seek to reclaim the bantamweight title when she steps into the octagon for the first time in more than a year to battle Amanda Nunes in Las Vegas. The 29-year-old from Los Angeles has not fought since she was pummelled to an upset defeat by Holly Holm in 2015. Following the loss, Rousey went into seclusion and kept a low profile in […]
MMA storms New York poised to KO rival combat sports
by Thomas URBAIN NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Mixed Martial Arts made an explosive entrance on the New York stage on Saturday with Irish superstar Conor McGregor’s historic UFC 205 triumph at Madison Square Garden shattering revenue records. McGregor’s dismantling of Eddie Alvarez for the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title made the UFC flyweight champ the first to hold two UFC titles simultaneously. The historic result came in front of a packed house at […]
MMA: Rousey says end is nigh ahead of comeback
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Mixed martial arts superstar Ronda Rousey said Tuesday that next month’s comeback bout against Amanda Nunes will be one of her last-ever fights. The 29-year-old from Los Angeles returns to the octagon on December 30 in Las Vegas as the main event in UFC 207, her first bout since she was pummeled to an upset defeat by Holly Holm in 2015. Confirmation of Rousey’s return after a protracted absence […]
Martial arts: McGregor out of UFC200 – White
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White on Wednesday confirmed Conor McGregor would play no part in an upcoming fight card in July, seeking to draw a line under a public spat with the Irish superstar. Featherweight champion McGregor had stunned the mixed martial arts world last week by announcing his “retirement” before later backtracking and claiming he had not decided to hang up his gloves. The UFC responded by […]
