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There was something different about Conor McGregor the last time we saw him in the cage. Gone were the pre-fight insults and histrionics in the build-up to his rematch with Dustin Poirier, replaced instead with a more PG version of the sport’s most notorious figure. In 2014, ahead of their …

Knocked out by Dustin Poirier in the second round of their clash at UFC 257 in January, the Irishman is at a crossroads in his storied career. On July 10, he will have the chance to avenge the loss and win his trilogy 2-1 against ‘The Diamond’ in Las Vegas, …

McGregor and his family are currently sunning themselves in the UAE, from where the Irishman shared a video of himself dishing out advice to his son on the beach.   “Hold on, let me show you what this is,” says McGregor, holding up the gold pendant around his neck. “That’s the …

McGregor became the first man to hold UFC titles concurrently when he knocked out Eddie Alvarez in November 2016 to add the lightweight belt to his featherweight crown. That capped an exhilarating run for ‘The Notorious’ after exploding onto the octagon scene in 2013, as he won nine of his …

Speaking to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, McGregor’s head coach John Kavanagh revealed that the former two-division UFC champion is desperate to face Poirier again after suffering the first TKO defeat of his MMA career, and that he’s already pushing hard to try to encourage all parties to make the fight a …

Returning to the UFC octagon for the first time in a year, former two-weight champion McGregor was bidding to reassert him into title contention at 155lbs against Poirier – a man he defeated inside the first round when the pair met back in 2014. UFC 257: Dustin Poirier KNOCKS OUT …

Fighting for the first time in a year, McGregor was looking to restore himself back into lightweight title contention and ultimately set up a rematch against bitter foe Khabib Nurmagomedov. But things did not go according to plan for the Dubliner as Poirier dismantled McGregor with a second-round assault, rocking …

For a fighter who self-declares as “Mystic Mac”, one suspects that Conor McGregor doesn’t appreciate it when his soothsaying predictions are off the mark.  His 2018 title challenge against Khabib Nurmagomedov, a fight borne out of a heated personal rivalry and criminal mischief charges inside a Brooklyn parking lot, certainly …

Days out from his UFC 257 rematch with Dustin Poirier which will top the UFC’s latest Fight Island residency on Saturday night, one would be forgiven for thinking that Conor McGregor may well have gotten his hands dirty in an Abu Dhabi hotel lobby this week had he arrived for …

After cranking up the anticipation and making fans wait a little longer than expected on Saturday night, UFC president Dana White finally revealed the outcome of the discussions he had held one day earlier with Khabib. Would the retired Russian return for one last fight and a shot at the …