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Watch: Conor McGregor tries to kick Khabib at weigh-in

Things between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov got heated at Friday’s weigh-in ahead of Saturday’s fight between the men at UFC 229 in Las Vegas. Both fighters made their 155-pound weight limit and then stood on the stage opposed …

Conor McGregor

Conor McGregor, Khabib UFC 229 fight purses revealed

Just how much money will Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov pocket for headlining UFC 229 on Saturday night? While their total amount of money earned will not be known until after all the pay-per-view revenues come in, we do know how much each …

Matt Damon choosing UFC fight over playing Kavanagh on SNL again?

Award-winning actor Matt Damon hit a home run last week with his impersonation of judge Brett Kavanaugh on “Saturday Night Live,” but it sounds like he is too big of an MMA fan to treat viewers to an encore this weekend. Damon is a huge …

Conor McGregor, Khabib refuse to shake hands after fight

The beef between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov is as real as it gets. Both fighters dislike each other so much that they each independently said they would not shake the other’s hand after their fight at UFC 229 in Las Vegas on …

Khabib leaves UFC 229 press conference early after Conor McGregor shows late

Khabib Nurmagomedov waits for no one. The UFC 229 press conference took place on Thursday in Las Vegas, two days ahead of the anticipated UFC card that features Khabib and Conor McGregor in the main event. The event was scheduled to begin at 3:00 pm …

Dana White: Conor McGregor vs Khabib trending toward 3 million PPV buys

The UFC 229 fight card headlined by Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov is looking it will go down as the best-selling fight in UFC history. Dana White said on Tuesday that the McGregor-Khabib fight is trending towards doing 3 million pay-per-view …

Conor McGregor goes off on Khabib manager Ali Abdelaziz

Thursday’s UFC 229 press conference between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov got heated before the two fighters engaged in their faceoff photo opportunity. After the two left the sit-down portion of the session where they answered …

Conor McGregor

Conor McGregor calls Khabib a ‘fake, lying rat’

Conor McGregor actually attended a UFC 229 press conference on Thursday in New York City to promote his fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov, and he brought his trash-talking ways. McGregor had not done much to promote the fight — though it certainly …

Dana White

Dana White predicts over 2 million PPV buys for McGregor-Khabib

Dana White is confident that UFC 229 headlined by Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov will be big business for the promotion. White believes the card will do over 2 million in pay-per-view buys and could approach 3 million. “I am confident it will …

Rival’s manager says Conor McGregor is running out of money

The manager for Khabib Nurmagomedov says that Conor McGregor is running out of money and that’s why he wants to get back into the octagon. McGregor has not fought in the UFC since Nov. 2016, though he did face Floyd Mayweather Jr in a boxing …

Dana White

UFC 223 is ruined thanks mostly to Conor McGregor

UFC 223 has fallen apart more quickly than arguably any other event in mixed martial arts history, and Dana White can thank Conor McGregor for most of that. McGregor and his entourage left multiple fighters injured when they ruthlessly attacked a bus …

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Nate Diaz mocks Khabib Nurmagomedov for getting ‘punked’ by Conor McGregor

Nate Diaz would probably be the last person you would expect to take Conor McGregor’s side after the embarrassing mayhem that broke out on Thursday, but Diaz has a long history with people on both sides of the confrontation. All indications are …

Khabib Nurmagomedov

Dana White: Khabib ‘went rogue’, fight could have been saved

Dana White was upset on Friday with Khabib Nurmagomedov’s team for the way they handled the fighter’s weight cut struggles ahead of UFC 209 on Saturday. Khabib’s scheduled fight with Tony Ferguson was called off on Friday after …

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