American Kickboxing Academy head coach Javier Mendez believes that AT&T Stadium is an ideal venue for a rematch between lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. “The Eagle” claimed a fourth-round victory over McGregor in their highly anticipated clash in Las Vegas last October in the main event of UFC 229. According to Mendez, despite […]

Gallery Photos: Best of Nate Diaz view 26 images Nate Diaz hasn’t fought in nearly two and a half years, but he always finds a way to stay in the conversation. After former lightweight champion Conor McGregor took a jab at current titleholder Khabib Nurmagomedov late this past week, and Nurmagomedov slapped back with a […]

UFC lightweight Al Iaquinta is always down to roast the opposition on Twitter, but he also appreciates a good response. When former two-division champ Conor McGregor (21-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) didn’t give him one after a recent rant, he was a little disappointed. “It’s not, ‘Who the fook is that guy?’ That’s what I was hoping […]

Conor McGregor hasn’t won a fight since November of 2016. He’s 2-3 in his last five, including his boxing match with Floyd Mayweather. And in his two previous losses to Mayweather and Khabib Nurmagomedov, the outcome never was in doubt. That’s the reality of McGregor’s career for roughly the past three years. But over in […]

Tristar Gym head coach Firas Zahabi weighed in on the outcome of a hypothetical rematch between Conor McGregor and Max Holloway, and McGregor unsurprisingly wasted little time in responding. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Gallery Conor McGregor def. Max Holloway at UFC Fight Night 26: Best photos view 11 images Conor McGregor apparently caught wind of Firas Zahabi’s assessment of a rematch between the Irishman and UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway. Obviously, he didn’t like it. McGregor (21-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) beat Holloway (20-3 MMA, 16-3 UFC) by unanimous […]

First it was boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, Jr. who agreed to head over to Japan for a one-off exhibition match against 20-year-old Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa; now Conor McGregor wants in on the action. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Stop it, Conor McGregor. Because this is how it starts, and we don’t want to go down this road again. On Sunday night, McGregor tweeted his apparent interest in having an MMA exhibition fight with Rizin FF star Tenshin Nasukawa, tagging the Twitter handles of both the UFC and his management team, Paradigm Sports, in the […]

The life of a professional fighter isn’t all glitz and glamour. As if getting punched, kicked, kneed, choked and twisted into a pretzel on a regular basis isn’t enough, fighters attract a general wackiness that makes their lives, well…interesting. To commemorate these day-to-day hardships, slip-ups, pranks, and more, we bring you, “The Weekly Grind.” ONE […]

It should come as no surprise that Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White is talking up a rematch between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Remember last year? You know, as in 2018? Now those were some wild times. Oh, what fun we had. What crazy things we saw and did and said. But all that’s in the past now that it’s 2019. Now we have to sober up and get with the program. If you know and understand this, […]

Conor McGregor has a history of keeping fans guessing about his career, and a recent tweet continues that trend. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

It is no secret that Conor McGregor is given a longer leash than other athletes fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship due to the revenue he brings in for the promotion every time he fights. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Gallery Photos: Best of Jon Jones view 46 images Jon Jones is a little more than a week away from making his anticipated return to the octagon against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232. So, naturally, it’s time for his rivalry with Daniel Cormier to flare up once again. The history between Jones (22-1 MMA, 16-1 […]

In the wake of the biggest win of Al Iaquinta’s career, his head coach Ray Longo, has revealed Conor McGregor is next on his personal wish list. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Al Iaquinta might have been somewhat overlooked heading into the UFC on Fox 31 headliner. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

If Conor McGregor plans on fighting again, he’s going to have to do a pretty good job of convincing John Kavanagh to train him. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Gallery Conor McGregor def. Max Holloway at UFC Fight Night 26: Best photos view 11 images Conor McGregor was pleased to see Max Holloway make a successful return to the octagon Saturday at UFC 231. After the longest layoff of his career, Holloway (20-3 MMA, 16-3 UFC) returned to competition and throttled Brian Ortega (14-1 […]

Gunnar Nelson believes Conor McGregor will fight Khabib Nurmagomedov again at some point, and he believes he may be an important part of helping his teammate fare better in the rematch. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

LAS VEGAS — At a media day Thursday, Tenshin Nasukawa discusses his fight with Floyd Mayweather at Rizin 14, how he thinks the fight will play out, how the bout came together, if he thinks he’ll do better than Conor McGregor and more. View full post on MMA Fighting – All Posts