Midnight Mania! Conor McGregor Gave Cover to FBI Agents Raiding Trump’s Lawyer

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Here’s a bizarre addendum to Conor McGregor’s big week in New York City — it turns out his presence served as a distraction, so t…

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Here’s a bizarre addendum to Conor McGregor’s big week in New York City — it turns out his presence served as a distraction, so the press didn’t notice the FBI agents raiding Michael Cohen’s office. Cohen is Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, and the searches were carried out as part of Robert Mueller’s ongoing investigation surrounding alleged Russian meddling and collusion in the election, as well as pre-election payments he made to porn star Stormy Daniels for her silence regarding an affair with Trump. According to Vanity Fair:

The paparazzi lingering outside the Loews Regency on Park Avenue, hoping to get a photo of UFC fighter Conor McGregor, appeared not to notice the stream of F.B.I. agents that entered the New York hotel early Monday morning, as they made their way up to the room where the president’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen has been staying.

Though just a side note to a NYC visit that saw McGregor throw a dolly at a UFC-chartered bus, injuring two fighters, getting three bouts canceled and getting himself arrested, the event is hardly the only connection Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has with President Trump. UFC President Dana White counts Trump a personal friend and spoke at the Republican National Convention where Trump was nominated to run.

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For Trump, the latest search intensifies an investigation that has proven to be a thorn in his side since the election.

Without getting partisan, I, too, am curious where Maniacs fall on this issue.

Insomnia

Zabit Magomedsharipov has one of those classic faces that would fit in an oil painting or a Fyodor Dostoevsky novel. His skills would fit into a John Wick movie.

What is happening in Mike Perry’s world? Just anger toward his old man.

Poor, tough Al Iaquinta. Even WD-40 couldn’t save him.

l Stuck in place…

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As far as Khabib striking with Al? According to him, he just watched too much Muhammad Ali during the week.

Joe Rogan took it upon himself to apologize — sort of — for his exaggerated critical commentary of striking rounds Khabib was easily winning.

It is insanely rare to have a fighter as dominant as @khabib_nurmagomedov. In one of the most talent stacked divisions to go 25 and 0 is incredible, but to do it without even having a rough moment in a fight is completely unheard of. The closest thing to adversity he’s had to face in the Octagon before Saturday was one solid punch that was landed by Michael Johnson in a fight that was otherwise a horrifically one-sided mauling. When I’m commentating on someone that dominant I am constantly looking for cracks in their armor, and on Saturday night we saw the first of those cracks exposed by an incredibly game Al Iaquinta. Most people, myself included, expected the highly favored Khabib to rag doll his last minute opponent the way he’s done to everyone else he faced in the Octagon, and that was the case in the early going, but as the fight got into the later rounds Al was able to keep the fight standing and we saw some possible flaws in Khabib’s defense. Make no mistake about it, Khabib won that fight by a landslide, but it went to a decision, and that in and of itself was an upset. When I’m looking at a fighter as spectacularly talented as Khabib fighting a guy like Al who is an almost impossible underdog I’m not just looking at this fight, but I’m looking at openings that can possibly be exploited by the best fighters in the division. I saw some of those openings Saturday night, and I certainly found them interesting. In no way am I biased against Khabib, in fact I’m a massive fan of his and he’s one of my all time favorite fighters. If any of you were annoyed by my concentrating on that aspect of an incredibly dominant performance by one of the most impressive guys in the history of the division, please accept my sincere apology. When I commentate on fights my goal is to highlight the action and make it more exciting for the fans at home. Obviously all this is done live in real time, and if I had to go back and do it again I would often be able to do a better job. Even after all the years I’ve been commentating I still learn something new about the position with each and every event, and when that stops happening that will most likely be when I quit.

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DJ Miley B on the ones and twos …

Been a while since I’ve had a mess about lol. Dj Miley B back in the house

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Great ground and pound pad work

It’s me:

l Are people still fighting? I’m in.

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BJJ Scout has some solid Khabib studies- here’s the lightweight champion wrestling the light heavyweight champion and the former middleweight champion

Joe Benavidez takes some nice style pictures of fighters

Jab and Cross

Dana White has Khabib in a special category of fighter reserved for Cowboy Cerrone and Conor McGregor

Nate Diaz, naturally, was not impressed

Neither was Kevin Lee

Stipe Miocic won’t let Stephen Thompson take himself too seriously

He’s also inspirational

Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero don’t have to be enemies to fight each other.

Why’s there only 1 bus…. #wherestheotherone @yoelromeromma

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Even if the NYSAC did nothing wrong this weekend, they are far from innocent in boxing- look up this man’s tragic story.

This would have topped the weekend off

Ilir Latifi just hanging out with rapper Action Bronson.

Pretty cool

Audi Attar managing to say exactly nothing here.

Daniel Cormier’s face when Dana White mentioned fighting Brock Lesnar:

Still blows my mind that some idiots think Ray Borg was somehow afraid to fight and used an excuse to back out of his bout.

Just truth

Make Al Iaquinta a champion at realty

Slips, Rips, KO Clips

MMA Panda is a great nickname

Suplex!

Counter hook

When the wheel kick lands just right …

Nice choke!

Beautiful armbar:

Go USA!

Boxing has some guys who have good hands, surprisingly

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Just like Holloway-Nurmagomedov, I am sad I will never get to see this in real life.

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