Conor McGregor appeared to respond to UFC President Dana White’s decision to strip him of his title and comments he made to TMZ Sports about McGregor wanting “some time off” with an Instagram post on Thursday:
“Conor understands,” White told TMZ Sport…
ConorMcGregor appeared to respond to UFC President Dana White‘s decision to strip him of his title and comments he made to TMZ Sports about McGregor wanting “some time off” with an Instagram post on Thursday:
“Conor understands,” White told TMZ Sports about the decision to strip him of the lightweight title. “Conor made a lot of money. He wants some time off, but the division has to go on and the business has to go on.”
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Brazilian MMA fighter Marlon Sandro is reportedly facing both attempted murder and domestic violence charges for two separate allegations, according to Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com on Tuesday.
The attempted murder charge relate…
Brazilian MMA fighter Marlon Sandro is reportedly facing both attempted murder and domestic violence charges for two separate allegations, according to Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com on Tuesday.
The attempted murder charge relates to an alleged Dec. 14 assault on his then-fiancee. Per Cruz, “Sandro allegedly injured Tayssa Wuensche’s arm, choked her out in the middle of the street, and kept punching and kicking her after she woke back up.”
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UFC President Dana White told Undisputed that he has a meeting with Floyd Mayweather’s people on Thursday and added that “anything is possible” when discussing the rumors of Mayweather potentially fighting in the UFC in the future.
“I did not bel…
UFC President Dana White told Undisputed that he has a meeting with Floyd Mayweather‘s people on Thursday and added that “anything is possible” when discussing the rumors of Mayweather potentially fighting in the UFC in the future.
“I did not believe McGregor-Mayweather would happen and it did,” White added. “So anything is possible.”
The Mayweather-to-UFC rumors kicked into overdrive when Mayweather suggested he could fight in the UFC if he had that desire, though he later made it clear he was only speaking hypothetically.
“Exactly what I said is this: If I could make over a billion dollars before, I could do it again,” Mayweather told FightHype.com. “If I chose to get in the UFC and fight three fights or fight four fights and then fight Conor McGregor, I could make a billion dollars. Which I can. I could do it in three fights or even four fights—I could make a billion dollars. If I choose to get in the Octagon and fight.”
Mayweather also said in that interview that he wasn’t going to fight in the UFC. White, however, has continually maintained that the UFC is in talks about bringing the 50-0 boxer into the fold.
“We’re talking to Floyd about doing a UFC deal,” White said on Dec. 20, perBrett Okamotoof ESPN.com. “It’s real. He was talking about [boxing] McGregor. Was that real? Have you heard Floyd talk about many things that aren’t real? He usually tips his hand when he’s in the media, and then that s–t ends up happening.
“We’re interested in doing something with Floyd. Everything is a realistic possibility.”
As the old saying goes, where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Mayweather, ever the consummate businessman, could simply be exploring all of his options. Or White and the UFC could be putting on the full-court press to land Mayweather on a multiple-fight contract, enticed by the boxer’s ability to draw huge publicity and money. Or perhaps Mayweather is interested in testing how his boxing acumen translates into the world of MMA, knowing his undefeated boxing record is secure.
Of course, just as McGregor wasn’t given much of a chance in a boxing ring against Mayweather, it’s hard to imagine the latter being given much of a chance in the Octagon. It would be fascinating to see how he fared, however, the sort of intrigue that could make men like Mayweather and White a whole lot of money.
UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw said he would be more than happy to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. if the boxer decides to try his hand in the Octagon.
“Floyd, bring it,” Dillashaw said during an interview with TMZ Sports,…
UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw said he would be more than happy to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. if the boxer decides to try his hand in the Octagon.
“Floyd, bring it,” Dillashaw said during an interview with TMZ Sports, adding, “I would love to introduce him to the sport of MMA and show him what real fighting’s all about.”
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UFC heavyweight Fabricio Werdum reportedly hit UFC welterweight Colby Covington with a boomerang during a dispute outside of a Sydney hotel and is facing common assault charges, according to 9News.com.
Per that repor…
UFC heavyweightFabricio Werdum reportedly hit UFC welterweightColby Covington with a boomerang during a dispute outside of a Sydney hotel and is facing common assault charges, according to 9News.com.
Per that report, “Werdum took exception to an alleged comment about a ‘filthy Brazilian’ and appeared to hit Covington with a bag containing a boomerang. Up-and-coming welterweight Covington, 29, ducked and appeared to be struck in the neck.”
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Joe Hawkins, who will be fighting against Greg Hardy in the former NFL player’s MMA debut at Rise of a Warrior 21 on Nov. 4, unsurprisingly believes he will come out victorious in the bout.
“I’m gonna be incredible,” he said, per TMZ Sports, addin…
Joe Hawkins, who will be fighting against Greg Hardy in the former NFL player’s MMA debut at Rise of a Warrior 21 on Nov. 4, unsurprisingly believes he will come out victorious in the bout.
“I’m gonna be incredible,” he said, per TMZ Sports, adding, “I see the referee raising my hand.”
Hawkins, who is also making his professional fighting debut, told TMZ his goal is to fight in the UFC one day.
Hardy, 29, last played in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys in 2015. While he was a talented player, registering 40 sacks in his six-year career, the NFL suspended him for four games in the 2015 season fordomestic assault. Hardy had been convicted of the crime but the charges were dropped after Hardy’s ex-girlfriend,Nicole Holder, stopped cooperating with prosecutors.
He was also arrested in September 2016 on charges of cocaine possession.
According to Brett Okamotoof ESPN.com, Hardy began MMA training in 2016.
“I have a lot of different issues that I’m definitely working through and working on,” Hardy told MMAFighting.com (h/t Okamoto). “I would say [training MMA] helps me channel everything. It helps me just come back down to earth, be humble, because these are machines that I see every day.
“I get choked out, punched in the face and laid out on the mat daily, and that’s not something that a guy my size and my stature with my history has ever come across.”
Conor McGregor appeared to respond to UFC President Dana White‘s decision to strip him of his title and comments he made to TMZ Sports about McGregor wanting “some time off” with an Instagram post on Thursday: