Entering UFC Fight Night 59, there was little question regarding what was next for Irish striker Conor McGregor. Should he beat Dennis Siver, he was destined to face featherweight champion Jose Aldo in the biggest fight in the division’s history. Well, he did beat Siver, and the UFC is making good on its word regarding […]
Entering UFC Fight Night 59, there was little question regarding what was next for Irish striker Conor McGregor. Should he beat Dennis Siver, he was destined to face featherweight champion Jose Aldo in the biggest fight in the division’s history. Well, he did beat Siver, and the UFC is making good on its word regarding […]
With his win over Dennis Siver at UFC Fight Night 59, No. 5 featherweight contender Conor McGregor earned a shot at 145-pound champion Jose Aldo. In the stacked featherweight class, multiple other competitors were deserving of a title shot, but McGregor rose above the rest by igniting MMA fans with his confidence inside and outside […]
With his win over Dennis Siver at UFC Fight Night 59, No. 5 featherweight contender Conor McGregor earned a shot at 145-pound champion Jose Aldo. In the stacked featherweight class, multiple other competitors were deserving of a title shot, but McGregor rose above the rest by igniting MMA fans with his confidence inside and outside […]
The Conor McGregor hyperbole may finally have gotten out of hand this week. Frightening, considering it feels like we’re just getting started. With a few days left before McGregor meets Dennis Siver in the main event of Sunday’s Fight Night 59, UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta has already—somewhat apologetically—compared him to The Greatest. “I hate even […]
The Conor McGregor hyperbole may finally have gotten out of hand this week. Frightening, considering it feels like we’re just getting started. With a few days left before McGregor meets Dennis Siver in the main event of Sunday’s Fight Night 59, UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta has already—somewhat apologetically—compared him to The Greatest. “I hate even […]
It has been a crazy week for the bantamweight division and its champion T.J. Dillashaw. Where the reigning 135-pound king was slated to face former long-standing title holder Dominick Cruz in a highly anticipated bout sometime in 2015, those plans were scrapped in a big way when “The Dominator” announced he’d suffered yet another knee injury. […]
It has been a crazy week for the bantamweight division and its champion T.J. Dillashaw. Where the reigning 135-pound king was slated to face former long-standing title holder Dominick Cruz in a highly anticipated bout sometime in 2015, those plans were scrapped in a big way when “The Dominator” announced he’d suffered yet another knee injury. […]
Jose Aldo is increasingly vocal about UFC fighter pay. The UFC featherweight champ—and one of the best two or three fighters in all of mixed martial arts—is again airing his grievances over what he perceives to be excessively low pay for UFC fighters, particularly when compared with their boxing counterparts. Aldo made the comments Friday […]
Jose Aldo is increasingly vocal about UFC fighter pay. The UFC featherweight champ—and one of the best two or three fighters in all of mixed martial arts—is again airing his grievances over what he perceives to be excessively low pay for UFC fighters, particularly when compared with their boxing counterparts. Aldo made the comments Friday […]
Add an important name to the list of those who want to see Conor McGregor as the next featherweight title challenger: the champ. UFC featherweight belt holder Jose Aldo said during a Q&A session in Brazil Friday that he hoped the fast-talking, hard-striking Irishman was next in line to face him for the title. “I […]
Add an important name to the list of those who want to see Conor McGregor as the next featherweight title challenger: the champ. UFC featherweight belt holder Jose Aldo said during a Q&A session in Brazil Friday that he hoped the fast-talking, hard-striking Irishman was next in line to face him for the title. “I […]