Quote: I Thought McGregor Was Doing Great Against Khabib

A reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title holder doesn’t believe Conor McGregor fared as bad against Khabib Nurmagomedov as others do. McGregor challenged Nurmagomedov for the UFC lightweight championship back in October. “The E…

A reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title holder doesn’t believe Conor McGregor fared as bad against Khabib Nurmagomedov as others do. McGregor challenged Nurmagomedov for the UFC lightweight championship back in October. “The Eagle” ended up winning the bout via fourth round submission. While McGregor looked to be having some success in the third round, […]

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Quote: I Thought McGregor Was Doing Great Against Khabib

A reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title holder doesn’t believe Conor McGregor fared as bad against Khabib Nurmagomedov as others do. McGregor challenged Nurmagomedov for the UFC lightweight championship back in October. “The E…

A reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title holder doesn’t believe Conor McGregor fared as bad against Khabib Nurmagomedov as others do. McGregor challenged Nurmagomedov for the UFC lightweight championship back in October. “The Eagle” ended up winning the bout via fourth round submission. While McGregor looked to be having some success in the third round, […]

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Floyd Mayweather Backtracks On Potential MMA Fight

It looks like Floyd Mayweather doesn’t sound too enthusiastic about potentially fighting in mixed martial arts (MMA) anymore. The chatter started up during the build-up to Conor McGregor and Mayweather’s boxing bout last year. Mayweather said he’d like to fight inside the Octagon next. However, that has yet to come even close to materializing. Now, […]

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It looks like Floyd Mayweather doesn’t sound too enthusiastic about potentially fighting in mixed martial arts (MMA) anymore.

The chatter started up during the build-up to Conor McGregor and Mayweather’s boxing bout last year. Mayweather said he’d like to fight inside the Octagon next. However, that has yet to come even close to materializing. Now, Mayweather will be competing in a bout against undefeated kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa at RIZIN 14.

The show will go down on December 31, 2018, under boxing rules. Regardless of the outcome, the fight will not count on either man’s record. Speaking to media recently to promote the contest, Mayweather was asked about any possible MMA aspirations. When asked about fighting in MMA under special rules, Mayweather said any fight he participates in will have to be under boxing rules (via MMA Junkie):

“Everything is always on my times. I’m the A-side always. I’m not going to fight in an MMA ring. If I do fight in a MMA ring, boxing only. Everything is my rules, it’s my way.

“I worked hard to put myself in the position that I call all the shots, simple and plain. He may be a kickboxer, but he got to abide by my rules, simple and plain. And if he raises his feet, it’s in the contract, I get some more money.”

When further pressed on fighting purely MMA, Mayweather said he’s not a “degenerate”:

“I’m not a (expletive) degenerate. I’m not going into nobody else’s cage and do what they do. I would’ve did that from the beginning. I’m a boxer. Floyd Mayweather is a boxer.

“And if anybody wants to compete against me or fight against me, it’s in the cage. Simple and plain.”

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Gunnar Nelson Disappointed He Wasn’t Part Of McGregor’s Camp For Khabib Fight

This past October, Conor McGregor’s return to the Octagon didn’t go according to plan. The Irishman attempted to reclaim the UFC lightweight championship from Khabib Nurmagomedov. Instead, he was submitted by the Russian in the fourth round…

This past October, Conor McGregor’s return to the Octagon didn’t go according to plan. The Irishman attempted to reclaim the UFC lightweight championship from Khabib Nurmagomedov. Instead, he was submitted by the Russian in the fourth round via neck crank. Now, McGregor is calling for an immediate rematch with Khabib. However, should he need to […]

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McGregor Granted Continuance In NSAC Case

Conor McGregor and his legal team have been granted a continuance in his Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) case. The case is in relation to his involvement in the post-fight brawl that occurred at UFC 229. Following Khabib Nurmagomedov’s su…

Conor McGregor and his legal team have been granted a continuance in his Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) case. The case is in relation to his involvement in the post-fight brawl that occurred at UFC 229. Following Khabib Nurmagomedov’s submission victory over the Irishman, both teams engaged in an all-out brawl. MMA Fighting is reporting McGregor will […]

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Paulie Malignaggi Puts Conor McGregor On Blast Again

Paulie Malignaggi doesn’t pass up a chance to blast Conor.

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Paulie Malignaggi puts former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor on blast yet again, which isn’t anything new.

The bad blood between Malignaggi and McGregor has been well documented. Malignaggi was brought in as a sparring partner to help McGregor prepare for Floyd Mayweather last year.

As a result of this, Malignaggi was upset with some of the images and videos of posted on McGregor’s social media accounts. This footage was from their sparring sessions in which ‘Magic Man’ felt he was depicted in a bad light. The reason was due to the fact that one of the pictures showing McGregor standing over him on the canvas.

Paulie Malignaggi Puts Him On Blast

The former boxer took part in an interview on Sirius XM Rush 93’s The Luke Thomas Show. This is where he put McGregor on blast yet again once he started talking about the state of MMA today.

“I think it died down a little bit when they found out Conor lied to them again,” Paulie said (H/T to MMaNews). “Conor McGregor said he was gonna release sparring footage after the Floyd Mayweather fight. I said from the beginning he was never gonna release it. And then this year he said he was gonna release it a couple of months ago in November. So once again the trolls came out. ‘Let me have it’ and whatnot but November came and went and obviously we didn’t see any footage. I guess Conor still hasn’t figured out how he’s gonna doctor it correctly and figure out how he’s gonna do it.

It’s one of those things where if he doesn’t release it, it’s because I don’t matter and if he does release it, ‘well we’re gonna see what happened Paulie.’ And then when he doesn’t release it again, instead of realizing they’re supporting a bum, everybody just beats up on him, they don’t want to come to terms with it so they’ll change the narrative again.”

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