Conor McGregor Calls Dana White ‘An OG Of The Fight Game’

Conor McGregor has some massive praise for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White. It’s no secret that McGregor and White have become chummy throughout their business relationship. McGregor is the biggest star in mixed martial …

Conor McGregor has some massive praise for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White. It’s no secret that McGregor and White have become chummy throughout their business relationship. McGregor is the biggest star in mixed martial arts, so it would only make sense for the UFC to make him happy by catering to his desires. […]

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Betting Odds For UFC 229: Is Khabib Favored To Beat Conor McGregor?

Final betting odds are in.

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The final UFC 229 betting odds are in for as this event is quickly approaching for the Las Vegas-based promotion.

UFC 229 is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, October 6, 2018) from the  T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Card

Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor for the UFC lightweight title will headline the show while Tony Ferguson vs. Anthony Pettis in a lightweight bout will co-headline.

Rounding out the five bout main card is Ovince Saint Preux vs. Dominick Reyes in a light heavyweight bout, Derrick Lewis vs. Alexander Volkov in a heavyweight bout, and Michelle Waterson vs. Felice Herrig in a women’s strawweight bout. Sergio Pettis vs. Jussier Formiga in a flyweight bout will headline the preliminary card.

According to oddsmakers, Khabib is a -160 favorite over McGregor, who is a +150 underdog. Other odds for the main card include Pettis being a +300 underdog against Ferguson, who is a -360 favorite. Here are the full betting odds:

UFC 229 Betting Odds

Main Card (PPV/10 p.m. ET)

Khabib Nurmagomedov (-160) vs. Conor McGregor (+150)
Tony Ferguson (-360) vs. Anthony Pettis (+300)
Dominick Reyes (-225) vs. Ovince Saint Preux (+185)
Alexander Volkov (-175) vs. Derrick Lewis (+155)
Felice Herrig (-130) vs. Michele Waterson (+110)

Prelims (FOX Sports 1 /8 p.m. ET)

Sergio Pettis (-150) vs. Jussier Formiga (+130)
Vicente Luque (-800) vs. Jalin Turner (+550)
Aspen Ladd (-160) vs. Tonya Evinger (+140)
Alan Patrick (-255) vs. Scott Holtzman (+215)

Early Prelims (Fight Pass/6:30 p.m. ET)

Yana Kunitskaya (-195) vs. Lina Länsberg (+168)
Nik Lentz (-225) vs. Gray Maynard (+185)
Ryan LaFlare (-140) vs. Tony Martin (+120

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UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor Fight Card, TV Info, Predictions and More

There are some interesting fights littering the UFC 229 fight card but there’s no doubt it’s the main event between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov that will bring a massive audience to the Las Vegas card…

There are some interesting fights littering the UFC 229 fight card but there’s no doubt it’s the main event between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov that will bring a massive audience to the Las Vegas card…

UFC 229 Salaries: Conor McGregor & Khabib Bank Millions

The hype for Saturday’s (Sat., October 6, 2018) UFC 229 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, is in full swing. We saw that when Conor McGregor tried to kick Khabib Nurmagomedov at the ceremonial weigh-ins earlier today. Now, we’ve found how much both fighters will earn for the all-out chaos in the official UFC 229 salaries. […]

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The hype for Saturday’s (Sat., October 6, 2018) UFC 229 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, is in full swing. We saw that when Conor McGregor tried to kick Khabib Nurmagomedov at the ceremonial weigh-ins earlier today. Now, we’ve found how much both fighters will earn for the all-out chaos in the official UFC 229 salaries.

The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) released the official numbers this evening (Fri., October 5, 2018). McGregor and Nurmagomedov will both earn multimillion-dollar paydays to fight each other tomorrow night. The undefeated champion will earn $2,000,000 with no win bonus.

Former champion McGregor is returning from a nearly two-year absence to fight for the title he never lost. He’ll earn more than the champ, raking in a $3,000,000 purse with no win bonus as well.

While that may sound like peanuts based on the record-breaking payday McGregor has been touting, it only tells part of the story. The figures do not include the huge back-end pay-per-view revenue both fighters are expected to accrue. The card is expected to sell 2,000,000 or more buys. Dana White has even suggested the card will sell 3,000,000. That would therefore break the prior UFC record by a wide margin.

The fighter to earn the biggest payday aside from Khabib and McGregor is former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis. He will earn $145,000 to show with another $145,000 to win.

Check out the full UFC 229 salaries below.

UFC 229 Official Salaries:

Khabib Nurmagomedov ($2,000,000/$0)

Conor McGregor ($3,000,000/$0)

Tony Ferguson ($150,000/$5,000)

Anthony Pettis ($145,000/$145,000)

Ovince Saint Preux ($86,000/$86,000)

Dominick Reyes ($45,000/$45,000)

Derrick Lewis ($135,000/$135,000)

Alexander Volkov ($75,000/$75,000)

Michelle Waterson ($50,000/$50,000)

Felice Herrig ($40,000/$40,000)

Sergio Pettis ($46,000/$46,000)

Jussier Formiga ($43,000/$43,000)

Vicente Luque ($38,000/$38,000)

Jailin Turner ($10,000/$10,000)

Aspen Ladd ($12,000/$12,000)

Tonya Evinger ($30,000/$30,000)

Scott Holtzman ($20,000/$20,000)

Alan Patrick ($25,000/$25,000)

Gray Maynard ($54,000/$54,000)

Nik Lentz ($50,000/$50,000)

Ryan LaFlare ($33,000/$33,000)

Tony Martin ($28,000/$28,000)

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Video: Derrick Lewis & Alexander Volkov Almost Come To Blows At Weigh-Ins

Derrick Lewis and Alexander Volkov nearly came to blows at tonight’s (Oct. 5, 2018) UFC 229 ceremonial weigh-ins from Las Vegas, Nevada. We are just one day away from the biggest fight card in MMA history. The returning Conor McGregor is taking on the reigning defending undefeated lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event. McGregor […]

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Derrick Lewis and Alexander Volkov nearly came to blows at tonight’s (Oct. 5, 2018) UFC 229 ceremonial weigh-ins from Las Vegas, Nevada.

We are just one day away from the biggest fight card in MMA history. The returning Conor McGregor is taking on the reigning defending undefeated lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event. McGregor tried to kick Khabib in one of the wilder weigh-in scenes in some time. But before that, Lewis and Volkov nearly threw down.

Things had gone extremely smoothly leading up to tomorrow nights landmark event. Almost too smoothly. That all changed when emotions got heated during Lewis and Volkov’s faceoff at the ceremonial weigh-ins.

Watch the wild scene here:

Lewis is currently ranked as the No.2 heavyweight in the UFC. A win over Volkov likely earns “The Black Beast” a ticket to a title shot.

As for the Russian. He heads into this fight as the No.5 ranked heavyweight and ever since entering the UFC he has looked like he could be the next serious contender.

It’s a good thing UFC President Dana White was Johnny on the spot to split these two men up. We wouldn’t want to lose out on the only heavyweight fight of UFC 229 now, would we?

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Video: Conor McGregor Tries To Kick Khabib During UFC 229 Staredown

The day is nearly here and Khabib Nurmagomedov will finally face Conor McGregor in the main event of tomorrow night’s (Sat., October 6, 2018) UFC 229 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. All that’s left is their UFC 229 staredown. Khabib and McGregor came nose-to-nose for the last time at tonight’s ceremonial weigh-ins. As expected, […]

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The day is nearly here and Khabib Nurmagomedov will finally face Conor McGregor in the main event of tomorrow night’s (Sat., October 6, 2018) UFC 229 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. All that’s left is their UFC 229 staredown.

Khabib and McGregor came nose-to-nose for the last time at tonight’s ceremonial weigh-ins. As expected, the scene was an over-the-top one.

We wouldn’t expect anything less from what’s rightly being called the biggest UFC fight of all-time. UFC President Dana White wouldn’t let the two get too close, but McGregor did anyway. He slapped Khabib’s hands and threw a kick at the champion when they were separated.

Watch Khabib and McGregor’s final faceoff here:

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