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Floyd Mayweather Offers To Fight Conor McGregor With Four-Ounce Gloves

Floyd Mayweather more than held his own on the microphone against Conor McGregor today (Tues. July 11, 2017). The pair are set to meet inside the boxing ring next month (Sat. August 26, 2017) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada for the biggest fight of the year. A World Tour kicked off today […]

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Floyd Mayweather more than held his own on the microphone against Conor McGregor today (Tues. July 11, 2017).

The pair are set to meet inside the boxing ring next month (Sat. August 26, 2017) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada for the biggest fight of the year. A World Tour kicked off today from the Staples Center in Las Angeles, California, the first of four stops this week, and what a spectacle it was.

After McGregor opened things up by insulting “Money’s” attire, financial woes, and rule restrictions towards their fight, Mayweather got on the mic and fired back at the Irishman in a massive way. The former welterweight champ’s words sparked some back-and-forth between he and the UFC lightweight champ, but the 155-pound mixed martial arts (MMA) champion’s mic was eventually cut off.

You can check out their back-and-forth here below:

“I don’t give a f*ck if it’s a ring, I don’t give a f*ck if it’s an Octagon. Put me in there and Ima kick ass,” Mayweather said.

“Don’t be talking sh*t. You do give a f*ck if it’s in an Octagon,” McGregor responded.

“Y’all already know I ain’t b*tch made. I don’t back down from no f*cking body. You line em up and I’ll knock em down like bowling pins, and on August 26th Ima knock this b*tch out too.”

“You haven’t knocked anybody out in about 20 years,” McGregor responded.”

“August 26th we’re gonna have on the same thing, and it’s gonna be the same results. It’s gonna be the same results. If you want eight ounce gloves, lets put eight ounce gloves on. If you want four ounce gloves, lets put four ounce gloves on. (McGregor’s mic is cut) Don’t fool the public! Don’t fool the public!”

“We gonna get off in that ass. That’s what we gonna do. And guess what, I’m an old man. I’m not the same man I was 20 years ago, I’m not the same fighter I was 10 years ago, I’m not the same fighter I was five years ago, I’m not even the same fighter I was two years ago. But I got enough to beat you (McGregor).

“And we know Mr. Tapout likes to quit. And you will wave that white flag. Cause you can choose which way you want to go cause – And I’m guaranteeing you this. You’re going out on your face, or you’re going out on your back. Now which way you wanna go? (McGregor’s mic is still cut off but tries to speak) That’s right, sit quiet you little b*tch. Talking about my defense, saying I got good defense. All you need to do is show up, and Ima do the rest. You can get it right now! Talking that sh*t.”

“Y’all want me to give it to him right now? Right now? Nah we gonna save that for the payday. We’re gonna save that for the money.”

“God don’t make mistakes. God only made one thing perfect – and that’s my boxing record!” Mayweather concluded.

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Conor McGregor: Floyd’s Fear Of MMA Makes This ‘Half A Fight’

Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr. threw some heated verbal shots at one another at today’s (Tues. July 11, 2017) first World Tour press conference to promote their boxing bout next month (August 26, 2017). McGregor started things off by taking to the podium and dissing Mayweather’s attire, as well as predicting an early finish […]

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McGregor started things off by taking to the podium and dissing Mayweather’s attire, as well as predicting an early finish knockout win once he meets “Money” inside the ring. “The Notorious One” continued on with his verbal onslaught by bashing the American for the limited conditions he put on the fight for their meeting:

“I don’t fear him, I don’t fear this limited set of fighting- this is a limited set of rules,” McGregor said. “That makes this half a fight. A quarter of a fight. This isn’t a true fight. If this was a true fight, it wouldn’t even take one round.”

“All these rules, all these restrictions, it doesn’t phase me. It amuses me. The gloves – they have to be 10 ounces. 154 pounds, he has never fought at 154 – I think he has only fought at 154 maybe once. He wants the gloves up, no problem. Give him the gloves up. I’ll wear 10 ounces. No Mexican-made gloves. Okay, no problem. No gloves made out of horse hair. Alright, no problem. I don’t give a f*ck. We’re only wearing gloves in our game about five years. So I don’t give a sh*t about gloves or any of that. I’m just enjoying it. It’s funny to me, all these rules. All I need is a gum shield, line me up to the ring, and I’m good to go.”

Now a first-time father after his son was born just months ago, McGregor has a new motivation heading into the biggest fight of his combat sports career, as he looks to set his little boy up for the rest of his life after 12 three-minute rounds against the greatest of all time. Despite having the odds stacked against him, McGregor is looking to conquer the unconquerable once again:

“He is the perfect motivation for me to once again go and conquer the supposed unconquerable,” Mayweather said. “My little boy. To provide for him and to set him up for life. What more motivation could you need? I just look at him and he pushes me on to keep going and doing these record-breaking events. I mean, nobody has done this sh*t before. You got to give me that. Nobody has done this. No MMA guy has crossed over like this.”

McGregor then called out Mayweather for having a problem with him, but not wanting to settle it in the Octagon, instead opting to fight under the limited rule set the boxing world has to offer:

“Floyd has a problem but doesn’t want to come over and deal with it,” he said. “He wants me to come over on his side so Ima do that. That’s confidence.”

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Report: Justin Gaethje vs. Eddie Alvarez In The Works For This Year

The ink had barely dried on former WSOF lightweight champion Justin Gaethje’s electric UFC debut win over Michael Johnson in the main event of last week’s (July 7, 2017) The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 25 Finale from Las Vegas when the entire MMA world began their own version of fantasy matchmaking for ‘The Highlight.’ There were those […]

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There were those who want to see Gaethje face off with top-ranked Tony Ferguson, a bout that he called out for himself, and others deemed a striking-based showdown with Edson Barboza or Anthony Pettis as the next logical choice for the UFC’s newest hot commodity. Of course a fight versus Khabib Nurmagomedov was thrown out there, but it’s unlikely ‘The Eagle’ will return – if and when he does return – to face a newer opponent like ‘The Highlight.’

And then of course was the potential dream match-up with UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor, who will face Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their spectacle of a boxing match on August 26 before supposedly fighting in the octagon before the end of the year. It’s an unlikely prospect for Gaethje to get that fight, however, as Nate Diaz or possibly Nurmagomedov are the front-runners for the next “red panty night.”

That’s okay, of course, as the 18-0 Gaethje clearly has plenty of time to work his way up the packed lightweight ranks, and all of the aforementioned bouts are huge ones. However, the UFC is reportedly planning on something else entirely, as Ariel Helwani revealed that Gaethje vs. former champ Eddie Alvarez is in the works for later this year – possibly after the two coach The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 26:

UFC is targeting Justin Gaethje vs. Eddie Alvarez later this year, sources say. There has also been serious talk of them coaching TUF 26.

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 11, 2017

If it were to happen, Gaethje vs. Alvarez is indeed an odd booking considering that Alvarez was and is linked to a rematch with Dustin Poirier after an anticlimactic ending to their firefight at MAy’s UFC 212, a bout in which ‘The Diamond’ rocked Alvarez only to see ‘The Underground King’ fight back by doing the same until an illegal knee caused a controversial no contest to end the bout.

In that sense, it’s kind of an odd booking from the UFC with so many potential great fights out there for Gaethje and Alvarez not being even in the conversation for the best of them. The MMA community also wants to see Poirier and Alvarez battle for a definitive ending to their first match-up, and it was no surprise to see Poirier express his disappointment at Helwani’s report:

This is messed up man

— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) July 11, 2017

What’s more, the fight could come at the end of yet another uniform season of TUF, a show whose ratings are tanking year by year but is still produced and shoved down the public’s throat on a set schedule two times every year.

The UFC finally has an exciting future star in Gaethje during their brutal start to 2017, and if this report proves true, they could be putting him on ice for the better part of the year just to save their struggling flagship reality show. It’s yet another questionable decision from new UFC owners WME-IMG that makes it look like they don’t really know what they’re doing in the fight game, or just implies they don’t care what their fans want.

Gaethje vs. Alvarez would be a fine fight; that much is certain. But Alvarez already has a pre-installed rivalry with Poirier to solve, and every MMA fan in the world would tune in to watch Gaethje battle Barboza or Ferguson.

And overall, at the end of the day, shelving your hottest new commodity so he can fight a former champion who isn’t exactly a fan favorite isn’t the kind of decision that’s going to help you pay back $4.2 billion.

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Fabricio Werdum To Appeal UFC 213 Loss To Alistair Overeem

Heavyweight veterans Fabricio Werdum and Alistair Overeem faced off for a third time at this past weekend’s (July 8, 2017) UFC 213 from Las Vegas, Nevada. They first fought at a Pride event in 2006 where Werdum scored a submission victory over “The Reem”. The rematch, which was won by Overeem, took place at a […]

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Heavyweight veterans Fabricio Werdum and Alistair Overeem faced off for a third time at this past weekend’s (July 8, 2017) UFC 213 from Las Vegas, Nevada.

They first fought at a Pride event in 2006 where Werdum scored a submission victory over “The Reem”. The rematch, which was won by Overeem, took place at a Strikeforce event in 2011, although it was a lackluster fight at best.

And the trilogy? Well, it wasn’t much better than the rematch. Werdum and Overeem battled it out for three rounds, although it was a rather uneventful affair. “Vai Cavalo” had Overeem hurt at one point, but he was unable to finish the fight, and ultimately ended up losing a somewhat controversial decision.

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The former champion clearly wasn’t happy with the decision, and he now plans to appeal the loss:

“The athletic commission gives us a chance to appeal, so I want to see what happens,” Werdum told MMA Fighting. “I have the right to appeal because I don’t want this loss on my record. I’m sure I won because I won the first and the third rounds, and lost the second one.

“When I lose a fight I admit it, but this one… The crowd booed him, I received a lot of messages. Everyone saw I won. You saw my face after the fight, I couldn’t believe I lost. I was surprised.”

Not only will Werdum appeal the loss, but he wouldn’t mind fighting Overeem four a fourth time – as long it gets him closer to a title shot:

“A fourth fight would be good if I appeal and it doesn’t change the result,” Werdum said. “My goal is the belt, and if he’s on my way, I think it would be good to fight him a fourth time. I’d like to fight him a fourth time to show the reality, what really happened. I believe I won. If it’s worth it to fight a fourth time to get to what I want, the belt, that would be interesting, for him.

“I always say that a loss it three steps back and a win is one step forward, but the way it was, I think it was only one step back. I believe I won, but the official result was a loss. I have a loss in my record.”

Both Werdum and Overeem have lost to heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic in recent memory, but the bout was still being labeled as a potential eliminator, although UFC President Dana White wasn’t too impressed with Overeem’s performance either.

Werdum is unlikely to win the appeal, but he still plans on fighting again this year:

“I want to fight again this year,” Werdum said. “I was away from a long time and I don’t like that. I’d like to fight at least three times a year, that would be the ideal. I’d like to fight again in November, so I have enough time to rest after the training camp, enjoy my family for a while, and do a few things scheduled outside the cage in Brazil.”

What do you suggest the UFC do with Werdum, Overeem, and the heavyweight title picture?

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Amanda Nunes’ Team Responds To Dana White’s ’90 Percent’ Comments

Woman’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes bailed on her UFC 213 title defense against Valentina Schevchenko on the day of the fight, however her team insists that Nunes’ illness began days earlier. Naturally, UFC president Dana White criticized his champion for waiting until the very last minute to call off the fight, as he’s done with […]

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Naturally, UFC president Dana White criticized his champion for waiting until the very last minute to call off the fight, as he’s done with other champs who have done similar in the past (Renan Barao, Jon Jones…).

Nunes’ team came to her defense in response to White’s criticism, while defending her choice to pull out of the fight due to the illness they witnessed first hand.

“She was already feeling it before the weigh-ins,” Nunes’ coach Conan Silveira said. “Las Vegas is too hot, so I think that contributed to her chronic sinusitis, and the weight cut doesn’t help since you dehydrate. I don’t want to blame the weight cut, but it definitely doesn’t help.

“That has happened before, but we managed to come back, but it wasn’t as hard as this time. People don’t understand that that’s a big responsibility. You invest a lot to get to this position. You have to be 100 percent.”

“Critics and dumb people get together and form an opinion that doesn’t exist,” Silveira said. “Even fighters saying she was scared. Amanda is not scared of anyone. She retired Miesha Tate, she retired Ronda Rousey. Not to mention that she already beat Valentina by unanimous decision. How did she become scared now? Know the facts before you have your opinion.”

“If any other fighter is ill, nobody says anything. Everyone has this right. But she doesn’t because the champion? She has no right to get ill?” Silveira responds. “He’s the promoter and has his opinion. That’s what he got from the doctor. Amanda went back to the hospital the next morning (Saturday) and did other tests and they saw she had chronic sinusitis and gave her antibiotics.”

Silveira said the two will fight again as soon as Nunes feels fit to return and defend her title, although the UFC has not yet officially announced a new date as of today.

“The fight will happen. We want Valentina,” he said. “They will set a new date, and I’ll tell you this: the result won’t be any different than what we had planned. No disrespect to Valentina, she’s a great opponent and a great fight for Amanda, but our final answer will be on fight night, with Amanda defending her belt. That’s the best answer to those who talk too much.”

White had said that Nunes was cleared to fight by doctors, but insisted she was too ill to fight regardless. He later expanded on that view by stating Nunes’ withdrawal was ’90 percent mental’ and only 10 percent physical, something that’s an entirely speculative number that severed to drag one of his dominant current champions through the mud, even if she did essentially ruin one of the year’s biggest weekends the day of the main event bout.

Nunes and Schevchenko are believed to be fighting at UFC 215 in September, but the rematch has been made official as of yet.

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Valentina Shevchenko Isn’t Buying Amanda Nunes’ Excuse For Pulling Out

Valentina Shevchenko isn’t buying UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes’ explanation for why she pulled out of their scheduled UFC 213 pay-per-view (PPV) main event title clash. Nunes pulled out of the fight the morning of the event, citing a nasty case of sinusitis as why she couldn’t compete. Despite the fact that doctors couldn’t find anything […]

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Valentina Shevchenko isn’t buying UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes’ explanation for why she pulled out of their scheduled UFC 213 pay-per-view (PPV) main event title clash.

Nunes pulled out of the fight the morning of the event, citing a nasty case of sinusitis as why she couldn’t compete. Despite the fact that doctors couldn’t find anything wrong with her and still cleared her to compete, Nunes opted to play it safe instead.

No. 1-ranked 135-pound title challenger Valentina Shevchenko joined The MMA Hour earlier today (Mon. July 10, 2017) to react to Nunes’ pull out. When asked for her thoughts on Nunes not fighting, “Bullet” said she’s not buying the excuse (quotes via MMA Fighting):

“I don’t 100% believe that it’s true,” Shevchenko said. “She’s trying to say that this was medical something, like with medicals because of her illness or something like this — because during all this week before the fight, [even] one day before the fight at weigh-ins, or the (open) workouts, everybody saw her in very good health, very aggressive. And even at the weigh-ins, she was saying, ‘I’m ready to give this fight, very good fight and take the victory,’ saying and doing all things aggressive like she did.

“Then after weigh-ins, the day of the fight, she [pulls] out, she says, ‘okay, I was feeling bad all week.’ But at the same time she was saying, every time, that she was feeling very strong and prepared for the fight.”

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Shevchenko finds it odd that Nunes pulled out at the last second, given that she seemed extremely confident in the lead-up to fight night and felt very ‘strong’:

“I don’t know what she has in her mind, but I see what I see,” Shevchenko said. “She turned down the fight in the very, very last minute, and before the fight she was saying that, ‘I’m ready, I’m feeling good, I’m feeling strong,’ and everybody could see that she was feeling strong, she was feeling aggressive, she was acting in that way in our staredowns before the fight, at the weigh-ins, at the workouts. She was feeling totally healthy.”

Given that “Bullet” was unable to take center Octagon this past weekend and attempt to become UFC champ, it has left a sour taste in her mouth and she isn’t able to feel as free as she usually does once she gets through a fight:

“Usually after the fight, when the fight is over, you feel free,” Shevchenko said. “But this time, I did not feel free, and still, my goal and my mission is not complete. That’s why, for now, my mental situation, my mental condition, I am still in the same fight mode. And okay, it will be a little bit longer than I expected, but I am professional and I take it right now very cold, and I know exactly if I will put too much emotions in my mind, in my head, it will not work.

“For me, that’s why I am just waiting for my time. I will do the same, prepare the same with the same desire to put on my best performance for this fight, and I will do my work, I will do everything to win the fight for the next time.

“I hope that she will complete her part, too, and she will not turn down next time too.”

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