UFC 178 Salaries: Demetrious Johnson ($183K), Conor McGregor ($150K) Make Bank

Some fight fans say UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson is one of the most overlooked fighters in the promotion, but his check from UFC 178 says otherwise.  Mighty Mouse walked home with a cool $183,000 after his second-round submission victory over Chris Cariaso in UFC 178′s headliner Saturday night, as Sherdog reported.  Johnson earned $129,000 […]

Some fight fans say UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson is one of the most overlooked fighters in the promotion, but his check from UFC 178 says otherwise.  Mighty Mouse walked home with a cool $183,000 after his second-round submission victory over Chris Cariaso in UFC 178′s headliner Saturday night, as Sherdog reported.  Johnson earned $129,000 […]

Dustin Poirier ‘Truly Heartbroken’ over Loss to Conor McGregor

Dustin Poirier is without question a world-class fighter and contender at 145 pounds, but at UFC 178, he ran into a hype train that never had any intention of slowing down. Hype is a word commonly attached to success without comprehension. Despite only having three fights in the UFC, Conor McGregor still entered the cage […]

Dustin Poirier is without question a world-class fighter and contender at 145 pounds, but at UFC 178, he ran into a hype train that never had any intention of slowing down. Hype is a word commonly attached to success without comprehension. Despite only having three fights in the UFC, Conor McGregor still entered the cage […]

Dana White: Conor McGregor Bigger Than GSP and Brock Lesnar

UFC 178 represented a notorious coming out party for Conor McGregor, who Dana White now calls the biggest star in UFC history. Yes, you read that correctly. After just four fights, the UFC president has conceded that the Irish featherweight is bigger than Georges St-Pierre and Brock Lesnar. When speaking with MMA journalist Ariel Helwani […]

UFC 178 represented a notorious coming out party for Conor McGregor, who Dana White now calls the biggest star in UFC history. Yes, you read that correctly. After just four fights, the UFC president has conceded that the Irish featherweight is bigger than Georges St-Pierre and Brock Lesnar. When speaking with MMA journalist Ariel Helwani […]

Too Soon: Why the Time Isn’t Quite Right for UFC 178 Star Conor McGregor

Conor McGregor, the loquacious 26-year-old Irishman with a silver tongue, golden fists and cash-green dreams, had less than two minutes to style on poor Dustin Poirier at UFC 178. Then it was all over, a left hand just missing Poirier‘s head but the attached elbow doing no such thing, leaving the No. 5 featherweight in […]

Conor McGregor, the loquacious 26-year-old Irishman with a silver tongue, golden fists and cash-green dreams, had less than two minutes to style on poor Dustin Poirier at UFC 178. Then it was all over, a left hand just missing Poirier‘s head but the attached elbow doing no such thing, leaving the No. 5 featherweight in […]

Conor McGregor: Ricky Hatton or Naseem Hamed, Babyface or Heel?

After dispatching Dustin Poirier inside of two minutes at UFC 178, even Conor McGregor’s most cynical critics would have to concede that he has something a little bit special. The Irishman isn’t all talk. The hype would appear to be real, at least from this writer’s perspective. Of course, there is still the question of […]

After dispatching Dustin Poirier inside of two minutes at UFC 178, even Conor McGregor’s most cynical critics would have to concede that he has something a little bit special. The Irishman isn’t all talk. The hype would appear to be real, at least from this writer’s perspective. Of course, there is still the question of […]

McGregor vs. Poirier: Bluster Notwithstanding, UFC 178 Is Conor’s Biggest Test

“He’s a journeyman fighter, and that’s what I see.” And with that nugget on opponent Dustin Poirier to MMAjunkie’s Mike Bohn, The Conor McGregor Show was officially in full swing. The lead-up to UFC 178 has been one of typical bombast for the Irishman, who has rapidly become the promotion’s hottest commodity to have never […]

“He’s a journeyman fighter, and that’s what I see.” And with that nugget on opponent Dustin Poirier to MMAjunkie’s Mike Bohn, The Conor McGregor Show was officially in full swing. The lead-up to UFC 178 has been one of typical bombast for the Irishman, who has rapidly become the promotion’s hottest commodity to have never […]