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Draymond Green Tells Conor McGregor to Take off Warriors Jersey on Instagram

Draymond Green is not a Conor McGregor fan.
The Golden State Warriors forward responded to a photo of McGregor in a Warriors jersey by writing on Instagram, “We rocking with Floyd bro not you…take that off bruh.”

McGregor responded to Gree…

Draymond Green is not a Conor McGregor fan.

The Golden State Warriors forward responded to a photo of McGregor in a Warriors jersey by writing on Instagram, “We rocking with Floyd bro not you…take that off bruh.”

McGregor responded to Green in the comments, saying of the No. 23 jersey: “That’s C.J Watson mate. I don’t know who the f–k you are. No disrespect tho kid, keep hustling and stay in school.”

He added: “Now ask yourself why I’m rocking C.J. when I don’t know or give a f–k about basketball. I dribble heads off the floor. Not a ball. This is no game here kid.”

So why wear a Watson jersey? From USA Today‘s Martin Rogers:

“Back in January, back when the fight still seemed improbable, McGregor took aim at his opponent’s ugly domestic violence record. Mayweather spent time in prison for battering Josie Harris, mother to three of his children, in September 2010.

Having split with Harris, she says he entered her home in the middle of the night and was infuriated to find messages from NBA player C.J. Watson on her phone. Mayweather’s son, Koraun, then 10, told the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department that he had seen his father on top of Harris—hitting and kicking her.”

McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are set to face off Aug. 26 in one of the more intriguing fights in recent memory. That’s due to McGregor’s background as an MMA fighter, not a boxer, and Mayweather’s perfect 49-0 record on the line.

The buildup to the fight has been controversial, however, with many decrying the amount of racial insensitivity on display.

As Khaled A. Beydoun of The Undefeated wrote:

“Boxing’s checkered history of capitalizing on racial and ethnic rivalries to sell bouts has taken a turn for the worse with this unprecedented megafight, with racist taunts and bigoted trash talk showcased, loudly and vividly, throughout the four-city press tour that concluded in London on July 14.”

Among other comments, McGregor told Mayweather to “dance for me, boy” during the press tour. Mayweather has hardly been an angel, however, using misogynistic and homophobic language during the lead-up to the fight.

It’s unclear if McGregor’s behavior during the press tour is the reason Green is pulling for Mayweather or if he is simply a fan of the undefeated boxer. But if two of the loudest men in sports, Green and McGregor, are about to exchange a war of words online, things could heat up quickly.

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Cavs Guard Deron Williams Owns MMA Gym, Wants to Compete in BJJ in the Future

You never know where you might find an MMA fan.
Back when the sport was underground, they could be anywhere—at work or school, sitting next to you at a movie theatre or alongside you on a treadmill at the gym.
Now though, in modern times, you ten…

You never know where you might find an MMA fan.

Back when the sport was underground, they could be anywhere—at work or school, sitting next to you at a movie theatre or alongside you on a treadmill at the gym.

Now though, in modern times, you tend to find them in some pretty prestigious places.

Among them? The NBA.

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Deron Williams appeared on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani Monday, discussing his love for MMA and his investment in the sport.

“I’ve been watching [MMA] for a while, just growing up being a wrestler,” he told Helwani. “As the years have gone on, I ended up meeting different UFC fighters and befriending a couple and really got into it because of that. … I just have a love for the sport; I train as well, so I think that brings me even closer.”

Williams is a former state wrestling champion in his youth and has an ownership stake in Fortis MMA, a Dallas-based gym that had ties to this past weekend’s UFC 211.

“He fought hard, man,” Williams said of Fortis MMA athlete Rashad Coulter, who lost by KO at the event. “He showed a lot of heart, and he battled. It’s unfortunate that he didn’t get the win, but he put on a heck of a fight and got that fight night bonus, which I know is big for him. I’m just happy for him to get the opportunity.”

In fact, if not for practice obligations, Williams would have been there in Coulter’s corner.

“[The Cavaliers] had practice that day, the day of [UFC] 211, and [again] the next morning at 9 o’clock because of Mother’s Day, so it would’ve been really hard to get there and get back. It would have been a lot of travel for it, but…I would have been in the corner if I was [there].”

That willingness to show up in a UFC corner is not as strange for Williams as it might appear to someone unfamiliar with the NBA star, as it’s something he’s done in the past at smaller shows. Furthermore, despite his best athletic feats coming on the hard court, Williams is looking to find some combative competition of his own down the line.

“I’m gonna do some [jiu-jitsu] tournaments for sure,” he said. “I’ll probably have to [wait until retirement]; it would probably be the smartest thing to do. I do mostly no-gi; I’ve done some gi, [but] it’s just a little too slow-paced for me right now.”

Williams and the Cavaliers have been off since sweeping the Toronto Raptors in the second round, and they await the winner of Monday’s Game 7 between the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards.

Until then, though, you’ll probably find him on the mats getting some work in.

Follow me on Twitter @matthewjryder.

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Mass Debate? Comparing The UFC To “Mainstream” Sports

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The UFC has long been the staple of most mixed martial arts fan’s diets. News surrounding the biggest MMA promotion swarms our social media feeds and headlines about the biggest stars such as Jon Jones, Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey etc. dominate the numerous media outlets that have steadily grown with the sport. Yet still, even with the global popularity and expansion of not only the UFC, but the sport of MMA as a whole, it still is slightly short of that mainstream sport status. Why is that?

Well age and experience has a certain amount to do with it, with the UFC only being 22 years clear of it’s inception. But even back then, Art Davie, Rorion Gracie, Campbell McLaren and Bob Meyrowitz were up against the giants of baseball, basketball, football, golf , boxing, hockey and more. These long established pursuits are backed by billions of dollars and years of consistent popularity, making the struggle of mixed martial arts in the shark tank of mainstream sport an unlikely one.

image[1] — UFC 1: Royce Gracie took on boxer Art Jimmerson in the most one sided and bizarre fight ever…well maybe apart from Kimbo vs Dada…

Still, even against those staggering odds, MMA has managed to drag itself out of the dark corners of illegitimate bloodsport, and in to the domain of worldwide sensation and beyond. But why does this tag of ‘not mainstream’ still get thrown around so much? Mixed martial arts is now legal in every American state, is wildly popular in every major continent, and recognized as ‘the fastest growing sport’ of the modern era. When does it cease to be this back seat passenger to the giants of NBA, NFL and so on?

Well, to a certain extent, we as MMA fans and the sport as a whole often view things through the glasses of MMA being the world’s most popular sport, but let’s be honest, it isn’t yet. There are numerous reasons why, but then also multiple arguments for the fact that it really should be at that elite level with the other major sports by now.

So what’s the hold up?

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SportsPotato: Serge Ibaka Lands Clean Right Hook to Blake Griffin’s Dick/Balls Area [VIDEO]

The 2014 NBA playoffs have been rather chippy, to say the least. During game 4 of the Los Angeles Clippers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder series yesterday, Thunder power-forward Serge Ibaka responded to a shove from Blake Griffin by switching to southpaw stance and landing a lead right hook directly to Griffin’s crotch. Griffin limped off downcourt following the punch, very much like a man who had just had his nuts racked.

Keep in mind that this happened in the very beginning of the game, when the score was still tied at zero. Indeed, a message had been sent early, though Ibaka later said the low blow was an accident. The Clippers went on to beat the Thunder by a score of 101-99, tying their series at 2-2.

A slowed-down GIF of the incident is after the jump, via SBNation.