‘You’re nothing without me.’ In a press conference, not long after he had fought and defeated Tony Ferguson at UFC 279, Nate Diaz was asked if he had received any personal calls or messages from Conor McGregor. Diaz and McGregor had shared a couple of thrilling bouts, in 2016, and both have vowed to one […]
3 years ago
‘Poetic justice’. Nate Diaz and Tony Ferguson have circled each other for well over a decade. A bizarre twist of fate now sees Ferguson fighting for his UFC future against a man who insists he is done with the promotion after this, his final fight on a long-running contract. Thursday night in Las Vegas was […]
3 years ago
“I look at you, I look back, he’s on the ground!” Daniel Cormier was probably not the only poor blighter to have blinked and missed what may well be the UFC knockout of the decade. Michael Chandler has guaranteed himself a couple of huge fights in the next 12 months after his sensational knock-out victory […]
3 years ago
“I see it happening after tonight.” Conor McGregor responded to Michael Chandler’s callout following his victory over Tony Ferguson at UFC 274 on Saturday night in Pheonix, Arizona. Chandler initially called out McGregor after delivering a knockout of the year contender by landing a front kick in the second round which finished Ferguson. Michael Chandler […]
4 years ago
“Stop, stop, STOP!” Andre Muniz is a runaway train, but it was Jacare Souza that got de-railed at UFC 262. It was not that long ago that Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza was mixing it with the likes of Robert Whittaker, Vitor Belfort and Yoel Romero at the top of the UFC middleweight division. The former Strikeforce […]
5 years ago
We could get that long-awaited Croke Park fight after all… The prospect of a Gaethje McGregor rumble later in 2020 is enough to get most fight fans salivating. But first, a date with ‘The Eagle’. Justin Gaethje has his eyes on the main prize in the UFC’s lightweight division and Conor McGregor – for so […]
6 years ago