NEW YORK (AP) — Ultimate fighting star Conor McGregor is facing criminal charges in the wake of a backstage melee he allegedly instigated that has forced the removal of three fights from UFC’s biggest card of the year.
Los Angeles (AFP) – Former welterweight boxing king Floyd Mayweather has teased the possibility he may come out of retirement for a mixed martial arts bout, revealing that he plans to start training for the octagon later this year.
In an appearance Thursday on Fox Sports 1’s “Undisputed,” UFC president Dana White said “anything is possible” regarding retired boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. coming over to fight in the octagon. Mayweather fought Conor McGregor, who came over from the UFC,
Conor McGregor made the jump to boxing, in order to take on Floyd Mayweather. After reports that UFC President Dana White wanted to explore having Mayweather reciprocate, by making the jump to the “Octagon,” Mayweather said he had no interest in doing so.
Manny Pacquiao confirmed to Agence France-Presse that he engaged in talks with Conor McGregor to schedule a boxing matchup between them.
Conor McGregor opened as slight favorite in a proposed boxing match between him and Oscar De La Hoya on a European betting site while an American counterpart regards the Golden Boy as the favorite.
The Golden Boy knows a payday when he sees one.
Newly crowned UFC middleweight champion refused to commit to defending that belt on a Thursday conference call
Conor McGregor is a man who makes no apology for what he says or does, with certain exceptions. The UFC star and lightweight champion was recently caught on camera using a gay slur, and is trying to make amends for it.
Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett alleged in a Twitter post Wednesday morning, that Las Vegas police officers forced him to the ground, held a gun to his head, and threatened to “blow my f-ing head off.”
Conor McGregor’s improbable challenge of Floyd Mayweather Jr. was a box-office smash. There between 4 million and 5 million pay-per-view sales. An estimated 50 million people watched in the United States alone.
The way some in the sports media see it, Floyd Mayweather, like so many robbers, wore a black ski mask while going to work on Saturday night robbing Rocky Marciano of his record.
Consider Saturday night’s inclusion of a referee named Robert Byrd in the largest pay-per-view event in history as a wake-up call to the woke.
Boxing judges don’t award moral victories. But Conor McGregor won one on Saturday night.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. moved to 50-0 with his technical knockout Saturday in the much-anticipated boxing match with UFC’s biggest star, Conor McGregor. The fight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas was called with1:55 remaining in the 10th round, giving Mayweather
No one should be surprised, that a member of the mainstream sports media attempted to work a pro-Kaepernick statement into the buzz surrounding Mayweather-McGregor fight night. Though, who saw it coming before 3 o’clock eastern?
Aug. 26 (UPI) — UFC legend Ronda Rousey has a big role in Saturday night’s festivities: she’s getting married.
Conor McGregor can’t lose. But Conor McGregor can’t win.
A pair of million-dollar bets in favor of Floyd Mayweather beating UFC champ Conor McGregor has shaken up odds makers in Las Vegas just ahead of the coming fight.
Thirty months ago, I spoke to Conor McGregor about Floyd Mayweather. About thirty hours from now, the two fight.
Former boxer Oscar De La Hoya does not see Conor McGregor having any success against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their upcoming Saturday fight. De La Hoya predicted Friday on “Fox & Friends” that McGregor will not “land a single punch”
Friday on ESPN Radio’s “Mike & Mike,” ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith predicted Floyd Mayweather Jr. would “embarrass” and “destroy” Conor McGregor in their upcoming bout. “It will probably go five or six rounds,” Smith explained.” Floyd will embarrass him.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Just 20 months ago, a former plumber from Dublin fought a fearsome superstar who hadn’t lost in a decade. Conor McGregor talked his way into a big-money showdown, but he had to back up his boasts against Jose Aldo, one of the greatest fighters in his sport.
Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor aren’t just fighting for money in the boxing spectacle of the summer. The winner also gets The Money Belt.
Los Angeles (AFP) – Floyd Mayweather believes Conor McGregor is struggling to make the weight for their cross-combat showdown as the final countdown to the superfight cranked into overdrive on Tuesday.
The Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight struggles to sell out just two weeks before the fight.
Conor McGregor’s sparring partner abruptly resigned from his role after an especially “violent” session in the ring with the Irishman.
As part of the ongoing hype for the much-discussed Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight, a new deal is in the works to show the fight at local movie theaters, reports say.
UFC fight champion Conor McGregor has been accused of racial bias, but the fighter’s father, Tony McGregor, is striking back against claims that his son is a racist.
Monday on Fox Sports 1’s “Undisputed,” co-host Shannon Sharpe reacted to the trash talk between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor at media appearances for their upcoming bout. McGregor got caught in some controversy after sports personalities took offense with him
Thursday, Fox Sports 1 “Undisputed” co-host Shannon Sharpe discussed the upcoming bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor, saying the fight “plays along racial lines” because it pits a black American versus a white non-American. Sharpe said white Americans cheer against their black countrymen in
Fox Sports 1 contributor Rob Parker reacted Thursday on Fox Sports 1’s “Undisputed” to Conor McGregor telling August boxing opponent Floyd Mayweather Jr., “Dance for me, boy.” Parker said he has a “hard time listening” to McGregor’s comments because they
Conor McGregor is catching some heat for his taunts aimed at his upcoming boxing opponent Floyd Mayweather Jr. made during media appearances on back-to-back days. “Dance for me, boy,” McGregor has twice told Mayweather. Sports media personalities like Fox Sports 1’s
Documents made public seems to show that boxing great Floyd Mayweather owes the IRS $22.5 Million on his 2015 taxes.
TMZ Sports asked UFC President Dana White Tuesday if President Donald Trump was coming to the upcoming Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Conor McGregor fight in August. According to White, someone from Trump’s camp called him about the fight, but the
The superfight is on and the early money has come in on Conor McGregor.
August’s megafight between boxing great Floyd Mayweather and mixed-martial-arts (MMA) sensation Conor McGregor may generate more money than any bout in history. And it may hurt both boxing and MMA.
Floyd Mayweather fights Conor McGregor in a 154-pound matchup on August 26 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The much anticipated and highly rumored fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor remains completely unofficial. But, perhaps for not much longer.
After a brief, unspoken truce, Conor McGregor has restarted the war of words with Floyd Mayweather.