Los Angeles (AFP) – Retired unbeaten boxing champion Floyd Mayweather says that when it comes to a possible big-money fight with Irish mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor, he is “out of retirement.”
So, I believe I started my breakdown of a possible Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather boxing matchup by calling it a no good, very bad situation for the UFC. Their most prized, visible, and lucrative fighter would be embarrassed on the largest PPV event in recorded human history, resulting in a massive pay day for McGregor and tremendous loss of prestige for the UFC.
Los Angeles (AFP) – The possibility of a duel between boxer Floyd Mayweather and mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor got another boost as Ultimate Fighting Championship boss Dana White said he’d pay each $25 million to meet.
Undefeated boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants to jump back in the ring, this time to face UFC Champion Conor McGregor, and he’s willing to offer McGregor a $15 million payday to accept the challenge.
The point has almost arrived where Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor talking about fighting each other has become more entertaining than Mayweather and McGregor actually fighting each other.
Connor McGregor, UFC’s reigning Lightweight Champion and former Featherweight Champion will appear on next season’s Game of Thrones.
After becoming the first UFC champion to reign supreme in two different weight classes on Saturday night, Conor McGregor diversified his already formidable resume by rapping.
Conor McGregor called his shot. He didn’t do so as dramatically as Babe Ruth did in pointing his bat at the 1932 World Series. But in predicting UFC championships in two weight classes he did so as audaciously.
The stars—Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato, Odell Beckham, Jr., Hugh Jackman, Madonna, Gordon Ramsay, Zac Efron—descended on the world’s most famous arena to watch the biggest star in mixed-martial arts become the first man in UFC history to simultaneously wear belts in two weight classes.
Conor McGregor elicits the moniker “the Muhammad Ali of mixed-martial arts.” His opponent Saturday night more obviously resembles Joe Frazier.
Conor McGregor takes on Eddie Alvarez in the inaugural UFC card in New York in November.
Thirty-six hours removed from perhaps its most successful pay-per view to date, the UFC announced a sale from to WME-IMG.
Muhammad Ali fought a football player, hockey goon, and professional wrestlers. Floyd Mayweather looks to fight a mixed-martial arts champion.
Jon Jones fights Daniel Cormier for the light-heavyweight championship at UFC 200.
Conor McGregor says he’s back headlining UFC 200 after his refusal to commit to media events forced him off the card last week.
Conor McGregor says that did not retire from fighting, just promotion—even though his temporary retirement from PR continues to generate massive publicity.
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor announced his retirement from mixed-martial arts on Twitter Tuesday.
Conor McGregor bloodied Nate Diaz. Then Nate Diaz beat Conor McGregor.
Conor McGregor moves up two weight classes to fight Nate Diaz tonight at UFC 196.
“I’m gonna fight your f—ing ass,” Nate Diaz told Conor McGregor on national television in December. On subscription television in March, the Stockton, California-native realizes his prediction.
Lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos pulled out of his scheduled UFC 196 bout against Conor McGregor.
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor doubled down on blasphemous speech at a Wednesday press conference promoting UFC 197.
Dominick Cruz explained to Breitbart Sports that he would “absolutely” fight Conor McGregor.
UFC 197 looks to upstage the much-hyped UFC 200 by featuring an unusual and an unexpected title matchup.
Floyd Mayweather, the highest paid prize fighter in history, charges that “racism still exists in the sport of boxing” in a new interview.
Nate Diaz did the Marquess of Queensberry proud on Fox Saturday night. Then he infuriated Miss Manners.
The loudest talker in mixed-martial arts turns up the volume when communicating with his fists.
Conor McGregor went one for one on Saturday night. He hit Jose Aldo in the chin once in his featherweight championship bout at UFC 194. That ended the champ’s night—and his title run.
“This is the biggest fight ever in the history of the featherweight division,” Dana White told Breitbart Sports about UFC 194’s main event, albeit back when the fight looked to headline UFC 189.
Conor McGregor does not face UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo until December 12. But the timing failed to stop King Conor from unveiling a grand plan for his title reign on the UFC 194 conference call.
Like a lot of foreigners working in America, Conor McGregor does not care for Donald Trump.
The UFC announced that Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo will finally fight—just in time for Christmas.
History happened in a no-need-for-editing highlight reel in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Robbie Lawler retained his UFC welterweight strap in perhaps the greatest title fight in the division’s history.
Conor McGregor put an exclamation point on perhaps the most spectacular main card in mixed-martial-arts history with a come-from-behind TKO of Chad Mendes at UFC 189.
“You could say it’s all his mouth but the guy does have skills,” Chad Mendes told Breitbart Sports about Conor McGregor this spring. “His standup is crisp. He’s a southpaw. He’s long. He’s lanky. His style is exciting to watch.”
“The weight cut is the fight,” Conor McGregor told Breitbart Sports earlier this year. “The fight is freedom.”
“When you look into a man’s eyes—look him dead in the eye—you can see straight into his soul,” Conor McGregor maintained on the UFC 189 conference call last week. McGregor said that when he looked into Jose Aldo’s eyes, the Brazilian’s soul informed him: “This mother—er doesn’t want to be here.”
The Terminator loves King Conor. And King Conor loves him right back.
“Four minutes into the first round he will be unconscious,” Conor McGregor promises of his UFC 189 opponent. Chad Mendes vows to end McGregor’s night a minute earlier.