• Lou DiBella: Mayweather vs. McGregor can’t be any worse than Mayweather vs. Pacquiao

    The 2015 boxing matchup between the two most popular fighters of their generation, Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao, was a mega-event — and a mega-dud inside the ring.
    Mayweather outpointed Pacquiao in a dull unanimous decision which left many casual observers vowing never to plunk down $100 for a Mayweather pay-per-view ever again.New York boxing promoter Lou DiBella, however, believes that if fans decide to give Mayweather’s match with UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor on
  • Mayweather vs. McGregor Embedded (Ep. 6): Weigh-in Day

    The final episode of Mayweather vs. McGregor Embedded has arrived. Episode six revolves around weigh-in day. The episode begins with a swarm of Conor McGregor fans waiting outside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. McGregor arrives and enjoys time with his son and girlfriend. Floyd Mayweather is then seen backstage having his blood pressure […]
  • Kevin Lee Says He’ll Show Conor McGregor That He’s Human

    Kevin Lee believes he can defeat Conor McGregor and prove to the world that he’s only human. “The Motown Phenom” is set to take on Tony Ferguson inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout will be contested for the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title. The match-up goes down on Oct. […]
  • Mayweather vs. McGregor is not sold out yet, but the T-Mobile Arena GM isn’t worried

    LAS VEGAS — The Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor megafight Saturday night is not sold out. Tickets on the resale market have not been as hot as many thought they would be.On the surface, those might be negative economic indicators. But if you’re thinking MayMac might not live up to the hype, it’s worth keeping things in perspective, according to T-Mobile Arena vice president and general manager Dan Quinn.
    “Even in the event that they don’t eclipse the [record gat
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  • Stipe Miocic Surprised to Hear UFC Planned to Book Him Against Jon Jones

    The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) plan to book Jon Jones against Stipe Miocic is news to the heavyweight champion. After it was revealed that Jon Jones failed his UFC 214 drug test, UFC President Dana White revealed that the promotion planned to have a “super fight” between “Bones” and Miocic. That took the heavyweight title […]
  • Amir Khan Says Conor McGregor is Endangering Himself Tonight (Aug. 26)

    Amir Khan warns that Conor McGregor is putting himself in danger tonight (Aug. 26). McGregor will take on Floyd Mayweather inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. While many feel McGregor may not fight again after tonight due to money, Khan has a bit of a different opinion. During a recent appearance on MMAFighting.com‘s […]
  • Mayweather vs. McGregor live stream online

    Watch Mayweather vs. McGregor live stream online for the pay-per-view card at 9 p.m. ET.
    The fight card for this portion of the event is as follows:
    Main card (PPV at 9 p.m. ET)
    Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor
    Badou Jack vs. Nathan Cleverly
    Gervonta Davis vs. Francisco Fonseca
    Andrew Tabiti vs. Steve Cunningham
    Floyd Mayweather puts his perfect career record of 49-0 on the line in a grudge match against UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor. McGregor will be competing for the first time in
  • Floyd Mayweather TMT billboard vandalized with ‘49-1’ mark, Irish flag

    Conor McGregor’s supporters are as confident as the man himself that he’s going to do the impossible.
    The UFC lightweight champion looks to hand boxing great Floyd Mayweather his first pro loss in 50 bouts when they meet in the ring at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., on Saturday, and some intrepid spirit decided to get a head start on marking down Mayweather’s record.
    Instagram user Al Powers (@powersimagery) captured an aerial shot of a Mayweather TMT billboard that has
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  • Francis Ngannou Wants Title Fight Against Champion Stipe Miocic

    Francis Ngannou was certain that a win over Junior Dos Santos would bag him a title shot before Dos Santos was flagged by USADA and pulled from the bout That was a fight Ngannou was more than confident in feeling that he would have won. As such, the formidable Cameroonian is now setting his eyes […]
  • Ronda Rousey to Marry Travis Browne During Mayweather vs. McGregor

    Of all the nights to get married, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and UFC heavyweight Travis Browne chose Aug. 26 The news will come as somewhat of a surprise, given the importance of the date. UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor will make his boxing debut in Las Vegas against the one and only […]
  • Mayweather Gets $100 Million, McGregor $30 Million Guaranteed Purse for ‘Money Fight’

    In guaranteed money alone, Conor McGregor will far exceed any single disclosed payday in the Ultimate Fighting Championship for his fight with Floyd Mayweather.
  • Former two-division champion Acelino Freitas trashes Conor McGregor’s ‘laughable' boxing

    A former super featherweight and lightweight boxing champion, Acelino “Popo" Freitas understands why Floyd Mayweather is fighting Conor McGregor on Aug. 26 in Las Vegas, but he is not a fan of the decision.
    Freitas (40-2, 34 KO), who retired from the sport in 2007 — coming back years later in South America to add a couple of knockouts to his record — sees the mega event as a money grab for everyone involved, but a black eye to the sport of boxing.
    "This fight is not good for bo
  • John Kavanagh Explains Why McGregor Didn’t Bring in Boxing Coach

    Conor McGregor’s longtime coach John Kavanagh has explained why his fighter didn’t seek out a traditional boxing coach. Tonight (Aug. 26), McGregor will meet Floyd Mayweather inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. McGregor has never competed in a boxing match professionally. While his skills inside the Octagon can’t be denied, many have questioned […]
  • Floyd Mayweather’s boxer shorts custom made by Irish bookmaker for weigh in

    You may have been wondering why Floyd Mayweather wore a pair of green boxer shorts sporting the Paddy Power betting company name at Friday’s weigh-in for MayMac?
    Undoubtedly the biggest betting company in Ireland, Paddy Power has already paid out on Mayweather winning, highlighting the perceived disparity in skill sets between him and Ireland’s own Conor McGregor.Three days out from the contest, the bookmaker sent word out through their social media channels that they would take a &p
  • Live Mayweather vs. McGregor Results & Discussion (8/26)

    Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor airs live on August the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, August 26th, 2017. The pay-per-view opens up at 9 PM ET, with the main event expected to air shortly after 11:00 ET. Keep refreshing this page for live results and comment with your predictions & thoughts! Who’s going […]
  • John Kavanagh: Bringing boxing coach into Mayweather vs. McGregor camp would just introduce ‘confusion’

    Aside from the short-lived Paulie Malignaggi experiment, the team surrounding Conor McGregor ahead of his Aug. 26 boxing match against Floyd Mayweather has largely stayed the same as it has for most of McGregor’s UFC fights. SBG coaches John Kavanagh and Owen Roddy have run point on the camp, while longtime McGregor teammates like Artem Lobov have remained a constant supporting presence as the Irishman prepares to face the 49-0 boxer.
    The fact that McGregor did not bring an outside boxing
  • Let’s say Conor McGregor wins — What comes next?

    This article isn’t about predictions or what one should believe about what will happen between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor. It’s about possibilities. Or, rather, what outcomes ultimately mean. However remote one considers the likelihood of McGregor’s chances against Mayweather (or the opposite), one of the possibilities worth thinking about is what happens if McGregor wins.
    In short, the implications are important. Not merely a little, but astronomically. A McGregor vic
  • UFC fighters weigh in on how Conor McGregor could beat Floyd Mayweather

    LAS VEGAS — Tony Ferguson is unconvinced that Conor McGregor won’t fall back on his traditional ways Saturday night against Floyd Mayweather at T-Mobile Arena. If things start going sideways for “The Notorious,” Ferguson thinks we could see some things that would be very illegal in the sport of boxing.
    “We might see Conor do something stupid on accident if he panics,” the UFC lightweight contender said at a UFC media day Thursday at the UFC corporate campus. &
  • Tale of the Tape: Will Mayweather vs. McGregor dethrone MayPac as PPV king?

    The magnitude of Saturday night’s fight from an economic standpoint has a good chance of generating more money in one day than UFC did in the entire year of 2016. If the trends in the pay-per-view market over recent years remain true on Saturday night, the Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather cash-grab will make any bank heist in history look like child's play.
    Yes, there is a fight, a first-time-in-history battle between the two biggest box office stars in two different American combat spo
  • Boxing champ Keith Thurman on the ins and outs of Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor

    It’s happening.
    In just a few hours, Conor McGregor will be stepping in a boxing ring to take on Floyd Mayweather for the belt of the moneyweight division. This monumental moment in sports, that has captured the attention and drawn the interest of millions, is finally here and it will go down on Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nev.
    To breakdown all the chapters and layers of this cultural phenomenon, MMA Fighting caught up with arguably the best welterweight boxer on the planet and one of the
  • UFC Performance Institute VP on how Conor McGregor tried to ‘change his physiology’ for boxing

    LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor’s transition from MMA fighter to boxer is not just about going from being able to kick, grapple and wrestle to only being allowed to punch. It’s about altering his cardiovascular conditioning.
    In MMA, the UFC lightweight champion has to fight for five rounds in five-minute bursts. For boxing, in this mega fight with Floyd Mayweather on Saturday night, McGregor is facing 12 rounds at three minutes per round.To prepare for such a gigantic change, McGreg
  • Mayweather vs. McGregor start time, TV schedule

    The Mayweather vs. McGregor start time, TV schedule for the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday night. The fight card is broken into two different parts, each airing on a different medium. This post will help explain which fights are airing where and at which times.
    These two fights will start at 6 p.m. ET and will not be televised.
    Kevin Newman vs. Antonio Hernandez (super middleweight)
    Savannah Marshall vs. Sydney LeBlanc (super midd
  • Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather main event breakdown

    Mystic Mac takes unwavering belief into fight with Mayweather’s genius From the time Conor McGregor broke into major mixed martial arts, his main source of fuel has been an unshakeable, almost irrational belief in himself. An outspoken proponent of “The Secret,” a book that espouses the laws of attraction as a means of generating achievement, McGregor has ridden a wave of momentum — along with an indefatigable work ethic and a powerful left hand — to what may prove
  • Amir Khan: Conor McGregor ‘might never fight again’ after Floyd Mayweather

    Amir Khan thinks that Conor McGregor could seriously injure himself when he takes on Floyd Mayweather at the T-Mobile Arena.Speaking ahead of the big fight, the former light-welterweight champion predicted that Mayweather would trounce the Irishman in the ring.“Looking at it as a fight, I just think that Mayweather is going to school him,” Amir Khan told Ariel Helwani on Friday’s special edition of The MMA Hour from Las Vegas.“After two rounds Mayweather is going to know
  • Fabricio Werdum explains why Conor McGregor doesn’t represent MMA against Floyd Mayweather

    Is UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor representing every MMA fighter when he steps into the ring to face Floyd Mayweather on Saturday night? A fellow UFC star doesn’t think so.
    Fabricio Werdum, a longtime critic of McGregor’s actions towards fellow fighters outside the UFC cage, praises McGregor’s abilities to make good business. In fact, “Vai Cavalo” thinks “The Notorious” is already a winner because “he will make millions” against Mayw
  • Imelda May to perform Irish national anthem at Mayweather-McGregor bout

    The national anthem of Ireland will be well represented on Saturday.
    With just days to find a someone to perform the anthem ahead of the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor boxing match, officials have booked Dublin-born musical artist Imelda May to sing “Amhran na bhFiann” at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., prior to the main event.
    Pop star Demi Lovato was previously announced as having the honor of performing the national anthem of the United States.
    May is described in the
  • Relive Conor McGregor-Floyd Mayweather Weigh-in Faceoff (Video)

    The weigh-in faceoff between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather was about as intense as one would expect. Tonight (Aug. 26), McGregor and Mayweather will meet inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The “super fight” is set to air live on Showtime pay-per-view. Last night, the fighters weighed in. Both men were under the […]
  • Jim Miller: ‘Finishing Fights is Always Going to be my Goal’

    Jim Miller lives by the sword and dies by the sword. Throughout his mixed martial arts career, Miller has been known for pushing the pace. He’s entertained fans for years with his exciting fighting style. With six “Fight of The Night” bonuses, there’s no denying Miller as a fan favorite. Flo Combat recently spoke to […]
  • Nick Barnes Snags Split Verdict, Downs Chad Curry in Legacy Fighting Alliance 20 Main Event

    The Houston-based Legacy Fighting Alliance promotion on Friday returned to the Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, Minnesota.
  • LFA 20 Results, Highlights: Night of Decisions on AXS TV

    Nick Barnes shook off the rust and scored a split decision victory over Chad Curry Friday night in the main event of Legacy Fighting Alliance 20. The card aired live on AXS TV with Ron Kruck, Josh Barnett and Cat Zingano announcing. Barnes improved to 12-2 when he claimed two of the three scorecards on […]
  • The UFC Team Live From T-Mobile Arena

    Join UFC.com's Matt Parrino and UFC Social Media's Faehnrich as they break down the electric scene happening live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV for the Mayweather-McGregor super-fight. It's not too late to order the fight now at: www.ufc.com/order Read the Full Article Here
  • McGregor, Embracing The Doubt, Fights For Boxing's Respect vs. Mayweather

    After twenty-five minutes of battle – five months after handing Conor McGregor his first UFC loss – a bloody and battered Nate Diaz embraced his rival.McGregor earned the respect of not just Diaz that night, but of the entire mixed martial arts world.ORDER MAYWEATHER VS MCGREGOR DIGITALLY & WATCH ON DESKTOP, MOBILE APP OR ANY DEVICEThat was one year ago this month and McGregor has since ascended into a new dimension of superstardom. After avenging his only loss by winning a major
  • Mayweather vs. McGregor live results

    "I do not care about his records or achievements. It's man vs man." @TheNotoriousMMA #MayweatherMcGregor #ConorMcGregor pic.twitter.com/EyhHjGRkXj— UFC (@ufc) August 27, 2017Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor are set to meet in the biggest combat sports event in history tonight? Follow along with all the action below as we move through the 12 rounds from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregorFollow the action below8:26 – Co-main event Gervonta Davis vs. Fran
  • Maia-Covington one of five bouts added to Sao Paulo card

    Sao Paulo’s favorite fighting son, Demian Maia, will fight in his hometown for the first time since 2014 when he faces fellow welterweight contender Colby Covington at Ginásio do Ibirapuera on Oct. 28. UFC Fight Night, which is headlined by the return of Lyoto Machida against Derek Brunson, will air live on FS1.Also announced for the card were four bouts ranging from heavyweight to flyweight. In the heavyweight division, unbeaten Brazilian newcomer will make his first walk to t
  • Former Boxing Champ Eubank Recites Poem In Honor of McGregor

    In a moving tribute to Conor McGregor, former world middleweight champion boxer Chris Eubank recites the famous William Ernest Henley poem Invictus (Latin for "unconquered" or "undefeated"), explaining, "I admire this Conor McGregor for stepping into the ring..."..@chriseubank heaps poetic praise upon #ConorMcGregor. This is a must-watch Read the Full Article Here
  • Bisping vs. GSP headlines UFC 217 in the Garden

    A year after the UFC's first historic event at Madison Square Garden, the Octagon will return to the storied venue in New York City on Saturday, Nov. 4, as Michael Bisping defends his world middleweight title against Canadian superstar Georges St-Pierre in the main event of UFC 217.Also featured on the card, which airs live on Pay-Per-View in the long-awaited bantamweight championship bout between Cody Garbrandt and TJ Dillashaw.After a career-best year in 2016 in which he sandwiched a pair of v
  • Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor: Live round-by-round updates

    MMA Fighting has Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor live blog for round-by-round updates of one of the top boxing fights of the year.
    The main event will start a little after 11:00 p.m. ET. Check out our Mayweather vs. McGregor results page to find out what happened on the undercard. Mayweather will be putting his 49-0 career record on the line, when he squares off against McGregor, who is the UFC lightweight champion. The two fighters will be competing for a “Money belt.”
    Check out
  • Mayweather vs. McGregor Results: Live updates of undercard and main event

    MMA Fighting has Mayweather vs. McGregor results live for the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor fight card at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
    When the main event begins, around 11 p.m. ET, check out our Mayweather vs. McGregor live blog for live round-by-round updates. Prior to the main event, we'll have live updates and results on all the undercard fights below.
    Check out the Mayweather vs. McGregor undercard live blog below.
    Andrew Tabiti vs. Steve Cunningham
    Round 1:
    Roun
  • Bellator 182 results: Andrey Koreshkov dominates Chidi Njokuani with a first-round TKO

    It didn’t take long for Andrey Koreshkov to rebound from losing his Bellator welterweight title.
    On Friday evening, Koreshkov faced off against surging contender Chidi Njokuani in the main event of Bellator 182 in Verona, N.Y. Njokuani was riding a seven=fight win streak including four in a row inside the Bellator cage but Koreshkov brought that to an abrupt end, pummeling “Chidi Bang Bang” in the very first round. After an entertaining back-and-forth on the feet, Koreshkov got
  • Dana White snaps back at Oscar De La Hoya after ugly tweet

    Old grudges die hard.
    UFC president Dana White and Golden Boys promotion boss Oscar De La Hoya have been at odds ever since White took part in booking the blockbuster Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor bout for Aug. 26, just three weeks before De La Hoya’s biggest star Canelo Alvarez goes head-to-head with Gennady Golovkin.
    If De La Hoya had tactful critiques of the bout before, that all went out the window on Friday when he wrote a furious tweet in all caps to decry the boxing vs. MMA fi
  • Andrey Koreshkov Ground-and-Pound Shreds Chidi Njokuani in Bellator 182 Headliner

    Andrey Koreshkov made his intentions known at the expense of Chidi Njokuani: He wants his title back.
  • Andrey Koreshkov Runs Through Chidi Njokuani at Bellator 182

    Andrey Koreshkov decimated Chidi Njokuani. Tonight (Aug. 25), Koreshkov and Njokuani went head-to-head inside the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, NY. The bout served as Bellator 182’s main event. Njokuani blocked a leg kick early in the fight. He then fired off leg kicks of his own. Koreshkov scored a takedown near the fence. A […]
  • Floyd Mayweather to make $100 million disclosed, Conor McGregor gets $30 million for MayMac

    LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor is taking home a disclosed purse Saturday night that is 10 times bigger than any public one he’s made in the UFC.
    “The Notorious” will pull in $30 million disclosed for his boxing match against Floyd Mayweather here at T-Mobile Arena, per a document obtained from the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) by MMA Fighting on Friday night. Mayweather will take home a disclosed $100 million.
    Both McGregor and Mayweather will both make much more than thos
  • Fernando Gonzalez Rallies to Submit Brennan Ward

    Fernando Gonzalez was down two rounds against Brennan Ward, but it didn’t matter. Ward scored a takedown with Gonzalez’s back against the fence. Gonzalez got back to his feet quickly. He landed a kick to the body. In the second round, Ward again went to the takedowns. He landed a combination as his opponent got […]
  • Bruna Ellen Nabs Split Decision Over Veta Arteaga at Bellator 182

    Veta Arteaga couldn’t do enough to defeat Bruna Ellen. Arteaga and Ellen met on the second main card bout of Bellator 182. The action took place inside the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, NY. The two threw leather right away. Arteaga moved forward and clinched Ellen against the fence. They separated and met at the […]
  • A.J. McKee Cruises to Decision Win Over Blair Tugman at Bellator 182

    A.J. McKee easily dispatched of Blair Tugman tonight (Aug. 25). McKee and Tugman did battle inside the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, NY. The bout was featured on the main card of Bellator 182. McKee missed a spin kick to the body. Tugman caught a kick, but couldn’t capitalize. He went for a takedown, but […]
  • Mayweather vs. McGregor preview show with rowdy Irish fans

    LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani and Marc Raimondi wade into the sea of Irish fans following weigh-ins outside T-Mobile Arena to attempt to preview Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor.
  • Olympic gold medalist Clarissa Shields foresees ‘a long night for Conor McGregor’ against Floyd Mayweather

    Claressa Shields was the talk of the MMA world when footage was posted online of her sparring UFC featherweight contender, Cris Cyborg.Three days after the footage emerged, the double Olympic gold medalist was scheduled for her first world title fight on Aug. 4 against unbeaten super middleweight champion, Nikki Adler. Despite only contesting three professional bouts thus far, the 22-year-old has been able to fast-track her way to the WBC and vacant IBF title on the back of a stellar amateur car
  • Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields foresees ‘a long night for Conor McGregor’ against Floyd Mayweather

    Claressa Shields was the talk of the MMA world when footage was posted online of her sparring UFC featherweight contender, Cris Cyborg.Three days after the footage emerged, the double Olympic gold medalist was scheduled for her first world title fight on Aug. 4 against unbeaten super middleweight champion, Nikki Adler. Despite only contesting three professional bouts thus far, the 22-year-old has been able to fast-track her way to the WBC and vacant IBF title on the back of a stellar amateur car
  • Parillo: Mayweather Has Too Much Boxing Experience For McGregor

    Longtime coach Jason Parillo isn’t giving Conor McGregor much of a chance against Floyd Mayweather. Tomorrow night (Aug. 26), McGregor will take on Mayweather inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Speaking to Flo Combat, Parillo explained why he predicts a win for “Money:” “I expect that there’s too much experience on one side […]

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