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• Artem Lobob Says McGregor vs. Mayweather Was ‘Very Even’

  27-08-2017 23:29
  Artem Lobov believes Conor McGregor had victory in his grasp against Floyd Mayweather. Last night (Aug. 26), McGregor and Mayweather did battle inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The “Notorious” one had some early success, but he faded late. Mayweather ended up finishing him in the 10th round. Speaking to Ariel Helwani, McGregor’s […]
  
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• Five things we learned from Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor

  27-08-2017 23:00
  Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s 10th-round boxing victory over UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor on Saturday night in Las Vegas was unlike any night we’ve experienced in the mixed martial arts world, one which could have a profound effect on the sport going forward from many angles. Here’s five:1. Mayweather taught the MMA world lessons on the art of promotion. The 50-0 Mayweather was the star who eclipsed all others in fight sports in this generation, and over the past couple mon
  
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• Dana White Says McGregor-Mayweather Wasn’t The Fight he Expected

  27-08-2017 22:06
  Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White is happy with Conor McGregor’s performance against Floyd Mayweather. Last night (Aug. 26), McGregor and Mayweather threw leather inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The “Notorious” one put up a fight and had some early success. Mayweather stood composed and began to take over once his […]
  
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• Nine-time BJJ world champion Bruno Malfacine has big plans for MMA career

  27-08-2017 22:00
  One of the greatest grapplers of all time will make his transition to mixed martial arts this weekend, and he has big plans for his future in the sport.
  Bruno Malfacine, a nine-time jiu-jitsu world champion as a black belt, is set to take on fellow MMA newcomer Romario Boaes at Shooto Brazil 74 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday night. Used to compete at the highest level on the mats, Malfacine was anxious to compete in MMA for a long time.
  "I thought about fighting MMA for years now, but only
  
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• Paulie Malignaggi: Mayweather Used Tactical Brilliance Against McGregor

  27-08-2017 21:24
  Paulie Malignaggi has reacted to Floyd Mayweather’s victory over Conor McGregor. Malignaggi, who commentated the bout on Showtime and briefly sparred with McGregor, believes McGregor’s early success played into “Money’s” hands. He explained what Mayweather did right in the fight (via MMAFighting.com): “I think [McGregor] started the fight very well, actually. It was tactical brilliance, […]
  
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• BJJ star Rodolfo Vieira predicts he will be ready for the UFC by the end of 2018

  27-08-2017 21:00
  Four-time jiu-jitsu world champion and ADCC gold medalist Rodolfo Vieira returns to the cage Sunday night for his second MMA bout at Shooto Brazil 74, and feels better than ever.
  In his debut earlier this year, the grappling phenom tapped Daniyar Zarylbek in under three minutes. With more time to evolve as a mixed martial artist, Vieira takes on short-notice replacement Fagner Rakchall (2-3) in Rio de Janeiro, and makes no secret about his game plan.
  "I want to become a complete fighter, but for
  
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• Paulie Malignaggi: 'Mental pressure' was key to Floyd Mayweather defeating Conor McGregor

  27-08-2017 20:00
  Paulie Malignaggi believes that the key to Conor McGregor’s downfall was the mental edge that Floyd Mayweather brought to the ring.
  The 40-year-old Mayweather took his time analyzing and adapting to his UFC counterpart in Saturday’s main event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., as he had in countless championship boxing bouts prior to facing “The Notorious.” In the 10th round, Mayweather turned up the pressure to pick up a TKO win and Malignaggi — who was wor
  
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• Leonard Ellerbe Believes Conor McGregor Has a Future in Boxing

  27-08-2017 19:20
  Many in the boxing community were impressed with the efforts of Conor McGregor in lasting almost ten rounds against Floyd Mayweather Jr. last night  Among the most praising, however, was Mayweather Promotions, CEO Leonard Ellerbe: “I was actually very surprised with his ability to do certain things,” Ellerbe said at last night’s post-fight press conference […]
  
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• Conor McGregor Wants Nate Diaz Trilogy According to His Manager, Audie Attar

  27-08-2017 19:08
  Following the money-spinning boxing bout with Floyd Mayeather Jr., Conor McGregor is certainly not a man short of options While McGregor may have lost his boxing debut last night in Las Vegas, he will be buoyed on in pursuing another bout inside the ropes on the basis that he lasted 10 rounds with all-time great Floyd […]
  
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• Conor McGregor: ‘Fatigue is a Mental Issue I Need to Figure Out’

  27-08-2017 19:02
  Conor McGregor was beaten by Floyd Mayweather Jr. last night  having looked visibly exhausted as the rounds went on While parallels were immediately drawn after the fight to McGregor‘s two bouts with Nate Diaz in 2016, many had predicted that the Irishman would have issues with stamina against Mayweather. McGregor addressed the issue with MMAFighting‘s Ariel […]
  
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• Conor McGregor runs out of luck, yet somehow leaves Las Vegas a winner

  27-08-2017 19:00
  UFC champ’s reputation boosted with courageous effort against Mayweather. Over time, Conor McGregor managed to convince so many people in the fight world that he could do the impossible, that he could solve a problem that other, actual experts had failed to. And you couldn’t blame them. You couldn’t fault the true believers in Mystic Mac. This man sees things.
  So many times before, he’d predicted something absurd, and we’d stare in disbelief as he pulled it out of t
  
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• Dana White Says Conor McGregor Has Nothing Left to Prove

  27-08-2017 18:54
  UFC President Dana White reacted to Floyd Mayweather beating Conor McGregor by TKO last night at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas Although the result was not what White had hoped for, he was very complimentary towards how McGregor handled himself inside the ring for the first time: “This isn’t what he does,” White said at the […]
  
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• “Free Agent” Conor McGregor Discusses His Various Options

  27-08-2017 18:46
  UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor confirms that he is ‘open to offers’ following his TKO loss to Floyd Mayweather on Saturday night The Irishman did better than many had expected against the 40-year-old ring legend before eventually being stopped in the tenth round. Speaking after the fight, McGregor opened up on the abundance of options […]
  
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• Conor McGregor Doesn’t Know What’s Next After Floyd Mayweather

  27-08-2017 18:08
  UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor will likely return to MMA following his bout with Floyd Mayweather Saturday night. But moments after his battle with Mayweather, “Notorious” wasn’t sure what exactly would be next. “I don’t know,” he said. “Who’s next? I want to figure out what I did wrong.” What McGregor did right inside the […]
  
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• Dominick Cruz, Tyron Woodley Impressed by Conor McGregor’s Performance

  27-08-2017 18:03
  Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and current welterweight titleholder Tyron Woodley were both impressed with the showing put forth by their compatriot Conor McGregor Saturday night. McGregor took the fight to Floyd Mayweather before wilting in the 10th round. The referee stepped in to stop the contest, as Mayweather improved to 50-0. “I wanted […]
  
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• Floyd Mayweather discusses strategy of ‘eventually’ breaking Conor McGregor down

  27-08-2017 18:00
  LAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather said he had a discussion with his father, Floyd Sr., before coming out to face Conor McGregor on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. The legendary father-son tandem talked strategy for the impending bout, Mayweather said. And they were on the same page.
  Mayweather said he planned on letting McGregor let loose with heavy shots early, weather the storm and then, as McGregor tired, he would go heavy at the body to further attempt to wilt the Irishman.“We talke
  
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• Former Boxing Champion on Conor McGregor: ‘Has the Skills to Pay the Bills’

  27-08-2017 17:58
  Former WBA middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs watched Saturday night as Conor McGregor went toe-to-toe with Floyd Mayweather. And the “Miracle Man” was left impressed by the reigning UFC lightweight champion. In the end, Mayweather scored a 10th round TKO victory over McGregor from Las Vegas and the T-Mobile Arena. “Conor won a couple of rounds,” […]
  
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• Conor McGregor says he needs to work on ‘patches’ of ‘fatigue’

  27-08-2017 17:00
  Boxing fans or casual onlookers who tuned in to Saturday night’s fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor and weren’t previously familiar with McGregor’s work probably came to the conclusion that McGregor is a fighter who starts fast and fades.
  What they haven’t seen, in the UFC lightweight champion’s previous fights, is that he also has the ability to gain a second wind and push forward to the finish.
  McGregor most famously did so in his second fight again
  
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• UFC president Dana White would ‘rather not’ see Conor McGregor box again

  27-08-2017 16:00
  UFC president Dana White liked what he saw from UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor on Saturday night. With no previous professional boxing experience, McGregor lasted into the 10th round with one of the greatest fighters of all-time, the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr., before losing via TKO.
  “I’m so proud of Conor tonight,” White said at the evening’s postfight press conference. “It’s not the fight I thought it would be, it was a completely different fig
  
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• Jose Aldo, Rafael dos Anjos rip Conor McGregor's performance against Floyd Mayweather

  27-08-2017 15:00
  Conor McGregor’s performance against Floyd Mayweather didn’t impress everyone.UFC fighters Jose Aldo and Rafael dos Anjos took to Twitter on Saturday night to criticize the Irishman’s boxing performance against the undefeated Mayweather, who is arguably one of the best boxers of all time. McGregor suffered a tenth-round technical knockout loss to Mayweather.Immediately after McGregor’s boxing bout, Aldo tweeted a series of crying-of-laughter emojis. The Brazilian has hist
  
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• Floyd Mayweather Sr.: If Conor McGregor keeps boxing, ‘somebody gonna kill him’

  27-08-2017 14:29
  LAS VEGAS — After Floyd Mayweather’s 10th-round TKO of Conor McGregor on Saturday night, Floyd Sr. discusses his son’s victory over McGregor, why he doesn’t think McGregor should continue boxing again, if this was really his son’s final fight and much, much more.
  
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• Mayweather vs. McGregor post-fight show

  27-08-2017 14:19
  LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani, Chuck Mindenhall and Marc Raimondi break down all the storylines coming out of the mega fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor.
  
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• Leonard Ellerbe says Conor McGregor ‘definitely has a future in boxing, if he chooses to’

  27-08-2017 14:00
  Conor McGregor may not have defeated Floyd Mayweather on Saturday night in Las Vegas, but by stealing rounds from the unbeaten great and generally blowing away the expectations placed on him ahead of the historic mega-fight, he still left a lasting impression on Leonard Ellerbe, the CEO of Mayweather Promotions.
  “I was actually very surprised with his ability to do certain things,” Ellerbe said of McGregor at Saturday’s post-fight press conference. “He definitely has, if
  
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• Conor McGregor counts boxing bouts, UFC title defenses, Nate Diaz among future options

  27-08-2017 13:00
  The world truly is Conor McGregor’s oyster.
  After a competitive boxing match against Floyd Mayweather that saw him start off strong before eventually fading and being finished in the 10th round, McGregor was able to add legitimate professional boxer to his already impressive reputation as a two-division champion in the UFC.
  Speaking at the post-fight presser on Saturday evening at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., “The Notorious” wouldn’t commit to what his next move
  
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• Artem Lobov: Conor McGregor has ‘no clear challenge’ in MMA right now

  27-08-2017 11:48
  LAS VEGAS — After Conor McGregor's TKO loss to Floyd Mayweather, McGregor's teammates Artem Lobov and Dillon Danis discuss Mayweather's changes in strategy, there not being a great disparity in boxing skill between Mayweather and McGregor, McGregor's fortitude and much more.
  
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• Conor McGregor admits fatigue led to Floyd Mayweather loss, addresses fighting future

  27-08-2017 10:03
  LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor discusses the support of MMA fighters, the fight against Floyd Mayweather, if he has regrets, his future, and much more.
  
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• Conor McGregor fan crashes ESPN interview, shouts ‘f*ck the Mayweathers’

  27-08-2017 09:04
  Well, Conor McGregor might have lost to Floyd Mayweather, but his fans are still behind him.On Saturday, following McGregor’s technical knockout loss to Mayweather, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith was breaking down the action witnessed inside the T-Mobile Arena. During Smith’s live breakdown on TV, a McGregor fan stumbled in and dropped one of the Irishman’s most notorious quotes from the build up with his fight Mayweather:“F*ck the Mayweathers.”Below you can see the
  
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• Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor full fight video highlights

  27-08-2017 08:32
  Watch Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor full fight video highlights, courtesy of FOX Sports.
  Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor took place Aug. 26 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Undefeated boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. (50-0) took on UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor (0-1 boxing, 21-3 MMA) in a blockbuster boxing match in the night's main event, which aired live on pay-per-view. Catch the video highlights above.
  For more on Mayweather vs. McGregor, check out the live bl
  
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• Conor McGregor Says Floyd Mayweather Was More Composed in ‘Money Fight’

  27-08-2017 08:00
  Conor McGregor is taking his TKO loss to Floyd Mayweather in stride. Last night (Aug. 26), McGregor took on Mayweather inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title holder was more competitive than many were anticipating. In the end, his gas tank failed him and he was finished […]
  
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• Conor McGregor calls early stoppage in Floyd Mayweather bout: ‘Let the man put me down’

  27-08-2017 07:42
  Following his defeat at the hands of Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Saturday, Conor McGregor was grateful for the opportunity to share the ring with one of boxing’s biggest stars, but he would have liked a little more time to work.
  Referee Robert Byrd stepped in to wave off their bout and award Mayweather the match by 10th-round TKO in the main event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. McGregor was not knocked down at any point in the match, but the finish came after a series of unanswered b
  
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• Floyd Mayweather Moves to 50-0, Stops Conor McGregor on 10th-Round TKO in Las Vegas

  27-08-2017 07:37 via sherdog.com
  Floyd Mayweather puts away a fatigued Conor McGregor in the 10th round of their boxing super fight on Saturday in Las Vegas.
  
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• Gervonta Davis Rabbit Punch Knocks Out Francisco Fonseca in Mayweather-McGregor Co-Feature

  27-08-2017 07:29 via sherdog.com
  Gervonta Davis didn’t do himself any favors when he missed weight on Friday and was stripped of his IBF super featherweight title. He certainly didn't make any fans with how he fought in the co-main event of the biggest combat sports event in history.
  
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• Video: Floyd Mayweather Stops Conor McGregor in Las Vegas

  27-08-2017 07:26
  Mayweather vs McGregor Finish #MayweathervMcgregor #MayweatherVsMcGregor #MayweatherMacGregor pic.twitter.com/rf2YNMtFvY — Fancy Combat (@FancyCombat) August 27, 2017 The dust has settled, the smoke has cleared and Floyd Mayweather has stopped Conor McGregor. In a fight that was more competitive than many expected, Mayweather found a way to get the better of McGregor and eventually put him away […]
  
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• Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor scorecard

  27-08-2017 07:23
  The Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor scorecard shows the three judges scored the main event Friday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
  Judges Burt Clements and Guido Cavalleri each gave Conor McGregor one round in the 10-round fight, but judge Dave Moretti gave McGregor the first three rounds.
  Mayweather improved to 50-0 with the victory.
  Check out the Mayweather vs. McGregor scorecard below. NACFloyd Mayweather bested Conor McGregor on Saturday night.
  
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• Pros react to Floyd Mayweather’s knockout of Conor McGregor

  27-08-2017 07:10
  Floyd Mayweather is now 50-0 as a professional boxer.Mayweather, arguably one of the best boxers of all time, stopped UFC’s lightweight champion Conor McGregor in the tenth round of their boxing bout on Saturday night.The event took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. This cultural phenomenon captured the attention of millions across the world, including pros in the MMA community.Below is a timeline of how their reaction: — Jose Aldo Junior (@josealdojunior) August 27, 201
  
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• Floyd Mayweather stops Conor McGregor in 10th round of megafight

  27-08-2017 07:03
  For awhile there, it looked like Conor McGregor was going to pull off an upset for the ages.
  The UFC lightweight champion, making his professional boxing debut in a mega-fight against one of the greatest pugilists of all-time, won the first three rounds of his 154-pound bout against Floyd Mayweather Jr. at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night.But the 40-year-old Mayweather, an undefeated former champion in five weight classes, is known to start slow and pick up the pace as he goes. And
  
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• Social media reacts to McGregor's performance

  27-08-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Who said mma fighters can't box? Hats off to both warriors for the entertaining fight!!— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) August 27, 2017Money well earned @thenotoriousmma respect.— Luke Rockhold (@LukeRockhold) August 27, 2017Fight of the century 110% delivered. Much respect to @TheNotoriousMMA and @FloydMayweather. Thank you for the great show. #maymac #legendary— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) August 27, 2017@TheNotoriousMMA u are the man brother!! U fought the best of our time in
  
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• Mayweather halts gutsy McGregor in fight that lives up to the hype

  27-08-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Future hall of famer Floyd Mayweather got his 50th win at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Saturday night, but in his final prizefight, he got a fight from UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor, who gave quite the account of himself in his first professional boxing match before getting stopped in the tenth round.“He’s a lot better than I thought he was,” the 40-year-old Mayweather said. “He used different angles and he was a tough competitor, but I was the better man tonight
  
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• Mayweather vs. McGregor post-fight press conference video

  27-08-2017 06:54
  The Mayweather vs. McGregor post-fight press conference is the last piece of business to take care of after the action is over in the ring, and we have the live video below at MMAFighting.com.
  UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor lost the first boxing match of his career, while Floyd Mayweather improved his career mark to 50-0 overall.
  The Mayweather vs. McGregor post-fight press conference takes place about 30 or so minutes after the main event ends, meaning it will start around 1:30 a.m. ET
  
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• Mayweather vs. McGregor delayed ‘slightly’ due to PPV issues

  27-08-2017 05:50
  LAS VEGAS — MayMac might be a victim of its own success.The Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor boxing match was delayed Saturday night due to issues with the pay-per-view providers, Showtime confirmed in a statement.Outlets like the digital service UFC Fight Pass and cable companies were hit with a deluge of demand and some people have been unable to order the event. ESPN was the first to report the news.
  “Due to high demand, we have reports of scattered outages from various cable a
  
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• Kevin Lee Warns That Mayweather May be Taking McGregor Lightly

  27-08-2017 05:04
  Kevin Lee isn’t too sure about those who bet the house on Floyd Mayweather to defeat Conor McGregor. Tonight (Aug. 26), Mayweather and McGregor will throw leather inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lee will be fighting for the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title at UFC 216 against Tony Ferguson. With […]
  
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• Fabricio Werdum: I Don’t Think Conor McGregor Represents MMA

  27-08-2017 04:35
  Fabricio Werdum doesn’t believe Conor McGregor represents mixed martial arts (MMA). Tonight (Aug. 26), McGregor will take on Floyd Mayweather inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Many boxing purists have scoffed at the match-up and have expressed hope that Mayweather finishes the “Notorious” one. MMAFighting.com spoke with Werdum, who explained why he isn’t […]
  
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• Mayweather vs. McGregor demand overwhelms UFC Fight Pass, PPV services

  27-08-2017 04:27
  Showtime vice president Stephen Espinoza warned fight fans that the massive demand for the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor event could cause problems, and that prediction came true Saturday.
  The pay-per-view undercard bouts kicked off at 9 p.m. ET, but many users (including Tristar head coach Firas Zahabi and former Strikeforce women’s bantamweight champion Sarah Kaufman) complained that they received a message saying that their UFC Fight Pass purchase could not be processed:
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• Keith Thurman: McGregor Became a Boxer When he Defeated Diaz

  27-08-2017 04:22
  WBA and WBC boxing champion Keith Thurman believes Conor McGregor showcased his boxing abilities when he defeated Nate Diaz. Tonight (Aug. 26), McGregor will take on Floyd Mayweather inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The “super fight” will be contested for the “Money Belt.” Mayweather claims this will be his last professional boxing […]
  
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• Freddie Roach Talks Cornering Georges St-Pierre at UFC 217

  27-08-2017 03:55
  Renowned boxing trainer Freddie Roach will help Georges St-Pierre prepare for Michael Bisping. St-Pierrre will challenge Bisping for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title on Nov. 4. The title bout takes place inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. It’ll be the main event of UFC 217. Roach and St-Pierre have worked with […]
  
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• Lou DiBella Says Mayweather vs. McGregor Can’t be Worse Than Mayweather-Pacquiao

  27-08-2017 03:41
  Boxing promoter Lou DiBella isn’t one to rip on the Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather match-up. The last time a fight this big took place, it was Mayweather in the ring with Manny Pacquiao. That fight was criticized for a lack of action. In this bout, both men claim they’ll be going for the finish. […]
  
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• Yordenis Ugas Defeats Thomas Dulorme in Foul-Marred Bout

  27-08-2017 02:59
  Yordenis Ugas and Thomas Dulorme did battle in the last fight on the FOX portion of the Mayweather vs. McGregor undercard. Ugas took a unanimous decision win in a bout that was marred in fouls courtesy of Dulorme. The fight also provided three knockdowns. Check out the round-by-round breakdown below: Round 1: Dulorme went for […]
  
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• Mayweather vs. McGregor: The Straight Blast Gym Roundtable

  27-08-2017 02:00
  DUBLIN — Peter Carroll was joined by Conor McGregor's SBG teammates Aisling Daly, Chris Fields and Patrick Holohan to discuss the Dubliner's rise in MMA, his boxing match with Floyd Mayweather and the perception of the polarizing contest in Ireland.
  
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• Juan Heraldez Survives Late Scare to Defeat Jose Borrego

  27-08-2017 01:56
  Juan Heraldez vs. Jose Borrego opened the FOX portion of the Mayweather vs. McGregor undercard. For the most part, Heraldez put on a technical boxing display. He ran into trouble late in the fight as he was knocked down. Ultimately, he kept his composure and took a unanimous decision victory. Here is the round-by-round breakdown: […]
  
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• Georges St-Pierre vs. Michael Bisping middleweight title fight official for UFC 217 main event

  27-08-2017 01:43
  After a few false starts and much hemming and hawing, Georges St-Pierre’s comeback fight is official.
  On Saturday, the UFC announced that the 36-year-old welterweight legend is officially scheduled to challenge Michael Bisping for the middleweight title in the main event of UFC 217 at Madison Square Garden in New York on Nov. 4.
  The news is a mere formality at this point, as GSP recently shared a photo to social media of himself signing the bout agreement, and he and Bisping have been in t
  
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