Odds: Nurmagomedov -165; McGregor +155 It’s cliché to say it, but it truly feels as if McGregor never left. A sea of McGregor fans flooded into the Park MGM on Thursday, for his first prefight news conference in the UFC since November 2016. The superstar Irishman showed up about 25 minutes late. His tardiness prompted Nurmagomedov to exit […]
Ahead of UFC 229 the MMA world is buzzing. Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov is everything fight fans want in a match-up of two superpowers. UFC 229 may break records and with this kind of card, it’s easy to see how this could be the most watched UFC event in the promotion’s history. Check out this […]
When news broke that that Tony Ferguson was out of the UFC 223 title fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov “The Eagle” thought it was some kind of April Fool’s joke. As it turns out it was not. Ferguson injured his knee, requiring surgery and was off the much anticipated UFC 223 card. By now we know that an always game Max Holloway […]
Over the last few months, following a HUGE payday in his fight against Floyd Mayweather, many have speculated whether or now McGregor would take the money and run. Some though the may retire from combat sports, other thought the allure of boxing’s huge paydays would get him to switch sports. Today, with a 100 word statement, […]
After Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated a top fighter in Edson Barboza at UFC 219, it didn’t take long for the war of words to heat up with ‘The Notorious’ one Conor McGregor. Shortly after a lopsided win, McGregor did what McGregor does and took to Twitter calling Khabib’s performance ‘dog sh-t’. He also suggested that if Khabib wanted a fight, he should […]
After watching Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather go toe to toe this last weekend (and rack up big $$$), Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blackbelt, Demian Maia would also like a crack at Conor McGregor in a BJJ match. Before some of you people go and get all technical, Demian Maia was just joking for the most part. McGregor lasted […]
Yahoo sports is reporting that Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor have agreed to terms and the two will do battle on August 26th. Andy GonzalezAndy Gonzalez is a coach at Aces Jiu Jitsu Club. He has earned his BJJ Brown Belt under 2nd Degree Black Belt, Professor Mikal Abdullah. Follow Andy on Twitter at @GoGoGonzilla Andy […]