WATCH: Patrice Evra further cements his hero status at Manchester United with pre-match interview

CM Punk lets bygones be bygones with classy message to the retiring Cathal Pendred

Fight fans thank Cathal Pendred for all that he’s done in his MMA career

Cathal Pendred officially announces his retirement from mixed martial arts

Diego Sanchez has been giving Jose Aldo tips on how to beat Conor McGregor

OPINION: Paul Redmond can feel extremely hard done by after being cut by the UFC

SportsJOE’s Monday Morning Awards: A whole lot of indecisive decisions in Monterrey

WATCH: Bakkies Botha given the chance to end career by doing his best Dan Biggar impression

PIC: Jose Mourinho’s son went into full-on troll mode after Real Madrid lost 4-0 in El Clasico

PIC: Mindbogglingly impressive image shows just how much Barcelona out-passed Real Madrid

WATCH: Conor McGregor shows off incredible speed as he spars Muay Thai champion Cian Cowley

SporstJOE’s one-word player ratings: Real Madrid’s players are still trying to get a touch

Joey Barton has suddenly become a huge Neymar fan, two years after calling him “cat p*ss”

Raheem Sterling came in for dog’s abuse from Liverpool fans during the first half at the Etihad

“It’s a shirt that quarterbacks use” – Jose Aldo on how he’s protecting his ribs ahead of UFC 194

VIDEO: Ander Herrera absolutely lost his mind when Manchester United’s winner went in

VIDEO: Soccer Saturday crew send best wishes to Graeme Souness after he’s rushed to hospital

Jose Aldo explains his plans for life post-McGregor

Odds have been slashed on Brendan Rodgers’ next destination and it’s not Galatasaray

Dana White reveals that Conor McGregor got stem cell injections in injured knee ahead of UFC 189

Frankie Edgar’s manager has absolutely torn into “big-mouthed leprechaun” Conor McGregor

Jamie Carragher endears himself to Irish fans with his pick for man of the week

WATCH: Shane Long says he wants to wipe the smile off of Jonathan Walters’ face

PIC: Who knew that Jon Walters’ corner flag heroics would have inspired the perfect Christmas gift?

WATCH: Demetrious Johnson’s core workout is an absolute killer

PIC: Ruud van Nistelrooy issues classy good luck message to Jamie Vardy ahead of huge weekend

Fantasy football cheat sheet: Alright Mesut, you’ve made your point

PIC: Jon Jones has gotten scarily ripped in his time away from the octagon

VIDEO: Horrific stamp on Nick Easter’s face earns Matthew Rees a deserved red card

Ronan O’Gara gives his thoughts on the devastating Paris attacks

High Court hears dispute regarding Shane Long’s 2011 transfer from Reading to West Brom

Tyson Fury reveals the downright insane amount of weight he regularly drops in training

Ronald Koeman doesn’t exactly sound thrilled that Shane Long played 40 minutes for Ireland

“He was biding his time” – Mark Hughes gives his thoughts on Jon Walters’ play-off heroics

Manchester United’s James Wilson names an Irishman as the fastest player he’s played against

Paddy Kenny admirably cancels Bury contract just 13 days after signing

PIC: Samir Nasri is either out injured or about to drop the hottest album of 2015

A disappointing amount of Irishmen make Welsh website’s top 50 rugby players of professional era

WATCH: Jurgen Klopp would never have made it as a freestyle footballer

WATCH: Oh this? It’s just Conor McGregor dropping watermelons out of a helicopter

Artem Lobov will be quietly confident in his quarter-final match-up on The Ultimate Fighter

WATCH: Dana White confirms that Conor McGregor did indeed ask to fight Urijah Faber in Dublin

Who came out on top in the final preliminary fight of The Ultimate Fighter? [SPOILER ALERT]

Richie McCaw pays tribute to Jonah Lomu as he officially announces retirement

Ireland set for more giant strides up the Fifa world rankings after play-off triumph

Martin O’Neill hints that Aiden McGeady must start getting game time at Everton for Ireland place

Carl Frampton pulls no punches as he tells Eddie Hearn what he thinks of him

European club set to offer an insane amount of money for just a sliver of Andrea Pirlo

PIC: Manchester United could make a significant change to their home kit for next season

Ireland’s famous Superman/kitman is raging because he lost his cape in Coppers