It is years since Conor McGregor has looked so good and appeared so relaxed at a weigh-in.
'The Notorious' was in gay form as he tipped the scales at 168lbs ahead of his weltwerweight fight with Nate Diaz at UFC 196.
Before he took to the stage, and basked in the support from hundreds of Irish fans in the 8,000-strong crowd, McGregor watched all the others fighters weigh in.
The highlight, before McGregor was introduced, was surely 'Filthy' Tom Lawlor, who paid homage to the Irishman by impersonating him. McGregor took it in a good light. He remarked:
"That's good. He had my tattoos on him like a sticker. Tom Lawler. Good. He got a pop, he got a pop for it."
BREAKING Former UFC star Godofredo Pepey has been found dead in a Florida prison aged 38. The Brazilian MMA fighter, whose real name is Godofredo Castro de Oliveira, was in prison awaiting trial after he was accused of domestic violence towards his wife Samara Mello. He was arrested in June of this year. According to […]
It’s believed to have been a targeted attack. Former UFC fighter , Suman Mokhtarian, has been shot dead. The ex-MMA fight was shot in a ‘brazen’ and ‘targeted’ daylight attack while taking an early evening walk, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Mokhtarian was shot in the upper body and was unable to be revived by […]
“I invite you and your whole team and family to Dagestan.” Derry’s Paul Hughes suffered the second MMA defeat of his career in Dubai on Saturday. Usman Nurmagomedov’s Bellator Lightweight World Championship belt was on the line in what was the top-billed fight in the PFL Champions Series 1 event. Hughes was a big underdog […]