Stephen A Smith
“This man ain’t ready for Nurmagomedov. He ain’t ready!'”

“This man ain’t ready for Nurmagomedov. He ain’t ready!'”

For all his bluster, the ESPN presenter makes a valid point. Introducing the hyperbolic Stephen A Smith to the UFC mix was always going to produce contentious results, but tear away some of the outlandish statements and he sometimes hits upon a core truth. Last year, Smith evoked a strong reaction from Conor McGregor when […]

5 years ago

Conor McGregor demands apology from ESPN pundit over Cerrone comments

Conor McGregor demands apology from ESPN pundit over Cerrone comments

Bringing Stephen A. Smith into the broadcast team for UFC 246 was always going to ruffle feathers. Moments after The Octagon cleared and UFC 246 was in the history books, Stephen A Smith stood alongside Joe Rogan to break down Conor McGregor’s rapid-fire victory over Donald Cerrone. While Rogan opted to concentrate on McGregor’s ruthless […]

6 years ago

‘LeBron looked at him like he was the most idiotic individual on earth’

‘LeBron looked at him like he was the most idiotic individual on earth’

LeBron James scored 51 points, had eight rebounds and eight assists in Game 1 of the NBA finals and his team still came up short in ovetime. James shot 59.4% from the field, he made three of his seven three-point shots and he made 10 of 11 of his free throws, but his team ultimately […]

8 years ago