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 […]

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‘Ah, I just don’t see a guy that wants to fight right now’. Ahead of his main event fight against Conor McGregor at UFC 246, Donald Cerrone looked to have had his fill of questions about his opponent’s lightning fast starts. Near the end of the pre-fight press conference, Cerrone picked up his microphone and […]

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“He’s sealed Usman’s fate, now.” Jorge Masvidal was wrestling with the idea of going across the road to the T-Mobile Arena, on Saturday night, or scrubbing it to stay in his hotel room. He eventually opted to go see Conor McGregor take on Donald Cerrone, at UFC 246, and was not surprised by the Dubliner’s […]

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“Yes, I think so. Yes. Yes… YES!” That was Conor McGregor’s response when asked, by Ariel Helwani, if he would fight again before the summer. If he stays true to his word it makes Justin Gaethje and Jorge Masvidal the likeliest opponents to next face ‘The Notorious’. In the aftermath of McGregor’s 40-second destruction of […]

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“It’s different with Cerrone. He likes Cerrone.” Conor McGregor says it was an honour to fight ‘a legend of the game’ in Donald Cerrone at UFC 246. McGregor needed only 40 seconds to pick Cerrone apart and force a Technical Knock-Out after a typically rapid start. Away from the UFC for 15 months, the Dubliner […]

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“What the **** was that guy waiting for?!” UFC president Dana White was livid after the referee in the bantamweight fight between Drew Dober and Nasrat Haqparast, at UFC 246, dithered before eventually stopping the fight. In the opening bout on the Preliminary Card, broadcast live on ESPN, Dober dropped his opponent with a left hook […]

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