John Kavanagh has made a case for an immediate McGregor rematch against Poirier, and he believes it should be for the vacant UFC lightweight belt.

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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 […]

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After sensationally defeating Conor McGregor at UFC 257, Dustin Poirier had no time for further fight talk. He dedicated his win to his wife and family

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“In my head, I was thinking, you bastard, that was a good one.” Thiago Alves was loving the view from Dustin Poirier’s corner, at UFC 257. Back in 2009, Alves was riding high in the UFC and went into a welterweight title bout against Georges St-Pierre at 17-5 but on a seven-fight winning streak. ‘Rush’ […]

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And just like that, Conor McGregor is back in the lightweight pack Heading into UFC 257, John Kavanagh declared that the latest McGregor masterpiece was done. The main event in Abu Dhabi would merely be the unveiling. There was a masterpiece as an exciting fight card rounded out to a reduced and socially distanced crowd, […]

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This one came hot on the heels of Conor McGregor’s loss. Khabib Nurmagomedov was watching the main and co-main events of UFC 257 as the leading lightweight contenders scrapped it out in Abu Dhabi. Although he vacated his lightweight belt last October, the Dagestani was on ‘Fight Island’ this week and did meet with UFC […]

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