7:34 AM ET UFC president Dana White does not think it would be a good idea for Conor McGregor to fight Jorge Masvidal, at least not as his next opponent. He has said so several times. White thinks it would be smarter for McGregor to wait for a potential rematch against lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov,
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9:17 AM ET A potential heavyweight championship trilogy bout between Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier is one of the most compelling matchups on the horizon in mixed martial arts. Unfortunately, it happens to be holding up the UFC’s entire heavyweight division. That reality is simply impossible to ignore as we head into Saturday’s UFC Fight
4:49 PM ET Conor McGregor came into 2020 saying he wanted to treat the year like a season and fight at least three times following a lengthy layoff. That remains the plan, according to his longtime coach John Kavanagh. McGregor knocked out Donald Cerrone in just 40 seconds in the main event of UFC 246
5:45 PM ET Editor’s note: Watch the replay of this week’s Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show here. Trying to determine who Conor McGregor will fight next is one of the hottest talking points in all of sports. Even before McGregor stopped Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in 40 seconds on Saturday, speculation about his next opponent dominated interviews
10:04 PM ET His first middleweight title defence at last on the books, Israel Adesanya may just take a little inspiration from Conor McGregor into his UFC 248 showdown with Cuban Yoel Romero. McGregor is once again the talk of the mixed martial arts world after his devastating Round 1 TKO of Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone
8:13 PM ET UFC flyweight prospect Maycee Barber has suffered a complete ACL tear in her left knee, according to her father, Bucky Barber. Barber’s team believes she suffered the injury early in the first round of a decision loss to Roxanne Modafferi at UFC 246 on Saturday, after stepping awkwardly on Modafferi’s foot. The
4:15 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor didn’t mention a specific opponent he’d want next after beating Donald Cerrone in just 40 seconds Saturday night in the main event of UFC 246 at T-Mobile Arena. It was another out-of-character moment in an out-of-character week for the fighter nicknamed “The Notorious.” “I don’t think ‘the
3:16 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim When Conor McGregor stepped into the Octagon on Saturday night, it had been 1,163 days since he had last felt the exhilaration of having his arm raised in victory. Add just 40 more seconds to that, and the dry spell was over. McGregor has always operated in style, from his
1:10 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Surprise, surprise. The king is back. Conor McGregor ignited the world of mixed martial arts once again Saturday, as he knocked out Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in just 40 seconds in UFC 246 at T-Mobile Arena. The result ended a winless drought of more than three years for McGregor. It
12:38 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Everyone was looking for Conor McGregor‘s left hand. Instead, it was his left leg. McGregor cracked Donald Cerrone to the chin with a left head kick in the opening seconds of their UFC 246 main event fight Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. The end came soon after. In his