When Stephen A. Smith has somebody on their show he always manages to get some good answers. He had a very confident Connor McGregor on ahead of his UFC 257 fight on Saturday with Dustin Poirier. He commented on why a rematch with current lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov hasn’t happened and the Irishman said the Russian was scared. He also made it clear that he wants to fight multiple times in the first quarter of this year. The odds of Conor McGregor fighting more than twice this year are pretty high so I guess we will all have to wait and see. This video is worth a watch, check it out.
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Watch: UFC 257 weigh ins
UFC 257 goes down tomorrow in Abu Dhabi airing on ESPN plus. The main event is Conor McGregor versus Dustin Poirier with a solid co-main event of the debuting former Bellator champ Michael Chandler vs Dan Hooker. Check out the official weigh-ins, they were electric.
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Watch McGregor and Poirier square off before UFC 257
One of the most anticipated rematches in the past five years is about to go down this Saturday at UFC 257. It was a rematch no one was sure would happen Putting a fight together is not that difficult until you start including people in the top 10. When you try to pair up fighters … Read more
A legendary game for the UFC
The respect towards martial arts and MMA tournaments changed after the rise of the UFC. No one ever thought that a fight banner would attract fighters from all over the world. After the introduction of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the world of MMA would take a complete shift. Not only did it gather fighters, but … Read more
Alleged details from McGregor sexual assault victim are disturbing
I feel like every few months there’s a new Conor McGregor legal issue in play. This time there was a very thorough investigation including the examination of security camera footage and according to McGregor’s reps all of that adds up to innocent. In a case like this security cameras are a godsend. Reports have been … Read more
Jake Paul channels Khabib in new McGregor call out video
Internet nuisance and novice freak show boxer Jake Paul is at it again. This time he tries to take a page from Khabib Nurmagomedov’s book by using the word “chicken“. It sounds cool when the Russian says it but whenever Jake says it I cringe. In the video he is at a restaurant where he … Read more
UFC pioneer dead at 51 from coronavirus
2021 is already starting off poorly. UFC 7 runner up Paul Varelans announced in December that he had tested positive for the coronavirus and said “feel like hell“. The disease is extremely varied in terms of how severe the symptoms are. For some they experience little to none and then there are the extreme cases … Read more
Watch: UFC Fight Island 7 weigh ins
Max Holloway looks to get back on track Saturday night in Abu Dhabi when he faces Calvin Kattar. The featherweights throw down in the main event of UFC Fight Island 7 which airs not only on ESPN+ but also on ABC. Carlos Condit takes on Matt Brown in what could steal fight of the night honors.
Check out the official weigh-in video below.
Watch: UFC Fight Island 7 weigh in face offs
Tomorrow, the UFC returns for their first event of 2021. Calvin Kattar and former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway headline the event in Abu Dhabi. It will air on ESPN+ starting at 3PM EST.
Before you watch the event check out the face-offs from the weigh-ins!