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In case you didn’t know… Conor McGregor captured the UFC’s Lightweight Title back in 2016 as part of the UFC 205 event at the MSG in New York City. McGregor, who defeated Eddie Alvarez in order to win the Lightweight Title, is, however, yet to defend the belt ever since winning it almost one and a half years ago. The heart of the matter While recently interacting with TMZ Sports, Dana White was asked about the current status of the UFC’s Lightweight Division and who the true king is of the 155-pound division, to which, White responded by publicly stating for the first time that Conor McGregor will indeed be demoted as the UFC Lightweight Champion and the upcoming title fight between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov will be for the actual 155-pound world championship....

During Tuesday’s media day for Dominance MMA, Ige disclosed what fight he has lined up next, and how it would help him to reach his goal. MMA Junkie reported on the matter. Dan Ige’s next fight to be in 2020 Although Ige’s initial goal was to be ranked before this year ended, he is ready to give himself a bit of extension and make use of his first fight early next year to get himself the much-awaited ranking....

Recently, Dana White talked about how he felt that the sport of Boxing was so broken, he was not sure that it could be fixed, although he was determined to try. He also talked about the fact that there were certain top UFC fighters who were looking to make the jump over to Boxing. Dana White reveals MMA fighters are willing to jump to Boxing Dana White talked about the fact that in Boxing, while there were fighters receiving an enormous amount of money, some fighters were receiving nothing....

It was a rematch of the highest order. Would Daniel Cormier be able to survive against Stipe Miocic a second time, or even knock him out as he did the first time they met? Unfortunately, the answer was no. Stipe Miocic was the man who stood tall with the Championship once the main event of the UFC 241 pay-per-view was over. Daniel Cormier responds to his UFC 241 loss Daniel Cormier might be amazing in victory, but he is gracious in his losses as well....

Poirier wants the money fight with McGregor When the pair met for the first time at UFC 178 in a featherweight bout back in 2014, ‘The Notorious One’ beat Poirier inside the first two minutes of the opening round. It is no secret that The Diamond wants to fight the Irishman again, and Poirier has affirmed the same quite a few times. After Poirier’s loss to Khabib, he and Conor have engaged in numerous verbal spats on social media....

These are nicknamed “LA Steel,” which are the first grey uniforms in Bruins history, according to adidas.

A former Connecticut high school football player, he had cut his coaching teeth in the state before moving on to national fame and 107 wins in 14 years at Syracuse. With Pasqualoni and his state recruiting ties, a relatively new stadium and a state-of-the-art practice facility, UConn was expected to continue a trajectory toward national prominence, something it seemed to be on before former coach Randy Edsall left for Maryland....

UConn has agreed to settle in a federal gender equity lawsuit filed against the school by 12 rowers. As part of the settlement, the school will continue to have a women’s rowing team until at least 2026. The lawsuit was filed after the school announced it would be cutting the women’s rowing team for budgetary reasons, but not the men’s team. After U.S. District Judge Stephen Underhill ruled in May that the suspension could be a violation of Title IX, UConn announced that it would reverse its decision, which led to the settlement that was agreed to on Wednesday....

Barring a once-in-a-lifetime run by an outsider, only a small group of teams can realistically win or advance to the final. But there are just enough of them to make the futures betting interesting. By the same token, the dominance of those top teams means the group stage is less compelling from a futures standpoint. The fun is made up with match-specific group-stage bets since surprise results are still a regular occurrence, despite the predictability of the final standings....

Brewster alleged Mironov had racially abused him during a UEFA Youth League clash in December, reporting the defender to referee Mohammed Al-Hakim at Prenton Park. The following day UEFA launched an investigation into the case in which an inspector took statements from five players from both teams and the match officials. None of the players interviewed heard any discriminatory words, UEFA confirmed on Wednesday, while Mironov admitted he swore at Brewster but insisted there was no racist element to his outburst....

In case you didn’t know… Cristiano Ronaldo has now led this Portugal side to 2 trophies in a span of just 3 years. The five time ballon d’Or winner led this side’s Euro 2016 triumph after they defeated France, 1-0 courtesy of a goal from Eder in the extra time. Ronaldo finished the tournament with a Silver Boot for his 3 goals and 3 assists. The heart of the matter The host nation were touted as favorites to lift the trophy after the World Cup winners France were failed to qualify for the semi-final and they did not disappoint....

Milorad Mazic of Serbia will referee the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid on May 26 in Kiev, Ukraine, UEFA said on Monday. Bjorn Kuipers of the Netherlands will referee the Atletico Madrid-Marseille Europa League final on May 16 in Lyon, France. It is a second Europa League final for Kuipers, after Chelsea’s 2013 win over Benfica. The 45-year-old Dutchman also worked Atletico’s 2014 Champions League final loss to Real Madrid....

UEFA announced at the start of the month that it would look into the Ligue 1 outfit’s dealings “particularly in light of recent transfer activity” – a reference to the world-record signing of Neymar from Barcelona and Kylian Mbappe’s arrival from Monaco in a loan move that will be made permanent. Teenage sensation Mbappe was presented to the media on Wednesday, when club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi had to field questions on the FFP saga....

“It felt good to finish him (Melendez), but I was shooting for that first round,” Pettis told Sporting News. “I was really disappointed that I didn’t get it done in round one. But, it was a year off, so that’s what I attribute that too. I just had a little bit of ring rust. Now feeling a three month turnaround, a quick turnaround, next fight away, so I’m ready to go....

In case you didn’t know.. Robert Whittaker is a New Zealand born, Australian mixed martial artist who is the reigning middleweight champion for the UFC. After winning the interim middleweight title against Yoel Romero at UFC 213, Whittaker not only managed to scale up the rankings but was also pushed to be undisputed champion after Georges St-Pierre’s unexpected hiatus from the sport due to an acute case of ulcerative colitis....

Along the way we’ve seen some incredible moments from the Nigerian-born, New Zealand-based striker, including a win over one of the biggest legends in UFC history and some brutal knockouts, too. Here is a breakdown of Israel Adesanya’s rise to the UFC Middleweight title. #1 An unforgettable debut – UFC 221 February 11th, 2018 marked the date of UFC 221 in Perth, Western Australia, and while most of the headlines that night surrounded Yoel Romero’s vicious knockout of Luke Rockhold in the main event, a certain preliminary bout left fans with plenty to talk about too....

Burns was named as Usman’s opponent for the first event at “Fight Island” in the United Arab Emirates this weekend after negotiations between UFC and Masvidal broke down. The 35-year-old had previously been critical of the UFC in a public pay dispute. Then Burns was forced to pull out of UFC 251 after contracting the coronavirus, and the organization turned to Masvidal. WHERE IS FIGHT ISLAND? Location, venue, other details...

Volkanovski and Ortega were head coaches in the latest edition of The Ultimate Fighter. Both mixed martial artists openly showed how much they despised each other on the show. While speaking to reporters at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the UFC featherweight champion stressed that Brian Ortega’s unprofessional nature annoyed him. Watch Alexander Volkanovski speak during the UFC 266 Media Day below: Volkanovski and Ortega will headline UFC 266 this Saturday....

Mixed martial arts cult hero Nate Diaz will make the walk to the octagon for what could be the last time when he headlines UFC 279 against the dominant force known as Khamzat Chimaev inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Chimaev made his UFC debut in the midst of the pandemic back in July 2020. But it didn’t take long for him to rise up the ranks with demolitions of John Phillips, Rhys McKee, Gerald Meerschaert, and Li Jingliang before defeating former title contender Gilbert Burns in a thrilling war back in April....

However, despite the loss, there is no change in Conor McGregor’s ratings, and the 32-year-old still maintains his 20th spot in the list of the top 50 fighters in the sport. Prior to his loss at UFC 257, Conor McGregor had an overall rating of 4.5. His striking was at 4.5 as well, while his grappling and health were rated 3.5 and 4 respectively. Legacy version of Conor McGregor is now a playable fighter in UFC 4 UFC 4 introduced a new patch in the game just two days before Conor McGregor marked his return against Dustin Poirier at UFC 257....