Former boxer Oscar De La Hoya does not see Conor McGregor having any success against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their upcoming Saturday fight. De La Hoya predicted Friday on “Fox & Friends” that McGregor will not “land a single punch”
Friday on ESPN Radio’s “Mike & Mike,” ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith predicted Floyd Mayweather Jr. would “embarrass” and “destroy” Conor McGregor in their upcoming bout. “It will probably go five or six rounds,” Smith explained.” Floyd will embarrass him.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Just 20 months ago, a former plumber from Dublin fought a fearsome superstar who hadn’t lost in a decade. Conor McGregor talked his way into a big-money showdown, but he had to back up his boasts against Jose Aldo, one of the greatest fighters in his sport.
Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor aren’t just fighting for money in the boxing spectacle of the summer. The winner also gets The Money Belt.
Los Angeles (AFP) – Floyd Mayweather believes Conor McGregor is struggling to make the weight for their cross-combat showdown as the final countdown to the superfight cranked into overdrive on Tuesday.
The Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight struggles to sell out just two weeks before the fight.
Conor McGregor’s sparring partner abruptly resigned from his role after an especially “violent” session in the ring with the Irishman.
As part of the ongoing hype for the much-discussed Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight, a new deal is in the works to show the fight at local movie theaters, reports say.
UFC fight champion Conor McGregor has been accused of racial bias, but the fighter’s father, Tony McGregor, is striking back against claims that his son is a racist.
Monday on Fox Sports 1’s “Undisputed,” co-host Shannon Sharpe reacted to the trash talk between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor at media appearances for their upcoming bout. McGregor got caught in some controversy after sports personalities took offense with him
Thursday, Fox Sports 1 “Undisputed” co-host Shannon Sharpe discussed the upcoming bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor, saying the fight “plays along racial lines” because it pits a black American versus a white non-American. Sharpe said white Americans cheer against their black countrymen in
Fox Sports 1 contributor Rob Parker reacted Thursday on Fox Sports 1’s “Undisputed” to Conor McGregor telling August boxing opponent Floyd Mayweather Jr., “Dance for me, boy.” Parker said he has a “hard time listening” to McGregor’s comments because they
Conor McGregor is catching some heat for his taunts aimed at his upcoming boxing opponent Floyd Mayweather Jr. made during media appearances on back-to-back days. “Dance for me, boy,” McGregor has twice told Mayweather. Sports media personalities like Fox Sports 1’s
Documents made public seems to show that boxing great Floyd Mayweather owes the IRS $22.5 Million on his 2015 taxes.
TMZ Sports asked UFC President Dana White Tuesday if President Donald Trump was coming to the upcoming Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Conor McGregor fight in August. According to White, someone from Trump’s camp called him about the fight, but the
The superfight is on and the early money has come in on Conor McGregor.
August’s megafight between boxing great Floyd Mayweather and mixed-martial-arts (MMA) sensation Conor McGregor may generate more money than any bout in history. And it may hurt both boxing and MMA.
Floyd Mayweather fights Conor McGregor in a 154-pound matchup on August 26 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The much anticipated and highly rumored fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor remains completely unofficial. But, perhaps for not much longer.
After a brief, unspoken truce, Conor McGregor has restarted the war of words with Floyd Mayweather.
The UFC’s Conor McGregor has finally agreed to a deal to jump in the ring with boxing champ Floyd Mayweather. The ball is now in Mayweather’s court to cement the deal and set up the bout.
For a fight that hasn’t been made official, it sounds like the much-rumored superfight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather is officially going to happen.
UFC President Dana White has suddenly become a “glass half full” guy when it comes to a potential future matchup between Floyd Mayweather and Conor MacGregor.
Los Angeles (AFP) – Retired unbeaten boxing champion Floyd Mayweather says that when it comes to a possible big-money fight with Irish mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor, he is “out of retirement.”
So, I believe I started my breakdown of a possible Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather boxing matchup by calling it a no good, very bad situation for the UFC. Their most prized, visible, and lucrative fighter would be embarrassed on the largest PPV event in recorded human history, resulting in a massive pay day for McGregor and tremendous loss of prestige for the UFC.
Los Angeles (AFP) – The possibility of a duel between boxer Floyd Mayweather and mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor got another boost as Ultimate Fighting Championship boss Dana White said he’d pay each $25 million to meet.
Undefeated boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants to jump back in the ring, this time to face UFC Champion Conor McGregor, and he’s willing to offer McGregor a $15 million payday to accept the challenge.
The point has almost arrived where Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor talking about fighting each other has become more entertaining than Mayweather and McGregor actually fighting each other.
Connor McGregor, UFC’s reigning Lightweight Champion and former Featherweight Champion will appear on next season’s Game of Thrones.
After becoming the first UFC champion to reign supreme in two different weight classes on Saturday night, Conor McGregor diversified his already formidable resume by rapping.
Conor McGregor called his shot. He didn’t do so as dramatically as Babe Ruth did in pointing his bat at the 1932 World Series. But in predicting UFC championships in two weight classes he did so as audaciously.
The stars—Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato, Odell Beckham, Jr., Hugh Jackman, Madonna, Gordon Ramsay, Zac Efron—descended on the world’s most famous arena to watch the biggest star in mixed-martial arts become the first man in UFC history to simultaneously wear belts in two weight classes.
Conor McGregor elicits the moniker “the Muhammad Ali of mixed-martial arts.” His opponent Saturday night more obviously resembles Joe Frazier.
Conor McGregor takes on Eddie Alvarez in the inaugural UFC card in New York in November.
Thirty-six hours removed from perhaps its most successful pay-per view to date, the UFC announced a sale from to WME-IMG.
Muhammad Ali fought a football player, hockey goon, and professional wrestlers. Floyd Mayweather looks to fight a mixed-martial arts champion.
Jon Jones fights Daniel Cormier for the light-heavyweight championship at UFC 200.
Conor McGregor says he’s back headlining UFC 200 after his refusal to commit to media events forced him off the card last week.
Conor McGregor says that did not retire from fighting, just promotion—even though his temporary retirement from PR continues to generate massive publicity.
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor announced his retirement from mixed-martial arts on Twitter Tuesday.