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GSP does not rule out future fight with McGregor

St -Pierre responds to the claim that Michael Bisping and Freddie Roach have made that he is lining up a fight with McGregor. That’s a very ambitious plan. I have a plan in the back of my head, but I’m not going to talk about it right now. The reason is – I’m not a talker, […]

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Roach hopes St-Pierre fights McGregor in the last fight of his deal

Roach says he hopes St-Pierre’s last fight on his contract will be with McGregor. Who wouldn’t want that fight? I mean, it’s a big fight. We’d have to maybe cut weight and meet in the middle somewhere, something like that, but there’s a lot of negotiations to still happen of course, but yes. Who wouldn’t want that […]

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Rogan: McGregor could be the ‘touch of death’ for Mayweather

Rogan says McGregor is dangerous to Mayweather. Mayweather is a way better boxer. There’s just no doubt about it. He’s one of the greatest boxers, if not the greatest boxer that has ever lived…But that said, Conor McGregor is not incompetent. He’s very dangerous. Floyd Mayweather’s a way better boxer, but Conor McGregor is dangerous […]

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St-Pierre: Bisping ‘no Conor McGregor’ when it comes to trash talk

St-Pierre says Bisping is not good at trash talk. I don’t consider Bisping as a good trash talker; I think he’s horrendous. I think he’s terrible. He’s not even good at trash talking. He’s doing the best thing for me. The more he talk the more he embarrasses himself. I don’t really care. Some guys, for […]

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MMA event turns into riot

A mass brawl involving around 20 men takes place at a mixed martial arts event in the Black-E Centre in Liverpool’s Chinatown after a man jumps into the ring at the end of a match and starts punching one of the fighters. Mobile phone footage show the attacker, in a black shirt, standing outside the ropes in one […]

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White: McGregor vs St-Pierre was ‘not even close’ to being booked by UFC

White says a St-Pierre-McGregor fight was never realistically discussed. We were) not even close [to making a fight between McGregor and St-Pierre]. Georges said he could make 155 pounds. But let’s be honest here – everyone wants to take a shot at Michael Bisping. They think he’s beatable, and obviously Georges St-Pierre is no different. […]

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GSP vs Bisping announced for later in 2017

White announces St-Pierre will fight Bisping for the middleweight championship of the world later in 2017. Bisping and St-Pierre will have a press conference on this Friday 3rd March in Las Vegas. White: He wanted to take some time off from the sport. He’s been talking about coming back for a couple of years now.I personally wasn’t […]

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Roach: Mayweather-McGregor ‘looks like it’s gonna happen’

Roach says a boxing match between Mayweather and McGregor will actually happen. We’re in a different era now. It looks like it’s gonna happen. Everything is pointing in the right direction. I think Conor will have his hands full with a boxer like Floyd. But he’s sellable, he’s making some noise…According to Mayweather, yes [the fight is […]

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White: St-Pierre might return at 155-pounds

White says St-Pierre may cut to 155-pounds on his comeback,  which could potentially set up a weight match with Conor McGregor. It could be the winner between Tyron Woodley and Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson, or it could be Michael Bisping. Georges has also talked about fighting at 155 pounds. He says he can make the weight.

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Confirmed: GSP returns to UFC

Dana White confirms St-Pierre has officially signed his new contract with the UFC. The news follows reports that St-Pierre and the promotion were in the process of finalizing a multi-fight contract which the terms of had already been agreed upon. Dana White just made it official to me: @GeorgesStPierre is back in the UFC. Signed deal. […]

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McGregor: Fighter’s union ‘fakest load of shit I’ve ever seen in my life’

At the An Evening With… event in Manchester, McGregor criticises the MMAAA fighter’s union and St-Pierre’s role. I’m watching this union thing, it like a press conference, and I’m like, what the f-ck is going on here? They’re standing up, they’re all wearing the same t-shirt. They’re saying, ‘Conor, please. Conor, please, you know what’s […]

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Woodley vs. Thompson set for UFC 209

Woodley says he will fight Thompson at UFC 209 on March 4: He got under my skin so much, that you know what. I’m just gonna go ahead and fight this dude. Like straight up. He got under my skin that bad, that I don’t even care about the ration, the money and what fight makes […]

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GSP to McGregor: You’re not getting your fair share

At a conference call announcing the newly launched MMA Athletes Association (MMAAA) St-Pierre says McGregor, despite being the sport’s highest-paid star, is still underpaid, and appeals to the Irishman for his support. Even though Conor is the most well (paid) athlete, he doesn’t have his fair share of what he should have. And I’m saying this from the […]

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Says McGregor won’t fight until after baby born

White confirms McGregor will not fight again until after May 2017. The fighter is not only taking time off for himself, but also for his girlfriend Dee Devlin so she’s not burdened with the stress of another fight while she’s dealing with her first pregnancy. He won’t fight before May. His girl gets super stressed out when he […]

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White: Rousey ‘winding down’

White says Rousey has informed him of her retirement intentions as she plans to commit full time to acting. I don’t wanna take the wind out of her sails. Let her say her own stuff but obviously I know what’s going on with her. But ya, it’s winding down for Ronda. Listen, Ronda Rousey’s made […]

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‘McGregor is one of the best guys I’ve worked with’

Lockhart, McGregor’s nutritionist, says that McGregor always follwo his nurtitional advice. I learned a lot from working with Conor the first time. I gave him a list of foods to eat, and his coach was like, “It would be great if he could eat all of this, but we don’t see how that’s possible!” It […]

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MSG gate record broken

White says UFC 205 has already broken the all-time gate record at Madison Square Garden. The gate record was set in 1999 with a boxing match between Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis which drew takings of $13.5 million at the door. The UFC’s own gate record of just over $12 million was set at UFC 129 […]

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Terminates UFC contract

St-Pierre says he has terminated his contract with UFC, and will now be a free agent. Georges St-Pierre says on The MMA Hour his lawyers have terminated his contract with the UFC. Says he is a free agent. — Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) October 17, 2016

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Aldo: GSP wanted $10 million to fight McGregor

Aldo claims St-Pierre wanted a $10 million payout to fight McGregor. St-Pierre hasn’t fought since 2013, when he scraped by Johny Hendricks in the last defence of his welterweight title before he vacated his belt and stepped away from the fight game. Aldo: I think that my life and the whole featherweight division needs to keep going, not being […]

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Confirmed as the biggest ticket in UFC history

UFC numbers confirm McGregor is the biggest draw in the sport. McGregor has headlined three of five pay-per-view events that gained more than a million buys in the past ten months. Including his strong performance as the headliner of UFC 189, McGregor has sold a total of 5,275,000 pay-per-views in four outings at the top of the card. […]