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It looks like Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather will face off for the first time on July 11th.

Are you ready for the promotional vehicle to start moving forward for the big Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather boxing match on August 26th? Well, it’s about to. Despite reports that McGregor and Mayweather would hold their first press conference in London, it appears that they will go face-to-face in Los Angeles first. On July 11th at the Staples Center, to be exact.

Chris Weidman was offered a third fight with Anderson Silva in Brazil, but taking the bout made no sense to him.

When Kelvin Gastelum went through a weird issue with a marijuana suspension that led to him being removed from his UFC 212 bout with Anderson Silva, the middleweight legend was left without an opponent. According to former 185-pound champ Chris Weidman, they wanted him to fight Silva for a third time on the Brazilian card. But it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that Weidman wasn’t down with that for a variety of reasons.

‘Personal stuff’ may have cost Megan Anderson her spot against Cris Cyborg at UFC 214, but the Aussie is still pushing hard for that fight when she returns.

For a brief moment, Aussie featherweight Megan Anderson was set to make a spectacular UFC debut. The Invicta interim featherweight champion had been signed to take on Cristiane Justino, better known as Cris Cyborg, for the newly vacated UFC women’s featherweight title at UFC 214.

Coach John Kavanagh says Conor McGregor is motivated by competition, not money.

Although Conor McGregor is marketed as a charismatic Irishman with an unhealthy obsession with money and three piece suits, 'The Notorious' is also a dedicated student of combat sports and, mixed martial arts, in particular.

Bisping is losing his patience with Georges St-Pierre and says he is willing to fight the winner of Yoel Romero vs. Robert Whittaker at UFC 213.

Michael Bisping is just about fed up of the situation with Georges St-Pierre and the other middleweight contenders.

Bisping, the current UFC middleweight champion, was expected to defend his title against St-Pierre in August, but UFC president Dana White called off the fight due to complications with the date (GSP allegedly wanted to fight in the fall and claims the UFC knew he wasn't ready for August).

Aljamain Sterling is not happy about how the UFC is strong-arming him into a bout with Renan Barao outside his regular weight class.

Aljamain Sterling isn’t a happy man. When he signed on to fight Renan Barao at UFC 214, the contract said the fight would take place at 135 pounds - his regular weight class. However, the California State Athletic Commission wouldn’t allow Barao to fight at that weight, as he has had major issues making 135 in the past when competing in the state. They will allow the fight to take place at a catchweight of 140 pounds - something that Sterling feels favors his opponent.

Episode 118 of The MMA Circus features UFC lightweight contender Kevin Lee and Bellator MMA lightweight champion Brent Primus.

EPISODE 118: The MMA Circus, hosted by Nick Baldwin and Andrew Lawrence, is back for your listening pleasure.

Guests:

Kevin Lee — UFC lightweight contender Kevin Lee discusses his recent main event win over Michael Chiesa at UFC Fight Night 112, Chiesa’s appeal, his growth as a fighter, his knee injury, who he’d like to fight if Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson is scheduled, Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather, new weight classes, and much more.

Take a look at the current card for UFC 213, which goes down on July 8th in Las Vegas.

One of the UFC’s traditional big-ticket shows is quickly approaching. UFC 213 goes down in Vegas on July 8th, and will cap off a week of events that include the Hall of Fame inductions and a TUF Finale, along with the annual Fan Expo.