Tyron Woodley feels he should have been Georges St-Pierre’s comeback opponent, instead of Michael Bisping.
After winning his seventh consecutive fight at UFC 211, Demian Maia was promised the next title shot by Dana White himself. But for champion Tyron Woodley, the current number one-ranked 170-pound contender might have to “take a backseat” to more prominent names such as Georges St-Pierre and Nick Diaz.
Count Mark Henry, coach to fighters like Frankie Edgar and Edson Barboza, among those who give Conor McGregor a real shot against Floyd Mayweather.
Since the idea of Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather was first floated as a possibility, there have been no shortage of fans, fighters, and pundits quick to throw shade at the competitiveness of the matchup. Mayweather, a multiple time world champion boxer, undefeated through 49 pro bouts, taking on a man in Conor McGregor who, for all his combat skills, has never boxed professionally in his life. 49-0 against 0-0 doesn’t exactly scream ‘close fight’.
Maybe we should just forget about all that “embarrassing” Floyd Mayweather talk.
That’s because Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight champion Conor McGregor could have the greatest fight of his mixed martial arts (MMA) career if he instead battled former 170-pound kingpin Georges St-Pierre.
Floyd Mayweather was in England to support his fighter, Gervonta Davis, but he was inevitably asked about fighting Conor McGregor.
After Gervonta Davis (18-0, 17 KOs) stopped Liam Walsh (21-1, 14 KOs) in England to successfully defend his IBF junior lightweight (130 lbs) title, BT Sport seized the opportunity to interview Davis’ promoter, Floyd Mayweather (49-0, 26 KOs), and of course he was asked about getting back into the ring to fight UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor. While Mayweather didn’t provide an answer to reporters when the topic of McGregor was brought up on Thursday, he did offer up something different on Saturday.
UFC champion Conor McGregor has been warned it could get “embarrassing” if he steps into the ring against former boxing champion Floyd Mayweather.
The lightweight champion will earn the pay-packet of his career - figures of $100 million have been reported in the media - if the super fight against arguably the greatest pound-for-pound boxer materialises.
Check out the fight card and bout order for UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira, which takes place in Stockholm, Sweden on Sunday, May 28th.
The UFC rounds out its May schedule with a special Sunday (May 28th) event at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. In the main event, Sweden’s own Alexander Gustafsson takes on fellow light heavyweight contender Glover Teixeira. Light heavyweights also comprise the co-main, as Misha Cirkunov battles Volkan Oezdemir.
Check out the fight card for UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia in Singapore, which goes down on Saturday, June 17th.
The UFC is returning to Singapore on Saturday, June 17th for a Fight Pass show filled with multiple ex-UFC champion. Former women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm headlines the event against Bethe Correia, while former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos makes his debut against Tarec Saffiedine. Andrei Arlovski is set to take on Marcin Tybura, as the former heavyweight champ seeks an end to his four-fight losing skid.
Japan’s Saitama Super Arena will host a UFC Fight Night card this September.
After not receiving an event in 2016, Japan will receive a live UFC event at the Saitama Super Arena on Saturday, September 23rd. The UFC made the announcement official in a press release sent out earlier this week.
UFC president Dana White provides an update on the middleweight title picture, as well as Georges St-Pierre’s return to fighting.
The UFC’s middleweight title picture is as murky as it’s ever been. Plans were initially to have champion Michael Bisping face off against former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, ideally in July, but that looks like it’s been shelved. Dana White said that GSP was not going to be able to make his return to the Octagon until November, and that they weren’t going to wait for him.
