# MMA

Last year

2022

Retired Russian MMA fighter sues Conor McGregor over allegedly defamatory Twitter posts

Artem Lobov claims the most damaging post about him is one where he is allegedly referred to by McGregor as being a ‘rat’.

25.6k

Dec 20th 2022, 5:45 PM

# Conor McGregor

Conor McGregor charged with additional driving offence

The case is due back before the courts on November 24 for mention.

25.4k

Sep 8th 2022, 1:33 PM

# UFC London

Tom Aspinall forced to quit after 15 seconds of UFC London main event

The English heavyweight’s knee gave way during the opening exchanges of his fight against Curtis Blaydes.

17.4k

Jul 24th 2022, 10:11 AM

# blockbuster

Benson Henderson v Peter Queally to headline Bellator Dublin

The event will air live in Ireland on Virgin Media Two and Virgin Media Sport.

2.7k

May 20th 2022, 1:41 PM

# success

Charles Oliveira seals first-round win over Justin Gaethje

The Brazilian overcame his American rival, causing him to submit with a rear-naked choke.

4.5k

May 8th 2022, 10:20 AM

# Cage Warriors

'Unfinished business' for McKee as Cage Warriors confirm headline title fight in Belfast

Ballymena’s McKee will meet England’s Justin Burlinson for the vacant Cage Warriors welterweight title on 25 June.

2.3k

Apr 20th 2022, 6:43 PM

# Wrap

Sinead Kavanagh and Gegard Mousasi among the winners at Bellator Dublin

There was also success on the night for Drogheda fighter Ciaran Clarke

4.7k

Feb 26th 2022, 12:07 AM

# And Still...

Adesanya retains UFC middleweight crown with decision win over Whittaker

Adesanya made his fourth successful defence with scores of 48-47, 48-47, 49-46.

4.1k

Feb 13th 2022, 10:07 AM

# UFC 270

Ngannou sees off Gane challenge to retain UFC heavyweight title

Victory for the champion on a card that also saw the flyweight title change hands once more.

3.8k

Jan 23rd 2022, 1:06 PM

All time

# factcheck

FactCheck: No, Conor McGregor wasn't correct to say vaccines 'have not worked' to stop Covid-19

The MMA athlete-turned-businessman claimed “The vaccines have not worked to stop this whatsoever.”

33.3k

Dec 7th 2021, 6:15 AM

# MMA

Holloway defeats Rodriguez after epic battle in main event at UFC Vegas 42

The final scorecards read 49-46, 48-47 and 48-47 for Holloway.

4.4k

Nov 14th 2021, 11:17 AM

# opportunity knocks

Kavanagh determined to stun dominant champ Cyborg in tonight's world title bid

The 35-year-old Dubliner is in Florida as she aims to inflict a rare defeat on Brazilian veteran Cris Cyborg.

6.2k

Nov 12th 2021, 7:20 AM

# Bellator 270

Second-round stoppage ends Queally's dream of becoming Ireland's first Bellator champion

Peter Queally and James Gallagher were both stopped in the main events at Bellator 270 in Dublin’s 3Arena.

8.4k

Nov 5th 2021, 11:36 PM

# UFC 264

Leg injury to Conor McGregor ends trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier

The fight ended via doctor’s stoppage after McGregor’s leg buckled under him during the first round.

34.1k

Jul 11th 2021, 7:02 AM

# imitation

Czech star says goal celebration a tribute to MMA fighter

Patrik Schick is a big fan of Nate Diaz.

10.8k

Jun 19th 2021, 5:38 PM

# mexican standoff

Adesanya retains middleweight title but new flyweight champ crowned at UFC 263

Deiveson Figueiredo was dethroned by Brandon Moreno in Arizona.

6.1k

Jun 13th 2021, 10:32 AM

# Houston Rocket

Second-round KO sees Oliveira crowned new UFC lightweight champion

The BJJ master had arrived in Texas boasting more submission wins than anyone else in UFC history.

6.9k

May 16th 2021, 9:32 AM

# Nigerian Nightmare

Welterweight champ Usman knocks out Masvidal as US fans return to UFC events

Valentina Shevchenko kept her flyweight belt and Rose Namajunas regained the strawweight strap at UFC 261.

7.0k

Apr 25th 2021, 9:58 AM

# round three

McGregor-Poirier trilogy fight confirmed for Las Vegas with capacity crowd

The fight will take place as part of UFC 264 at the T-Mobile Arena.

8.9k

Apr 14th 2021, 3:25 PM

# frankie knuckles

Francis Ngannou claims heavyweight UFC title with knockout of Stipe Miocic

Ngannou overwhelmed his opponent to avenge a 2018 defeat.

9.7k

Mar 28th 2021, 10:52 AM

# The Future

Rising Irish star Ian Garry makes major statement with head-kick KO

The 23-year-old Dubliner stopped two-time UFC fighter Rostem Akman last night in London.

11.3k

Mar 20th 2021, 4:46 PM

# Blach and gold

Adesanya suffers first loss of his career in bid to become two-weight UFC champion

Defending champions Jan Blachowicz and Amanda Nunes both retained their titles at UFC 259 in Las Vegas.

7.5k

Mar 7th 2021, 10:04 AM

# Reaction

McGregor vows to bounce back but admits Poirier loss is 'hard to take'

The 32-year-old Dubliner suffered the first knockout defeat of his career in the Abu Dhabi rematch.

12.3k

Jan 24th 2021, 12:07 PM

# Running it back

Revenge for Poirier as McGregor is stopped in second round of UFC rematch

Dustin Poirier got the better of Conor McGregor in the UFC 257 main event in Abu Dhabi.

156k

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Jan 24th 2021, 6:35 AM

# Winning

Jose Aldo defeats Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night

The 34-year-old was deemed the victor by all three judges by a score of 29-28.

5.5k

Dec 20th 2020, 9:56 AM

# the eagle has landed

Katie Taylor misses out as Khabib Nurmagomedov wins BBC's World Sport Star award

The UFC star and the Bray boxer were among the nominees for an award decided by a public vote.

9.3k

Dec 17th 2020, 11:23 PM

# The Sniper

UFC confirm the signing of Irish fighter Dean Barry

The 28-year-old Dubliner is preparing to make his debut on the biggest stage in MMA in 2021.

11.4k

Nov 24th 2020, 5:29 PM

# run it back

Conor McGregor signs deal for UFC rematch with Dustin Poirier

The Irish mixed martial arts fighter defeated Poirier when the pair met in a featherweight bout in 2014.

14.3k

Nov 19th 2020, 9:51 PM

# The fight before Christmas

Rising Irish prospect Ian Garry booked for December return in London

The 23-year-old will aim to keep his unbeaten record intact when he faces English opponent Lawrence Tracey.

6.8k

Nov 19th 2020, 11:01 AM

# Time to go

Khabib Nurmagomedov retires from octagon with perfect record after UFC 254 win

The Russian has retired unbeaten with an unbeaten professional record of 29-0.

21.4k

Oct 24th 2020, 10:55 PM

# UFC 254

'If Khabib beats Justin on Saturday, he’s the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world'

Nurmagomedov defends his UFC lightweight title tomorrow night.

10.7k

Oct 23rd 2020, 12:36 PM

# MMA

Adesanya retains UFC middleweight title as a new champion is crowned at light-heavyweight

Abu Dhabi played host to UFC 253 overnight.

8.2k

Sep 27th 2020, 10:34 AM

# Pac Man

Manny Pacquiao says he wants to fight Conor McGregor next year

The fight could be staged in the Middle East though a deal is far from agreed.

10.9k

Sep 26th 2020, 9:15 AM

# Fight night

Covington dominant en route to victory over former UFC champion Woodley

Tyron Woodley later revealed he suffered a rib injury during his Las Vegas defeat to Colby Covington.

6.5k

Sep 20th 2020, 10:29 AM

# fright night

Former champion Anderson Silva booked for potential UFC swansong at 45

According to UFC president Dana White, it could be the Brazilian veteran’s final professional bout.

4.5k

Aug 19th 2020, 9:57 AM

# UFC 252

Cormier retires after defeat ends UFC heavyweight trilogy with champion Miocic

The 41-year-old complained that he was blinded by an eye poke before losing out by unanimous decision.

11.2k

Aug 16th 2020, 9:19 AM

# Undisputed

UFC confirm Khabib Nurmagomedov's lightweight unification bout for October

In his first fight for over a year, the undefeated Dagestani will take on interim champion Justin Gaethje.

7.4k

Jul 29th 2020, 10:18 AM

# Rhys lightning

Ballymena's Rhys McKee out to cause an upset in tonight's short-notice UFC debut

‘I’m really not here to get a nice new tracksuit,’ the 24-year-old says. ‘I’m here to take the win.’

7.8k

Jul 25th 2020, 8:30 AM

# abu dhabi do

Irish MMA star Rhys McKee set for UFC debut on one week's notice

He’ll take on Khamzat Chimaev on Fight Island next weekend.

11.2k

Jul 19th 2020, 11:22 AM

# End of the road

Duffy announces retirement after UFC loss: 'I haven’t got what it takes anymore'

The 32-year-old Donegal man was beaten by Joel Alvarez via submission at UFC Fight Night 172.

15.5k

Jul 19th 2020, 8:16 AM