Saturday 3 December 2022
Dr May has been a highly influential figure in Sport Ireland since 1998 and was the pick of both internal and external candidates to replace the retired John Treacy.
Julianna Pena stunned the two-division champion in Las Vegas.
Let’s see how much you remember from the past week.
The final scorecards read 49-46, 48-47 and 48-47 for Holloway.
The fight lasted just over 90 seconds as the Brazilian retained her featherweight title.
The 35-year-old Dubliner is in Florida as she aims to inflict a rare defeat on Brazilian veteran Cris Cyborg.
The Dubliner landed the devastating blow in the last few seconds of the first round.
Garry opens the prelim card at UFC 268 in a welterweight clash with Jordan Williams.
Peter Queally and James Gallagher were both stopped in the main events at Bellator 270 in Dublin’s 3Arena.
The 42-year-old rocked the Pole in the second, secured a takedown against the cage and finished proceedings via rear naked choke.
The fight ended via doctor’s stoppage after McGregor’s leg buckled under him during the first round.
Patrik Schick is a big fan of Nate Diaz.
Deiveson Figueiredo was dethroned by Brandon Moreno in Arizona.
The BJJ master had arrived in Texas boasting more submission wins than anyone else in UFC history.
Valentina Shevchenko kept her flyweight belt and Rose Namajunas regained the strawweight strap at UFC 261.
‘We had no material evidence to corroborate the complainant’s statements,’ said prosecutor Arnaud Viornery.
The fight will take place as part of UFC 264 at the T-Mobile Arena.
The 23-year-old Dubliner stopped two-time UFC fighter Rostem Akman last night in London.
Defending champions Jan Blachowicz and Amanda Nunes both retained their titles at UFC 259 in Las Vegas.
Aspinall has already made an impression by dispatching Jake Collier and Alan Baudot in a combined 140 seconds.
The 32-year-old Dubliner suffered the first knockout defeat of his career in the Abu Dhabi rematch.
Dustin Poirier got the better of Conor McGregor in the UFC 257 main event in Abu Dhabi.
Legal proceedings were initiated in the High Court yesterday.
The 32-year-old Russian had announced his retirement during October 2020.
The Dubliner’s first bout in over a year will take place on Yas Island.
The 34-year-old was deemed the victor by all three judges by a score of 29-28.
The UFC star and the Bray boxer were among the nominees for an award decided by a public vote.
The 28-year-old Dubliner is preparing to make his debut on the biggest stage in MMA in 2021.
The Irish mixed martial arts fighter defeated Poirier when the pair met in a featherweight bout in 2014.
The 23-year-old will aim to keep his unbeaten record intact when he faces English opponent Lawrence Tracey.
Alex Morono came out on top in McKee’s second UFC appearance.
The Russian has retired unbeaten with an unbeaten professional record of 29-0.
Nurmagomedov defends his UFC lightweight title tomorrow night.
Abu Dhabi played host to UFC 253 overnight.
Tyron Woodley later revealed he suffered a rib injury during his Las Vegas defeat to Colby Covington.
ESPN’s Senior Writer is this week’s guest on Behind the Lines.
The MMA star was taken into police custody following an alleged incident on Thursday and is understood to deny the allegations.
According to UFC president Dana White, it could be the Brazilian veteran’s final professional bout.
The 41-year-old complained that he was blinded by an eye poke before losing out by unanimous decision.
