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White: McGregor will not fight again until next year

Former two-division titleholder Conor McGregor won't make his anticipated return to the Octagon for at least four more months, UFC president Dana White said on Tuesday.

MMA • 14 Aug 24

Conor McGregor: 'A slight lapse in concentration and a nuisance of an injury was picked up'

McGregor says broken toe the reason for postponement

Conor McGregor has revealed a broken toe was behind the postponement of his comeback fight against Michael Chandler in Las Vegas.

MMA • 21 Jun 24

Conor McGregor had been scheduled to fight Michael Chandler

McGregor out of UFC 303 due to injury

Conor McGregor will not fight in UFC 303 due to an injury, UFC chief executive officer Dana White announced.

MMA • 14 Jun 24

Dustin Poirier is two from three against Conor McGregor

Poirier has 'no interest' in another McGregor fight

Dustin Poirier is too busy chasing a title to pursue a massive potential payday, saying he is not interested in a fourth fight with Conor McGregor.

MMA • 23 May 24

Conor McGregor will fight Michael Chandler in June

McGregor set for June showdown with Chandler in Vegas

Conor McGregor will make his long-awaited return to the UFC on Saturday, 29 June after nearly three years out.

MMA • 14 Apr 24

Katie Taylor faces the biggest challenge of her career to bounce back at the age of 37 against an unbeaten and improving opponent in Chantelle Cameron

Hearn: No additional security for Taylor fight

Promoter Eddie Hearn has said that no discussions have taken place regarding increased security for Katie Taylor's fight at the 3Arena following rioting in Dublin city centre last night.

Boxing • 25 Nov 23

Dana White (C) has questioned the need for McGregor to follow USADA rules

USADA and UFC part over 'principled stance' on McGregor

The strained relationship between the UFC and the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) is coming to an end, which could mean that Conor McGregor will be back in the octagon sooner than anticipated.

MMA • 12 Oct 23

Conor McGregor is back in the USADA testing programme

McGregor rejoins anti-doping testing programme

Conor McGregor took another step towards returning to UFC by re-entering the US Anti-Doping Agency's testing programme.

MMA • 11 Oct 23

Conor McGregor enters the arena before his UFC featherweight bout against Max Holloway in Boston in 2013

Can Boston open the door to UFC Dublin ten years later?

Ian Machado Garry is preparing for his sixth UFC outing in Boston tonight, and the Irishman's fortunes could possibly open the door to a 2024 event on home soil.

MMA • 19 Aug 23

Ian Machado Garry (left) will fight at UFC 292

Exclusive Garry to face Neal at UFC 292 in Boston

Ireland's Ian Machado Garry will look to extended his undefeated mixed martial arts record on Saturday, 19 August at Boston's TD Garden when he faces eighth-ranked welterweight contender Geoff Neal at UFC 292.

MMA • 14 Jun 23

Katie Taylor (R) beat Amanda Serrano in a superstar showdown last May

Exclusive Katie Croker clash could 'follow' 3Arena bout - Hearn

Eddie Hearn has played down the prospect of Katie Taylor's May bout with Amanda Serrano taking place at Croke Park but suggested a stadium fight could follow later this year.

Boxing • 13 Feb 23

Lionel Messi is the highest paid athlete in the world

Messi tops Forbes' highest-paid athletes list

Lionel Messi was the world's highest-paid athlete over the last year, according to the annual Forbes list that had the Paris Saint-Germain forward ahead of the NBA's LeBron James and Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo.

Soccer • 11 May 22

$Conor McGregor claimed he had stress fractures prior to his bout with Dustin Poirier$

McGregor: UFC knew of fractures prior to fight

Conor McGregor claimed the UFC was aware he had "multiple stress fractures" in his left leg prior to last weekend's bout against Dustin Poirier.

MMA • 15 Jul 21

Conor McGregor: "A clean break of the tibia and it was not to be."

McGregor feeling 'tremendous' after leg surgery

Conor McGregor said he was feeling "tremendous" after undergoing surgery for a broken leg suffered during his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier on Saturday.

MMA • 12 Jul 21

Conor McGregor (R) wears a leg brace as he is interviewed by Joe Rogan after his TKO loss due to injury

McGregor beaten by Poirier again after breaking ankle

Conor McGregor sustained a serious leg injury as he lost to lightweight rival Dustin Poirier via doctor's stoppage in round one at UFC 264 in Las Vegas.

MMA • 11 Jul 21

McGregor turns up trash talk ahead of Poirier bout

Conor McGregor said he has "hammers for hands" and will use them to avenge his defeat by Dustin Poirier earlier this year when the pair meet in their trilogy fight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday.

MMA • 09 Jul 21

Conor McGregor was KO'd by Dustin Poirier at UFC 257

McGregor admits he looked past Poirier at UFC 257

Plans for a rematch with Floyd Mayweather were Conor McGregor's central focus when he was knocked out by Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 in Abu Dhabi.

MMA • 08 Jul 21

Conor McGregor: "I feel I could do big things for a club."

McGregor claims he had talks over buying Celtic shares

Conor McGregor claims he had talks over acquiring Celtic shares from Dermot Desmond.

Soccer • 10 May 21

Conor McGregor returns to the octagon in the summer

McGregor to fight Dustin Poirier in Vegas this July

Conor McGregor is to fight lightweight rival Dustin Poirier for a third time, UFC president Dana White has announced.

MMA • 14 Apr 21

Conor McGregor was stopped by Dustin Poirier in January

McGregor announces third fight with Poirier

Conor McGregor says a trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier with take place on 10 July at UFC 264.

MMA • 03 Apr 21

Will we ever see Conor McGregor fight for another UFC title?

'Don't write me off yet' - What next for McGregor?

Conor McGregor has vowed to carry on in mixed martial arts after a shock defeat to lightweight rival Dustin Poirier in their rematch at UFC 257 on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

MMA • 25 Jan 21

McGregor's return to the octagon didn't last long

McGregor stunned as Poirier claims win in UFC rematch

Conor McGregor's hopes of luring Khabib Nurmagomedov into a rematch are in tatters after he was stopped by Dustin Poirier in a seismic upset at UFC 257 at Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

MMA • 24 Jan 21

Conor McGregor weighed in at 155 pounds for his match-up with Dustin Poirier

McGregor weighs in as Khabib questions linger

Conor McGregor weighed in alongside three of the other top lightweight contenders on Friday ahead of UFC 257 but the name on everyone's lips this week has been Khabib Nurmagomedov, the retired champion in that weight class whose successor has yet to be crowned.

MMA • 22 Jan 21

McGregor owns a 22-4 record in mixed martial arts

McGregor 'fine-tuned' for improved Poirier at UFC 257

Conor McGregor believes Dustin Poirier has shown great improvements since their 2014 fight, but says he is in a "phenomenal place" and expects to emerge victorious at UFC 257 in Abu Dhabi this weekend.

MMA • 21 Jan 21

Mason Jones insists he has great admiration for what Conor McGregor has achieved, but wants to establish his own legacy

'Original' Mason Jones not out to copy Conor McGregor

Mason Jones may have been the first fighter since Conor McGregor to hold two Cage Warriors world titles simultaneously but the proud Welshman insists he lives in nobody's shadow as he prepares for his UFC debut.

MMA • 19 Jan 21

Conor Mcgregor