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Conor McGregor has offered technical advice to world boxing champion Claressa Shields as she begins her transition into the world of MMA. At the age of 25, Shields has cracked the pro boxing game after winning two Olympic Gold medals and holds multiple world titles at multiple weights in the paid ranks. Claressa Shields has…
Amanda Nunes returns to action on Saturday night looking to cement her status as the greatest women’s MMA fighter in history. The Brazilian will defend her featherweight world title at UFC 250 against Felicia Spencer at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Although the lack of a crowd and the unfamiliar setting will undoubtedly cause…
The sight of a fighter’s head bouncing off the canvas can stun a sold out arena into complete and utter silence. Since its inception back in 1993, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has witnessed some of the most brutal knockouts in mixed martial arts history. Kevin Lee put Gregor Gillespie to sleep with one of the…
UFC 239 saw plenty of explosive action with three of the five main card fights ending in knockouts. While Amanda Nunes and Jon Jones added to their CVs with title fight wins and, arguably, further cemented their case in the GOAT conversations, it wasn’t a great night for everyone. Dana White spoke after UFC 239GETTY…
Jon ‘Bones’ Jones puts his UFC light heavyweight title on the line against Thiago Santos this weekend and talkSPORT will have exclusive coverage of the huge fight night. talkSPORT has secured radio rights to UFC 239 as we bring you exclusive MMA coverage for the first time on the station.. Jon Jones takes on Thiago Santos on…
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talkSPORT.com brings you a round up of all the biggest news and gossip from the world of UFC… Record breakers The co-headliner for Saturday’s UFC 239 show, sees two-division UFC champion Amanda Nunes take on Holly Holm in an intriguing battle for the bantamweight title. Heading in to this fight, both women will have or…
Amanda Nunes has declared herself the greatest female fighter to ever set foot in the Octagon. At Monday’s UFC 239 media day, the UFC women’s bantamweight and featherweight champion gave a very convincing case to explain her claim. Nunes beat Ronda Rousey in December 2016Getty Images – Getty In December, the Brazilian became the first…
Diaz forced McGregor to submit UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor suffered his first defeat since 2010 when Nate Diaz forced a second round submission in their welterweight fight in Las Vegas. McGregor, 27, said: “I’ll face it like a man, like a champion. I’ll come back and do it again.” Meanwhile, women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm…
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Find out what time the Conor McGregor fight will be on at in the UK Conor McGregor takes on Nate Diaz on Saturday night (Sunday morning for UK and Ireland fans). Here, talkSPORT tells you what you need to know in order to watch UFC 196. When and where is the fight? Saturday 5 March…
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Holly Holm will defend that bantamweight title against Miesha Tate This interview appears in the current edition of sport magazine. Download the free iPad app here, and follow on Twitter @sportmaguk Head kicks are not the only thing Holly Holm serves up with pinpoint accuracy. In the build-up to her bantamweight title fight against unbeaten UFC megastar Ronda…
