UFC 196

A tidy sum for the Crumlin native. Conor McGregor may have lost to Nate Diaz on Sunday morning, but he still made a big piece of history at UFC 196. The Notorious became the first ever UFC fighter to earn a $1,000,000 fight purse, according to figures released from the Nevada State Athletic Commission to […]

10 years ago

Until this weekend, I wouldn’t have considered myself a Conor McGregor fan. Yes, I liked him. Yes, I enjoyed the bravado and antics. Yes, I’m the Editor of JOE.ie, so y’know, he’s been good for the business. But to be a fan of a team, a sportsperson, anything really, requires an emotional connection. My feeling […]

10 years ago

“Nate I will see you again.” Conor McGregor has delivered a typically bullish response to his defeat to Nate Diaz in his first Instagram post since last night’s fight. McGregor promised to “take the defeat like a man” and also called out Brazilian duo Rafael dos Anjos and Jose Aldo, both of whom were quick […]

10 years ago

Why don’t you tell us what you really think, Tyson? Conor McGregor’s detractors have been out in force since his shock defeat to Nate Diaz last night and Tyson Fury has become the latest to add insult to injury for The Notorious. Never shy of expressing his opinion, the heavyweight boxing Champion took aim at […]

10 years ago

Nobody in the world took McGregor’s defeat as badly as this guy. Plenty of McGregor fans were disappointed after McGregor’s defeat to Nate Diaz last night and Conor himself and his team will have taken it very badly, but this guy takes the biscuit. There are no words… #ufcfreak #ufc #conormcgregor #fightnight #benchwarmers #weird #enough […]

10 years ago

“I was inefficient, he was efficient.” Love him or loathe him, it’s hard not to respect Conor McGregor’s honesty here. The Notorious is coming off a shock (to many people) defeat to Nate Diaz at UFC 196, and his assessment was extremely frank when he was interviewed backstage after the fight by UFC correspondent, Megan Olivi. In […]

10 years ago