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Conor McGregor facing possible six-month suspension following UFC 257 Share this story Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC UFC 257 injuries and medical suspensions were submitted to MixedMartialArts.com earlier this week for those athletes competing at the “Poirier vs. McGregor 2” pay-per-view (PPV) event, which took place this past weekend (Sat., Jan. 23, 2021) from inside Etihad Arena on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi. Not surprisingly, a fair share of combatants were handed mandatory timeou...

The medical suspension follows his second-round knockout loss to Dustin Poirier on Saturday. The Irishman can have the suspension reduced once a doctor confirms his leg injuries have healed. FIGHT ISLAND — Conor McGregor was slapped with a six-month medical suspension from fighting after he was brutally knocked out on Saturday. McGregor was overcome at UFC 257, held in the Etihad Arena on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, knocked out by his American competitor, Dustin Poirier. ...

After suffering his first career loss by knockout, Conor McGregor is receiving the longest medical suspension of his career.

John Kavanagh confirms Conor McGregor wants trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier for vacant UFC title in May Joe Coleman 26th January 2021, 11:46 am Coach John Kavanagh has confirmed Conor McGregor is already back in the gym and wants to face Dustin Poirier for the UFC lightweight title. McGregor was left limping heavily by Poirier before he knocked him out at UFC 257 It leaves the pair level at 1-1 after ‘The Diamond’ claimed revenge after being handed the first knockout defea...

Credit: Adam Hagy-USA TODAY Sports City Kickboxing head coach, Eugene Bareman isn’t putting much stock into Dan Hooker‘s loss to Michael Chandler at UFC 257. In the co-main event, Hooker was returning after a Fight of the Year contender decision loss to Dustin Poirier last June. Hooker was looking to cement his case as a top-five lightweight and prove Chandler doesn’t belong among the lightweight elite. However, that was far from what happened as Chandler pressured Hooker early and TKO’...

UFC 257 PPV buys return blockbuster numbers for Conor McGregor despite widespread ESPN+ outages Share this story Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Last weekend’s UFC 257 pay-per-view (PPV) in Abu Dhabi ended with a bang, thanks to Michael Chandler’s explosive debut over Dan Hooker, followed by Conor McGregor’s upset loss to Dustin Poirier, so the Sunday morning headlines didn’t have much room for what happened before that. As with every UFC PPV, MMA fans hoping to stream...

Common Training Partner Chandler Picks Burns To Uncrown Usman January 26, 2021 Michael Chandler believes that we will witness the crowning of a new UFC welterweight champion on February 13. If there is one person who has as much insight as anyone regarding the UFC 258 main event between welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns, it’s Michael Chandler. Usman and Burns trained together for years, and Michael Chandler has been a training partner of both men at Sanford MMA. One of the...

Advertisement Michael Chandler believes hes fighting Dustin Poirier next because Dana White is interested in the matchup Michael Chandler SHARE Michael Chandler believes his electrifying performance against Dan Hooker at UFC 257 will definitely earn him a shot at the 155lbs title against Dustin Poirier next. He alluded that UFC president Dana White is keen on making the matchup happen. In a recent interaction with TMZ Sports, Michael Chandler said that since White has mentioned he wants to see ...

UFC 257 Medical Suspensions: Conor McGregor Faces Lengthy Layoff Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier. Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/GettyImages The UFC 257 medical suspensions are in, and if they hold up, it could be a long time before we see Conor McGregor compete again. Following his loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257, Conor McGregor will now be sidelined for six months and cannot have contact training for 30 days. A six-month layoff would certainly damage McGregor’s plan of having a very active...

Dan Hooker’s head coach Eugene Bareman has given his thoughts on Hooker’s devastating loss to Michael Chandler at UFC 257. Hooker was unable to get back on the winning trail against Chandler on Saturday night as he suffered a first round TKO that massively sets him back in his quest to win the UFC Lightweight Championship. During a recent interview, Bareman spoke candidly about what happened as Hooker begins the process of going back to the drawing board with his team. “Top 15 guys, no...