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Monday Morning Hangover: What’s next for Conor McGregor after TKO loss at UFC 257? Share this story Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Another weekend of fisticuffs has come and gone as UFC 257 blew the roof off Etihad Arena last Saturday (Jan. 23, 2021) on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Plenty of fighters were left licking their wounds, including Dan Hooker, who was knocked out by Michael Chandler in the first round (recap here). And Amanda Ribas, who w...

Morning Coffee: Super Bowl LV stage is set, plus way too early Super Bowl LVI odds The stage is set for Super Bowl LV. For the first time in NFL history, a team will play a Super Bowl in its own stadium when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Kansas City Chiefs on Feb. 7. It will be the greatest quarterback of all-time against the league’s biggest superstar for perhaps the final time. Here is the Morning Coffee for Monday Jan. 25, 2021. Domenic Padula (@Dom_Padula) The stage is set for Super...

UFC Lightweight Division Outlook Following UFC 257 ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 23: Dustin Poirier reacts after his knockout victory over Conor McGregor of Ireland in a lightweight fight during the UFC 257 event inside Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island on January 23, 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) UFC 257 has come and gone with Michael Chandler (22-5) and Dustin Poirier (27-6-1) coming able to defy the odds and have impressive wins agains...

UFC 257 results, recap and link wrap-up: Dustin Poirier stops Conor McGregor, Michael Chandler smashes Dan Hooker Share this story There was a lot of bitching about the price increase ahead of UFC 257, which came just in time for the pay-per-view (PPV) return of Conor McGregor, but I’m pretty sure most MMA fans got their money’s worth after all was said and done. The main card produced four violent finishes inside Etihad Arena on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi. Including Dustin Poirier’s...

Dustin Poirier Calls Himself The Uncrowned Champion Dustin Poirier believes he is the uncrowned UFC lightweight champion. After Poirier knocked out Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 257, he called himself the champion inside the Octagon. Many thought that fight should’ve been for the title, but UFC president, Dana White thought Khabib Nurmagomedov would return, which is now unlikely. With Nurmagomedov cementing his retirement, Poirier says he is the uncrowned champion of the division. I...

MMA Fighting Share this story Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC By all accounts, UFC 257 will go down as one of the biggest events of the year if not one of the highest selling pay-per-views all time. The highly anticipated event featured no title fights — although that may have been a mistake, more on that later — but the card did feature the return of Conor McGregor in a rematch against Dustin Poirier. After only competing one time in 2020, McGregor made his return to action...

MMA Fighting Share this story Dana White’s great chase may finally be over. From the moment that Khabib Nurmagomedov announced he was retiring—following a successful title defense against Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 in October—White has insisted in interviews that he expected Nurmagomedov to reconsider ending his competitive career. As recently as last Saturday, White said that at a meeting with Nurmagomedov in Abu Dhabi, the lightweight champion told him he might return to ...

Michael Chandler Promises To Beat Khabib Nurmagomedov Jan 25, 2021 Former Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler has vowed to beat Khabib Nurmagomedov if the undefeated Russian chooses to return from his brief retirement. The UFC lightweight champion walked away from the sport after defeating Justin Gaethje in October. Since then, speculation about Nurmagomedov’s status has went into overdrive. The 32-year-old fed into that by telling Dana White that if someone seriously impressed hi...

Tony Ferguson Says Dustin Poirier Ducked Him Prior To UFC 257 Jan 25, 2021 Dustin Poirier may consider himself the uncrowned champion of the lightweight division, but Tony Ferguson begs to differ. Poirier gave himself the title following his UFC 257 win over Conor McGregor. But with Dana White having yet to remove the actual title from Khabib Nurmagomedov – despite his insistence that he will remain retired – the future of the belt remains in question. While many safely assume that the lig...

Image Credit: @UFC on Twitter (photographer not listed) In the main event of UFC 257, Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor had their rematch six years in the making. The co-main event saw Dan Hooker welcome Michael Chandler to the UFC in a very intriguing lightweight bout. In the end, Poirier exacted his revenge as he knocked out McGregor in the second round. The co-main event, meanwhile, saw Chandler TKO Dan Hooker in the first round to cement his case as a top contender. Now, following UFC 257, ...