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Conor McGregor rescues Portarlington MMA gym forced to close due to Covid-19 crisis The Notorious offers financial lifeline to club dealt knockout blow during pandemic Reporter: );  ); Irish MMA star Conor McGregor has thrown a lifeline to a Laois MMA gym threatened with permanent closure due to the Covid-19 crisis. SBG Portarlington, which has been in operation for four years at the towns Riverside Commercial Park, shut its doors for what its owners thought would be the last time on Friday e...

In the shadow of the Burj Khalifa, the worlds tallest building, Galbally native Jason Kearns makes his way through a host of spotlights into a temporarily constructed cage, marked with the logo of HFC - Human Fighting Championship. With Maniac 2000 blaring in the background, hes a man utterly focused on the task at hand - his first professional MMA fight. For Jason its been a relatively short journey. In a lot of ways hes come to the game late. While probably on the older side for a rookie at 2...