Tag: Lightweight

Dustin Poirier expects a different version of Conor McGregor in the trilogy fight, and discusses the possibility of fighting Nate Diaz.

ONE Championship has announced more exciting fights for the ONE on TNT series, set to air on US television prime time.

Joe Rogan explains why he thinks Conor McGregor lost to Dustin Poirier in the UFC 257 main event.

Eddie Alvarez dismisses Christian Lee’s claim that he’s the best lightweight in the world, and breaks down Lee’s upcoming title defence against Timofey Nastyukhin.

Tyson Fury says Conor McGregor should go for the high-stakes trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier, because the Irishman thrives under pressure.

Kevin Lee opens up on his mental struggles in and out of the Octagon, and calls out Tony Ferguson for a rematch in the summer.

George Foreman thinks Conor McGregor should quit the UFC and focus on his boxing career, as he believes the Irishman could beat Manny Pacquiao.

Eddie Alvarez is hoping to secure a shot at the ONE lightweight title with a ‘violent’ win over Iuri Lapicus at ONE on TNT 1.

Rafael dos Anjos believes Conor McGregor doesn’t know how to make changes in a fight when it isn’t going his way, and thinks there’s a big chance that he’ll fight the Irishman.

Khabib Nurmagomedov believes Conor McGregor’s best days are behind him.

Khabib Nurmagomedov reveals health issues before UFC 254, believes Justin Gaethje mentally gave up against him, and states that Tony Ferguson was never an elite fighter.

Tony Ferguson, Conor McGregor, Justin Gaethje, Charles Oliveira, Michael Chandler and Nate Diaz have all been throwing shade on social media. While Dana White has revealed his plans.

Shinya Aoki breaks down his recent win over James Nakashima at ONE: Unbreakable, and outlines his plans. Which includes a showdown with Yoshihiro ‘Sexyama’ Akiyama.

Christian Lee opens up on his upcoming title defence against Timofey Nastyukhin at ONE on TNT 2, and makes his case that he’s the best lightweight on the planet.

Dana White says he’s still pursuing Khabib Nurmagomedov in the hope of luring him back into fighting. And gives an update for The Ultimate Fighter season 29.

Nate Diaz opens up on fighting Dustin Poirier and Charles Oliveira, Conor McGregor’s performance at UFC 257, and telling Jake Paul to ‘shut up’.

Justin Gaethje has hit back at Tony Ferguson, after ‘El Cucuy’ posted a tweet stating that neither he or Charles Oliveira were able to finish him.

Rafael dos Anjos is still hoping for a ‘red panty’ night with Conor McGregor, and insists that he’s a bad matchup for the former two division champion.

Conor McGregor has broken down his loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257, and opened up on his immediate plans. And it didn’t take long for ‘The Diamond’ to respond.

Needing a big win to get back in title contention, Justin Gaethje believes a win over Nate Diaz would be as credible as a win over Michael Chandler or Conor McGregor.

Michael Chandler and Justin Gaethje are down to fight inside the Octagon to determine who’s the most violent man in the UFC.

Despite his previous twelve fight win streak in the UFC lightweight division, Justin Gaethje doesn’t believe Tony Ferguson is, or ever was, an elite fighter.

Dan Hooker opens up on his TKO loss to Michael Chandler in the UFC 257 co-main event, and explains why he left his gloves inside the Octagon.

Dustin Poirier says he’s happy to sit back and watch Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler fight for the title. And discusses potential trilogy with Conor McGregor.

Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire is confident Michael Chandler beats everyone in the UFC lightweight division, and calls upon the UFC to make a cross-promotion rematch between the two.

Mike Brown believes Dustin Poirier is the uncrowned UFC lightweight champion, after things went according to the plan against Conor McGregor at UFC 257.

Charles Oliveira is confident he finishes Dustin Poirier in potential title fight, and will end the year as the UFC lightweight champion.

Former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez reacts to Conor McGregor’s loss, and makes his case that he’s the toughest matchup for Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Justin Gaethje opens up on how he loved seeing the ‘piece of s***’ Conor McGregor lose to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257, and on the current lightweight scene in the UFC.

UFC analysts Chael Sonnen and Michael Bisping share different reasons why Conor McGregor lost to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257.