Tag: Lightweight

Colby Covington doesn’t believe Conor McGregor is serious about moving up to welterweight, and thinks he’ll lose his trilogy with Dustin Poirier.

Conor McGregor and Kamaru Usman have been engaging in a brutal war of words, which has also seen Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje jump in.

Audie Attar believes Conor McGregor is one of the greatest of all time, and will deserve to fight for the title with a win over Dustin Poirier at UFC 264.

Exclusive: Christian Lee discusses his TKO win over Timofey Nastyukhin at ONE on TNT 2, what Eddie Alvarez needs to do to earn a title shot, and his plans to win the welterweight title.

Eddie Alvarez reveals he’s fighting at ONE on TNT 4 on April 28th, and is in ‘serious talks’ to box Oscar De La Hoya. And weighs in on ONE Championship’s knees to a grounded opponent rule.

Tony Ferguson explains his new approach training with Freddie Roach at Wild Card Boxing, and says he’s ‘hungry as f***’ ahead of his fight against Beneil Dariush at UFC 262.

Timofey Nastyukhin has a lot of respect for Christian Lee, but is still planning a ‘spectacular’ first round knockout at ONE on TNT 2.

Dan Hardy breaks down the controversial Eddie Alvarez disqualification against Iuri Lapicus in the ONE on TNT 1 co-main event.

Exclusive: Christian Lee predicts he will make quick work of Timofey Nastyukhin at ONE on TNT 2. And talks Angela and Victoria Lee, and Thanh Le.

Beneil Dariush expects to face the best version of Tony Ferguson at UFC 262, and says he will ‘out-crazy’ ‘El Cucuy’.

Eddie Alvarez believes he will go down in history as the lightweight GOAT if he manages to capture gold in ONE Championship.

Miesha Tate breaks down the ONE flyweight title fight between Adriano Moraes and Demetrious Johnson, and Eddie Alvarez vs Iuri Lapicus, set for ONE on TNT 1.

‘Super’ Sage Northcutt says he’s ‘super excited’ to face the ‘legend’ Shinya Aoki at ONE on TNT 4, and says he’ll be ready for wherever the fight goes.

Michael Chandler gives his thoughts on Dustin Poirier vs Conor McGregor 3, which is being targeted for UFC 264.

Ahead of their fight at ONE on TNT 1, Eddie Alvarez has hit back at Iuri Lapicus over his comments that he’s going to end his career.

‘Company man’ Justin Gaethje has expressed his frustration at being the only fighter in the top six of the UFC lightweight division without a fight on the cards.

Having burst into tears when he found out he was fighting for the vacant UFC lightweight title, Charles Oliveira breaks down his UFC 262 main event against Michael Chandler.

Chasing history, Eddie Alvarez says he won’t be satisfied unless he wins the ONE lightweight title. And to achieve his goal, he knows he needs to make a statement against Iuri Lapicus at ONE on TNT 1.

Eddie Alvarez gives his thoughts on what Conor McGregor needs to do to beat Dustin Poirier in their trilogy fight targeted for the summer.

Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler will fight for the UFC lightweight title in the UFC 262 main event.

Eddie Alvarez opens up on his upcoming bout with Iuri Lapicus, taking the title from Christian Lee, and helping take ONE Championship to the next level in the US.

John Kavanagh says Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier 3 is already in the works, and that the Irishman won’t make the same mistake as he did in the rematch at UFC 257.

Ahead of his return at ONE on TNT 4, Sage Northcutt opens up on fighting with no fans, avoiding ring rust, and fighting the ‘legend’ Shinya Aoki.

Dana White discusses the trilogy fight between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier, and says the loss at UFC 257 has really ignited the Irishman’s hunger.

Dustin Poirier details his missed opportunity to submit Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 242, and explains why the Dagestani is so difficult to beat.

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.