Tonight’s Media call and it was the tun of Main & co-main headliners competing on December 12th in Las Vegas.
Jose Aldo
Conor McGregor
Chris Weidman
Luke Rockhold
The UFC 194 Media conference call
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TUF 22 NEW COACHES ANNOUNCED AS CONOR MCGREGOR AND URIJAH FABER
Interim UFC® Featherweight champion Conor McGregor aims to lead Europe against Urijah Faber and the Americans to victory on The Ultimate Fighter®
The next season of The Ultimate Fighter ® will feature no shortage of star power as interim UFC® featherweight champion “The Notorious” Conor McGregor coaches opposite Team Alpha Male’s Urijah Faber on the 22nd episode of the UFC’s reality television series.
The Ultimate Fighter®: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber will feature 16 competitors in the lightweight division and, in addition to a UFC contract; national pride will be on the line as McGregor leads eight European hopefuls against the Faber-led American squad. The sixth season to air on FOX Sports 1 (BT Sports in the UK) will kick-off on Wednesday, September 9th with a two-hour season premiere airing at 10 p.m. ET. The season will continue with 11 one-hour shows Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET.
Since bursting onto the scene in 2013, McGregor (18-2) has taken the MMA world by storm. Declaring in July 2014 “we’re not here to take part; we’re here to take over” when referring to the Irish presence in MMA, the Irish sensation has done exactly that. Originally scheduled to fight Jose Aldo at UFC® 189, McGregor defeated Faber’s friend and training partner Chad Mendes to claim the interim UFC featherweight title Saturday night by second-round TKO. Now he awaits his next fight, a highly anticipated title unification bout with Jose Aldo in the coming months.
The former WEC featherweight champion, Faber (32-8) has been vocal in his disdain for McGregor. Long considered a pioneer for the lighter weight classes, Faber has assembled one of the top gyms in the sport, Team Alpha Male, featuring UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw, No. 2 flyweight Joseph Benavidez and Mendes. Now, he’ll bring his high-powered team to Las Vegas in hopes of leading the Americans past the Europeans.
“Conor McGregor will not be fighting Urijah Faber. They will be just coaching and mentoring these young fighters. Obviously the best decision was to get Conor McGregor for the Europeans, and Faber’s such a great coach, has an amazing team, and has a lot to offer the U.S team.” Stated Dana White on The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale last night.
New season of The Ultimate Fighter 22 debuts Wednesday, September 9th on FOX Sports 1 or BT Sports in the UK.
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UFC 189 Official Fight Results: Conor McGregor becomes New Interim Featherweight Title Champion
UFC 189 came live from The MGM Grand in Las Vegas last night where ‘The Notorious’ Conor McGregor defeated Chad ‘Money’ Mendes in a ‘bloody’ two round war to become the new Interim Featherweight Title Champion. In the co-main event it was ‘Ruthless’ Robbie Lawler who held onto his welterweight belt in what was to be a five round ‘bloody’ battle from Rory Macdonald.
Here are the results from the rest of the card:
Main Card
Conor McGregor Def Chad Mendes Via TKO 4 mins 57 secs Round Two
NEW INTERIM FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION
Champ Robbie Lawler Def Rory MacDonald Via TKO 1 min Round Five
STILL WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION
Jeremy Stephens Def Dennis Bermudez Via TKO 0.32 secs Round Three
Gunnar Nelson Def Brandon Thatch Via RNC 2 mins 54 secs Round One
Thomas Almeida Def Brad Pickett Via KO (Flying Knee) 0.29 secs Round 2
Preliminary Card
Matt Brown Def Tim Means Via Guillotine 4 mins 44 secs Round One
John Howard Def Cathal Pendred Via Split Decision 29-28, 28-29, 29-28
Alex Garcia Def Mike Swick Via Unanimous Decision 29-28, 30-27, 30-27
Cody Garbrandt Def Henry Briones Via Unanimous Decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27
Early Preliminary Card UFC FIGHT PASS
Louis Smolka Def Neil Seery Via Unanimous Decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27
Cody Pfister Def Yosdenis Cedeno Via Unanimous Decision 29-28, 29-28, 29-28
BONUSES
POTN
Thomas Almeida
Conor McGregor
FOTN
Robbie Lawler Vs. Rory MacDonald
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UFC 189 Official Weigh-In Results: McGregor 145 lbs Mendes 144.5 lbs
UFC 189 takes tomorrow tonight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas (finally). After what has seemed an eternity the day has finally arrived. With now an Interim featherweight belt on the line, Ireland’s Conor McGregor faces Chad Mendes. In the Co-Main event Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler rematches Rory MacDonald in what promises to be a great title fight.
The line up of fights from the out set is truly one of the best cards the UFC have put together for International Fight week.
Before we get to the fights, as always we do have to make sure the fighters hit the scales and are all on weight first.
Here are the Weigh-In results:
Main Card
Conor McGregor (145 lbs) vs Chad Mendes (144.5 lbs)
Champ Robbie Lawler (169.5 lbs) vs Rory MacDonald (170 lbs)
Dennis Bermudez (146 lbs) vs Jeremy Stephens (149.5 lbs)*
Gunnar Nelson (169.5 lbs) vs Brandon Thatch (170.5 lbs)
Thomas Almeida (136 lbs) vs Brad Pickett (136 lbs)
Preliminary Card
Matt Brown (171 lbs) vs Tim Means (171 lbs)
John Howard (170.5 lbs) vs Cathal Pendred (171 lbs)
Alex Garcia (171 lbs) vs Mike Swick (170.5 lbs)
Henry Briones (136 lbs) vs Cody Garbrandt (136 lbs)
Early Preliminary Card UFC FIGHT PASS
Neil Seery (125.5 lbs) vs Louis Smolka (126 lbs)
Yosdenis Cedeno (155 lbs) vs Cody Pfister (156 lbs)
*Needs to lose 3 .5 lbs to make-weight
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UFC® RETURNS TO DUBLIN ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 24th 2015
UFC® announced its highly anticipated return to Ireland, set to take place at the 3Arena on Saturday October 24th 2015.
Following a hugely successful event in 2014, which saw tickets sell out in under an hour for UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: McGREGOR vs. BRANDAO, the organisation immediately stated they would hope to return to the ever expanding market in 2015.
Joe Carr, Vice President of International for UFC commented: “Ireland has been such an important market to the UFC and we couldn’t let a year go by without delivering another spectacular event for the fans in the capital. We’re looking forward to showcasing both local and international talent at the event and hopefully getting the decibel counter higher this year round.”
Tickets for UFC FIGHT NIGHT® DUBLIN will go on sale to UFC FIGHT CLUB members at 10:00 a.m. IST on Wednesday September 2nd with Sun+ subscribers also getting priority access from 12:00 p.m. IST on Wednesday. Tickets will become available to UFC Newsletter subscribers on Friday September 4th at 10:00 a.m. IST with general sale taking place from 12:00 p.m. IST.
In order to avoid disappointment, fans are encouraged to register their interest via this LINK for UFC FIGHT NIGHT DUBLIN to receive information and reminders about the ticket sale.
This month sees an exciting month for Irish fans as UFC superstar Conor McGregor faces Chad Mendes at UFC 189 as he competes to bring the world title home to Ireland on Saturday July 11th. Fans can watch this event live on Setanta Sports from 3:00 a.m. IST.
Tickets will go on general sale Friday September 4th.
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UFC 187 Embedded, Episode 3: ‘Is it bad to play fifa and have acupuncture at the same time’ Chris Weidman
On Episode 3 of UFC 187 Embedded, the stars of the main card — including light heavyweight title challengers Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson — get oriented in Las Vegas alongside recent transplant Conor McGregor.
Middleweight champion Chris Weidman unwinds with an unusual combination of video games and acupuncture, while his opponent Vitor Belfort takes in the scene of his Saturday night title fight.
Plus, UFC lightweight contender Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone challenges some Lake Mead carp before setting his sights on Canadian foe John Makdessi.
UFC Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video blog leading up to the two title fights at UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier, taking place this Saturday, May 23rd 2015.
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UFC 189 World Championship Tour Embedded: Ep 9 ‘As a Champion, you have to promote the fight well’ Jose Aldo
On Episode 9 of UFC 189 World Championship Tour Embedded, featherweight champion Jose Aldo and challenger Conor McGregor cross the pond to London, England.
Aldo cheers on his countrymen to victory in a soccer game at Emirates Stadium, both men visit the London Eye and the two face off once more at a tension-filled press conference.
Tickets for UFC 189 are now on sale at UFCFIGHTWEEK.com.
Video Credit: UFC
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UFC 189 World Championship Tour Embedded: Ep 8 ‘I want to smell his Pu**y, I can smell that pu**y from here’ Conor McGregor
On Episode 8 of UFC 189 World Championship Tour Embedded, featherweight champion Jose Aldo and challenger Conor McGregor take over chilly Toronto.
Aldo’s patience for McGregor’s trash talk wears thin, UFC President Dana White is forced to play peacemaker on set, on stage and behind the scenes.
Tickets for UFC 189 are now on sale at UFCFIGHTWEEK.com.
Video Credit: UFC
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UFC 189 World Championship Tour Embedded: Ep 6 ‘When he is alone and no-one is around, he keeps thinking about me and it gives him diarreha’ Jose Aldo
On Episode 6 of UFC 189 World Championship Tour Embedded, headliners Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor share the stage yet again at The Strand Theatre.
Buoyed by the Boston fans, Ireland’s McGregor wields more insults and taunts at the featherweight champion. After being separated by UFC President Dana White at the press conference, the two are off to New York City for five more days of togetherness.
UFC Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video blog following the stars of July’s UFC 189 on their World Championship Tour.
Tickets for UFC 189 are on sale Friday, March 27 at 10 am PT UFCFIGHTWEEK.com.
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UFC 189 World Championship Tour Embedded: Ep 4 ‘Shoes off, Shades On’ Conor McGregor
On Episode 4 of UFC 189 World Championship Tour Embedded, headliners Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo continue their domination of Las Vegas.
Featherweight champion Aldo shops for his daughter’s upcoming birthday, his challenger squeezes in a late-night workout and both men get face time with mayor Carolyn Goodman. Then the group hops from party bus to private plane for the tour’s next stop: Los Angeles.
UFC Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video blog following the stars of July’s UFC 189 on their World Championship Tour.
Tickets for UFC 189 are on sale Friday, March 27th at 10 am PT at UFCFIGHTWEEK.com.
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