Conor McGregor claimed the most significant scalp of his Ultimate Fighting career when dispatching Dustin Poirier in the first round of their UFC 178 clash in Las Vegas overnight.

How was Ultimate Fighting converted from ‘human cockfighting’ to a multi-million dollar brand? The only way to find out was by getting into the famed Octagon, suggested a brave Adrian Russell.

Neil Best insists there is no need to panic as Ireland recover from the “Ultimate Fighting side of rugby” that has marked their World Cup preparations.

OSCAR DE LA HOYA says Saturday’s super-fight against Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas is about much more than defining a generation of world-class boxers – it is about saving his sport.