He is the UFC’s biggest draw but has not fought in the octagon since November 2016.

Latest: US President Donald Trump's insult, calling leader Kim Jong Un "rocket man", makes "our rocket's visit to the entire US mainland inevitable all the more", North Korea's foreign minister said.

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Donald Trump has directed the Pentagon to extend indefinitely a ban on transgender people joining the US military, but appeared to leave open the possibility of allowing some already in uniform to remain.

Floyd Mayweather looks to improve an immaculate professional record to 50-0 in the early hours of Sunday morning when he takes on Ireland's UFC superstar Conor McGregor.

Before Conor McGregor had even heard of mixed martial arts, he wanted to be a boxer.

US forces killed the head of the Islamic State group affiliate in Afghanistan during an air strike earlier this week, the Pentagon says.

UFC President Dana White has said there was interest from Donald Trump in attending the Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor super fight.

Floyd Mayweather's August 26 bout with Conor McGregor will be "the biggest fight ever", according to UFC president Dana White.

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Floyd Mayweather has accused Conor McGregor of lying to the public regarding his desire to face him in a money-spinning boxing clash this year.

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Brendan O’Brien reveals how Donald Trump could affect sport in the US over the next four years.

Conor McGregor could hardly have done more to make New York sit up and take notice, writes Brendan O’Brien

New location, same old Conor McGregor. The self-anointed king of combat sports hit New York City last night with all of the trademark ferocity and farce we have come to expect, turning the final pre-fight press conference for UFC 205 into an off-Broadway pantomime.

It’s hard silenced, New York. But, on the early morning commute to downtown Manhattan on Wednesday, you could mark that as another odds-scorching upset for the man who somehow, someway will become leader of this land in the much too near future.

There are questions. And then there are the leading questions, more important even than the Five Things We Learned. Here’s 40 head-scratchers in advance of today’s Croke Park shenanigans.

After a fractious five months ended with Conor McGregor resiliently reclaiming his position as the biggest draw in combat sports, the Dubliner might be pitched right back into a fresh battle of wills with his UFC employers.

Primetime news broadcasts busily squawked about the smoke clearing over Las Vegas as Wednesday turned to Thursday, writes Joe Callaghan.

Chaos erupted at the MGM Grand last night as a pre-fight press conference ahead of Conor McGregor’s UFC 202 rematch with Nate Diaz descended first into farce and then threatened to descend into a full-on riot.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has been sold for approximately $4 billion to a group led by Hollywood talent agency WME-IMG.

“Nobody will ever come close to this man’s greatness. And if they do, they better wake up and apologise.”

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) has moved a step closer to having a national governing body.

Conor McGregor has taken to Twitter to claim his rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 200 was back on — but the UFC has denied this.

Conor McGregor has claimed that his fight against Nate Diaz at UFC 200 is back on.

In the past 48 hours, Irish featherweight UFC champion Conor McGregor has dramatically announced and then rescinded his retirement. He had been scheduled to face Nate Diaz for the second time at UFC 200, although that match is now in doubt.

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Without further ado we present to you the winners of the 2nd annual Best.ie Awards 2015.

JUST like Conor McGregor, a good newspaper column should always open with a nice hook. 

What next? After this, truly a night of nights... what next? Well, Motley Crue actually. And then Michael Bublé’s New Year’s Hangover Party.

UFC boss Dana White claimed that the much anticipated rematch between Holly Holm and Ronda Rousey will take place and it may come about as soon as June 6 of next year.

UFC teen sensation Sage Northcutt has backed Conor McGregor to beat Jose Aldo in their much anticipated title fight on December 12. 

The GAA’s stadium and commercial director Peter McKenna said it is “flattering” Croke Park has been linked with staging a world boxing title fight.

On December 12th, two of UFC’s most feared fighters will finally lock horns in one of the most anticipated clashes of the year, if not in UFC history. Aldo and McGregor will battle it out for UFC featherweight championship title on the biggest stage, the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

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Stepping out of the sliding doors of McCarran International Airport into a July mid-afternoon on the fringe of the desert is not the most settling of experiences.

Boxing’s back off the canvass with the billion dollar fight of the century — and that’s bad news for the upstart UFC bidding to muscle in on the money.

Move over Conor McGregor - Nathan has his sights on the UFC

Conor McGregor’s critics have at least been consistent. All talk, not enough action, they say.

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