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

So strong was the narrative surrounding Conor McGregor’s recent occupation of New York that one could be forgiven for pegging him as a pioneer.

Conor McGregor, the first UFC dual division champion, has been forced to relinqush his featherweight title.

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

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He may have a small fortune to his name, countless titles, and an army of adoring fans, but one accolade is still out of reach for UFC ultimate fighter Conor McGregor — a message of congratulations from Taoiseach Enda Kenny.

No apologies. No need, apparently. And for those watching on, no matter.

The Mecca has been in the market for a new prophet for a while now.

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.

We are just days away to the biggest fight in UFC history, writes Ciaran O'Flynn for the Irish Examiner.

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