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      UFC star Colby Covington says Dustin Poirier beating Conor McGregor wouldn’t say much because he ‘has no motivation’

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      UFC star Colby Covington says beating Conor McGregor is no big achievement because he doesn’t have any motivation for MMA. McGregor steps back inside the Octagon this weekend to take on Dustin Poirier for the second time this year.
      Conor McGregorCredit: Instagram @thenotoriousmma
      The Dublin suffered a shock second round knockout defeat when the two met back in January.
      The series is tied at 1-1 with McGregor’s win over Poirier coming by way of a first round knockout back in 2014.
      And the former two weight world champion has won just ONE fight since he won the lightweight title back in 2016.
      Covington believes his motivation levels are not the same due to his financial successes away from the Octagon.
      Colby CovingtonCredit: Getty
      And he expects Poirier to seal the trilogy victory on Saturday night – but believes that doesn’t say much.
      He told MMA Fighting: “Yeah, he’ll probably beat Conor again. But, I mean, what is that saying?
      “You’re beating a guy that has no motivation left in the sport. And I love Conor.
      “He’s had a great career, done great things in the sport, but you’re time’s up, too.
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      “It’s obvious that you’re not training every day, it’s obvious you’re not working on your craft, it’s obvious you’re working on other business deals to line your pockets and pad your bank account.
      “It’s just not the same hungry Conor from a couple of years ago. It’s a different Conor towards the end of his journey and it’s not saying much to beat him anymore.”

      Former boxing star Paulie Malignaggi also expects Poirier to get the victory on Saturday night and says McGregor’s fans will already have their excuses ready for him.
      He said: “It’s like it is always win-win for Conor. It is amazing what he has done really.

      “You know, he can win and people will be like ‘Oh he’s back’, and then he can get his ass kicked and people will say ‘Oh he’s not focused’.
      “It’s always win-win for Conor. So does it really matter? I mean the guy could lose every fight and they will all still have an excuse for him.
      “You know I think he is probably going to get his ass kicked again. But that’s ok, because they will tell you that he wasn’t focused again.” More

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      Jake Paul will never ‘have the balls to fight bare-knuckle’ says champion, who challenges YouTuber to ‘prove me wrong’

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      JAKE PAUL will never ‘have the balls to fight bare-knuckle’ said champion Hector Lombard, who challenged the YouTuber: ‘Prove me wrong’. Lombard, formerly of the UFC, recently won the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship cruiserweight title.
      Jake Paul was called out by bare-knuckle champion Jake PaulCredit: Instagram / @jakepaul
      Hector Lombard, right, wants to fight YouTuber Jake Paul
      He did so by beating Joe Riggs, 38, but made headlines for his post-fight brawl with Lorenzo Hunt, also 38.
      Afterwards, Lombard, 43, called out Paul, 24, and recently doubled down on his offer to do it with brutal exposed fists.
      He told MMA Junkie: “I don’t think he’s ever going to have the balls to fight bare-knuckle.
      “This is a guy I’ve been supporting – Jake Paul – way before anybody.
      “I remember when I said on my Instagram that Jake Paul was going to KO Ben Askren, a lot of people laughed at me.
      “But Ben Askren sucks at boxing, so I was right. Jake Paul is an athlete, but I don’t think he’s got the (guts) to ever take the gloves off and fight bare-knuckle.
      “I don’t think so. And he can prove me wrong.”
      Lombard is now 3-0 in bare-knuckle, having last fought in MMA in 2018.
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      He left the UFC after six straight losses, but was rival Bellator’s inaugural middleweight champ.
      Paul is 3-0 in his boxing career, all by KO and has made a habit of feuding with ex-UFC stars.
      The social media sensation faces ex-champion Tyron Woodley, 39, on August 28 in his fourth and most challenging fight to date.
      Paul most recently knocked out retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, 36, in the first round of their fight in April.
      It added to his two highlight-reel wins over online rival ‘AnEsonGib’ and ex-NBA point guard Nate Robinson, 37.
      Woodley, who has seven KOs to his name, reigned the UFC’s welterweight division from 2016-2018 with four defences.
      But he departed the promotion this year off the of four straight defeats, leaving him without a win in three years.
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      Jake Paul slams Floyd Mayweather helping UFC star Tyron Woodley train for their big fight and blasts shape he’s in

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      JAKE PAUL has piled into Floyd Mayweather for helping to train upcoming opponent Tyron Woodley.The former UFC star will have to adapt his style for the boxing ring ahead of his bout with Paul on August 28.
      Tyron Woodley and Jake Paul peviously had a heated exchange face-to-face
      Floyd Mayweather invited Woodley to train with him in Las Vegas
      And he has been learning from boxing legend Mayweather since the 44-year-old invited him to Las Vegas.
      But Paul is not concerned by the pair linking up as Mayweather failed to defeat his brother Logan Paul in a recent exhibition fight.
      As reported by Michael Benson, Jake Paul said: “How is Floyd Mayweather (who couldn’t even get in shape or come up with a strategy enough to beat my brother) gonna teach another old man how to beat me?”
      Paul is no stranger to putting down his opponents or winding up Mayweather.
      He infamously stole the 50-0 boxer’s hat in the build-up to the fight against his brother, sparking fury for Mayweather.
      The Youtuber then proceeded to release a song about the incident and even got a tattoo to remember the stunt.
      But while Paul has disparaged Mayweather and his ability, Woodley is delighted to be training with the “the greatest”.
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      How Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley compare ahead of their boxing match

      Speaking of his partnership with Mayweather, Woodley said: “They just texted me, let’s do it. I just talked to him today so for sure, why would I not train with the greatest boxer of all time?
      “He’s already my dog and we’ve been talking about training anyway, so for sure. I’m definitely going to take him up on that.”
      Woodley recently labelled Paul a “dummy” and vows to knock out Problem Child inside three rounds when they meet in the ring.

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      Michael Bisping asked for $1M to ‘spank’ YouTuber Jake Paul but admits he was ‘never really entertaining’ fight

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      UFC HALL-OF-FAMER Michael Bisping has revealed he wanted $1million to box YouTube star Jake Paul.The former middleweight champion was in the running to be the fourth opponent of Paul’s brief boxing career before his fellow MMA star Tyron Woodley signed on the dotted line.
      Michael Bisping received a $500,000 offer to box YouTube star Jake PaulCredit: Getty
      But The Count wanted $1million to ‘spank’ the YouTuberCredit: Getty
      Bisping revealed to SunSport he was offered £360,000 to throw down with The Problem Child but responded by demanding a bigger purse of £725,000 to ‘spank’ the social media star.
      The Count, 42, said: “With Jake Paul, yeah I did get an offer of $500,000 to fight him.
      “We countered back with a million, but I was never really entertaining it.
      “I was like, ‘Alright, let’s have some fun, let’s see what they say.
      “And you never know, if they had came back with a million or higher, maybe I would’ve gone and spanked a YouTuber.”
      Although the prospect of one last huge payday briefly enticed Bisping, the pride of Clitheroe is more than happy with his new life outside of fighting.
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      He continued: “If there’s a million dollars in the table there, I’d be a fool not to pick it up.
      “I’m not interested in that, I’m very happy, I’ve got so much going on in my retirement.
      “I’m so bloody busy. But yeah, I’m very happy.”
      Bisping, Britain’s first and only UFC champion, hung up his gloves in May 2018 following consecutive losses to Georges St-Pierre and Kelvin Gastelum.
      The competitive spirit that spurred him on to UFC gold five years ago still burns somewhat, but not enough to convince him to lace up his gloves one more time
      He said: “I’ve been there, done it and got the T-shirt. I’ve had a lot of fights.
      Michael Bisping is Britain’s first and only UFC championCredit: Getty

      “At the time of my retirement, I set a lot of records, won the belt.
      “There’s nothing more to do. I’m in the bloody Hall of Fame, it’s unreal.
      “I’m a competitor, though, and I still like to do it. But unfortunately, my body has failed me in many ways.
      “I’ve had two total knee replacements, I surgery on my neck in January.
      “They put a titanium plate in my neck, they want to go and put another two titanium plates. But fingers crossed it doesn’t come to that.
      “Obviously I’m blind in one eye, I’ve got bloody this massive lump on the wrist – that hurts. So my body is a mess, but I still like to go in there and compete.
      “So I go in and do some jiu-jitsu here and there. I might compete in some jiu-jitsu or something like that or some grappling.
      “But yeah, my fighting days are over.”
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      Jake Paul slams Floyd Mayweather helping UFC star Tyron Woodley train for their fight and blasts shape he’s in

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      JAKE PAUL has piled into Floyd Mayweather for helping to train upcoming opponent Tyron Woodley.The former UFC star will have to adapt his style for the boxing ring ahead of his bout with Paul on August 28.
      Tyron Woodley and Jake Paul peviously had a heated exchange face-to-face
      Floyd Mayweather invited Woodley to train with him in Las Vegas
      And he has been learning from boxing legend Mayweather since the 44-year-old invited him to Las Vegas.
      But Paul is not concerned by the pair linking up as Mayweather failed to defeat his brother Logan Paul in a recent exhibition fight.
      As reported by Michael Benson, Jake Paul said: “How is Floyd Mayweather (who couldn’t even get in shape or come up with a strategy enough to beat my brother) gonna teach another old man how to beat me?”
      Paul is no stranger to putting down his opponents or winding up Mayweather.
      He infamously stole the 50-0 boxer’s hat in the build-up to the fight against his brother, sparking fury for Mayweather.
      The Youtuber then proceeded to release a song about the incident and even got a tattoo to remember the stunt.
      But while Paul has disparaged Mayweather and his ability, Woodley is delighted to be training with the “the greatest”.
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      How Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley compare ahead of their boxing match

      Speaking of his partnership with Mayweather, Woodley said: “They just texted me, let’s do it. I just talked to him today so for sure, why would I not train with the greatest boxer of all time?
      “He’s already my dog and we’ve been talking about training anyway, so for sure. I’m definitely going to take him up on that.”
      Woodley recently labelled Paul a “dummy” and vows to knock out Problem Child inside three rounds when they meet in the ring.

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      Khabib Nurmagomedov says Georges St-Pierre and Kamaru Usman fantasy fight is UFC’s version of Mike Tyson vs Muhammad Ali

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      KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV said the Georges St-Pierre and Kamaru Usman fantasy fight is the UFC’s version of Mike Tyson vs Muhammad Ali. St-Pierre is considered one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time and the best UFC welterweight ever.
      Current UFC welterweight champion Kamaru UsmanCredit: Getty
      UFC legend Georges St-PierreCredit: Instagram @georgesstpierre
      Usman is the division’s current ruler and on the road to surpassing GSP, according to UFC president Dana White.
      The 170lb king, 33, has called out St-Pierre, 40, before but the former two-weight champion is deep into retirement, having not fought since 2017.
      It leaves Nurmagomedov – who had already dreamed of facing GSP himself – struggling to split the pair.
      He told UFC Russia: “It’d be wrong to compare it. It is like to think who’d win: Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali?
      “No one knows and no one will ever know.”
      Tyson, now 54, and Ali, who died aged 74 in 2016, is the most hotly debated fantasy fight amongst fans.
      But the heavyweight icons were several eras apart in their primes, whereas Usman became UFC champ once month before GSP retired in 2019.
      Nurmagomedov, 32, who retired 29-0 last October, argued Usman would be the current favourite against St-Pierre, who is past his best.
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      He said: “Right now, I think it is Usman because it is his prime time.
      “What was the prime time of GSP? I believe it was 2009-2010. I think it would have been tough for Usman to fight with him back then.
      “I think St-Pierre was the best at that time. So 2021 and 2010 are different times and a different level of competition.”
      UFC legend Khabib NurmagomedovCredit: Alamy
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      Logan Paul’s trainer wants YouTuber to fight UFC star Conor McGregor or rematch Floyd Mayweather on boxing return

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      LOGAN PAUL has been urged by his trainer to fight Conor McGregor or rematch Floyd Mayweather on his boxing return. The YouTuber to the shock of many took American legend Mayweather the full eight-round distance in their June exhibition bout.
      Logan Paul took Floyd Mayweather the distanceCredit: Getty
      Conor McGregor was beaten by Floyd Mayweather in 2017Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      Former UFC champion McGregor only survived ten rounds before he was stopped on his ring debut in 2017.
      Paul’s trainer Milton Lacroix argued it sets the YouTuber up perfectly with the Irish UFC superstar.
      Lacroix told former boxer Tony Jeffries: “We wouldn’t mind taking on that guy, Conor McGregor.
      “We wouldn’t mind going a couple of rounds with him.
      “I mean just think about it, Floyd beat him up and knocked him out, so why not fight someone who went the distance in Logan?
      “Which would be a great fight.”
      Paul’s younger brother Jake, 24, has continued to chase a fight with McGregor, 32, but to no prevail, despite predicting $50million purses each.
      It leaves Lacroix opening the door to a rematch with Mayweather.
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      He said: “If Floyd wants to do it again believe you me we don’t mind.
      “If you feel that you knocked us out and beat us up let’s get back in the ring and start all over again. We’ll go for number two.”
      Paul, 26, had only twice boxed beforehand, both against online rival KSI, 28, drawing the first in 2018 before losing the rematch a year after.
      It left several, including heavyweight legend Mike Tyson, predicting he would be easily knocked out by Mayweather, 44.
      But after scoring a moral victory by surviving until the final bell, Lacroix claimed there could have been more to come.

      He revealed: “If he’d have calmed down during the earlier rounds it would have been a different fight because when you see Logan really fight you’re going to say, ‘Wow, this kid can really fight’.
      “If only he would have done that to Floyd, and that’s what everybody’s going to be saying.
      “But listen, 50 people tried before and 50 people got beat up and a lot of them got knocked the hell out.
      “We didn’t get knocked out, we went the distance, we didn’t get hurt.”
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      Watch Eddie Hall attempt to surpass Francis Ngannou’s WORLD RECORD for hardest punch as he trains for Thor fight

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      EDDIE HALL demonstrated his incredible punching power – by attempting to surpass UFC star Francis Ngannou’s world record for the hardest-ever hit.British behemoth Hall, 33, is training for September’s epic Las Vegas battle against former strongman rival Hafthor Bjornsson, 32.
      Eddie Hall attempted to set a new world record for punching powerCredit: YouTube / Eddie ‘The Beast’ Hall
      Hall was looking to break the number set by UFC legend Francis NgannouCredit: YouTube / Eddie ‘The Beast’ Hall
      And the giant, who has already shed six stone, stepped up his preparations by trying his luck on a high-tech machine dubbed the ‘Power Cube’.
      It measures the power of a punch in units, calculating a score based on numerous factors including speed and force.
      The world record is currently held by MMA legend Ngannou, who recorded a mammoth 129,161 units after landing an epic punch in 2017.
      And Hall attempted to be the man to break that number as he unleashed his raw beast power on the cube.
      However, despite giving it everything he got, Hall fell short of Ngannou’s record, landing a high of 113,999.
      But having yet to even take part in a warm-up fight, the 2017 World’s Strongest Man victor can be proud of his efforts.
      Last month, Hall showed off his blistering jab work in a sparring session with unbeaten British pro Lawrence Okolie.
      And he fired a warning shot at Games of Thrones star Bjornsson, warning: “Keeping my head down as training ramps up.
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      Hall failed to get the better of Ngannou’s hit recorded four years agoCredit: YouTube / Athlete Fit Clips
      Hall fights Hafthor Bjornsson in September at a Las Vegas arenaCredit: EPA

      “Four months until we see Thor’s face down on the floor.”
      But his Icelandic counterpart , the World’s Strongest Man in 2018, responded: “Eddie Hall, you better be training your a** off, because I’m coming for you and I’m knocking you out.
      “You’re going down. I respect you as an athlete and I know you’re training hard, but I am going to knock you out.”

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