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      Carl Froch slams ‘unprofessional’ Anthony Joshua for drinking Conor McGregor’s pint as it ‘could’ve been contaminated’

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA has been slammed for indulging in Conor McGregor’s Forged Stout after sending Robert Helenius into oblivion.The Watford warrior breathed new life into his career with a brutal seventh-round knockout of the Nordic Nightmare at the O2 last weekend.
      Anthony Joshua scored a huge seventh-round KO of Robert Helenius last weekendCredit: GETTY
      AJ is given some Forged Stout by UFC superstar Conor McGregor seconds after the KOCredit: DAZN
      Carl Froch has slammed AJ for sipping the potentially ‘contaminated’ drinkCredit: GETTY
      A jubilant McGregor was ringside for the fight and jumped in the squared circle moments after the KO to plough AJ with a cup of his fermented beer.
      Joshua, 33, took an uncomfortable sip of the dark stout as McGregor presented it to his lips – a decision former unified super-middleweight champion Carl Froch believes was stupid.
      The Cobra said on his Fighting with Froch podcast: “His nose was p***ing with blood, his mouth was all bleeding.
      “As we saw when he jumped out of the ring and had a slurp on that nasty Irish stout that Conor McGregor shoved in his face.
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      “And all blood and snot and sweat went inside that pint.
      “How unprofessional’s that? AJ jumps out the ring, bit disrespectful as well – Helenius is receiving medical attention and he jumps out the ring.
      “Okay, fair play – go and see your dad, go and see your family.
      “You’ve just won a fight, you were a bit nervous and there’s a lot of pressure on you – okay, fine.
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      Anthony Joshua is on course for a 2024 showdown withCredit: PA
      “But don’t go over to Conor McGregor who’s trying to steal the show, making what’s probably a really expensive suit look really cheap because he just looks like a scruffy b****rd.
      “Standing around at ringside, shouting and talking b***cks, trying to be centre of attention, shoves that nasty Irish stout in AJ’s face.
      “He shouldn’t have drunk that stout because that stout could’ve been contaminated, you’ve gotta do a post-fight drugs test.
      “Very unprofessional from Anthony Joshua.”
      Froch believes AJ should’ve followed Brit rival Tyson Fury, who famously refused to drink bottles of water offered to him by strangers after his 2015 win over Wladimir Klitschko and his 2020 rematch with Deontay Wilder.
      Victory over Helenius was Joshua’s second successive triumph since his back-to-back defeats to former pound-for-pound king Oleksandr Usyk.
      He’s set to return to action early next year for a long-overdue grudge match with former WBC heavyweight champion Wilder. More

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      I’m Conor McGregor’s biggest fan and was inspired into the UFC because of him… but I’ve now signed with Jake Paul

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      IAN MACHADO GARRY is Conor McGregor’s biggest fan – but he has now signed with his rival Jake Paul. Garry is a 12-0 unbeaten UFC welterweight contender, who was inspired into the cage by McGregor’s meteoric rise.
      Conor McGregor with a young Ian Machado Garry
      Garry has now signed with Jake Paul
      But he has now signed with YouTuber-turned boxer Paul’s media company Betr.
      It comes after years of the polarising prankster and prizefighter’s callouts and verbal jabs of McGregor.
      But Garry, 25, told MMAFighting: “I am Conor’s biggest fan.
      “I am literally the first fighter of a generation to make it to the UFC because of Conor’s rise.
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      “What they wanna do and what they have and their personal beef has nothing to do with it.
      “If you have two friends that don’t get on, if you have two people that know they don’t get on, you can still be friends with both.
      “You can still do business with both, you can still talk to both, you can still go to both of their houses and have dinner.
      “What they have has nothing to do with me. That’s called being an adult.”
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      Paul, 26, first called out McGregor, 35, in 2020 and hurled insults at the Irishman’s long-time partner Dee Devlin.
      And he has continued try and goad the ex-UFC champion back into the ring, following McGregor’s debut 2017 loss to Floyd Mayweather.
      Paul meanwhile bounced back from defeat to Tommy Fury by beating McGregor’s former rival Nate Diaz.
      Paul knocked down Nate Diaz in victoryCredit: Reuters More

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      Eddie Hearn trolls Jake Paul over ‘awful’ Nate Diaz fight and says YouTuber couldn’t win regional title

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      EDDIE HEARN has mocked Jake Paul’s fight with Nate Diaz – branding it an “awful” display of boxing.The YouTuber-turned-boxer returned to the win column with a unanimous decision victory over the former UFC star earlier this month.
      Jake Paul locked horns with UFC Legend Nate Diaz in a boxing match earlier this monthCredit: GETTY
      The Problem Child got back to winning ways with a decision victory over the MMA iconCredit: GETTY
      Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn wasn’t impressed by The Problem Child’s displayCredit: PA
      Paul, 26, dropped MMA legend Diaz in the fifth round on his way to picking up his seventh professional victory, although the knockdown did little to impress Hearn.
      During an appearance on The MMA Hour, the Matchroom Boxing chief said of the fight: “It was awful.
      “Don’t get me wrong, the event was unbelievable. You did a great job.
      “Brilliant. But when you’re talking about — you know MMA like the back of your hand.
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      “I know boxing like the back of my hand, and I’m watching that like [face in his hands], ‘This is so bad.’”
      Problem Child Paul has aspirations of eventually challenging for a world title, something Hearn believes is the ultimate pipe dream.
      He said: “We have something in the U.K. called an area title, which is in a specific radius — it’s kind of like a state title.
      “These guys wouldn’t win a state title – that’s the level they’re fighting at.
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      “But listen, props to Nate. He definitely didn’t have ability, but what he did have was grit.
      “But Jake just doesn’t have the ability or the experience to break someone down and stop them. And I was convinced he would.”
      Paul lamented his failure to stop Diaz, who has only ever been finished once in MMA.
      But Hearn doesn’t believe he had the skill-set to stop the fight inside the distance.
      He said: “The reason that Nate didn’t get stopped is that Jake didn’t have the ability.
      “He doesn’t know how to break a fighter down, cut off the ring, beat him up, and stop him.
      “But I give my props to Nate: super tough. Super tough. But you’re talking about low, low level in terms of standard.”
      Paul is expected to return to the ring later this year, although there currently isn’t a frontrunner to be his ninth professional opponent.
      Jake Paul is expected tor return to the ring later this yearCredit: Getty More

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      Conor McGregor calls out KSI for bare-knuckle boxing fight in ring after Anthony Joshua’s win over Robert Helenius

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      CONOR MCGREGOR called out KSI for a bare-knuckle boxing fight after Anthony Joshua’s win over Robert Helenius last night.The Irishman was sat ringside as AJ defeated the Finn via seventh-round knockout.
      Conor McGregor entered the ring after the fightCredit: Getty
      McGregor, 35, addressed the 02 Arena crowdCredit: PA
      KSI was called out for a bare-knuckle boxing fightCredit: Getty
      After the bout, McGregor took to the ring and grabbed the mic to address the sold out 02 Arena.
      The Notorious was complimentary of both men – but less so of KSI.
      McGregor, 35, said: “Greatness don’t rush.
      “Joshua took his time, he landed a big heavy shot, I’m just happy Helenius got up.
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      “The fans should be grateful for the Finnish coming in, last minute replacement, no fear he gave a great performance, did himself proud and his team and I’m happy to see him get up.
      “Big congrats to AJ, big congrats to Eddie [Hearn], big congrats Forged Irish Stout, and I know your man KSI is in the crowd and he couldn’t box eggs if he worked in an egg boxing factory.
      “So if he wants to get in here I’ll give him a final yoke, bare-knuckle if you want!”
      McGregor’s Forged Irish Stout sponsored last night’s fight.
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      Responding to McGregor’s call out on social media, KSI mocked the former UFC champion’s beverage.
      He wrote: “Good KO from AJ, shame Connor got him to drink that filth kmt [kiss my teeth]. Lmao [Laughing my a** off] just seen this.
      “Jake Paul must be crying that I’ve got Connor on my d*** already and I didn’t even have to fight an MMA fighter.”
      KSI, 30, is due to return to the ring against Jake Paul’s conqueror Tommy Fury in Manchester on October 14.
      McGregor, meanwhile, is still due to fight Michael Chandler when he finally returns to the UFC octagon.
      A date is yet to materialise, however, with McGregor still yet to return to the USADA testing pool.
      After last night’s fight, McGregor was accused of trying to steal the limelight.
      One fan wrote on social media: “He tried his best to make this whole show about him. It’s always the Conor McGregor show.”
      While another added: “Conor McGregor in the front row of the AJ fight shadow boxing hahahaha absolute lemon.”
      McGregor was accused of trying to steal the limelightCredit: Reuters
      KSI, 30, is back in action in October against Tommy FuryCredit: Getty More

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      Bloodied Anthony Joshua swigs Conor McGregor’s Forged Irish Stout immediately after KOing Robert Helenius

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA celebrated his win over Robert Helenius by swigging Conor McGregor’s Forged Irish Stout. McGregor was in the house at the O2 Arena as his alcoholic beverage sponsored the show.
      Anthony Joshua having a swig of Conor McGregor’s stoutCredit: DAZN
      And he was joyous after AJ knocked Helenius out in round seven with a hellacious right hand.
      Joshua, 33, immediately fled the ring and took a lap around in celebration, bumping into McGregor, 34.
      And with a pint in his hand the Irishman fed AJ – who sported a bloodied nose – a sip of the creamy stout.
      McGregor stole the show on the night as he called out YouTuber-turned boxer KSI – who was also ringside.
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      He said: “Big congrats to AJ, big congrats to Eddie, big congrats Forged Irish Stout.
      “And I know your man KSI is in the crowd and he couldn’t box eggs if he worked in an egg boxing factory.
      “So if he wants to get in here I’ll give him a final yoke, bare-knuckle if you want.”
      Responding, KSI, 30, tweeted: “Lmao just seen this.
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      “Jake Paul must be crying that I’ve got Conor on my d*** already and I didn’t even have to fight an mma fighter.”
      KSI returns on October 14 in Manchester against Tommy Fury, 24, who in February beat his arch rival Paul, 26.
      Meanwhile, McGregor claimed his UFC comeback bout is set for December against Michael Chandler, 37.
      Conor McGregor at Anthony Joshua’s fightCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun More

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      KSI fans love Anthony Joshua’s response to Conor McGregor after UFC star called YouTuber a ‘b****’

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA leapt to KSI’s defence after being called a “b****.”Both McGregor and KSI were ringside at the O2 Arena for Joshua’s knockout victory over Robert Helenius.
      Conor McGregor celebrating with Anthony JoshuaCredit: Getty
      As soon as landing the finishing right hand, AJ leapt out of the ring for a victory lap around the ring.
      He bumped into McGregor and swigged some of the UFC superstar’s Forged Irish Stout.
      McGregor then pointed to KSI and called him a b**** but Joshua responded: “That’s my guy.”
      One fan said: “AJ a real one.”
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      Another added: “Respect @anthonyjoshua for not going against a friend.”
      McGregor went one further by calling out the YouTuber to a bare-knuckle fight in the ring.
      He said: “Big congrats to AJ, big congrats to Eddie, big congrats Forged Irish Stout.
      “And I know your man KSI is in the crowd and he couldn’t box eggs if he worked in an egg boxing factory.
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      “So if he wants to get in here I’ll give him a final yoke, bare-knuckle if you want.”
      Responding, KSI tweeted: “Lmao just seen this.
      “Jake Paul must be crying that I’ve got Conor on my d*** already and I didn’t even have to fight an mma fighter.”
      Conor McGregor at Anthony Joshua’s fightCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun More

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      UFC star Conor McGregor breaches boxing protocol during Anthony Joshua vs Robert Helenius fight card

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      CONOR McGREGOR broke boxing protocol by entering the ring before Anthony Joshua’s fight.The UFC superstar cut short a family holiday to make sure he was in the house at the O2 Arena.
      Conor McGregor in the ring at the O2Credit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      His Irish Forged Stout was an official sponsor of the show and McGregor took a seat ringside for the night.
      But before Derek Chisora controversially beat Gerald Washington, the Irishman strutted around the ring.
      He even posed for a picture with promoter Eddie Hearn.
      But what McGregor did not realise is that he actually broke British Boxing Board of Control protocol.
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      As only BBBoC licence holders are allowed in the ring.
      McGregor had gifted Joshua a box of his Irish Forged Stout earlier in the week and hailed the ex-champion.
      He tweeted: “This man @anthonyjoshua is the definition of class, quality, and loyalty!
      “What him and @EddieHearn have built is just absolute magic!
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      “I cannot wait to witness AJ Powerhouse do work this weekend and live from ringside! Wow! Honored! Let’s go! More

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      Ebanie Bridges wears outrageous outfit as she joins no bra club to link up with Conor McGregor for Anthony Joshua fight

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      EBANIE BRIDGES called on fans to try out Conor McGregor’s Irish Forged Stout as they watch Anthony Joshua’s fight.AJ returns to the ring tonight at the O2 Arena against late replacement Robert Helenius.
      Ebanie Bridges called of fans to try out Conor McGregor’s Irish Forged StoutCredit: Twitter
      The world champion wore Irish Forged Stout gearCredit: Twitter
      Conor McGregor with Ebanie BridgesCredit: Instagram @ebaniebridges
      UFC superstar McGregor is set to watch from ringside after his stout sponsored the event.
      And he could bump into old friend Bridges, who joined the no bra club to pose in Irish Forged Stout gear.
      She tweeted: “Keep an eye out for me ringside with my pal @TheNotoriousMMA and make sure you get a @ForgedStout.”
      World champion Bridges, 36, met McGregor, 34, in May before Katie Taylor’s Irish homecoming fight, which she lost to Chantelle Cameron.
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      McGregor has jetted home from a family holiday to make sure he made it in time to watch Joshua.
      He even gifted the two-time heavyweight world champion a box of his Irish Forged Stout.
      And McGregor said of Joshua: “This man @anthonyjoshua is the definition of class, quality, and loyalty!
      “What him and @EddieHearn have built is just absolute magic!
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      “I cannot wait to witness AJ Powerhouse do work this weekend and live from ringside! Wow! Honored! Let’s go!”
      Joshua faces Helenius, 38, after Dillian Whyte, 35, was withdrawn amid a failed drug test.
      And a win for AJ will see him in line for a super-fight against Deontay Wilder, 37, next year in Saudi Arabia.
      Ebanie Bridges is a world championCredit: @ebanie_bridges
      Ebanie Bridges is known for her weigh in outfitsCredit: Alamy
      The Aussie posing in lingerieCredit: PA More