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      UFC legend Conor McGregor reveals ‘game-changing’ link-up with Ryan Reynolds at ‘magic’ Wrexham in surprise announcement

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      UFC legend Conor McGregor has surprisingly linked-up with Wrexham to help promote his new drink. The National League side are owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
      Conor McGregor’s stout will be served near the Racecourse GroundCredit: Getty
      Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds has helped facilitate the dealCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      And the two stars have joined forces with McGregor to help him sell his Forged Irish Stout at the Turf Hotel before Wrexham face Yeovil tomorrow.
      All takings will be handed to striker Paul Mullin’s supported charity Your Space, which helps people suffering from autism.
      McGregor took to Twitter to reveal his delight at helping the good cause and to team-up with the Welsh side.
      He said: “Taking my Forged Stout tank into the absolute magic that is happening at Wrexham, and in aid of helping a great charity ‘Your Space’ that raises awareness and support for autism.
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      “Drop by and show love if you are in town. Try out the game changer.”
      Meanwhile, Turf Hotel owner Wayne Jones tweeted: “This Tuesday before Yeovil we will be selling McGregor’s very own Irish Stout from a mobile truck by the marquee.
      “We will be donating all sales to Mullin’s backed charity Your Space. I’m told it’s a belting pint so all support would be very much appreciated.”
      Wrexham are on the verge of promotion to League Two with three games of the season remaining.
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      They are one point ahead of Notts County but have a game in hand.
      Meanwhile, Yeovil could be relegated if they fail to beat Wrexham or Aldershot pick up a win versus Wealdstone.
      McGregor has not stepped into the octagon since losing to Dustin Poirier in 2021 and he has hinted that he could switch to WWE after they were taken over by the Endeavour Group, who also own the UFC.
      His Forged Stout is not the Irishman’s first business venture in the alcohol world, he also owns whisky brand Proper No. Twelve. More

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      Jake Paul sends warning to Tommy Fury after announcing rematch plan ahead of clash with UFC legend Nate Diaz

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      JAKE PAUL has warned Tommy Fury he’ll bring him back down to earth when they eventually rematch.The YouTuber turned boxer suffered a split decision defeat to his bitter social media rival in their Saudi showdown in February.
      Jake Paul suffered a split decision loss to Tomy Fury in February and hinted at an immediate rematchCredit: GETTY
      But The Problem Child has since agreed to take on former UFC star Nate DiazCredit: MOST VALUABLE PROMOTIONS
      The YouTuber turned boxer, however, still has revenge on his mindCredit: GETTY
      Paul hinted he’d immediately exercise the rematch clause in his contract to face the former Love Islander but has since opted to box mixed martial arts legend Diaz.
      But The Problem Child inists he still has unfinished business with Fury, saying: “I know I can beat Tommy.
      “That was the worst version of me possible.
      “It just wasn’t my night, he was the better man, he had an amazing performance, and congrats to Tommy for that.
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      “But I wanna come back and take what’s mine from that kid.”
      Fury, 23, has relished the biggest win of his career – enjoying a victory lap on mainstream UK TV.
      But Paul plans to knock him down a peg or two the next time they share the ring.
      The former Disney star said: “I hope he enjoys it.
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      “Tommy, I hope you’re enjoying this victory.
      “You know, you earned it. Respect.
      “Enjoy it for as long as possible because you’re not going to have the taste of victory on your tongue for a while.”
      Paul will throw down with MMA fan favourite Diaz – who left the UFC last September – in a Dallas dust-up on August 5.
      How Jake Paul and Nate Diaz stack up ahead of their grudge matchCredit: SUNSPORT
      Fury, meanwhile, doesn’t have a fight lined up but is set to play for the World XI at Soccer Aid 2023 on June 11.
      TNT said: “I’m taking off my boxing gloves and lacing up my football boots.”
      He added: “The big match is taking place at Old Trafford, Manchester.
      “I’ll see you there.” More

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      Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz is no shock after Tommy Fury kicked his ass, he’s almost 40 and a non-boxer, says Michael Bisping

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      MICHAEL BISPING taunted Jake Paul for choosing to fight Nate Diaz in his boxing return. The YouTuber-turned boxer is set to face ex-UFC star Diaz on August 5 in Texas over eight rounds at a catchweight of 185lb.
      Tommy Fury beat Jake Paul on pointsCredit: AFP
      Nate Diaz is set to fight Jake Paul nextCredit: Getty
      It will be his fourth opponent with an MMA background, following wins over Ben Askren, 38, Tyron Woodley, 40, and Anderson Silva, 48.
      But when Paul, 26, fought the first recognised boxer in his career in Tommy Fury, 23, he was beaten by split-decision.
      So UFC legend Bisping was left unsurprised when the American chose to snub a rematch with Fury to instead focus on Diaz.
      He said on his YouTube channel: “Nate Diaz, this will be a fun fight.
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      “Nate Diaz is no walk in the park – very, very tough, extremely hard to finish. Granted, he’s not a boxer. He’s almost 40 years old.
      “He’s got a great submission game – you can’t use that. But the hands of Nate Diaz are good. You cannot deny that.
      “I’m not hating on Jake Paul, but this is the pattern, this is the flow. It’s an almost 40 non-boxer.
      “It’s a guy that’s a submission specialist with decent hands, and he’s much smaller.
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      “Diaz is very tall – he’s not a small man by any stretch of the imagination.
      “But he did fight the majority of his career as a lightweight, OK? So it is going to be very interesting to see how this goes down.”
      Paul looked set to invoke his rematch clause with Fury, after the success of their Saudi Arabia grudge match which drew 800,000 pay-per-view buys.
      But Bisping, 44, believes the social media sensation has played it safe by choosing to fight Diaz in his return.
      He said: “You do learn more from your losses than what you do in your victories, but he’s not talking about that.
      “He’s saying, ‘Listen, everyone just thinks I’m vulnerable.’
      “Well, you were clearly showing that when you first went up against a professional boxer – not a basketballer, not a wrestler, not a past-his-prime MMA guy. (Fury) was a boxer.
      “He was young, he was a novice boxer, and you got beat fair and square. So you are more vulnerable, but it’s not the best thing that’s happened to your career.
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      “He stepped up against Tommy and he got his ass kicked. Let’s be honest. Maybe not kicked. He got beat fair and bloody square, though.”
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      Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz tale of the tape: How YouTube star and UFC icon compare ahead of huge boxing fight

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      JAKE PAUL returns to settle a score with Nate Diaz in his next fight. The YouTube star is coming off the first defeat in his seven-bout prizefighting career, losing a split-decision to Tommy Fury in February.

      But Paul decided against invoking his rematch clause to instead welcome Diaz to the boxing ring on August 5 in Texas.
      The bad blood has been brewing and will come to a head in Dallas, as SunSport runs down how the rivals compare.
      Diaz, 37, spent 15 years in the UFC, becoming a beloved cult hero alongside his brother Nick, 39.
      He shot to fame following his March 2016 upset over Conor McGregor but went on to lose the thrilling rematch five months later.
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      A trilogy with McGregor, 34, has failed to materialise and Diaz walked out on the UFC last year when his contract expired.
      He crosses over to boxing with a storied 35 MMA bouts, winning 22 and losing 13, with 18 combined stoppages in the cage.
      Diaz is a jujitsu specialist with a boxing base, having sparred American legend Andre Ward during his prime.
      Paul, 26, meanwhile is still a relative novice, having only made his professional debut in 2020 following one exhibition win.
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      But during that three-year period, he racked up six wins, four by knockout, while facing three ex-MMA champions.
      Paul KO’d Ben Askren, 38, in April 2021, before twice beating former UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley, 40, that year.
      He outpointed Woodley and won the rematch by KO while a year later bettering UFC icon Anderson Silva, 47, over eight rounds.
      But when stepping up against a recognised boxer for the first time in Fury, 23, Paul was beaten on points in Saudi Arabia.
      He had the option for a rematch or a bitter grudge match against online rival KSI, 29, but Diaz was instead selected.
      Diaz was at Paul’s October 2022 win over Silva and their opposing teams clashed backstage.
      A war of words had ensued both before and after the incident, leading to an expected score-settling showdown.
      Jake Paul was beaten by Tommy Fury on pointsCredit: GETTY
      Nate Diaz beat Tony Ferguson in his final UFC fightCredit: GETTY
      Paul is one inch taller than Diaz at 6ft 1in, and will take a natural size advanatage into the fight.
      He weighed a career-lowest (13st 1lb) before losing to Fury, having largely boxed at 190lb.
      Meanwhile, Diaz fought most of his UFC career in the 155lb lightweight division (11st).
      But he finished his career at 170lb (12st 1lb) as a welterweight, including his finale win against Tony Ferguson, 39.
      Paul will meet Diaz at a 185lb catchweight, over eight rounds.
      He has gone that distance three times before, against Woodley, Silva and Fury, losing just the once.
      Diaz, known for his conditioning, only went the full five-round UFC distance three times during his career.
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      And with only five KOs to his name, Paul will be the bigger puncher of the two.
      Diaz is by far the more experienced fighter, but Paul’s prior wins over MMA stars show it can matter little when the cage is swapped for the ring.
      Tyron Woodley was brutally knocked out by Jake Paul in their rematchCredit: Getty More

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      Jake Paul announces huge fight with UFC legend on August 5 as star snubs Tommy Fury rematch

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      JAKE PAUL has snubbed a rematch with Tommy Fury and instead confirmed a bumper showdown with Nate Diaz.The Problem Child suffered the first defeat of his career following a split-decision in February to the Love Island star.
      Jake Paul will next be in action in August in a bumper boxing boutCredit: Getty
      He will face UFC legend Nate Diaz, who will make his pro boxing debutCredit: Getty
      The YouTuber declared that he wanted a rematch with the Brit – but now he has announced another huge clash.
      He will now be facing UFC icon Diaz in a 185lb catchweight bout at the American Airlines Center on August 5th in Dallas, Texas.
      The ‘Stockton Slugger’ was a free agent after his contract with Dana White’s MMA promotion ended and now he is swapping the octagon for the boxing ring.
      And Paul cannot wait to get it on with Diaz after years of bad blood and public jabs between them.
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      The 26-year-old said: “My last fight didn’t end the way I wanted, but the result was the best thing that could have happened to my professional boxing aspirations.
      “Now, the world thinks I am vulnerable, when all I am is more focused than ever. My team wanted me to take an easy fight like KSI next, but that’s not how I am built.
      “Nate Diaz is considered one of the most bad-ass fighters of all time, but he and his team have been running their mouths for too long.”
      Paul, who is 6-1 in the ring, continued: “People tell me Nate has been training with Andre Ward for years. That he has insane stamina. That he refuses to back down. Good for f***ing Nate.
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      “I haven’t forgotten about the slap backstage in Arizona, and on August 5, a Problem Child is going to piece up and knock out the Stockton G.”
      Diaz beat Tony Ferguson at UFC 279 in September in the last fight of his deal with the MMA company.
      Boxing has been a staple throughout the 37-year-old Diaz’s near two-decade career.
      He has 22 fights as an MMA pro, including a victory over Conor McGregor.
      Diaz said: “Besides Canelo he’s the biggest thing in boxing. I’m here to conquer that. I’m the King of combat sports and then I’m headed back to get my UFC belts.
      “I f***ed up Conor for acting out and now here I am again, like a Super Hero of the Real Fight game, the King of the Real Fight game.”
      Meanwhile, Fury has been linked with a fight against One Direction’s Liam Payne after losing out on a money-spinning rematch with Paul. More

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      UFC legend Georges St-Pierre reveals talks to fight Floyd Mayweather but says boxing legend must accept mixed-rules bout

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      GEORGES ST-PIERRE has revealed talks to fight Floyd Mayweather – but will only do so in a mixed-rules bout.Mayweather officially retired in 2017 after beating UFC superstar Conor McGregor in ten rounds.
      Georges St-Pierre has revealed talks to fight Floyd MayweatherCredit: Getty
      Floyd Mayweather has had six exhibition bouts since officially retiringCredit: AFP
      But the boxing icon has continued to fight in exhibitions, against stars of the MMA and social media world.
      Now UFC legend St-Pierre, 41, is the latest to be linked with a bout against Mayweather, 45.
      But the Canadian refuses to be restricted to using just his hands as he demanded a hybrid fight with kicks or takedowns included.
      St-Pierre told TSN: “The biggest name in boxing came up to me, to fight me in boxing.
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      “I told him, ‘For me it’s a question of honour, it’s not of money. You cannot buy me.’
      “They asked me to box the biggest boxer of our time. I said to them, ‘It’s either you let me use my legs or the takedown!’
      “I’m like well it’s one or the other, I’m not going to fight the best boxer for money.
      “For me, if they want to fight me, they have to accept my terms. There needs to be a fair compromise, 50-50 compromise.”
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      St-Pierre has not fought since 2017 when he beat Michael Bisping and retired two years later when talks to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov collapsed.
      He was in line to face boxing legend Oscar de la Hoya in 2021 but was prohibited due to his UFC contract still being active.
      GSP’s deal is now up, meaning he is free to fight in either boxing or MMA again and has refused to rule out a return.
      Meanwhile, Mayweather made his UK boxing debut in February dominating reality TV star-turned boxer Aaron Chalmers, 35, over eight rounds.
      Aaron Chalmers faced Floyd Mayweather in an exhibition boutCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun More

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      UFC chief Dana White claimed rapper 50 Cent kick-started negotiations for Conor McGregor’s fight with Floyd Mayweather

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      RAPPER 50 Cent kick-started the negotiations for Floyd Mayweather to fight UFC legend Conor McGregor.The two mavericks met in a blockbuster crossover bout in August 2017, with Money Mayweather winning by 10th round stoppage.
      50 Cent kick-started the negotiations for Floyd Mayweather to fight Conor McGregorCredit: Getty – Contributor
      UFC boss Dana White helped promote the 2017 crossover eventCredit: USA TODAY Sports
      It marked an end to months of build-up and trash-talking between the pair, with the event gripping both fighting codes.
      But UFC president Dana White revealed a chance meeting with 50 Cent – a long-time friend of Mayweather’s – was the catalyst for the super-fight taking place.
      White told ESPN: “When the demand is there. I felt the demand for McGregor vs Mayweather, felt it, I knew it would be big, so we started talking.
      “I bumped into 50 Cent in New York, and he said, ‘Floyd wants to fight your boy.’ I said, ‘My boy who?’
      “He’s like, ‘The Irish kid.’ And I’m like, ‘He’ll kill him,’ because I’m thinking MMA.
      “He said, ‘We’ll box him.’ I said, ‘You guys are crazy.’
      “He said, ‘He’s serious. I’ll call him right now.’

      “And then that’s how it all really got started. And then everywhere I went, it was all anybody asked me about.
      “Then once I started to really feel it, that’s when I started to take it serious, and I made an offer.”
      After Mayweather beat McGregor on the Irishman’s boxing debut he officially retired from the sport.
      He returned at the end of 2018 for an exhibition bout against Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in Tokyo.
      The now 46-year-old announced he was ‘coming out of retirement in 2020’ to work on a ‘spectacular event’ with White in 2021.
      UFC boss White revealed: “We both started talking. The easiest way to explain it to you is Floyd and I both feel that we add value to each other, and we’re going to figure something out.
      “Some things have to play out, and then I’m going to start talking to [Mayweather’s advisor Al] Haymon maybe this summer and then I’ll have something for Floyd in the fall.
      “We can do some crossover stuff here or we can do something in boxing.
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      “Our last experience, Floyd was actually pretty easy to deal with. Haymon is incredible to deal with.
      “Floyd and I got a handshake deal at the basketball game, and we’ll get the rest figured out.”
      However, since that claiom Mayweather has fought exhibitions against Logan Paul, Don Moore, Mikuru Asakura, Deji Olatunji and most recently Aaron Chalmers at the O2 Arena in London.
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      Eddie Hearn reveals all over his secret Conor McGregor talks with UFC legend at Black Forge pub

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      EDDIE HEARN has opened up on his recent meeting with Conor McGregor – which he’s likened to a “press conference”.The Matchroom Boxing chief meet with McGregor in February to discuss the MMA superstar potentially being involved in Katie Taylor’s long-awaited homecoming in Ireland.
      Eddie Hearn met with UFC superstar Conor McGregor in Dublin in FebruaryCredit: INSTAGRAM@EDDIEHEARN
      McGregor met with Hearn to discuss how he can be involved in Katie Taylor’s homecomingCredit: SPORTSFILE
      Hearn was blown away by is lunch with The NotoriousCredit: Rex
      The meeting took place at McGregor’s Black Forge Inn pub in Dublin, where Hearn was blown away by the UFC’s poster boy.
      During an appearance on The MMA Hour, he said: “I know everyone’s got their opinion. I always take people how I see them, right?
      “So you hear this, you hear that, you hear this, you hear that.
      “I had [lunch with McGregor] — I don’t know how long it was, an hour-and-a-half, two hours — just the funniest time.
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      “I love great energy, and this guy is just a pure character. It was like being at a press conference.
      “He comes in, and just the energy and the enthusiasm — that’s one thing that I took out of is, you know that in boxing, and this obviously sits alongside MMA as well, you fall in love with the sport.”
      A fired-up McGregor spent most of their meeting standing up and even ordered a steak while he was on his feet.
      Hearn continued: “He is so passionate about boxing, about mixed martial arts — he wouldn’t sit down.
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      “He’s ordered a steak, he’s standing up, he’s showing me how he’d fight this guy and how fight that guy, and he’s telling me about the Nate Diaz fight, when he’s on his back and he’s got a bad knee.
      “It’s like a million miles an hour. But he’s like, ‘We should do this, we should do that.
      “‘Let’s do this. Let’s make it happen.’
      “I love him. I think he’s such a character. In life, you want to be around people where you go, ‘I’ll never forget you.’
      “I’ll never forget that moment with Conor McGregor.”
      McGregor, 34, has been accused by some of piggybacking on Taylor and trying to improve his image by helping facilitate her return to the Emerald Isle.

      But Hearn insists The Notorious genuinely has Taylor’s best interests at heart.
      The 43-year-old said: “I know that there is an element to everything that everybody does about publicity and exposure, but he has a genuine passion for Katie.
      “He loves Katie Taylor. He thinks she’s amazing.
      “She’s a hero in that country, and he wanted to help make it happen for her, for Ireland as well.
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      “And I’m sure he gets [bad press], because everybody does when they reach those kinds of heights, but I had a great time. I really did.”
      McGregor is set to return to the UFC later this year for a blockbuster showdown with Michael Chandler – although a date for their clash has yet to be finalised. More