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If there is one thing that we know about Conor McGregor, it's that he has a keen sense of how to dominate the headlines. For good or for bad, nary a day goes by that the brash Irishman isn't the focus of headlines across mixed martial arts news sites and blogs. Following his unexpected retirement

Conor McGregor has hinted his "retirement" from mixed martial arts may be over already after the Irishman said in a post on Twitter: " … see you in the Octagon". Now see you in the Octagon." Two weeks ago, the twice Ultimate Fighting Championship title-holder sent shockwaves

Paige VanZant knows she can’t fight forever.Even at 25-years old, VanZant always has her eyes on the future with numerous endeavors that will keep her busy long after mixed martial arts is behind her. She's already written a book, competed on 'Dancing with the Stars', won a celebrity episode

There is not much that’s out of bounds when it comes to trash talk in the fight game, but McGregor has managed to find it.

Ruslan Magomedov is the first UFC fighter to be issued a lifetime ban by the United States Anti-Doping Agency for repeated drug test violations.

The beef between McGregor and Malignaggi wages on.

(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube)ONE: A New Era launched many exciting facets to ONE Championship's evolving strategy. Former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson was impressive in his debut victory, while fellow former UFC champion Eddie Alvarez was knocked out in his promotional debut

It’s safe to say just about everybody gets fed up with ludicrous April Fool’s Day jokes but former two-division champion Conor McGregor just made one of his own and it’s pretty hilarious.The Irish superstar, who now doubles as a whiskey magnate after launching his Proper No. 12 whiskey last year, decided

Former UFC champion and King of Pancrase Josh Barnett has inked a deal to fight for Bellator MMA. Bellator president Scott Coker announced the news on Twitter on Monday with Barnett replying his affirmation of the news with Bellator officials further confirming the news to MMAWeekly.com's Damon

For the second fight in a row, Justin Gaethje capped off a main event with a highlight reel knockout — this time snuffing Edson Barboza in the first round in Philadelphia.Gaethje has a reputation for always putting on memorable performances but with back-to-back finishes against Barboza and James Vick