Lightweight Archives: 01/2025

Conor McGregor is still going at Paul Hughes days after he decided to go after his fellow Irishman for his post-fight comments. Hughes was narrowly…

Islam Makhachev could finally be on the verge of a move up in weight.

Islam Makhachev has highlighted his potential next challenge.

In the main event of last night’s PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series, Usman Nurmagomedov barely squeaked past Paul Hughes to retain his lightweight title…

Usman Nurmagomedov and Paul Hughes squashed their beef.

Fans were not impressed with the judges’ scorecards as Usman Nurmagomedov retained his title in Dubai last night. For the final time before it gets…

Usman Nurmagomedov has told Bloody Elbow that he has no interest in coming to Ireland to fight Paul Hughes again. The pair had a vicious…

Conor McGregor ripped into the entire Nurmagomedov family after watching his countryman Paul Hughes suffer a first defeat under the PFL banner. The former two-weight…

If you missed tonight’s PFL title fight between Usman Nurmagomedov and Paul Hughes; you missed an incredible back-and-forth war, one that’s already being labeled as…

Usman Nurmagomedov admitted that he was given the fight of his life as he defeated Paul Hughes by Majority Decision to settle a bitter feud…

Whilst Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev represent the two best champions in UFC lightweight history, there’s an argument that the ‘most popular’ 155lb king was…

Khabib Nurmagmedov managed to enrage more than just the Irish public with his comments about the nation’s standard of fighters. The legendary undefeated UFC lightweight…

Whilst Michael Chandler is still hopeful that he could be the one to welcome Conor McGregor back to the UFC, it sounds as if he’s…

Michael Bisping thinks Charles Oliveira vs. Max Holloway for the BMF belt would be the perfect co-main to Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall.

Despite suffering eight consecutive defeats between 2020 and 2024, lightweight legend Tony ‘El Cucuy’ Ferguson has long secured his place in the UFC Hall of…

‘Money’ by name, ‘Money’ by nature: Despite being submitted in the first round at UFC 311, Renato Moicano’s stock certainly didn’t go down – and…

The eyes of the MMA world will be firmly fixed on the United Arab Emirates this weekend for a lightweight title showdown between Usman Nurmagomedov…

Arman Tsarukyan has described the 20 hours that led to his UFC 311 withdrawal.

Five years ago this week, Conor McGregor made his long-awaited return to the octagon; and needed just 40 seconds to wrangle a ‘Cowboy’ in one…

Could Jeremy Stephens eventually get his revenge on McGregor?