Kobe Bryant, 2008: "Have a good time. Life is too short to get bogged down and be discouraged.
"You have to keep moving. You have to keep going. Put one foot in front of the other, smile and just keep on rolling.
According to Ariel Helwani, Conor McGregor has refused to sign a new deal with the UFC.
As a reminder, Conor still has two fights left on his current contract before becoming a free agent.
McGregor remains the biggest star in MMA history, and platforms like Netflix would likely be willing to pay massive money to sign him.
For the UFC, though, this could become a huge problem. The promotion hasn’t had a true superstar on Conor’s level since McGregor himself.
Nobody sold PPVs like Conor. Nobody attracted attention like Conor. And no MMA fighter has appeared on Forbes’ highest-paid athletes list since Conor did back in 2021.
Just imagine if Conor beats Max Holloway — the UFC would probably have to do everything in its power to keep him.
Because whether people want to admit it or not, Conor McGregor is irreplaceable. #ufc329 #ConorMcGregor #ufc
Conor McGregor spoke about the Max Holloway rematch for the first time 👀
"I've got a great deal off the UFC. They honored me, finally."
"Preparation is going very well. We're living, breathing, and sleeping in the gym."
"The opponent is a man that I've beaten before. Our last bout was martial arts mastery by yours truly, so I plan on doing it again. I plan on showing my growth and my improvements in there."
(via Mac Energy)
Max on the battles between Kimi and George
"I saw some of it happening in front of me, it was fun to see! It's nice that they let them race, that's how it should be."
Francis Ngannou arguably beat world champion Tyson Fury in his boxing debut
Rico Verhoeven almost beat Undisputed heavyweight champ Oleksandr Usyk before getting robbed as a 1-0 boxer
i’m sorry but a 1-0 boxer is not beating a reigning UFC/kickboxing world champion EVER
Max Holloway ran into fans on his first stream since the McGregor fight announcement
“Max, I love you. You’re gonna beat the sh*t out of Conor, 100%.”
😭😭😭
🫣 Max Holloway’s KO over Justin Gaethje got Jamahal Hill hyped before he fought Alex Pereira at UFC 300:
“That got me ready to go. I’m ready to get mine.”
🎥@ufc
Carlos Prates was asked who he’d pick between Jon Jones and Alex Pereira
“Today, Poatan… but prime vs prime, I think Jon Jones. Back when he was smelling flour and running over pregnant women… unstoppable.” 😭
#UFC#MMA
Before the third fight between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier, Conor McGregor got injured during training, but he still chose to fight instead of pulling out. Conor McGregor is truly great, and he fought for his fans. He loves his fans very much. 👏
🇧🇷 🌹 Alex Pereira, Ilia Topuria ile olan arkadaşlığından bahsediyor:
Alex Pereira: ‘’Ilia ile ilk kez Gürcistan'da tanıştım, bir fotoğraf çekildik. Orada biraz konuştuk ama çok kısa bir süreydi, bir kahvaltıda bir araya geldik. Şimdi de o ABD’ye işleri için geldi, Beyaz Saray'daki yüzleşmeler ve diğer etkinlikler için. Koç Plinio ile iletişime geçti, Plinio’nun spor salonuna antrenmana geldi ve ona destek oldu.
Aramızda konuşurken, Ilia bana: "Özel jette yerimiz var, bizimle gelmek ister misin?" dedi. Ben de "Hemen şimdi, neden olmasın?" dedim. Uçakta birbirimizi daha yakından tanıma fırsatımız oldu çünkü daha önce bu kadar samimi değildik. Ama hemen fark ediliyor. Ilia harika bir adam, çok kibar. Böyle insanların arasında olmak çok güzel.’’
🔙 Ilia Topuria'nın eski bir açıklaması:
"Birisi yürürken eşime ya da sevdiğim birine laf ederse ona "Boyun kaç? ya da "Kanat açıklığın nedir?" diye sormayacağım. Sadece gidip onun kafasını kopartacağım. Eğer benden kilo fazlan varsa tebrikler ama bu senin işine yaramayacak."
Joshua Van on Chimaev vs Strickland: "I think it is real bad blood, but I think they're not dumb enough to fight outside of the cage."
Dustin Poirier: "I think they ARE dumb enough to fight outside the cage."
😂😂😂
Kayden McDonald on his goals for his rookie year:
“Win a Super Bowl, rookie of the year, All-pro 1st year. These are realistic for me. I wrote this down. I’m blessed to be here & I got a chance.”