By Peter Dunn

It’s one of the biggest fights in the recent years of the UFC, and it all started with a feisty Irishman throwing a trolley through a bus window. Now, Conor McGregor has one of the toughest opponents in the game in his sights, the defending lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, but appears to have suffered an injury setback.

At the UFC 229 press conference, the challenger turned up with an injury to the middle finger on his left hand. Given that McGregor is notorious for swinging in crisp and destructive left hooks, this has some fans worried about his chances in the upcoming fight. While it is still an injury, the Irishman has batted away claims that it will impede his performance on October 6 in Las Vegas.

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By K.C. Dunn

For some mixed martial artists, weight cutting is an integral part of life, helping them to reach their target weight for an upcoming fight, but what exactly is involved in weight cutting and why do fighters do it?

Weight cutting is a practice fighters use to lose weight rapidly before a fight, in order to meet the weight limit for their scheduled bout. There are two types of weight cutting: shedding fat and muscle, and losing fluids, often through extreme dehydration.

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By Joseph Plunkett

Have you ever thought about the fact that the gym, among other places (dating sites, for example), could be a great place to find a girlfriend? But if you have a girl already, then we will tell why it is worth doing sports together with a loved one and how this will help strengthen your relationship.

Do you always go to the gym alone? We advise you to experiment and come to the next training not alone but with a girlfriend. And here are 7 benefits of it.

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By Joe Plunkett

Boxing is going through a great period, after a stinker of a campaign last year. We saw a calendar that was dominated by a fight which was not even really boxing. Floyd Mayweather took on Conor McGregor and it was a total joke of an occasion. McGregor performed better than expected but putting an amateur up against a professional was never going to give us a real fight to enjoy, let alone a special occasion that showed just how great boxing could be. No, it was everything that is wrong with modern sport. Money over quality, spectacle over spectators and greed over a good time.

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