UFC News: Conor McGregor gives fresh Khabib fight update, Darren Till’s Tyron Woodley vow
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UFC News - Conor McGregor gives Khabib Nurmagomedov fight update
Conor McGregor has revealed his grudge match with Khabib Nurmagomedov is close to coming to fruition.
“It’s not official, but we’re close,” 'Th Notorious' told TMZ.
McGregor is hoping his bout with Nurmagomedov will take place by year’s end, adding: “I believe so – I hope so, (that it will be in 2018). I’m pushing for it.
“You know, I f*****g love New York City. To be able to be here free, a free man walking around this place – what a city.
“What a f*****g city. I’d love to fight in the Garden, again, but I believe this one is for Las Vegas.”
It’s not official, but we’re close
UFC News - Darren Till makes Tyron Woodley vow
UFC welterweight title contender Darren Till has vowed to dethrone Tyron Woodley at UFC 228.
“Right now, there’s not a man in that [welterweight] division who can f*****g beat me,” Till told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani.
“There’s just not a man. And it’s certainly not Woodley.”
UFC star Darren Till exposes Deontay Wilder's weakness
UFC News - Cody Garbrandt takes aim at TJ Dillashaw
Cody Garbrandt has claimed TJ Dillashaw made every excuse possible not to give him an immediate rematch.
“This is what the UFC wanted. The UFC called me to fight TJ in the March card when [Max] Holloway got hurt and no second thoughts. Yes, right away,” Garbrandt said during the UFC 223 media lunch.
“I was about to have a baby and I ended up having a baby the same weekend. I just asked my wife, I said I’m going to have this fight, I feel good, that’s how confident I am.
“I’m so confident that I know what I’m able to do to TJ healthy. Nobody in the world can beat me when I’m healthy. Those are facts.”
He added: “The UFC told me they couldn’t believe how many excuses he had not to fight me March.
“They said for that reason, they were going to make the rematch. It won’t be in March, we’ll get you a date later on.”