Have we just witnessed a new and more reflective side to Conor McGregor?

The profane diatribes aimed at previous opponents were nowhere to be seen

Ten days after announcing retirement, Conor McGregor hints at u-turn

McGregor posts then deletes controversial tweet about rival’s wife

Dana White backs Conor McGregor’s latest retirement

US media reports claim latest dispute is over headlining a card with no title on the line

Conor McGregor and Khabib suspended for at least 10 days

Khabib threatens to quit UFC if team mates banned for attack on Conor McGregor

Putin ‘sympathises’ with Khabib over attack on McGregor team

Russian president congratulates MMA fighter on his victory at UFC 229

Dana White doesn't rule out Conor McGregor-Khabib rematch

UFC boss also mentions Tony Ferguson’s name as a possible opponent for Irish fighter

Black-eye for the image of UFC as things turn nasty

TV View: One man’s beauty is a blossoming rose, another’s is a rear naked choke

Khabib apologises after mass brawl follows McGregor win

UFC boss Dana White says three members of Russian’s team arrested in Las Vegas

Khabib quits press conference as McGregor arrives late

Irishman blames Las Vegas traffic before promising knockout victory

Dagestani boy who wrestled bears has no fear of Conor McGregor

Many expect Khabib Nurmagomedov to dispose of the Irishman with typical ferocity

Conor McGregor v Khabib Nurmagomedov: When is it? What time is it at? What TV channel is it on?

Crumlin’s finest is back in the Octagon after two years for the biggest fight in UFC history

‘Security is a temporary condition,’ says US commander in South Korea

General Vincent Brooks warns against complacency after Pentagon cancels war game

Conor McGregor released on $50,000 bail after appearing in New York court

Mixed martial arts fighter, charged with assault, has no criminal history, lawyer pleads

Conor McGregor’s tiresome antics are killing his credibility

UFC fighter is becoming nothing more than a bully and a bum which he once mocked

Conor McGregor is wanted by NYPD after alleged bus attack

New York police respond following reports of violent incident at UFC media event

America at Large: UFC has too many shows and not enough stars

McGregor earned more in a carnival sideshow last summer than he earned in cage career

Pentagon: We already know about Russia’s nuclear weapons

Putin claims Moscow has developed cruise missiles with ‘practically unlimited range’

‘I am the best at this’ - Conor McGregor is plotting UFC return

Dubliner claims that he offered to take on Frankie Edgar at next weekend’s UFC 222

Conor McGregor to be stripped of UFC lightweight title

White says winner of Ferguson-Nurmagomedov will be the new 155lb champion

Doubts over Conor McGregor as UFC announces lightweight title fight

Interim holder Tony Ferguson to take on Khabib Nurmagomedov in April

Dana White warns Conor McGregor he could lose lightweight title

UFC president believes it is unfair that the Dubliner has not fought in the UFC since November 2016

Floyd Mayweather in talks over UFC deal

UFC president Dana White: ‘We’re interested in doing something with Floyd’

Tony Ferguson calls out Conor McGregor after Las Vegas win

UFC boss Dana White says Irish fighter wants to return to Octagon this year

Conor McGregor the movie: Dublin fighter on the big screen

A chance meeting backstage at the Late Late Show led Jamie D’Alton to make Notorious, the movie of McGregor’s rise and rise

US bombers fly close to North Korea in a show of force

North Korean foreign minister says the firing of rockets at the US mainland is ‘inevitable’

Ken Early: Mayweather learned quickly not to take his eyes off McGregor

Mayweather will try to make his opponent feel lost and lonely in the boxing ring

McGregor v Mayweather: Breaking down the estimated $600m revenue

Income from tickets, TV sales, sponsorship and betting may break revenue records

Is the McGregor and Mayweather fight safe? Doctors say no

Association of Ringside Physicians in the US are surprised the bout has been sanctioned

‘MayMac’ pantomime soap opera comes to a close in London

McGregor and Mayweather final press stop was obnoxious, vulgar and entertaining

Conor ‘Mystic’ McGregor predicts knockout inside four

Mayweather, McGregor faced off publicly for first time in Los Angeles on Tuesday night

Floyd Mayweather stays schtum over Conor McGregor fight talk

American boxer is in London where protege Gervonta Davis fights this weekend

Conor McGregor will do well to land occasional blow on defensive artist

McGregor knows why this bout makes sense, as does businessman Floyd Mayweather

Donald Trump loves sport, but does sport love Donald Trump?

The US president sees some good hombres and bad hombres even in the sports world

Conor McGregor just a pawn in Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather’s game

Any fight which gets pound-for-pound great out of retirement will be done on his terms

Dana White offers Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather $25m each to fight

The UFC president is trying to force through the fight between the world champions

Conor McGregor and the UFC: who will blink first?

Gloves off as world champion demands pay reflecting his vast worth to $4.2bn firm

Ronda Rousey’s downfall is a cautionary tale to UFC fighters

Defeat to Amanda Nunes was former champion’s first appearance since Holly Holm upset

Conor McGregor enjoys a fairytale in New York

Sports review of 2016: Dave Hannigan on the Irish phenomenon’s seemingly unstoppable ascent to fame

Floyd Mayweather returns to mocking Conor McGregor

‘I’m gonna slap the s**t out of McGregor when I see him’

Conor McGregor responds to UFC by obtaining boxing licence

UFC fighter gains licence by state of California but Floyd Mayweather bout unlikely

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