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SHOWTIME SPORTS® TO CHRONICLE FLOYD MAYWEATHER vs. CONOR McGREGOR EVENT WITH WEEKLY INSTALLMENTS OF EMMY® AWARD-WINNING SERIES ALL ACCESS

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All Access: Mayweather vs. McGregor Premieres Reede, Juuli 28 Juures 10 PM ET/PT On SHOWTIME®

NEW YORK (Juuli 11, 2017) – SHOWTIME Sports will chronicle the buildup to the fight the sporting world awaits with weekly installments of the Emmy Award-winning series All Access, peeling back the curtain on the August 26 blockbuster bout between boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and UFC superstar Conor McGregor.

Weekly episodes of All Access: Mayweather vs. McGregor will premiere every Reede juures 10 Pärastlõunal. JA/PT Showtimeon-air, on demand and over the internet algus Juuli 28 and concluding on August. 18. Four revealing installments will immerse fans into the lives and training camps of the outspoken, charismatic champions Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor, documenting their preparation for an unprecedented fight that has captured the world’s attention.

Winner of multiple Emmy Awards, All Access takes viewers behind the scenes of boxing’s biggest events. The SHOWTIME Sports original franchise surrounds the world’s most compelling fighters with intimate access and signature storytelling.

Immersive filming on the series began last week in Las Vegas and Dublin, Iirimaa, as the premier combatants prepare to break camp and embark on a whirlwind four-city, three-country press tour that delivers the theater of the event directly to fans worldwide. From their eagerly anticipated initial faceoff in Los Angeles to the final public appearance in London, Episood 1 will give viewers a unique behind-the-scenes look at the grandeur that is Mayweather vs. McGregor.

Subsequent installments of All Access: Mayweather vs. McGregor will take viewers inside the private lives of these world-renowned figures, examine the origins of their heated rivalry and document the unrelenting intensity of training camp as Mayweather and McGregor prepare to meet in a one-of-a-kind main event match.

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FNU Combat Sports Show: UFC ja Bellator kokkuvõtted, PFL eelvaade, Boxing Schedule

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Tom, Tony and Rich recap last week’s major events, including the controversial UFC Fight Night 112 finish and the near double KO at Bellator 180 from Madison Square Garden. We also discuss Conor McGregor calling out Khabib Nurmagomedov for his next opponent in the UFC Octagon. We of course also break down Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn.

 

 

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FNU Combat Sports Show With Special Guest Richard Barrientes, Pound For Pound Boxing Gym Coach

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Tom, Tony and Rich interview an up-and-coming Vegas boxing coach who is starting to make some real waves with his amateur and pro pupils. Richard Barrientes is obviously doing a great job with his students, and we had to know what his secret was. He points to “consistency” ja “fundamentals” as the foundation for a great fighter, and he also puts a lot of work in every day to put his Las Vegas Pound 4 Pound gym on the world stage in a huge way. This was a fantastic interview with a man who obviously cares deeply about the sport and wants to make a positive impact on society. His hard work paid off in giving him a group of kids who could become future world champions in their respective divisions. He is indeed, doing something right in Las Vegas, and he explains everything about his program in this interview.

Tom, Tony and Rich also discussed Mayweather vs. McGregor, Tim Hague’s recent death after a brutal defeat in boxing, Female Boxer Heather Hardy’s pro MMA debut for Bellator, and Matt Hughes’ tragic accident in the first part of the broadcast. We also chat about Tony Penecale’s Boxing 101 video with his trainees and Hank Cisco:

We wrap up the show with a recap of last week’s UFC Fight Night and all the boxing action, plus we look ahead to this weekend’s boxing matches and the stacked MMA lineups for Bellator and the UFC.

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FNU Combat Sports Show: Mayweather vs. McGregor set for August 26th, Ward vs. Kovalev II Preview, UFC Fight Night Hunt Vs. Lewis Recap

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“Selgeltnägija” Tom Padgett earned his nickname last week in predicting Mark Hunt would be buoyed to a win over Derrick Lewis in front of his hometown New Zealand fans at the latest UFC Fight Night. We recap the fight card and preview this weekend’s UFC Fight Night card from Singapore. Tom, Tony and Rich also chat about Mayweather vs. McGregor getting signed. We additionally recap last week’s biggest boxing results and the upcoming weekend’s best fights, including a rematch of Andre Ward vs. Sergei Kovaljov. Kuula kaheosalist saadet allpool.

 

 

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Psychic Tom Predicts Win For Mark Hunt; Rabble Rousin’ Rich Opens the Show with Demetrious Johnson vs. Dana White Rant; Tony the Tornado rips Stevenson/Fonfara on this week’s FNU Combat Sports Show

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Rich Bergeron opens this week’s FNU Combat Sports show by giving his unique take on the Demetrious “Vägev hiir” Johnson feud with the UFC brass, namely Dana White. Upon refusing to take a fight with T.J. Dillashaw without getting certain assurances and conditions met, many fans on social media insisted DJ was running scared. Even Dillashaw took the opportunity to blast the move by the flyweight champ as “chickenshit.” Dana White even reportedly threatened to shut down the entire flyweight division if Johnson refused to fight TJ. “Vägev hiir” didn’t blink and didn’t cave to the organization’s demands, and Rich explains in his opening dialogue why DJ should be respected and given the benefit of the doubt for his decision rather than being criticized and dragged through the mud for standing up for himself.

 

During the rest of the broadcast, Tony “Tornado” Penecale details his night out at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia for a fight card headlined by Hank Lundy. He also recaps Fonfara vs. Stevenson II and calls the fight “a disgrace.”

 

“Selgeltnägija” Tom Padgett chips in with some post-fight analysis of Aldo vs. Holloway. He also predicts Mark Hunt will benefit from home cage advantage in his battle with Derrick Lewis this weekend at UFC Fight Night 110 in New Zealand.

 

There’s also an update on Hunt’s lawsuit against the UFC and Brock Lesnar and lots of other fight previews and recaps. Listen to the whole broadcast to catch up on what’s new in combat sports this week.

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FNU Combat Sports Show: Fighter Uprising in the UFC Continues; GSP vs Bisping Cancelled; Canelo vs. GGG takes spotlight From Floyd vs. Conor

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Sel nädalal Tom, Tony and Rich discuss how boxing is winning the combat sports battle for market share. We recap Canelo Alvarez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. and preview UFC 211. We also talk about the planned superfight between Canelo and Triple G, Gennadi Golovkin. We break in with the news of GSP vs. Bisping getting cancelled and go on to explore multiple UFC fighter complaints from Tom Lawlor to Luke Rockhold to Anderson Silva. We will be moving the show to rantsports.com next week so stay tuned on the transition details.

 

We also touch on our interview from last year with “THE” James Krause, who just won his first fight in The Ultimate Fighter house on the current season of the reality TV tournament. This interview is from just prior to the UFC sale to WME/IMG and company, and it’s very eye opening:

 

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FNU COMBAT SPORDSSHOW: Lou Duva Tribute Show, Psychic Tom Padgett absolutely crushes UFC 209 Predictions, Garcia vs. Thurman Recap and Analysis

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Tony Penecale (vasakule) and Lou Duva (õigus) at the Brockton, Massachusetts dedication of the Rocky Marciano statue.

Our show this week was dedicated to Lou Duva (above right with our co-host Tony Penecale). Lou died earlier this week at the ripe old age of 1994. He was a great friend to Rocky Marciano, a promoter of 19 maailmameistrid, and a man who had all his irons in the one fire that lit his life: poks. The promoter/trainer/manager/legend appeared on the FNU Combat Sports show years back, but unfortunately the audio is grainy and spotty. If you listen closely the gems our talk contains outweigh the difficult spots to hear.

The full Lou Duva interview is here:

http://hosts.blogtalkradio.com/fightnewsunlimited/2009/07/03/joey-giambra-the-uncrowned-champion

I’m also posting a couple specific remastered clips here:

 

 

 

 

 

Tom, Tony and Rich also recap Garcia vs. Thurman, The latest on Mayweather vs. McGregor, UFC 209 and the many controversies attached, GSP’s dark warning about weight cutting, and Tony Bellew’s shocking upset of David Haye.

 

Here’s the tape: (THE TAPE DOESN’T LIE)

 

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FNU Combat Sports Show: UFC, Bellator and Boxing Recaps/Previews; Dana The Drama Queen; Muhammad Ali Jr. Detained at Florida Airport; Transgender Wrestler Wins Women’s Wrestling Title in Texas

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Tom, Rich and Tony recap the major combat sports events from last week, including a major heavyweight showdown between Deontay Wilder and Gerald Washington, a successful title defense by Liam McGeary last Friday at a Dublin, Ireland Bellator show, and a superb comeback by Jarrett Hurd over Tony Harrison. We also look forward to the inaugural women’s featherweight title bout in Bellator tomorrow night and a star-studded UFC 209 fight card including two of the most anticipated co-main events in recent UFC history. Stephen Thompson gets his rematch with UFC Welterweight Champ Tyron Woodley in the main event while Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson fight for a shot to face Conor McGregor for the lightweight title in the co-main event. We also discuss GSP’s comeback fight against Michael Bisping, a transgender female on her way to becoming a male winning a Texas women’s wrestling title, and Muhammad Ali’s son being detained at a Florida airport in early February. Check out our first Full FNU Combat Sports Show hosted on YouTube:

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ENDINE CAGE WARRIORSI KOMMENTAATOR JOHN GOODEN JAGAB OMA IIRIMAALSE VÕITLUSÖÖ MÄLESTUSI ENNE CAGE WARRIORSIDE TAGASI DUBLINI

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For Immediate Release
Teisipäev, 28. veebruar, 2017

Kuna ootame oma kauaoodatud naasmist sel nädalavahetusel Dublinisse, Cage Warriorsi endine hääl meenutab Iiri võitlusfännide räiget õhkkonda ja meenutab hetke, mil ta võttis põlve mehelt, kellest sai selle spordiala suurim staar. – Conor McGregor.

Enne kui ta hakkas UFC eest võitlema, Briti mängumees John Gooden oli Cage Warriorsi hääl.

Ja keegi ei tunne Iiri võitlusfännide kirge nii nagu John, Conor McGregori nüüdseks kuulsaks tõusmise ajal, sattus legendaarsete Iiri võitlusfännidega otse kahekesi "The Notorious" ühe Cage Warriorsi meistritiitli võitu ajal..

Vestlesime Goodeniga Londonis CW80-l, kus ta jagas oma mälestusi oma Iirimaa võitlusõhtu kogemustest enne meie naasmist sel nädalavahetusel Cage Warriorsi jaoks Dublinisse. 81.

“Ma arvan, et minu esimene maitse oli Helix, kui Conor võitis oma esimese maailmameistritiitli,“ alustas ta.

“Sain vigastada – Conor põlvitas mulle näkku! Aga ma jäin siia elama, et lugu rääkida!

“Ta hüppas üle aia. Tema fännid läksid täiesti hulluks, ja ma arvan, et kui ta välja ei läheks, nad olid sisse tulemas. Nii et strateegiliselt tegi ta õigesti, kuigi ta justkui jooksis minust läbi, et nendeni jõuda!

“Aga Josh (Palmer, Cage Warriorsi kaaskommentaator) ja ma olin õllega kaetud ja see oli lihtsalt selline hullumeelsus. Nii et see oli tõesti lahe, sest võin öelda, et võtsin Conor McGregorilt põlve – mille pärast ta vabandas, samuti!

“Helix oli huvitav koht. See oli erinevatel tasanditel ja viimane kord, kui ma seal olin, olid iirlastel erinevad tulemused. Siis tuli Conor välja ja, nagu ta teeb, äratab kõiki ja tuli võiduga samamoodi nagu ta tegi. See pani lihtsalt ööle nurgakivi ja muutis selle lihtsalt pidulikuks.

Pärast seda võitlust olid nii McGregor kui Gooden seotud UFCga, kus nad taaskohtuvad Dublinis 3Arenal UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao, sündmus, mis on rahvasuus levinud kui UFC ajaloo üks räigemaid.

“Olen kaks korda Dublinis käinud (UFC-ga) aga esimest korda sisse 2014 – McGregor-Brandao – seda saab olema raske ületada,“ Gooden naeratas.

“Fännid olid NII tublid. Iiri võitlejad läksid 100%. Nad võitsid, nad võitsid, nad võitsid ja rahvale meeldis see. Nad jäid iga üksiku taha ja see oli lihtsalt suur pidu.

“Sinna tagasi minnes, see oli sensoorne ülekoormus ja ma võtan selle endaga hauda kaasa.

Seda sündmust on peetud standardiks, mille alusel hinnatakse nüüd kõiki võitlusõhtute õhkkondi, kuid sellest ajast saadik on olnud palju näiteid Iiri fännide kirest, kas see on kodus paljude erinevate sündmuste jaoks, või teedel oma kangelasi välismaal toetamas.

Ja laupäeva õhtul on Iiri võitlusfännidel võimalus taaskord kodumaal Cage Warriorsis oma poisse rõõmustada. 81. Koos hulga Iiri võitlustalentidega, mis on valmis tegutsema, sealhulgas Karl Moore, kes soovib võita vaba Cage Warriorsi poolraskekaalu tiitlit ameeriklase Josh Clarki vastu., ootame 3Arenas taas peomeeleolu.

Piletid on kättesaadavad Ticketmaster.ie, hinnaga 98€, 38€ ja 24€, piletiomanikel on võimalik osaleda ka erilisel kohtumise ja tervitamise seansil meie eriliste külalisvõitlejate Neil Seeryga, Nicolas Dalby ja äsja kroonitud Cage Warriorsi keskkaalu meister Karl Amoussou.

Kohtumist tehakse otseülekandes televisioonis eirSPORT 1 Iirimaal, BT Sport Ühendkuningriigis ja Iirimaal, ja voogesitatakse kogu maailmas UFC Fight Pass.

PUURISÕDAJAD 81: KINNITATUD PÕHID
Bout order TBC

PRO KAART
Karl Moore (7-1) v Josh Clark (10-3) – Cage Warriorsi poolraskekaalu tiitel (205lbs)
Catherine Costigan (5-2) v Wendy McKenna (1-0) – aatomkaalu võitlus (105lbs)
Joe McColgan (3-0) v Arnold Quero (13-5, 1 NC) – kerge matš (155lbs)
Darren O'Gorman (4-1) vs Blaine O’Driscoll (3-1) – raskekaalu matš (135lbs)
Hughie O’Rourke (eest debüüdi) v Aaron Maguire (0-1) – raskekaalu matš (135lbs)
Håkon Foss (7-3) vs Martyn Harris (4-2) – welterweight hooaeg (170lbs)
Lloyd Manning (2-0) vs Paul McBain (2-0) – sulgkaalu matš (145lbs)
Eric Nolan (eest debüüdi) aastal Marcin Zembala (eest debüüdi) – raskuste võitlus (150lbs)

AMATÖÖKAART
Bill Farrell vs David Piotrowicz – valguse raskekaalu hooaeg (205lbs)
Richie Stack vs Pawel Politylo – sulgkaalu matš (145lbs)
Mark Gallivan vs Makinde Adeyemi – welterweight hooaeg (170lbs)
Francis Treacy vs Stephen Treacy – kerge matš (155lbs)
Austin Lynch vs Alex Brophy – raskekaalu matš (135lbs)
Colm O'Regan vs Mateusz Kopyto – raskuste võitlus (161lbs)
Ivan Blanita filmis Gary Coffey – welterweight hooaeg (170lbs)
Gary Wallace vs Darren Sarsfield – raskuste võitlus (161lbs)
David Whelan vs Brandon Myers – raskekaalu matš (135lbs)
Adam Darby vs Leon Hill – kerge matš (155lbs)
Barry Hanna vs Matthew Whyte – raskuste võitlus (132.2lbs)

Viimaste Cage Warriors Fighting Championship uudiste ja värskenduste jaoks, jälgi meid Facebook, Puperdama ja Instagram. Vaadake eelmist CWFC toimingut, tasuta ja nõudmisel, võrgus kaudu Cage Warriorsi teler.

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Mayweather vs. MacGregor Hype Reaching New Heights

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Poolt: Rich Bergeron

Can a pro mixed martial artist beat a pro boxer is the kind of question that started the UFC in the first place, but now the wildly popular fight league seems to be trying to avoid that question entirely when it comes to a potential boxing match between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather.

Though recent reports indicated a deal was in the works with only a third party failing to agree on terms (most likely the UFC), it seems that the UFC brass knows this could be a lose/lose situation for the promotion. For one, Conor is almost guaranteed to lose the fight. Secondly, the purse he will command should be extremely hefty, which will mean he will demand the same kind of money for every fight after this one. This is why UFC President Dana White put his ceiling at $25 million for McGregor to fight Mayweather.

 

The UFC could end up paying dearly for letting this fight happen. It could make McGregor much too popular and shift the balance of power from the UFC bosses to their star employee. Conor will be the one calling the shots from here on out if this boxing match happens, especially if it ends up being a $100 million payday for “Mystic Mac.”

Just consider this segment on UNDISPUTED, starring Shannon Sharp and Skip Bayless:

 

The inevitable loss for McGregor would really be a huge win for the cocky, arrogant and outspoken fighter who seems like he actually believes he can pull off a miracle win. Even if he’s knocked out, beaten by a wide unanimous decision, or disqualified for engaging in illegal strikes, Conor stands to make enough money to potentially retire from MMA for good. It’s either that, or he could just continue in MMA with the stipulation that no fight purse in his future be any less than what he makes for the Mayweather bout. If Conor even shows the slightest bit of skill in the boxing ring, he could also end up being the combat sports version of Bo Jackson and maintain a career as a two sport athlete in the future. All of this is simply bad for the UFC as a whole, as they will at best have to share one of their top talents and will have to pay him outrageous fees to keep him fighting in their Octagon.

It would be much much smarter for Conor fans to play some casino games at คาสิโน MarathonBet than it would for any of them to put down money on their hero to win this fight. Whatever odds this fight does finally generate in Vegas, McGregor is sure to be a huge underdog that will tempt his fans to make the bet on the slim chance of a huge payout. It just isn’t a good idea considering the lack of experience Conor has as a boxer and the invincibility of Mayweather in the final years of his boxing career.

What is crystal clear is that Mayweather wants only one fight to leave the comfort of retirement, and McGregor is the only man who will face him in that fight. The fact that this should be a walk in the park is not lost on Floyd. There’s no downside to trouncing McGregor. Floyd has been itching to prove MMA fighters as a whole don’t have the punching power or prowess that a boxer of his caliber has. He will no doubt get his chance, but don’t ask the UFC to pay astronomical record numbers to facilitate a fight of this magnitude if it means raising the fight pay bar to a level they can never recover from if they want to keep their ultimate superstar on the books.

 

McGregor can talk all he wants, and sports pundits will eat it up like candy. People will either have some insane belief that he can pull off this walk on water routine, or they will want to pay to see his ego crushed in defeat. Mõlemal juhul, this bout could reap huge rewards for both fighters. People WILL pay to see it, even if it does prove to be a complete and utter disappointment.