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FILE - Dustin Poirier tries to kick Conor McGregor, right, during a UFC 264 lightweight mixed martial arts bout July 10, 2021, in Las Vegas. Charles Oliveira will defend his UFC lightweight title belt against Poirier in the main event of UFC 269 in Las Vegas on Saturday night, Dec. 11. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Poirier, Oliveira aim to end memorable year with UFC belt

Dustin Poirier has already had a year to remember. The UFC lightweight cemented his place in mixed martial arts history by bullying, battering and beating Conor McGregor twice in 2021.

FILE - In this March 15, 2013, file photo, Nick Diaz flexes during the weight-in for UFC 158 in Montreal. Diaz has not competed in mixed martial arts since January 2015, when he lost to Anderson Silva and stepped away from the sport that he admits he does not love. The former Strikeforce welterweight champion is returning to the cage Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, in a rematch with fellow veteran Robbie Lawler at UFC 266. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press, File)

Nick Diaz returns at UFC 266, still angry and conflicted

FILE - In this June 24, 2021, file photo, people crowd the casino during the opening night of the Resorts World Las Vegas hotel-casino in Las Vegas. Nevada casinos set another winnings record in July, riding a streak of robust revenues that has the state reaping the tax benefit, state gambling regulators said Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Nevada casinos riding hot streak, set new monthly win record

Dustin Poirier, top, punches Conor McGregor during a UFC 264 lightweight mixed martial arts bout Saturday, July 10, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Poirier thriving as McGregor’s unlikely, involuntary nemesis

Conor McGregor is carried off on a stretcher after losing to Dustin Poirier in a UFC 264 lightweight mixed martial arts bout Saturday, July 10, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Conor McGregor injures leg, Poirier wins UFC 264 showdown

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UFC star Conor McGregor charged with 6 driving offences

DUBLIN (AP) — UFC fighter Conor McGregor appeared in a court in Dublin on Thursday charged with six driving offenses.

Dana White, center, UFC President, holds Conor McGregor away from Dustin Poirier during a news conference for a UFC 264 mixed martial arts bout Thursday, July 8, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

McGregor seeks revenge in 3rd fight with Poirier at UFC 264

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conor McGregor was soundly beaten by Dustin Poirier less than six months ago. That doesn’t seem like enough time for the Irish superstar to patch all the holes Poirier punched in his game.

Conor McGregor, right, kicks at Dustin Poirier, left, as Dana White, UFC President, holds them apart during a news conference for a UFC 264 mixed martial arts bout Thursday, July 8, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Conor talks trash, throws kick at Poirier before UFC 264

Conor McGregor wore a plaid purple suit and sunglasses when he performed some of his greatest Vegas hits at his UFC 264 news conference ahead of his latest attempt to roll back the mixed martial arts clock.

Poirier knocks out Conor McGregor in 2nd round at UFC 257

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dustin Poirier stopped Conor McGregor with a flurry of punches midway through the second round Sunday, avenging his loss to the Irish superstar with a knockout victory at UFC 257.

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2018, file photo, UFC president Dana White speaks at a news conference in New York. The first of three straight fight nights at Etihad Arena on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island kicks off Saturday, Jan. 16, when Max Holloway fights Calvin Kattar in a 145-pound bout in the main event of the first combat sports card aired on ABC since 2000. In UFC 257 on Jan. 24, Conor McGregor returns from a year-long layoff for a rematch against Dustin Poirier in the promotions's first pay-per-view of the year. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Conor McGregor returns at UFC 257 with big dreams intact

Conor McGregor had ambitious plans for 2020. Like most everybody’s big plans last year, they were ruined by the coronavirus pandemic.

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2014, file photo, Conor McGregor, left, kicks Dustin Poirier during their mixed martial arts bout in Las Vegas. McGregor returns from a year-long layoff for a rematch against Poirier in the promotions's first pay-per-view of the year, at UFC 257 on Jan. 24 at Abu Dhabi. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

In lawsuit, woman alleges Conor McGregor assaulted her

DUBLIN (AP) — Conor McGregor has been sued in Ireland by a woman who accused the mixed martial arts star of assaulting her.

FILE - In this this June 10, 2020, file photo, driver Bubba Wallace wears a Black Lives Matter shirt as he prepares for a NASCAR Cup Series auto race in Martinsville, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Lamentation for sports in 2020: A year of living virally

Well, had enough yet?

Don’t look at the score.

How bad did it get?

Like nothing before.

An omen, maybe. Hard to say.

This combination photo shows actor and businessman Dan Aykroyd at the Los Angeles premiere of "Ghostbusters" on July 9, 2016, right, and a bottle of his Crystal Head Vodka. (Crystal Head Vodka via AP, left, and AP Photo)

Celebrities getting into the spirit

The number of celebrities who have branched out into wine, whiskey, gin and tequila has exploded. Here’s just a few notables and their spirits.

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2014, file photo, Conor McGregor, left, and Dustin Poirier, exchange hits during their mixed martial arts bout in Las Vegas. UFC President Dana White confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday, Nov. 19,2020, that McGregor has officially signed an agreement for a probable 155-pound fight with Poirier, ending McGregor's latest retirement from mixed martial arts. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Conor McGregor agrees to UFC return vs Poirier on Jan. 23

Conor McGregor has agreed to return to the UFC for a rematch with Dustin Poirier on Jan. 23 at UFC 257.

MMA promoter XFC returns with stock bonuses for fighters

ATLANTA (AP) — The XFC mixed martial arts promotion is returning to competition this week with a unique strategy to incentivize its fighters.

FILE - In this Sept. 7 2019, file photo, Russian UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov, right, fights with UFC fighter Dustin Poirier, of Lafayette, La., during lightweight title mixed martial arts bout in Yas Mall in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has agreed to return against interim champ Justin Gaethje on Oct. 24. UFC President Dana White announced the matchup Tuesday, July 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Khaled, File)

UFC: Nurmagomedov agrees to return Oct. 24 against Gaethje

Undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has agreed to face interim champ Justin Gaethje on Oct. 24.

Conor McGregor makes 3rd retirement announcement in 4 years

Conor McGregor has announced his retirement for the third time in four years.

McGregor abruptly made his latest dubious declaration Sunday morning on his Twitter account, where the former two-division UFC champion also announced his retirement in 2016 and 2019.

Conor McGregor holds all the UFC cards after comeback win

LAS VEGAS (AP) — After three years without a victory, Conor McGregor needed only 40 seconds to reclaim his place at the center of the mixed martial arts world.

Conor McGregor blasts Cerrone in 40 seconds in UFC return

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conor McGregor’s opening flurry — a punch that missed, followed by shoulder and elbow shots to the face — bloodied Donald Cerrone’s nose.

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2018, file photo, Conor McGregor poses during a ceremonial weigh-in for the UFC 229 mixed martial arts fight in Las Vegas. Superstar UFC fighter McGregor has announced on social media that he is retiring from mixed martial arts. McGregor’s verified Twitter account had a post early Tuesday, March 26, 2019, that said the former featherweight and lightweight UFC champion was making a “quick announcement.”(AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Conor McGregor announces retirement on social media

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UFC superstar Conor McGregor announced his retirement on social media Monday night, abruptly ending his remarkable fighting career.

Melee at UFC 229 after Nurmagomedov chokes out McGregor

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A few seconds after Conor McGregor tapped Khabib Nurmagomedov’s arm and submitted to the champion’s choke, Nurmagomedov climbed the cage and leaped at the men in McGregor’s corner, setting off a prolonged brawl inside and outside the octagon.

MMA star Conor McGregor pleads guilty in melee case

NEW YORK (AP) — This time, Conor McGregor didn’t put up a fight.

The mixed martial arts star pleaded guilty on Thursday to disorderly conduct and will perform five days of community service to resolve charges stemming from a backstage melee at a New York City arena in which he was caught on camera hurling a hand truck at a bus full of fighters.

McGregor’s UFC future in doubt in wake of felony charges

NEW YORK (AP) — Cocksure and uncouth, Conor McGregor was never afraid to defy authority.

He dressed in fur coats and swung chairs at news conferences, reaped the riches of his dalliance with boxing, and demanded his boss cut him an ownership stake in the MMA promotion that made him one of the sport’s most notorious names.

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Mayweather dominates McGregor in late rounds to go 50-0

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. put on a show in the last fight of his spectacular career.

Conor McGregor didn’t do so badly, either.

The Latest: Mayweather finishes off McGregor in 10th

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Conor McGregor fight (all times local):

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Mayweather, McGregor ready to rumble in much-hyped fight

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conor McGregor has been kept pretty much under wraps ever since his fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. was announced, emerging occasionally to trash Mayweather only to disappear again behind the closed doors of the UFC training center.

Bookies will lose millions if McGregor knocks out Mayweather

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conor McGregor is making a lot of wise guys nervous in this gambling city.

Should he somehow manage to knock out Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the early rounds Saturday night, the city’s bookmakers would lose millions of dollars in the biggest single event loss in the history of sports betting.

Mayweather-McGregor bout more farce than fight

The foolish are celebrating and gathering their coins for what could prove to be the greatest sports hoax of all time.

Column: Mayweather-McGregor should be fun up to opening bell

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The real fun will come before the fight, and what a spectacle it should be. Put Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor on a stage together to promote their fight and anything can happen.

Mayweather coming back to fight UFC star McGregor Aug. 26

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. will come out of retirement to meet UFC star Conor McGregor in an Aug. 26 boxing match that will feature two of the top-selling fighters in the world.