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McGregor, who made his debut in the ring as a professional during one of the sport's biggest ever fights against Floyd Mayweather in 2017, is keen to step back between the ropes

Kaitlin Rawson was practicing a pole dancing routine until one slip left her on the ground paralysed with a shattered spine in Johannesburg, South Africa, and forced to "re-grow" it

'I’m less intense,' says the seven-time world champion. 'I’ve not mellowed in that I’ve changed my personality, but I’ve learned to just not take myself too seriously. I’m much more philosophical'

Fans were waiting with baited breath to see how UFC president White would react to Conor McGregor stepping into the BKFC ring for a face-off with star fighter Mike Perry last weekend

McGregor took to Twitter to let his delight over Cejudo losing his comeback fight with Aljamain Sterling be known last night, and the Olympic wrestling champion took aim at his rival after the bout

Sterling was given significant praise by legendary two-weight world champion McGregor after his win over the Irishman's rival Cejudo at the Prudential Center last night

UFC history was made at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey when Aljamain Sterling defeated legendary former champion Henry Cejudo in front of a packed out East Coast crowd

Ex-St Helens coach says his Tonga squad are "jumping out of their skins" to get to the UK for an historic tour and his club boss at NRL Dolphins - ex-England boss Wayne Bennett - is delighted it's going ahead

Mike Tyson had retired from the boxing ring when he experienced his greatest tragedy - the death of his four-year-old daughter, Exodus

Legendary former two-weight world champion Henry Cejudo has said that he could never work with McGregor after brutal comments the Irishman made about his pal Nurmagomedov

Luca Brecel got over the line to win his first World Snooker Championship with Mark Selby mounting a brilliant comeback before finally losing 18-15 at the Crucible Theatre

Luca Brecel has made history by beating Mark Selby in the final of the World Snooker Championship by 18-15 to clinch his first ever world title at the Crucible in Sheffield

Luca Brecel and Mark Selby are gunning to become snooker world champion on Monday night - with millions expected to tune into conclusion of the the Crucible final

The Belgian rattled off 11 frames in a row to battle back and beat Chinese debutant Si Jiahui 17-15 in the semi-finals of the World Championship at the Crucible in Sheffield

McGregor's one-time sparring partner and former world champion Paulie Malignaggi has claimed that the Irishman was forced to apologise to Showtime boss Stephen Espinoza

McGregor and Holloway fought before their respective reigns as featherweight world champion, and have both expressed an interest in running it back over the years

Former UFC welterweight champion Usman is one of the greatest fighters in MMA history, but hadn't even seen the sport until he was a freshman wrestler in college

On the back of last year's World Cup, top-class international rugby league is returning to these shores again when England host powerhouse Tonga on three successive weekends this weekend

Former world kickboxing champion Tate is living under house arrest at the moment, but there are fears that he may have been poisoned after developing an odd illness

PDC world champion Michael Smith's lucrative year has continued, but the latest big windfall for 'Bully Boy' had nothing to do with taking out doubles at the oche

PFL featherweight champion Loughnane is currently on the trail to his second world title win in the promotion, aiming to pocket another $1million before chasing 'legacy fights'

Two-time Bellator champion and former UFC contender Mousasi has had a storied career that included leaving the UFC on a lengthy win streak in an unprecedented move, and wants just two more fights

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen is currently dominating Formula 1 - leaving Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton's hopes of winning a record eighth world title hanging in the balance

After suffering a brutal broken leg in his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264, McGregor has undergone an intensive rehabilitation process, and hasn't yet returned to the octagon

John Higgins rolled back the years as he dismantled Kyren Wilson 13-2, with the Wizard of Wishaw threatening to become the second player to hit a maximum break at this year's World Championship