THIS is the shocking moment Conor McGregor appears to knock a British fan's phone out of his hand before stamping on it and snatching it off the ground. Footage captured by an onlooker appears to show the UFC star slamming his designer shoe down on fan Ahmed Abdirzak's phone in Miami at around 5am Monday morning. Abdirzak told TMZ Sports he was trying to snap a pic of Conor on his phone when he lured him in by appearing to offer a handshake, but instead snatched the phone and smashed it. McGregor’s lawyer has insisted the MMA legend will escape jail after allegedly knocking a phone out of a fan's hand and smashing it. In theory McGregor could face up to 15 years and a massive fine over claims he took the phone from 22-year-old fan Ahmed Abdirzak outside a club in Miami Beach, Florida, in a "strong-armed robbery" case. But the 30-year-old Irishman’s lawyer, Sam Rabin, is very confident that McGregor will “successfully defend this case” and will not face any jail … [Read more...] about Shocking moment Conor McGregor ‘knocks Brit fan’s phone out of his hand, stamps on it and snatches it’
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Denver Sports Omelette: Will the Conor McGregor-Cowboy Cerrone UFC fight come to fruition?
After Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone won his last UFC bout in January, the Colorado native seemed destined to land a fight — and a significant payday — against former featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor. “If these two want to fight, I’m in,” UFC president Dana White told ESPN in January. Fast forward several weeks and the fight sits in limbo. Cerrone, 35, last week told ESPN that the holdup is that McGregor “won’t fight unless it’s a main event.” McGregor, 30, has been serving a six-month suspension after the melee that incurred after his loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov. To complicate matters, Mcgregor on Monday was arrested — again — this time on charges of allegedly destroying and taking the cellphone of someone trying to take his picture. Cerrone said he was going to fight someone by July 6, regardless of if it’s McGregor or not, according to ESPN. The latest candidate? Perhaps a bout against … [Read more...] about Denver Sports Omelette: Will the Conor McGregor-Cowboy Cerrone UFC fight come to fruition?
UFC 235: Twitter reacts to Kamaru Usman’s dominance of former champ Tyron Woodley
Check out some of the Twitter reactions to the welterweight title fight between Tyron Woodley and Kamaru Usman at UFC 235. The co-main event for UFC 235 featured a much anticipated welterweight matchup between Tyron Woodley and Kamaru Usman. The defending champion, Woodley, put his title on the line for the fifth time since claiming the title at UFC 201. Woodley is regarded as one of the greatest welterweights of all-time. This was Woodley’s first fight since fighting Darren Till at UFC 228. There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the top of the welterweight division. There have been many calling for Colby Covington to get the next title shot after beating Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 225 for the welterweight interim title. It seemed that Covington may be on his way to a title shot, but then things changed. It was reported that Covington was in fact offered the title shot Darren Till was offered but turned it down because of surgery. Since then, Usman has been making … [Read more...] about UFC 235: Twitter reacts to Kamaru Usman’s dominance of former champ Tyron Woodley
Denver Sports Omelette: Colorado native Jim Knous makes hole-in-one during final round at Torrey Pines
Colorado native Jim Knous made some history over the weekend, carding an ace during the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego, Calif. Knous finished the tournament tied for 29th. Knous used an 8-iron to hit his hole-in-one on the 193-yard, par-3 third hole on the South Course at Torrey Pines. Knous grew up in the mountains in Basalt. He went on to play his collegiate golf at Colorado School of Mines in Golden for the Orediggers. The PGA rookie earned his status on tour via the Web.com Tour Finals in 2018. Knous is off to a good start in his rookie campaign, making 4 of 8 cuts with one top-10 finish — the Safeway Open this past October. As of Tuesday, Knous is a fourth alternate for the Waste Management Phoenix Open. If he doesn’t get into the field this week he always has Pebble Beach around the corner. The sun has set on a great week at Torrey Pines for the @FarmersInsOpen. Thank you to everyone involved. Hole-in-one on hole … [Read more...] about Denver Sports Omelette: Colorado native Jim Knous makes hole-in-one during final round at Torrey Pines
UFC’s Holloway-Ortega card shows Toronto is a fight town, for the record
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By Morgan Campbell Sports Reporter Sun., Dec. 9, 2018 UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway and challenger Brian Ortega set a record in Saturday’s main event at the Scotiabank Arena. No single bout in the fight promotion’s 25-year history had featured more significant strikes — successfully landed punches, kicks, elbows and so on — than Holloway and Ortega, who combined for 400. Those blows weren’t evenly distributed. Where Ortega landed 110 of them, Holloway connected with 290, bloodying a game but outclassed Ortega en route to a fourth-round technical knockout. Other important stats to emerge from UFC 231 didn’t break records, but sent an important message to organizers. According to the UFC, 19,039 spectators attended Saturday’s card. That figure represents complete sellout, and the second-largest crowd the UFC has drawn in Toronto. And the $3.28 million in gate receipts represent an 82 per cent boost over UFC … [Read more...] about UFC’s Holloway-Ortega card shows Toronto is a fight town, for the record