‘The Highlight’ berates ref for not stopping fight early enough after dropping his friend ‘Cowboy’ twice – then says he wants the winner of Ferguson-Khabib.

Former welterweight champion thinks Nurmagomedov only has one or two more fights that ‘make sense for him’ in the lightweight division.

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion thinks Diaz-Masvidal bout should be for a trophy instead – ‘what does the belt mean, exactly?’

Former welterweight champion says Covington ‘does a good job of putting his foot in his mouth’ after missed opportunity to fight Kamaru Usman.

Donald Cerrone thinks Conor McGregor skipping the line for a UFC lightweight title shot would be ‘tough for Tony to swallow’.

‘Gamebred’ claims Covington ripped off their American Top Team coach – ‘I’ll walk in the gym, take a guess who leaves right away through the back door?’

Russian president congratulates UFC lightweight champion in Makhachkala meeting after win over Dustin Poirier at UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi.

American doubles down on criticism of former UFC champion – ‘you cannot represent yourself like that and expect your child to respect you’.

Ali Abdelaziz says a title bout with UFC legend Georges St-Pierre will make ‘a lot more money, and people will care more’ than if Khabib fights Ferguson.

Ali Abdelaziz shuts down talk of ‘The Notorious’ getting next UFC lightweight title shot – ‘Conor is like a sour ex-girlfriend … the train has left without him’.

War of words between two American Top Team fighters escalates after ‘Chaos’ mocked ‘The Diamond’ for his emotional reaction to Khabib defeat.

‘These dudes are just a bunch of bullies,’ says Ferguson, who alludes to several run-ins with Russian’s camp – ‘him and his team circled my family at the hotel’.

Melbourne’s Lord Mayor wants octagon girls ditched for UFC 243 on October 6 – ‘do we really still need scantily clad women to wander around a fighting ring?’

‘The Diamond’ appears to end questions over possible retirement by calling out the Irishman – who responds in typical McGregor style.

Former interim champion wants title shot at UFC 245 in Las Vegas – ‘he’s got nowhere else to run … just accept the fight or tell everybody you’re scared’.

Covington hits back after Poirier calls him a ‘sell out’ for trash talking Jorge Masvidal – ‘Dustin needs to stop making excuses and blaming me for his loss’.

Former UFC interim champion thinks Nurmagomedov’s fighting style is boring – ‘I believe my style could outsmart him … he’s got a lot of holes in his game’.

Hollywood icon and WWE legend Dwayne Johnson says he’s ‘doing all I can’ to make it to UFC 244 at Madison Square Garden and ‘can’t wait’ for Diaz fight.

‘The Diamond’ hints at imminent retirement in emotional social media video, after saying defeat by lightweight champion will haunt him for rest of his life.

‘Jorge is a buddy of mine, I don’t talk bad about people I roll with,’ Poirier says as another American Top Team rift opens.

‘To go undefeated this long with this many fights, in a division that stacked, he’s looking down the barrel of a pretty special career,’ says UFC president.

Lightweight champion keen to fight at 80,000-seat stadium in Russian capital, and ‘The Notorious’ is all too happy to oblige, calling out old rival on Twitter.

‘It’s gonna be a good fight,’ undisputed lightweight champion says after victory over Dustin Poirier – ‘UFC make the decisions, but I think yes, he’s in line’.

UFC president Dana White says special belt to crown ‘the baddest’ will not be defended after the Madison Square Garden headliner.

UFC president reiterates Tony Ferguson will be offered next shot, but ‘Conor wants that fight really badly and I’m sure a lot of fans would want to watch it’.

The Dagestan-born Russian moves to 28-0 with victory over ‘The Diamond’, submitting Poirier with a rear-naked choke in the third round.

‘Money’ heading to Hainan on September 18 to announce exhibition bout, says Mission Hills Group, with recruitment campaign to find opponent in China.

UFC president denies he has ‘screwed over’ Ferguson. saying former interim champion has ‘had opportunities to take fights which he turned down’.

Here’s all you need to know about Saturday’s big show in Abu Dhabi, as Khabib Nurmagomedov returns from an 11-month lay-off to defend his title.

Filipino icon posts picture of University of Makati student ID card, as fans have fun on social media – ‘imagine Pacquiao joining the university boxing team’