The move is expected to cement McGregor’s reputation as a successful businessman in addition to his achievements in the UFC
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World’s biggest MMA star Conor McGregor enters the world of online investing
McGregor has announced a partnership with XTB, a global and market-leading investment company that offers one of the most popular online trading platforms
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In pictures: All the action from the UFC 257 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi
Irishman Conor McGregor is brutally knocked out by Dustin Poirier in the second round at UFC 257
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Spectators will be allowed in to see third UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi
DCT Abu Dhabi says events will be held with stringent measures in place to ensure the health and safety of fans, UFC fighters and guests
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Video: Conor McGregor’s top 5 business tips to learn from sports
“It’s important to be focused, and to use your platform to give back and help others. It’s on us, with the resources that we have and the voice that we have as leaders, to affect positive change in our communities – especially in times of crisis like these,” says UFC star Conor McGregor while speaking to Arabian Business about the business lessons sports can teach you.
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MMA fighters: are they paid enough in the Middle East?
Jorge Masvidal captured the UFC’s “BMF” title in the main event of UFC 244 yesterday but today we look at why the Middle East is so important for this iconic sport.
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Is MMA fighting a losing battle in the Middle East?
It’s a growing multi-billion dollar segment of the global sports industry, but is the Middle East’s mixed martial arts scene at risk of losing its biggest fighters to low pay?
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Opinion: so how do you put a value on something?
Have you read Oscar Wilde’s ‘Lady Windermere’s Fan’? Even if the answer is no, everyone is surely familiar with the play’s most famous quip: A cynic is “a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing” one character says, a theme which runs throughout a lot of the articles in this week’s issue
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Exclusive: How Bahrain helped make Khabib Nurmagomedov a global UFC star
Russian fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov trained with Bahrain’s KHK MMA as he recovered from injuries several years ago
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Nurmagomedov to face Poirier in Abu Dhabi’s third UFC event on Sept 7
History will be made at UFC 242 as Abu Dhabi hosts its first-ever female bouts in September
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Conor McGregor will ‘probably’ show up at Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Abu Dhabi bout
Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor have a long-running feud following a massive ringside brawl in October 2018
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McGregor hints at retirement U-turn after Khabib feud
Nurmagomedov defeated McGregor in a bout last October in Las Vegas in a contest that was marred by a massive brawl at ringside
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UFC’s most marketable fighter Conor McGregor announces his retirement from MMA
UFC President Dana White suggested this retirement could be more final
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Khabib Nurmagomedov to visit UAE, Dana White says
UFC President Dana White said that Nurmagomedov is ‘good’ with the organisation despite a post-match brawl with Conor McGregor
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‘Unprofessional’ Khabib can expect ‘crazy fine’ after McGregor brawl, says Floyd Mayweather
Retired boxer Floyd Mayweather told ITP Live the Khabib incident was like the 2006 brawl that took place during his fight against Zab Judah
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Khabib dominates McGregor to win brawl-marred UFC bout
McGregor was returning to mixed martial arts for the first time since November 2016, after his cross-combat boxing bout against Floyd Mayweather that earned him $100m
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Pacquiao says he is in talks to fight McGregor
April bout could take place in Dubai, according to Pacquiao