On Tuesday's The Ultimate Fighter 31 episode, Conor McGregor took part in the coach's challenge against Michael Chandler. All a bit of fun, right? Bruce Buffer had other ideas.Chandler and McGregor sat in cold plunge tubs while the legendary announcer quizzed them on MMA subjects. In one of the rounds, the pair were asked about each other, which led to Buffer risking it all in front of the Irishman.The American was asked to name the round McGregor submitted to Khabib Nurmagomedov back in October 2018 when they went head-to-head at UFC 229. The Irishman began to chuckle as Buffer started the question before saying: "Ah, get out of here!"Chandler, of course, got the question correct. The majority of UFC fans know Khabib defeated McGregor in the fourth round. Their clash at UFC 229 was one to remember. It was perhaps one of the most anticipated bouts UFC has ever seen. McGregor added, "Woah! What's the story there?" when Chandler answered the question correctly.'Notorious' laughed off any lingering discomfort he had about his defeat to Khabib and won the competition. McGregor received a hefty payment of $10,000. In addition, every fighter on his team were given $1,500 by Dana White.

After his victory over Nate Diaz, Jake Paul wasted little time in turning his attentions to Conor McGregor.Paul beat Diaz via unanimous decision in Dallas, Texas, in a contest which included the former putting his opponent down in the fifth round.Afterwards, in the post-fight press conference, Paul took aim at the Notorious One in rather brutal fashion, responding to a tweet McGregor posted, apparently referencing the fight: "F*** this, sweetie what's up." That's what the Irishman tweeted during the fight.American Rapper Saweetie was spotted at the event, and it may have been that McGregor was more interested in her than the action inside the ring. She had earlier accompanied Amanda Serrano to the ring for her bout on the same card against Heather Hardy.

The fallout from UFC 291 is well underway, with Justin Gaethje responding in his post-fight press conference to Conor McGregor's handful of tweets, saying: "I’m not gonna fight someone on steroids."The feud comes after the Irishman claimed he would "slap around’ the new BMF Champion shortly after Gaethje claimed victory over McGregor’s old foe Dustin Poirier.The former UFC double champion has been on the sidelines for the last two years following a severe leg break in his third bout with Poirier; however, he has vowed to return later this year against Michael Chandler following the conclusion of the current The Ultimate Fighter series.Adding to that, this isn’t a new feud. The pair were scheduled to fight in 2019 before the two-weight world champion was forced to pull out due to a hand injury. There was clearly no love lost between the two.

Justin Gaethje scored an incredible head-kick KO to beat Dustin Poirier at UFC 291 with a highlight-reel performance.Gaethje was looking to continue his latest surge up the lightweight division in an extremely difficult showdown with 'The Diamond' who had the same plan.Stakes were higher than ever for the American pair, with the award of the UFC's 'BMF' belt on the line, and a potential shot at the winner of Islam Makhachev's title rematch with Charles Oliveira.

Tom Aspinall stopped Marcin Tybura with devastating ground-and-pound in the main event of UFC London.The British heavyweight was competing in the octagon for the first time since tearing his knee ligaments in an unfortunate UFC London appearance against Curtis Blaydes last time out.It was a big night for the 30-year-old who knew a win could potentially thrust him into contention for a shot at UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones.

Molly McCann was left stunned after being submitted by Julija Stoliarenko in the first round in her latest UFC London appearance.'Meatball' had a good record at UFC London events coming into the bout with two wins under her belt, but was looking to respond from her first round defeat to Erin Blanchfield at the end of last year.Stakes were high for McCann, but she went into the contest as the significant favourite against her opponent Stoliarenko, as the Evertonian looked to breathe new life into her flyweight career.

The Ultimate Fighter, a renowned reality TV series in the world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), is never short of drama, and season 31 has been no exception.In the most recent episode, the spotlight was again cast on Conor McGregor, as the two-weight former world champion engaged in a heated exchange with members of Michael Chandler’s team after narrowly avoiding a 'clean sweep' at the quarter-final stage of the show.As one of the most recognisable and charismatic figures in MMA, McGregor serves as a coach on The Ultimate Fighter, pitting himself up against Chandler to find a potential new star of the sport.

Chelsea Chandler even had the commentators laughing as she ran away from Norma Dumont at UFC Vegas 77 on Saturday night.Chandler was rocked early on in the featherweight bout and proceeded to run off towards the opposite end of the octagon.Brazilian mixed martial artist Dumont duly chased after her opponent - and the footage has subsequently gone viral on social media.There was drama in the build up to what could reportedly be the final women’s featherweight fight in UFC history.The pair had to be separated backstage following a heated altercation shortly after the face-off.Backstage footage showed a fired-up Dumont (9-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC, before Saturday’s bout) glaring at Chandler (5-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC, prior to the fight) while speaking in Portuguese.Chandler reacted by showing Dumont the middle finger before the pair of them squared up and were eventually separated by onlookers.Naturally, this increased the tension between the two fighters ahead of their Las Vegas clash - and Dumont got off to the perfect start as she caught Chandler with a strong shot.Aware that she was in big trouble early on, Chandler went into fight-or-flight mode, turning her back and running towards the other end of the cage.