
Darragh Murphy

The Answer has questions
10 years ago

This is new… and probably unsafe
10 years ago

Almost there
10 years ago

No longer the joker
10 years ago

“The time is now!”
10 years ago

Looking for answers
10 years ago

“Can someone explain?”
10 years ago

Who saw this coming?
10 years ago

Can it be true?
10 years ago

After the death comes the feeding frenzy. Mixed martial arts is not the only sport that is mired in misconception but it is perhaps the one that sees the most misinformation spread in the crusade to swell the opposing mob. It’s been just over a week since the tragic death of Portuguese mixed martial artist Joao Carvalho, […]
10 years ago

Don’t laugh
10 years ago

Nobody likes to see this
10 years ago

Shots fired
10 years ago

Disciplinary hearing set for Wednesday
10 years ago

Well deserved
10 years ago

There’s eccentric and then there’s this
10 years ago

Back to back
10 years ago

A wonderful gesture
10 years ago

Yes, it is green and white
10 years ago

‘The Eagle’ returns
10 years ago

What a finish
10 years ago

Gorgeous
10 years ago

It’s been a rarity this season but Louis van Gaal and Manchester United fans are actually in agreement on something. The lack of entertainment value at Old Trafford has finally sunk in with the Dutchman who is now echoing the popular opinion around the stadium that United have not exactly been thrilling to watch this season. […]
10 years ago

Not the smartest move
10 years ago

Patience pays off
10 years ago

Anxious times
10 years ago

Making it look easy
10 years ago

The first mixed martial arts event in Dublin since last Saturday’s Total Extreme Fighting card was stopped from going ahead at the last minute. A World Cage Fighting Championship event scheduled for Friday evening in Swords’ Wright Venue was cancelled shortly before the first bout as the venue deemed the insurance held by the event organiser was not up to their […]
10 years ago

On Fight Pass, too
10 years ago

Proper regulation is an important next step for mixed martial arts in countries that don’t currently regulate the sport. One such country is Ireland, whose attitude towards MMA has never been a more pervasive subject of discussion following the death of Portuguese fighter Joao Carvalho following a bout at a Dublin event last weekend. Carvalho passed […]
10 years ago

Sinking form
10 years ago

“Ireland and the UK need to have regulation of MMA for the sport to grow.” Retired referee Frank Geric is adamant that regulatory bodies of some sort must be put in place in regions in which promoters are responsible for sanctioning events. Geric, a veteran referee of over 400 mixed martial arts bouts, believes that a […]
10 years ago

“That is not random testing”
10 years ago

Credit to UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta who didn’t shirk the question when asked about the topical and sensitive issue of mixed martial arts regulation in Ireland. The subject has been the most discussed topic in the Irish MMA community since the tragic death of Portuguese fighter Joao Carvalho following an event in Dublin last weekend. Carvalho passed […]
10 years ago

The future is bright
10 years ago

Sport Ireland has broken its silence on the issue of mixed martial arts regulation in Ireland. Concerns about the lack of funding and proper regulation of MMA have intensified following the tragic death of Portuguese fighter Joao Carvalho on Monday evening. Carvalho passed away two days after being defeated by Charlie Ward at a Total Extreme Fighting event […]
10 years ago

“I’m not going to dive”
10 years ago

‘The Dragon’ is out
10 years ago

Expect more Gegenpressing
10 years ago

Iron sharpens iron
10 years ago

‘The Prodigy’ returns
10 years ago