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MMA fans finally got to see Conor McGregor and UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov face off in person at Thursday’s UFC 229 press conference, and it sure got ugly fast.

McGregor threw a dizzying number of verbal potshots at the undefeated Russian—and naturally worked in plenty of promotion for his Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey—throughout the 45-minute event. 

Even when reporters addressed Nurmagomedov, McGregor stole the spotlight by shouting over his much more soft-spoken opponent’s answers in a wild display of trash talking.

But the comment that is still being talked about on social media came during the fighters’ tense staredown. McGregor shockingly called Nurmagomedov’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, a “terrorist snitch.” 

“Shut your mouth, Ali Abdelaziz! You terrorist! You terrorist snitch!” McGregor yelled, according to Sporting News. “I know a lot about you as well. How’s Noah? How’s Noah?”

Who is Noah? According to MMA journalist Mike Russell, he’s “the son Ali abandoned in Colorado” when he began working as an informant for the NYPD. Abdelaziz has allegedly failed to pay $50,000 in child support over the past decade. 

Noah is apparently rooting for McGregor, not Nurmagomedov. 

Nurmagomedov’s father and coach, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, was also targeted. McGregor called him a “quivering coward” during the presser for posing next to the controversial Head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, in a picture posted to Instagram.   

”The Chechen people know what I’m talking about when I called this man a coward,” McGregor said. “When I called his father a quivering coward. Him and Kadyrov were at a mosque together, and he posts a picture of Kadirov on his Instagram.”

“Kadirov’s the Chechen dictator, a crazy man, don’t get me wrong. But, Khabib’s father, lick-ass O’Hoolihan, posts a picture of Kadirov at his mosque and the caption is, ‘Together we are stronger.’”

MMA Mania has further details on Kadyrov’s sordid reputation.   

Kadyrov and his lieutenants have been accused of war crimes, including most recently the rounding up and execution of gay men.

As far as Chechnya-Dagestan relations go, skirmishes along the border have been common with Kadyrov regularly sending Chechen soldiers into Dagestan on supposed anti-terror operations.

Of course, McGregor also unloaded on Nurmagomedov directly in his typically outlandish fashion.

“I came back for the love of this to come and shut this man up—a little rat, a little weasel, a little man in groups,” McGregor said. 

“I have met many of them during the years but when it gets hot, he scours away. I came back for the love of war and I am going to truly, truly love putting a bad beating on this little glass jaw rat.”

McGregor even attempted to shift the narrative surrounding his infamous bus attack in his favor.

“I just thank the lord Jesus Christ that that man did not have the balls to step off the bus or that bus door didn’t open because that man would be dead right now,” McGregor said. 

“He’d be in a box and I’d be in a cell and we would not have this fight. There are a lot of things I would like to speak about that day and that moment, but there are still a lot of ongoing situations regarding that right now.” 

Nurmagomedov took McGregor’s attacks in stride and hardly showed any emotion. 

“Most important is sixth of October,” Nurmagomedov said. “He can talk whatever he want and I know he will talk. But the sixth of October is what matters when they close the cage.

“Your grappling is zero,” the Russian fighter added. “I’m going to dominate you. It’s going to be a long night for you. You fight for money and I fight for legacy.”

Watch the two battle for the lightweight title in UFC 229’s main event on Saturday, October 6. 

Yeezys are returning to form with the 350 V2 Triple White out today. Sure to be a popular addition to the hyped-up Yeezy collection spawned from the mind of Kanye West, the best thing about these streamlined, snowy kicks are that you might actually be able to score a pair beginning September 21.

Though they’ve got to be pleased with the popularity and exclusivity of the Yeezy brand, Kanye and Adidas have pledged to crank up the supply and meet the absurdly high demand for the shoes, and Triple Whites are the first pair that should be much more readily available. 

That means if you want to plunk down $220 to get your feet into them, you should be able to do that beginning Friday without resorting to ebay sellers, consignment shops or any other unofficial channel.

This is Adidas and Kanye’s first attempt at the new approach to making sure that anyone who wants to wear a pair of Yeezys can rock a pair of Yeezys. 

Sneakerheads could wait for some of the more interesting colorways to come out later this year (350 V2 Blue Tint, please!) but there’s no doubt that the classically clean look of the Triple White will still sell out completely and quickly, so make moves to get yours now…by going here. 

Meanwhile, check out Kanye’s sister-in-laws Kendall and Kylie Jenner pitch in by rocking Yeezys in these sultry Instagrams, because, you know, sex sells…

Maternity clothing gets such a bad reputation for providing shapeless, trend-less, and overall unflattering selection of clothing for the women who wear them. While this isn’t completely unfounded, we’ve found that more often than not, it’s all about where you shop. To that end, we spoke with maternity shopping destination Tilden about hunting down the perfect denim.

While the retailer does carry maternity denim, “we feel like it’s the only category that doesn’t have a viable workaround come late second and third trimester for moms (we’re working on fixing that!),” the brand says. “While 100% of moms we surveyed expressed varying degrees of dissatisfaction with their maternity wear broadly (ranging from ‘necessary evil’ to ‘wanted to burn it’), over 90% of them reported buying maternity denim by their third trimester, with the majority converting in month five.”

Especially for expecting mothers who approach pregnancy style in less literal ways, denim is continually the one item that proves to be a necessity at some point during the pregnancy. From the coolest boyfriend jeans to trend-forward split-hem pairs, this is our definitive guide to the denim you’ll wear during these special nine months (and possibly after).

Keep reading to shop the best maternity jeans on the Internet right now.

This story was published at an earlier date and has since been updated.

You’ve probably noticed that we love a good affordable celebrity find. Especially when it’s an affordable Zara find. Sure, Zara has plenty of “Extra” pieces currently in stock, but usually it’s the basics that get the most wear, which Sienna Miller clearly realizes. She just donned a $70(!) plaid shirtdress that couldn’t be more perfect for early fall. With its versatile midi length and neutral black, white, and gray color palette, it has wardrobe staple written all over it. Oh, and as you’ll see, it’s the perfect dress to wear with ankle boots. Just add a chunky cardigan when the temperatures call for it.

There’s a reason why celebrities so often unintentionally turn what they wear into “It” pieces (especially when the celebrity is as stylish as Miller): People trust their choices because they have their pick of basically any fashion item on the planet. In this case, Miller found the perfect dress to wear during the day, with ankle boots, in early fall. Shop it below, and a few other Zara dresses to wear with ankle boots.

Leonardo DiCaprio is obviously living the dream. He’s one of the world’s highest-paid actors, stars in virtually any movie he wants, and, oh yeah, regularly dates gorgeous supermodels  half his age. But that doesn’t mean he’s immune from the guiles of a crafty con man who managed to infiltrate the actor’s inner circle.

In Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World, authors Tom Wright and Bradley Hope bring to light the amazing story of financier Jho Low, a Malaysian national who wormed his way into DiCaprio’s crew using millions—billions, in the end—in stolen money. 

Even crazier? Low financed DiCaprio’s The Wolf of Wall Street.

So let that marinate a moment: A financier who basically bribed his way into rich and famous circles of acquaintances was a con man, and his con was funding a hit movie—about a con man.

It’ll give you a headache if you think about it too much. 

What Low did isn’t too complicated to explain, though: he raided a huge fund set aside for Malaysian infrastructure projects and bought DiCaprio and other Hollywood players fine art and threw huge parties featuring up the likes of Kanye West.

Some of the high-priced gifts Low gave DiCaprio:

• $3.3 million Picasso for his birthday as a late birthday present”, a 
• $9.2 million Jean Michel Basquiat collage, “Red Man One.”  
• The Best Actor Oscar Marlon Brando won for On the Waterfront.

Low charmed other celebs, including Paris Hilton, whom he paid up to $100k for her just to show up at a party. 

Including DiCaprio many famous folks had to give up their insanely expensive schwag once the scam was revealed. Crazy enough, Malaysia wanted its money back. 

DiCaprio has a love for grifters. He’s played so many. He must’ve found this funny on some level. 

As for Jho Low? He’s currently on the lam, a wanted man. If he’s ever caught, he’ll surely make some money back on selling film rights to his story.

Earlier this month, Paulina Gretzky, the daughter of hockey legend Wayne Gretzky and former Maxim cover model, suddenly deleted pictures of her fiancee, pro golfer Dustin Johnson, off her Instagram account, leaving many wondering if she was trying to send a message to the world that she’s single.

Johnson took to Twitter to address the issue a few days ago, and tweeted:

And finally, Gretzky broke her silence as well with a cryptic video posted to her Instagram Story, showing her listening to country singer Dustin Lynch’s “I’d Be Jealous Too” which has lyrics like “I’d be jealous too, if she was with you.” Hmm…

This obviously further fueled the rumor that the couple is no longer together since that song could be interpreted to imply that somebody may have cheated, especially since reports surfaced that the whole fallout was possibly caused by “California socialite” Yassie Safai and Johnson getting a little too close. 

According to the New York Post, Safai took to Instagram to deny any involvement in the model and the golfer’s relationship drama. 

“I met Dustin Johnson at Sherwood Country Club. I have run into him at Sherwood maybe 4 times since then and yes briefly spoke with him, like I’m sure any avid golfer and member would,” she apparently wrote, but her account seems to have been deleted.

“I am sure he is a great person but we do not have a close friendship. I have never met Paulina Gretzky and do not know the Gretzky family, but again, I am sure they are great people.”

Well, until Gretzky and Johnson, who have been engaged since 2013 and have two kids, outright address what their status is, we can only speculate.

In the meantime, feel free enjoy these pictures of Paulina Gretzky, just because she’s absolutely stunning.