Conor McGregor News
Ticket prices for Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor
bjpenndotcom - July 6, 2017
Thursday afternoon, tickets for the highly anticipated August 26th boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor went on sale on the T-Mobile Arena website. While tickets for the event were expected to be extremely expensive, fight fans will be stunned to learn that the cheapest seats in the arena were sold at $2,425, while ringside seats were sold for $79,000 a set. These numbers of course only represent the box office price, which is generally far cheaper than what fans resell the tickets for.
Floyd Mayweather will have some new tricks up his sleeve when he fights Conor McGregor
Tom Taylor - July 6, 2017
When Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor step into the boxing ring together on August 26, Mayweather is expected to dominate. He is simply far too experienced to be anything less than a massive betting favorite against the Irish mixed martial artist. McGregor of course, will not be without his advantages. He’ll be much bigger than Mayweather. He’ll be longer. He hits harder. He might well be able to throw Mayweather off with an unorthodox approach to traditional boxing. The list goes on.
John Kavanagh: Conor McGregor is doing "four times" more sparring for Floyd Mayweather
Tom Taylor - July 6, 2017
Conor McGregor‘s August 26 boxing showdown with undefeated legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. is quickly approaching, and his training for the bout is now well underway. Unsurprisingly, McGregor’s training camp for the boxer Mayweather is quite different from his training camp for a typical MMA fight, as he’s focused solely on the sweet science, and not on the other facets of MMA.
MMA fighters with pro boxing experience talk Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor
Russell Ess - July 4, 2017
Most of those coming from the world of boxing are not giving Conor McGregor much of a chance against Floyd Mayweather. Boxing analyst Max Kellerman is claiming that “The Notorious” will not land a single punch on Mayweather in the course of their fight in the ring. However, what are MMA fighters who also have professional boxing experience saying?
Edson Barboza does not understand why the UFC does not strip belt from Conor McGregor
Russell Ess - July 3, 2017
The #4 UFC ranked lightweight Edson Barboza is simply baffled that Conor McGregor is still the UFC lightweight champion. With McGregor set to fight Floyd Mayweather in a big money boxing fight on August 26, Barboza and the rest of the lightweight division contenders looking for a shot at the belt are stuck waiting around for McGregor to return to the Octagon.
VIDEO | Coach Firas Zahabi gives his pre-fight analysis on Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor
Russell Ess - July 3, 2017
The mega money fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor is set for August 26 and will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada.
VIDEO | New footage of Conor McGregor working head movement with Ido Portal
bjpenndotcom - July 1, 2017
More movement to go along with all the huge amount of daily traditional work: mitts, heavy bag, cardio and lots of sparring. Keeping the brain quick, the eyes sharp, the feet light. When such a zero impact drill is involved the 'software is upgraded without damaging the hardware' (John Kavanagh) and extra motor learning and re-patterning can occur at scenarios that are hard to target in traditional sparring in such dosages and frequency. At the same time these are not rehearsed or pre-set sequences. This will need to be transfered later into sparring but provides room for experimentation, growth, research and lots of extra practice to feed into sparring and technical work. A major reason why many fighters can't break through plateus and fail to continue to evolve beyond a certain point is the minimal amount of experimentation, research and trial&error made possible inside a regime of solely heavy sparring rounds from one hand or simple, predetermined and dry technical work from the other. @thenotoriousmma #mcgregorvsmayweather #conormcgregor #idoportal #ufc #boxing #movementculture A post shared by Ido Portal (@portal.ido) on Jun 24, 2017 at 3:03pm PDT
Sparring partner praises Conor McGregor and his boxing abilities
bjpenndotcom - July 1, 2017
UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor is currently gearing up for his highly anticipated showdown with Floyd Mayweather on August 26th, where the Irish superstar will look to shock the world and hand Mayweather his first professional loss. Ahead of the fight, many question whether or not Conor McGregor has the ability to catch Mayweather, arguably the most defensive fighter of this era, given that he has no professional boxing experience. With that being said, McGregor’s sparring partner, Irish amateur boxing champion Tiernan Bradley, praised McGregor as a boxer in an interview with MMAFighting, saying:
Retired former boxing champ Paulie Malignaggi says he's been asked to join Conor McGregor's camp for Mayweather fight
Russell Ess - June 30, 2017
The money fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor is less than two months away from taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada. McGregor has started his camp in Ireland and his coach John Kavanagh says they plan on finishing their camp in Las Vegas. With the boxing match coming up, we haven’t seen or heard of any big name stars joining McGregor’s camp for the potentially record-breaking fight.
VIDEO | Conor McGregor training for Floyd Mayweather
bjpenndotcom - June 30, 2017
You've never seen these moves. #Ghost A post shared by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Jun 29, 2017 at 1:51pm PDT
VIDEO | Floyd Mayweather shows off speed, sends message to doubters
bjpenndotcom - June 29, 2017
Dana White reveals Conor McGregor's plan for Octagon return
Tom Taylor - June 29, 2017
On August 26, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor will step into the boxing ring with undefeated pugilist Floyd Mayweather Jr. Win or lose, McGregor will make more for this fight than he ever has in mixed martial arts. Much more. This has led many fans to wonder if he’ll even bother returning to the UFC after his fight with Mayweather. Earlier this week, however, McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh gave us some cause for optimism in this regard.
Daniel Cormier praises "greatest promoter of all time" Conor McGregor
Tom Taylor - June 28, 2017
On August 26, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor will take his first steps into the professional boxing arena opposite undefeated defensive specialist and possible GOAT Floyd Mayweather Jr. It’s a fight that initially seemed almost impossible, but one that ultimately came to fruition. In the opinion of UFC light heavyweight champion and Fox Sports analyst Daniel Cormier, that fact can be largely attributed to McGregor’s gift for promotion. “Floyd had to listen for this to happen,” Cormier recently told Fight Hype (h/t BloodyElbow). “Floyd had to take notice. How did Conor McGregor, a mixed martial arts guy – he has no boxing experience – get the attention of the pound-for-pound number one fighter in the world, and maybe the best boxer of all-time? How did he do that?”
VIDEO | Former boxing heavyweight champion Tyson Fury sides with Conor McGregor over Floyd Mayweather
Russell Ess - June 27, 2017
The money fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor is now less than two months away as the two combat sports superstars will meet in the boxing ring on August 26. Many from the world of boxing are not giving UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor much of a chance at beating the undefeated defensive boxing specialist. Boxing analyst Max Kellerman is even claiming that “The Notorious” will not land a single punch on “Money” in the course of their entire fight.
New photos of Conor McGregor training for Floyd Mayweather
Tom Taylor - June 27, 2017
Conor McGregor‘s training camp for his August 26 boxing match with Floyd Mayweather Jr. is now well underway. The UFC lightweight champ is currently undergoing a crash course on the sweet science in Ireland, and will soon relocate to Vegas, where he spend the duration of his camp. Today, McGregor shared a number of photos from his latest training session to Twitter. The captions attached to these photos seem seem to suggest that the Irish superstar is focusing on developing the very same elusiveness for which Mayweather has become famous.
Kevin Lee says Conor McGregor will be on the "decline" after Mayweather fight
bjpenndotcom - June 27, 2017
UFC lightweight Kevin Lee is fresh off his first round submission win over Michael Chiesa this Sunday in Oklahoma City, which saw him continue his impressive win streak. Prior to the fight, there were reports of Lee training at Floyd Mayweather’s gym in order to help Mayweather prepare for his upcoming August 26th showdown with Conor McGregor. Following his win over Chiesa, Lee revealed that he believes McGregor will be on the decline following his fight with Mayweather.
Manny Pacquiao giving Conor McGregor no chance against Floyd Mayweather
bjpenndotcom - June 27, 2017
This Saturday, famed boxer Manny Pacquiao will step into the Octagon for a highly anticipated return to the ring. Ahead of that fight however, it’s impossible to ignore the magnitude of the impending Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather boxing match set to take place on August 26th. Ahead of his fight on Saturday, Pacquiao spoke to Yahoo sports to discuss the McGregor-Mayweather fight, and why he feels McGregor has no chance against Mayweather, who will be chasing his 50th professional win when he steps into the ring against McGregor at the T-Mobile Arena.
Coach John Kavanagh claims Conor McGregor plans to return to the Octagon this year
Tom Taylor - June 26, 2017
Given that Conor McGregor will make far more money than he ever has in MMA for his August 26 boxing match with Floyd Mayweather, widespread doubt has emerged that he will ever return to the UFC’s Octagon. According to McGregor’s head coach John Kavanagh, who spoke on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, however, money is no longer the motivator for McGregor.