Conor McGregor News

Tom Taylor - November 9, 2016

UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez is now just days away from the first defense of his title. This defense, which will occur in the main event of Saturday night’s UFC 205, will see him attempt to thwart featherweight champ Conor McGregor‘s attempt to become the first fighter in UFC history to hold to belts at once. As this massive bout draws ever closer, Alvarez is fulfilling the last of his media obligations. One of these obligations was the media workout that traditionally occurs in the lead-up to a card of this scale. After this workout, which occured on the home hardwood of The New York Knicks, Alvarez took a moment to address the media and fans in attendance. During this interaction with the crowd, he offered up a prediction as to the outcome of his looming bout with McGregor.

bjpenndotcom - November 9, 2016

Saturday night in New York, the UFC will host what is being considered the biggest event in the promotion’s history. Headlining the event of course, is a historic lightweight title fight between UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor, and UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez, in a fight which could potentially see McGregor enter into the UFC history books as the first simultaneous two-division UFC champion. In the past, McGregor has set several UFC records, with his recent UFC 202 fight with Nate Diaz setting the record for most PPV buys, beating out the previous record set by the historic UFC 100 card back in 2009.

Tom Taylor - November 9, 2016

UFC 205, which will mark the Octagon’s long-awaited debut in New York City, New York, is now mere days away. As this mammoth event draws ever closer, the UFC has released the second instalment of its Embedded series, which follows the event’s stars as they make their last preparations and complete their final media obligations.

Tom Taylor - November 9, 2016

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Russell Ess - November 8, 2016

With the UFC having Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey headlining two of the last three pay-per-view cards of the year, the company is surely looking end the year with a bang. TMZ recently caught up with UFC commentator Joe Rogan ahead of UFC 205 and asked the skilled martial artist who he thinks made the most money between UFC stars Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey.

bjpenndotcom - November 8, 2016

With UFC 205 now just days away, fight fans have continued to question which title belt featherweight champion Conor McGregor will vacate if he emerges from his lightweight title fight with Eddie Alvarez victorious. While UFC President Dana White has remained adamant that if McGregor wins, he must vacate one of the two title belts in order to prevent holding up either division, McGregor began by stating that it would take an army for the UFC brass to take one of the titles away from him. More recently, McGregor changed his tune, stating that before there are talks of him vacating a belt, he would like to make history by winning the fight, and appreciate the moment before shifting to those talks.

Russell Ess - November 8, 2016

UFC 205 is just days away from what many are calling the biggest UFC card ever, which will go down at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Headlining the historic card will be UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez defending his belt for the first time against UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. If Alvarez gets his hand raised above “The Notorious,” his stock will surely shoot through the roof taking out one of the biggest stars in the sport. On the other hand, if McGregor finds victory over Alvarez this Saturday, he will make history once again by becoming the first concurrent two-weight UFC champion.

bjpenndotcom - November 8, 2016

While Conor McGregor and Rafael dos Anjos may not have fought at UFC 196 for the lightweight championship as initially planned, McGregor’s training for dos Anjos very well could have helped him prepare for his current opponent, Eddie Alvarez. McGregor, who faces Alvarez in the main event of UFC 205 this Saturday, where he hopes to capture the lightweight championship and become the first man in the history f the UFC to simultaneously hold two championship belts, was set to face dos Anjos in the main event of UFC 196 back in March for the lightweight title. Unfortunately, just two weeks before the fight, dos Anjos pulled out of the fight with a broken foot and was replaced by Nate Diaz, who ultimately handed McGregor the first loss of his UFC career.

Tom Taylor - November 7, 2016

This weekend, the UFC will make its long anticipated debut in New York City with UFC 205. The card will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between divisional king Eddie Alvarez and featherweight titleholder Conor McGregor.  If McGregor comes out on top in this massive showdown, he’ll become the first fighter in UFC history to hold titles in two weight classes concurrently. When this blockbuster bout was being constructed, their was speculation that McGregor would be forced to vacate his featherweight title, which would of course deprive him of the opportunity to make history as a two-division champ. According to McGregor, however, this was never a real worry, as he’s confident in his ability to call his own shots within the UFC.

Tom Taylor - November 7, 2016

UFC 205, which will mark the UFC’s long awaited debut in New York City, is now just days away. As this mammoth card draws ever closer, fans, media members, fighters, and other MMA personalities have begun to offer up their predictions on the main event: a lightweight title fight between divisional king Eddie Alvarez and featherweight champ Conor McGregor. One of the latest MMA notables to offer up a prediction on this massive title fight is McGregor’s head coach, John Kavanagh.

Tom Taylor - November 7, 2016

Conor McGregor, who is poised to challenge Eddie Alvarez for the UFC lightweight strap at this Saturday’s UFC 205, is the biggest star in MMA. As such, he’s floated as a potential opponent for pretty much every fighter in MMA. If you’re a fighter, and you reside anywhere near the welterweight, lightweight, and featherweight divisions, chances are you’ll be asked how you think you’d fare against the Irish superstar.

Tom Taylor - November 7, 2016

This Saturday, UFC lightweight titleholder Eddie Alvarez will defend his belt against a fellow champion in featherweight king Conor McGregor. The two champs will share the main event spot of UFC 205, a card that marks the UFC’s first steps into New York City – one of the final frontiers for mixed martial arts.

Tom Taylor - November 6, 2016

Next Saturday, the UFC will make its long awaited debut in glimmering New York City, New York with UFC 205. The card, which will emanate from the combat sports Mecca of Madison Square Garden, will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between reigning divisional champion Eddie Alvarez, and current featherweight king Conor McGregor. If McGregor is able to defeat the wickedly tough lightweight champion, he’ll become the first fighter in UFC history to hold two titles in two weight classes concurrently. Needless to say, this fight is a big one.

bjpenndotcom - November 5, 2016

While Conor McGregor is currently the UFC featherweight champion, one week from today he will have the opportunity to become the first man to simultaneously hold two UFC belts when he faces UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez in the main event of UFC 205. While McGregor has previously competed at lightweight under the Cage Warriors banner in Ireland, he has yet to fight at 155 inside the Octagon. Despite being booked for a lightweight title fight with Rafael dos Anjos back in March, McGregor fought twice at welterweight after dos Anjos was forced out of the fight with a broken foot.

bjpenndotcom - November 4, 2016

https://youtu.be/StOcgp-bBf4 With just over a week to go until UFC 205, the UFC’s historic inaugural event at the Madison Square Garden, the anticipation for the stacked fight card is at an all-time high.

Russell Ess - November 4, 2016

The historic UFC 205 event taking place in New York’s Madison Square Garden will go down next weekend. UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has a chance to make history when he meets UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez in the center of the Octagon. If McGregor finds his hand raised over Alvarez on November 12, he will become the first fighter in UFC history to be a concurrent two-weight UFC champ.

Russell Ess - November 4, 2016

“The Notorious” Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez were a part of a UFC 205 conference call with the media on Thursday. The two opponents had their verbal warfare going back and forth but one of the exchanges, in particular, was quite entertaining. McGregor was asked by a member of the media if he was preparing for Eddie Alvarez’s grinding wrestling style, which he had some trouble with against Chad Mendes at UFC 189 back in July of 2015.

bjpenndotcom - November 4, 2016

UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez is undoubtably a veteran of the sport of mixed martial arts. With a professional record of 28 wins and 4 losses that recently saw him capture the UFC lightweight championship earlier this year by knocking out Rafael dos Anjos in the first round of their scrap back in July, the lightweight champ is now set to headline arguably the biggest event in the history of MMA, UFC 205 on November 12th. Alvarez’s UFC 205 fight with featherweight champion Conor McGregor has already broken several Madison Square Garden records according to UFC President Dana White, despite the fact that the fight is still over a week away.