Conor McGregor News

bjpenndotcom - August 24, 2016

On the heels of Conor McGregor’s UFC 202 majority decision over Nate Diaz, many wondered what the featherweight champ’s next move would be. Given that McGregor has remained noncommittal about returning to featherweight, despite the fact that UFC President Dana White said he would be forced to vacate the belt if he doesn’t defend it, many are wondering if McGregor could challenge Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight championship.

bjpenndotcom - August 24, 2016

With Conor McGregor’s UFC 202 win over Nate Diaz, the featherweight champ has a few options. While UFC President Dana White has stated that McGregor will return to featherweight for a title unification fight with Jose Aldo, McGregor has remained noncommittal on his return to 145.

bjpenndotcom - August 24, 2016

After Bruce Buffer read the judge’s decision for the main event war between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, it didn’t take long for the featherweight champion, who won a majority decision over Diaz, to begin limping on his walk back to the dressing room. News surfaced shortly after that McGregor had broken his foot, and was using crutches to assist him backstage. Later in the evening, McGregor stated that his foot wasn’t broken, however his shin was hurt from the leg kicks he landed on Diaz.

bjpenndotcom - August 23, 2016

Prior to Conor McGregor’s UFC 202 rematch with Nate Diaz, the featherweight champ stated that the pair would need a trilogy fight when he won the rematch. McGregor did just that, winning via majority decision this past Saturday in Las Vegas. During his post-fight Octagon interview, McGregor stated that he wants the trilogy fight to go down at lightweight, rather than welterweight.

bjpenndotcom - August 23, 2016

At the end of 2015, Conor McGregor stepped into the Octagon for what many believed to be the toughest test of his mixed martial arts career. Opposite McGregor was undisputed UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, who had yet to taste defeat inside the Octagon as he reigned as the 145 pound kingpin. McGregor made short work of Aldo, knocking him out in just 13 seconds with a beautiful counter left. This past weekend, McGregor picked up a majority decision win over Nate Diaz, avenging his UFC 196 loss to Diaz earlier this year. With UFC President Dana White adamant that McGregor will either return to featherweight, or vacate his belt, Nova Uniao head coach Andre Pederneiras believes McGregor isn’t confident enough to have a rematch with Aldo.

bjpenndotcom - August 23, 2016

After UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor was pulled from UFC 200 for refusing to fulfill his media obligations for the event, there was much talk regarding a potential Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor boxing match.

bjpenndotcom - August 23, 2016

https://youtu.be/poLTJako_yc?t=9m10s Going into UFC 202, there was quite a bit of pressure on UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. Regardless of whether or not McGregor won the fight and avenged his UFC 196 loss to Nate Diaz, UFC President Dana White had stated that McGregor would return to featherweight or vacate the 145 pound belt.

bjpenndotcom - August 23, 2016

Leading up to Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz’ highly anticipated UFC 202 rematch, UFC President Dana White was adamant that McGregor would return to featherweight after the fight, regardless of the outcome, for a title unification fight with interim champion Jose Aldo. McGregor, who knocked out Aldo in just 13 seconds at UFC 194, has remained noncommittal on his return to featherweight, even going as far as to state during the UFC 202 post-fight press conference that his next fight would be at lightweight.

Russell Ess - August 22, 2016

Despite being banged up after the epic five-round war with Nate Diaz at UFC 202, “The Notorious” Conor McGregor was out and about in Las Vegas on Sunday to host a pool party.

Russell Ess - August 22, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has now had two non-title welterweight fights since winning the featherweight championship from Jose Aldo at UFC 194. UFC President Dana White has just given “The Notorious” two options as far as fights go following his majority decision win over Nate Diaz at UFC 202.

Russell Ess - August 22, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor got his revenge with a win over Nate Diaz on Saturday night at UFC 202. While nearly all of McGregor’s fellow fighters were picking Diaz to win the rematch, “The Notorious” was able to pick up a majority decision win over his rival after five exciting rounds of combat.

Russell Ess - August 22, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz are now 1-1, each holding a win over each other. It sounds like McGregor feels that he can take on competitors far above his 145-pound weight class once again after defeating Diaz by majority decision at UFC 202 over the weekend.

Chris Taylor - August 21, 2016

https://youtu.be/Zh44J8uoTJ8 After putting on a “Fight of the year” candidate performance in the headliner of last night’s UFC 202 event, current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and his team hit the club in Sin City.

Chris Taylor - August 21, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor earned a majority decision victory over Nate Diaz in a welterweight bout which headlined last night’s UFC 202 event in Las Vegas. According to a report from MMAFighting, the Irish superstar made a disclosed $3 million for his victory over “The Stockton Slugger”. Nate Diaz apparently earned $2 million for his efforts.

Chris Taylor - August 21, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor scored a majority decision victory over Nate Diaz last night in a welterweight bout which headlined UFC 202 in Las Vegas. UFC president Dana White had stated prior to yesterday’s fight that McGregor would return to featherweight or vacate his 145-pound belt win or lose following his rematch with Diaz.

Chris Taylor - August 21, 2016

Conor McGregor discusses his decision victory over Nate Diaz at last night’s UFC 202 event in Las Vegas.

bjpenndotcom - August 20, 2016

https://youtu.be/uSxPRNQNNQo In the main event of UFC 202, Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz squared off in a highly anticipated welterweight rematch.

bjpenndotcom - August 20, 2016

Yesterday at the UFC 202 weigh-ins, the MMA community collectively agreed that Conor McGregor looked to be in phenomenal shape ahead of his UFC 202 rematch with Nate Diaz Saturday night. McGregor stated that throughout this camp he has focused on his cardio so as not to gas out in the first round. In the photo below, you can see a comparison of McGregor at the UFC 196 weigh-ins, compared to McGregor at the UFC 202 weigh-ins. It is important to note that McGregor weighed-in at 168 pounds at both weigh-ins.