Conor McGregor News

Chris Taylor - August 13, 2016

On Friday morning the Professional Fighters Association (PFA) was established to represent the collective interests of the fighters employed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The goal of the “PFA” is to organize the fighters so that they can collectively bargain their terms and conditions of employment. The “PFA” stated that it would not only be a union of fighters, but it will be governed solely by fighters. This way it is the fighters who will control their own futures.

Chris Taylor - August 13, 2016

https://youtu.be/_gxT1WqfaEA UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor continued his verbal assault against the WWE on Friday. This time he took aim at the company’s most popular wrestler John Cena.

bjpenndotcom - August 12, 2016

With UFC 202 just over a week away, many fans are wondering whether or not featherweight champion Conor McGregor will return to featherweight after his rematch with Nate Diaz. While McGregor has remained noncommittal about returning to featherweight, stating that Jose Aldo is an unreliable opponent, fans are wondering if McGregor will be able to cut back down to 145 after back to back fights at 170 pounds.

Russell Ess - August 12, 2016

Featherweight champion Conor McGregor is scheduled to fight in his second UFC non-title welterweight fight on August 20 at UFC 202. McGregor will rematch Nate Diaz in another scrap at 170 to try and avenge his first UFC loss handed to him by Diaz at UFC 196. UFC President Dana White revealed what will be next for “The Notorious” in an exclusive interview with UFC.com.

Russell Ess - August 12, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor made a lot of WWE wrestlers and fans upset with some harsh comments he directed at basically all the WWE’s professional wrestlers.

bjpenndotcom - August 11, 2016

With just over a week to go until UFC 202, where Conor McGregor will look to bounce back from his March loss and defeat Nate Diaz, a funny video has resurfaced.

Russell Ess - August 11, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been “obsessed” over his rematch with Nate Diaz. With his chance for redemption against Diaz coming at UFC 202 on August 20, “The Notorious” hasn’t been taking his camp for the rematch lightly.

bjpenndotcom - August 10, 2016

With just over a week to go until UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor steps into the Octagon at UFC 202 in an attempt to avenge his March 5th loss to Nate Diaz, the featherweight champ has been working on his grappling.

bjpenndotcom - August 10, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has widely been criticized for what many believe to be a lack of a ground game. Ahead of his UFC 202 rematch with Nate Diaz on August 20th, McGregor brought in elite level BJJ black belt Dillon Danis to help him prepare for the ground game of Diaz. According to the featherweight superstar, the training paid off, and he feels extremely confident going to the ground with Diaz once again at UFC 202 despite being submitted at UFC 196.

bjpenndotcom - August 10, 2016

Earlier this year, just months after knocking out Jose Aldo to claim the UFC featherweight championship, Conor McGregor was slated to fight Rafael dos Anjos for the UFC lightweight championship at UFC 196. Unfortunately, dos Anjos pulled out of the fight just 2-weeks before the event was slated to take place. Ultimately, the UFC selected Nate Diaz as a fill-in opponent, and he handed McGregor his first UFC loss.

Russell Ess - August 10, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor said that his diet was one of his downfalls in his last fight with Nate Diaz. McGregor claimed that he ate his way up to fight in the first welterweight contest with Diaz and says that this camp for the rematch has been much different.

Russell Ess - August 10, 2016

UFC veteran featherweight champion Conor McGregor and his team have hand selected specific training partners to help prepare for the rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 202.

bjpenndotcom - August 8, 2016

Conor McGregor famously stated one time that he is a UFC superstar not because of talent, but because he is “obsessed”. That obsession led to McGregor turning down a massive 7-figure payday to appear in the upcoming xXx movie starring Vin Diesel. McGregor was slated to appear in the film, however he decided to pull out of the role in order to train for his UFC 202 rematch with Nate Diaz on August 20th.

bjpenndotcom - August 8, 2016

After Conor McGregor was handed his first UFC loss at the hands of Nate Diaz back in March at UFC 196, the featherweight champ refused to make excuses for the loss, simply chalking the situation up to an “inefficient use of energy”. Ahead of the pair’s rematch at UFC 202 on August 20th, McGregor’s coach, John Kavanagh, believes that if his prized pupil loses again, there are no excuses. He explained in an editorial for The42:

Russell Ess - August 8, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor made a lot of WWE wrestlers and fans upset with his comments criticizing nearly all the WWE athletes. Conor McGregor didn’t change his tune after the backlash from many WWE wrestlers again tweeting, “I didn’t mean no disrespect to the @wwe fans. What I meant to say was that I’d slap the head off your entire roster. And twice on Sunday’s.”

Russell Ess - August 8, 2016

UFC 202 is set to take place on August 20. The main event will feature a rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz.

Russell Ess - August 8, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been training for what he calls the most important fight of his career. Leading up to the rematch with Nate Diaz, McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh says that this camp has been a game changer for “The Notorious.”

Russell Ess - August 8, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is a pure genius when it comes to marketing his brand. With his recent stab at the WWE wrestlers being “messed up puss–s,” “The Notorious is getting a ton of attention from a single phone call.