Conor McGregor News

bjpenndotcom - June 8, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor never shies away from showing off the ‘fruits of his labor’ on social media, in the form of designer clothes, luxury vehicles, and expensive shopping sprees. The featherweight champion banked his largest payday earlier this year when he fought Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 196 at welterweight. McGregor lost the fight, but managed to break several UFC records with the event.

Chris Taylor - June 5, 2016

During Saturday night’s UFC 199 pay-per-view card in Los Angeles it was announced that a rematch between current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and perennial lightweight contender Nate Diaz had been booked to headline August’s UFC 202 event in Las Vegas. Despite coming out victorious in their first encounter at UFC 196, Nate Diaz has been labelled the early underdog in his rematch with McGregor, this according to MMAOddsBreaker:

bjpenndotcom - June 4, 2016

During the UFC 199 broadcast it was officially announced that Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor 2 would be going down at UFC 202 on August 20th. This came after much back & forth regarding the bout. With the UFC brass looking to book the bout due to McGregor’s ‘obsession’ with the fight. Following that it looked as though the fight wouldn’t get booked.

Russell Ess - June 3, 2016

On Thursday, UFC President Dana White was a guest on Colin Cowherd’s “The Herd” to talk about the latest news regarding the UFC. One of the topics was about the frustration White has had in putting the rematch together for the Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor rematch, with the bulk of the frustration coming from the negotiations on Diaz’s terms for the fight when they had lunch in Stockton two weeks ago.

bjpenndotcom - June 1, 2016

Every year, ESPN publishes a list of the 100 most famous athletes in the world using a formula which compiles salary, endorsements, social media followings, and Google searches, and in turn produces a list of the 100 most famous athletes. For example, Soccer phenom Cristiano Ronaldo ranked #1 on the list, while NBA superstar LeBron James ranked #2 on the list. Surprisingly, two UFC stars ranked on the list. Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey ranked at #23, ahead of any other combat athlete. In addition, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor ranked at #37 on the list.

bjpenndotcom - June 1, 2016

At UFC 194, Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo finally had their fight for the UFC featherweight championship. The fight lasted just 13 seconds, with McGregor putting the featherweight champion to sleep with a left hand in the first exchange of the fight. Rather than defending his belt, McGregor went up for what was supposed to be a lightweight title fight against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 196. Unfortunately, dos Anjos withdrew from the fight with a broken foot. Nate Diaz then stepped in on short notice to fight McGregor, handing him the first loss of his UFC career.

bjpenndotcom - June 1, 2016

At UFC 196 back in March, fight fans witnessed UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor lose for the first time in his MMA career. The seemingly invincible McGregor appeared unable to find his range, and ultimately ended up gassing in the 2nd round, resulting in Diaz landing a 1-2 combination that rocked McGregor, which led to a desperation takedown that quickly saw Diaz secure a rear naked choke, and win the fight.

Russell Ess - June 1, 2016

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum thinks that just the idea of Floyd Mayweather fighting Conor McGregor in a boxing match is “lunacy.”

Russell Ess - May 31, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is still set on fighting Nate Diaz in a welterweight rematch. Diaz handed McGregor his first loss in the UFC at UFC 196 back in March and “The Notorious” still wants revenge, but also says that the featherweight division bored him a bit.

bjpenndotcom - May 31, 2016

With talk of a potential Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather boxing match currently being the talk of the combat sports world, famed boxing trainer Freddie Roach has found himself in the middle of the situation. After Teddy Atlas stated that he wouldn’t train McGregor for a fight with Mayweather, Roach stated the he would in fact train McGregor, despite the overwhelming odds of fighting Mayweather.

bjpenndotcom - May 31, 2016

While Conor McGregor is the UFC featherweight champion, and has never competed in a professional boxing match, a potential superfight with Floyd Mayweather has been the talk of the town so to speak. While reports have emerged that the fight will go down in September, there has been no official announcement from either party, leading many to wonder if the fight will actually happen.

bjpenndotcom - May 30, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been enjoying a bit of down time since his UFC 200 rematch with Nate Diaz was scrapped. Despite that, McGregor has managed to keep his name in the headlines as talks of a boxing match with Floyd Mayweather have increased significantly. In a recent Instagram post, McGregor returned to Straight Blast GYM in Ireland, and posted a statement to go along with it.

Chris Taylor - May 30, 2016

Retired boxing champion Floyd Mayweather posted the following photo on Twitter late Sunday evening promoting his potential bout with current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. .@badmedina https://t.co/648Qb26FTL pic.twitter.com/67agluPAGt

Chris Taylor - May 29, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has an interesting perspective for the definition of being ‘low key’. The brash Irish superstar took to Instagram where he displayed how he casually rolls through the local Coffee Bean drive thru:

bjpenndotcom - May 28, 2016

Rigan Machado is one of the most famous Jiu-Jitsu practitioners in the history of the sport. The 8th degree red and black belt, trains numerous high-profile students, including none other than famed actor Ashton Kutcher. Machado posee to TMZ to explain why he believes Kutchet’s wrestling background, combined with his Jiu-Jitsu purple belt, would result in him being able to submit Conor McGregor in a grappling match.

bjpenndotcom - May 28, 2016

While the odds of a Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather boxing match actually happening are still relatively low despite reports that the bout will go down in September, the MMA community can’t help but think ‘what if’.

bjpenndotcom - May 26, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is currently waiting in limbo to find out whether he will fight Floyd Mayweather next, or Nate Diaz. McGregor enjoyed some down time this week as he and members of his family hit the beach in style! Beach life.

bjpenndotcom - May 25, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has quickly become one of the most recognizable faces in the sporting world. With talks of a potential boxing match against legendary prizefighter Floyd Mayweather keeping McGregor’s name in the headlines more than ever, McGregor could now find himself on TV as a reality star as well. McGregor’s older sister, Erin, revealed to Goss.ie that she is opening a salon for both men and women, and Conor is an investor who plans to take an active part in the business. In addition, she is in talks to have her own reality show about the salon.