Conor McGregor News

Scott Hernandez - July 19, 2016

Back in March, Nate Diaz stepped in on just two weeks notice to fight Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 196. While the bout was initially supposed to be a lightweight matchup, the pair fought at welterweight. McGregor gassed out early in the fight, going into the second round looking rather flat footed. Diaz capitalized on the situation, landing a 1-2 combination that rocked the featherweight champ. McGregor then shot for a takedown, which ultimately resulted in Diaz securing a rear-naked choke, forcing McGregor to tap.

Scott Hernandez - July 19, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is currently gearing up for his UFC 202 welterweight rematch with Nate Diaz on August 20th.

Russell Ess - July 18, 2016

Referees and judges play a major part in the fight game and on Monday, the officials for Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor 2 were announced. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto tweeted on Monday, “Officials for Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor: John McCarthy will referee. Judges: Derek Cleary, Jeff Mullen, Glenn Trowbridge.”

Scott Hernandez - July 16, 2016

While UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is currently slated for a welterweight rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 202, ‘Notorious’ has found himself called out by numerous fighters. While McGregor is supposed to to fight Jose Aldo for the undisputed featherweight championship after his bout with Diaz, Eddie Alvarez, Dominick Cruz, and several other fighters have been calling out McGregor.

Russell Ess - July 15, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor was in Las Vegas for UFC 200 keeping a watchful eye on the interim featherweight title fight between Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar.

Russell Ess - July 15, 2016

Newly crowned UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez knows what it’s like to go into the championship rounds and come out victorious. Alvarez has had two championship five-round fights that have gone the distance in his professional MMA career and both times he was awarded the victory.

Russell Ess - July 15, 2016

UFC superstar Conor McGregor has a lot on the line in his rematch against the UFC’s bad boy from Stockton, Nate Diaz. McGregor suffered the first loss of his UFC career against Diaz in their first meeting at UFC 196 and if a second loss in a row were to occur, the “it” factor of “The Notorious” may very well begin to wilt away.

Scott Hernandez - July 14, 2016

Wednesday night, ESPN held their annual ‘ESPY Awards’ show. Up for nomination from the UFC were UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm, and UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler.

Russell Ess - July 13, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor turns 28-years-old on Thursday.

Russell Ess - July 13, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is gearing up to rebound from his first loss in the UFC in the rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 202.

Russell Ess - July 11, 2016

Late Sunday, the big news of the sale of the UFC was released. UFC President Dana White acknowledged the sale to ESPN and said, “Sport is going to the next level.” UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor who recently commented on the sale of the UFC at the UFC 202 press conference reacted to the news of the sale on twitter early Monday morning.

Chris Taylor - July 10, 2016

During last night’s historic UFC 200 event in Las Vegas, the promotion released a trailer for the highly anticipated rematch between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor which will headline August’s UFC 202 event in Sin City.

Scott Hernandez - July 8, 2016

While we are nearly 24 hours away from UFC 200, the MMA community can’t get enough of Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz after their UFC 202 press conference on Thursday afternoon. During the course of the presser, McGregor explained that a win for him on August 20th likely sets up a trilogy fight between the pair given that Diaz won the pair’s first meeting at UFC 196.

Russell Ess - July 7, 2016

Conor McGregor vs Nate Diaz tickets on-sale July 15!!! #UFC202 A video posted by Dana White (@danawhiteufc) on Jul 7, 2016 at 12:52pm PDT

Russell Ess - July 6, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been training with a lot of different people in preparation for his rematch with Nate Diaz set for UFC 202.

Russell Ess - July 5, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is set to rematch Nate Diaz in a non-title welterweight bout at UFC 202. McGregor has been “obsessed” with his first loss in the UFC and is looking to show the first fight with Diaz was just a fluke.

Russell Ess - July 5, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is the latest athlete from the UFC to be featured nude for the new “Body Issue” of ESPN the Magazine.

Russell Ess - July 5, 2016

On Monday, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor released some exclusive footage of his training for his rematch with Nate Diaz scheduled for UFC 202. In the video, McGregor showcased his sparring session with former boxing champion Chris Van Heerden and apparently edited the video to show himself getting the better of Van Heerden in training.