Conor McGregor News
Conor McGregor blasts "big lurch" Nate Diaz
Chris Taylor - May 3, 2016
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is extremely confident that he will be able to “school” Nate Diaz if the two meet in a rematch later this summer. The brash Irish superstar took to Instagram to post the following photo while taking some serious shots at the “Stockton Slugger”.
Gunnar Nelson opens up on Conor McGregor's future in the UFC
Scott Hernandez - May 3, 2016
While UFC President Dana White may maintain that there is no dispute between Conor McGregor and the UFC, the tension between the two is undeniable. After refusing to fulfill his media obligations for arguably the biggest event in UFC history, McGregor was pulled from his UFC 200 rematch with Nate Diaz on July 9th. McGregor was training in Iceland and helping Gunnar Nelson prepare for his upcoming fight against Albert Tumenov on May 8th when he was pulled from the card.
VIDEO | Conor McGregor Ashes comeback tribute
Russell Ess - May 3, 2016
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is currently the biggest draw in the UFC and is now without a scheduled fight.
Amir Khan likes his odds against Conor McGregor ahead of potential jump to MMA
Scott Hernandez - May 3, 2016
Former boxing champion Amir Khan is currently gearing up for his fight with ‘Canelo’ Alvarez on Saturday in Las Vegas. Ahead of that fight, the idea of a potential jump to MMA appears to be on Khan’s mind. The 29 year old English boxer currently owns a MMA promotion that puts on events in Dubai, and has even used MMA training to prepare for his fight with Alvarez.
Exclusive | Patrick Cote discusses Conor McGregor's standoff with the UFC
Chris Taylor - May 3, 2016
UFC welterweight contender Patrick Cote (23-9 MMA) is busy preparing for his upcoming ‘UFC Fight Night 89’ showdown with Donald Cerrone which takes place next month in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. “The Predator” is currently riding a three-fight win streak and has won six of his past seven bouts overall.
VIDEO | Conor McGregor makes time to train with young MMA prospect
Russell Ess - May 3, 2016
Even with being the biggest draw in the UFC, featherweight champion Conor McGregor still made some time to train with a young MMA prospect in Iceland. ⚜Training with Conor Mcgregor 🇨🇮🇮🇸@thenotoriousmma #mjölnirmma#mma #thechamp @mjolnirmma
Conor McGregor claims UFC 200 could have surpassed Mayweather vs. Pacquiao numbers
Russell Ess - May 2, 2016
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao put up the richest fight in boxing sport’s history back in 2015. Mayweather and Pacquiao crushed the records with reports of 4.4 million pay-per-view buys and a $72,198,500 live gate from 16,219 tickets sold. Although the fight itself was not exciting to the majority of fans drawn to the bout, Mayweather and Pacquiao walked away with giant paydays.
Conor McGregor claims to have shattered Brock Lesnar's pay-per-view numbers
Russell Ess - May 2, 2016
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been active on twitter Monday revealing a lot about what is on his mind. “The Notorious” has been all the buzz after being pulled from UFC 200 by the UFC for refusing to take part in media obligations to promote the fight.
Conor McGregor: Diaz is full of excuses
Chris Taylor - May 2, 2016
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor was busy on Twitter this morning. The brash Irsh superstar has proclaimed he will “school” Nate Diaz in their rematch later this year.
Conor McGregor: On the floor Nate was swept and controlled
Chris Taylor - May 2, 2016
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor suffered his first career octagon defeat to Nate Diaz in the headlining bout of UFC 196 this past March in Las Vegas. “Mystic Mac” was submitted via rear-naked choke in the second round of his fight with the Stockton native.
Conor McGregor says he will "school" Nate Diaz in a rematch
Chris Taylor - May 2, 2016
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor took to his Twitter today where he poked shots at Nate Diaz, the man who defeated him via submission at UFC 196. I love it! Adapt and overcome.I am coming in light and lean for my rematch and I will school this boy to the bell. https://t.co/MjEwxokIYK
Dan Hardy on Conor McGregor: 'He’s bought into that hype himself'
Russell Ess - May 2, 2016
Dan Hardy, former UFC welterweight title challenger and current color commentator and analyst for the UFC knows a thing or two about fight promotion. In just his fifth fight in the UFC, “The Outlaw” fought for the UFC welterweight title against Georges St-Pierre and the veteran spoke about how he sees things happening with the UFC’s situation with Conor McGregor.
Eddie Alvarez: "Conor's not a championship fighter"
Chris Taylor - May 1, 2016
Top lightweight contender Eddie Alvarez will receive his first shot at UFC gold this July, when he takes on current champ Rafael dos Anjos for the promotions lightweight title in Las Vegas. Alvarez was a recent guest on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, where he discussed the major holes he sees in UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor’s game. His words:
Conor McGregor tells the UFC to "Cut the bullshit"
Chris Taylor - May 1, 2016
Nobody gives a fuck about these other fights until this one is settled. Cut the bullshit. Run it back. #RealFight A video posted by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on May 1, 2016 at 4:21am PDT
John McCarthy reveals how much Conor McGregor was guaranteed for UFC 200
Scott Hernandez - April 30, 2016
It’s no secret that UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor would have made quite a bit of money for his welterweight rematch against Nate Diaz at UFC 200. Unfortunately for everyone in the MMA community, McGregor refused to fulfill his media obligations for the event, and was unable to reach a deal with the UFC. Ultimately, McGregor was pulled from the card, and the rematch with Nate Diaz was scrapped. While a recent report estimated that the UFC stands to lose nearly $45 million for keeping mcGregor off the card, veteran referee ‘Big’ John McCarthy revealed on his podcast that McGregor himself missed out on quite a bit of money.
Former UFC champ Rich Fraklin on UFC vs. Conor McGregor: 'It's kind of like disciplining a child'
Russell Ess - April 29, 2016
The UFC made a big statement when they pulled Conor McGregor off the UFC 200 card earlier this month. Former UFC middleweight champion and current ONE Championship vice president Rich Franklin recently spoke with ESPN’s Brett Okamoto on Conor McGregor being pulled from the paramount card after refusing to take part in some media obligations to promote the event.
Cain Velasquez reacts to Conor McGregor's standoff with the UFC
Scott Hernandez - April 28, 2016
While many fans and members of the MMA community are taking sides in Conor McGregor’s standoff with the UFC, former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez offers an interesting perspective on things. Velasquez, who won the UFC heavyweight championship twice and defended it twice, understands the promo work that a champion must do, and thus offered an interesting take on McGregor’s standoff with the UFC.
Don Frye joins Team McGregor in standoff with the UFC
Scott Hernandez - April 28, 2016
Conor McGregor’s very public dispute with the UFC has many members of the MMA community passively choosing sides. While some members of the MMA community believe the McGregor is obligated to fulfill his media obligations ahead of UFC 200, because promo is part of his job, others like Don Frye believe that McGregor’s job is to fight, not promote fights. Frye, who has often found himself going against UFC President Dana White, spoke to Submission Radio to discuss McGregor’s ongoing standoff with the UFC: