Conor McGregor News

Scott Hernandez - May 5, 2016

Former UFC champion Tito Ortiz may be in the UFC Hall of Fame, however Ortiz often found himself at odds with the UFC brass during the course of his stint with the promotion. Now a Bellator MMA fighter, Ortiz offered some advice to Conor McGregor, who is currently in the middle of a standoff with the UFC. McGregor refused to fulfill his promo obligations for his UFC 200 rematch with Nate Diaz on July 9th, and as a result was pulled from the event. While there has been no official word yet on McGregor’s next fight, it is rumored that he will fight at either UFC 201 or 202.

Scott Hernandez - May 4, 2016

While Conor McGregor may have started the ‘Irish Invasion’ of MMA, the rest of the SBG Ireland team has also gained widespread popularity in the world of MMA. Former UFC flyweight Paddy Holohan posted the following photo on Instagram of himself, UFC women’s strawweight Aisling Daly, and UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor, alongside coach John Kavanagh. The photo, which you can see below, was captioned:

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”.

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.

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.

Scott Hernandez - May 3, 2016

Since Conor McGregor was pulled from his UFC 200 welterweight rematch with Nate Diaz on July 9th for refusing to fulfill his media obligations, there has been much speculation as to when McGregor will return to the Octagon. UFC President Dana White has stated previously that McGregor’s next fight will be to defend his UFC featherweight championship, leading many to wonder when he would defend his belt against the winner of Edgar vs. Aldo II.

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.

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

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.

Chris Taylor - May 2, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been all over Twitter this morning. The brash Irish superstar has tweeted that he will “school” Nate Diaz in their highly anticipated rematch (if it happens) and has also responded to a bunch of questions from fans/haters.

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.

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.

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.

Chris Taylor - May 1, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is currently in a standoff with the UFC, this after he was pulled from the main event of UFC 200 for refusing to do certain media obligations to help promote the event. Although the brash Irish champ may be having issues with his employer, it appears nothing is wrong with his relationship with Reebok.

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:

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

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.

Russell Ess - April 28, 2016

Former UFC title contender Chael Sonnen is one who knows the game of fight promotion all too well. Sonnen now working as an MMA analyst says that the finger can be pointed at Conor McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh for not being on the UFC 200 card.