Conor McGregor News

Chris Taylor - February 25, 2016

When news broke that UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos had suffered an injury and was forced to pull out of his UFC 196 main event fight with Conor McGregor, many fighters decided to throw their name in the hat for the short-notice fight. Former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber was one of those fighters. Unfortunately for the “California Kid”, former UFC lightweight challenger Nate Diaz ended up being the fighter selected to ‘fill the void’ for March’s UFC pay-per-view event.

Scott Hernandez - February 25, 2016

There are many questions going through the mind of MMA enthusiasts leading up to the main event of UFC 196, where Conor McGregor will face Nate Diaz. The main two questions are, how will Conor McGregor handle fighting a taller opponent? And, how will Nate Diaz do on such short notice?

Scott Hernandez - February 25, 2016

https://youtu.be/YhkAYo-uQbw In the wake of the UFC announcing that Nate Diaz would be filling in for Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 196 on March 5th, they have now released a new promo video for the event.

Scott Hernandez - February 25, 2016

Wednesday afternoon in California, the UFC held the UFC 196 press conference at a UFC gym in California following the announcement of Nate Diaz filling in for Rafael dos Anjos in the main event.

Scott Hernandez - February 25, 2016

https://youtu.be/cwzVGH7zbQQ At the UFC 196 press conference on Wednesday, Nate Diaz accused Conor McGregor and the rest of the UFC roster of using steroids.

Scott Hernandez - February 25, 2016

Everyone knew Conor McGregor’s UFC 196 fight with Nate Diaz would include quite a bit of trash talk. However, with that being said no one could have predicted that a fan would take things this far. A fan posted a photo of himself wielding an AK-47 on Twitter along with several Tweets warning McGregor to “be careful” following the UFC 196 press conference Wednesday afternoon.

Chris Taylor - February 25, 2016

Former UFC middleweight and light heavyweight title challenger Chael Sonnen thinks everybody missed the point of Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor taking place at the welterweight limit of 170-pounds. According to Sonnen, the UFC 196 main event fight between McGregor and Diaz was set at 170-pounds so that the UFC can promote a welterweight title fight between “Mystic Mac” and Robbie Lawler later this year at UFC 200.

Scott Hernandez - February 25, 2016

Yesterday at the UFC 196 press conference with Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, the pair were involved in some pretty heated verbal exchanges, as many expected. After Conor McGregor called Nate Diaz out for teaching MMA seminars to young kids, Diaz fired back by taking shots at McGregor’s past opponents.

Scott Hernandez - February 24, 2016

Wednesday afternoon in California Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz participated in a UFC 196 press conference at the UFC gym.

Scott Hernandez - February 24, 2016

https://youtu.be/K3KdmMGLIOg Wednesday afternoon the UFC 196 press conference went down in California.

Scott Hernandez - February 24, 2016

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Scott Hernandez - February 24, 2016

"Ice works wonders" – @TheNotoriousMMA #UFC196 https://t.co/eDs4b0zZSn https://t.co/mtIEks2HyZ — #UFCLondon (@ufc) February 24, 2016

Scott Hernandez - February 24, 2016

Wednesday afternoon the UFC held a UFC 196 press conference in California after the announcement that Nate Diaz would be stepping in on short notice for Rafael dos Anjos. As many expected, McGregor and Diaz got into some pretty heated verbal exchanges with Diaz even accusing McGregor of using steroids.

Scott Hernandez - February 24, 2016

After Rafael dos Anjos withdrew from UFC 196 with a broken foot, there was much speculation as to who would fill the slot opposite McGregor. The UFC offered Jose Aldo a rematch on short notice at lightweight, however Aldo turned the rematch down, with his coach revealing that Aldo wasn’t in fight shape.

Scott Hernandez - February 24, 2016

While Conor McGregor vs. Rafael dos Anjos will no longer headline UFC 196, Kings MMA head coach Rafael Cordeiro is confident that the fight will happen. Due to Rafael dos Anjos’ broken foot, the UFC was forced to book Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz as the new main event at welterweight at UFC 196.

Scott Hernandez - February 24, 2016

By now the sporting world knows that Conor McGregor will face Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 196 after Rafael dos Anjos was forced out of the bout with a broken foot. In addition to the MMA community going wild with reactions on social media, fans began putting together awesome artwork for the fight.

Scott Hernandez - February 24, 2016

Following yesterday’s announcement that Nate Diaz would be stepping in for Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 196 on March 5th, the UFC is holding a press conference in California at 1pm PT (4pm ET) with Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz.

Scott Hernandez - February 24, 2016

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