Conor McGregor News
Conor McGregor reacts to video of Nate Diaz slapping Dillon Danis’ friend in the face
Susan Cox - November 15, 2022
Conor McGregor is reacting to a video of Nate Diaz slapping Dillon Danis’ friend in the face. It was just this past weekend at Madison Square Garden in New York City at UFC 281 where Diaz was involved in an altercation following the event.
Michael Chandler has his sights set on Conor McGregor following UFC 281 loss: "I am the biggest fight that he could take"
Lewis Simpson - November 14, 2022
Michael Chandler has his sights set on welcoming Conor McGregor back to the Octagon following his UFC 281 defeat to Dustin Poirier. Chandler and Poirier had Madison Square Garden on their feet as excepted at UFC 281.The veterans wasted no time in slugging it out.
Conor McGregor expresses interest in purchasing Liverpool FC: “I WOULD LOVE IT! I requested my information on this”
Harry Kettle - November 9, 2022
Conor McGregor has expressed his interest in potentially purchasing Liverpool Football Club as his next business venture. For the longest time now, Conor McGregor has been thriving outside of the Octagon. The Irishman has a string of businesses to his name and in addition to that, you could argue he’s still the ‘face of the fight game’.
Conor McGregor claims he’s the highest paid first time actor of all time: “Add that to the rest of my accolades”
Susan Cox - November 8, 2022
Conor McGregor is claiming he’s the highest paid first time actor of all time. Yes, the Irishman is in the news again, this time minus the ape face.
Conor McGregor’s team addresses his mother’s controversial Halloween costume
Fernando Quiles Jr. - November 6, 2022
An image (see above) taken of Conor McGregor and his family during Halloween has drawn scrutiny online. McGregor’s mother, Margaret, was seen in some of the photos with black paint smeared over her face. Some online took it as Margaret wearing blackface, but she has denied the claim.
Photo | Beardless Conor McGregor flaunts super heavy physique: “265 in the bank”
Susan Cox - November 6, 2022
Former UFC “champ-champ” Conor McGregor is bulking up quite a bit these days. McGregor hasn’t been seen inside the Octagon since July 2021. The “Notorious” one suffered a broken tibia and fibula during his trilogy fight against Dustin Poirier. McGregor has vowed to make a comeback, but he’s currently out of the USADA testing pool. He needs to reenter the pool and undergo six months of testing before he’d be eligible to fight again.
Hasbulla vows if he ever meets Conor McGregor he "will cause some problems for him"
Cole Shelton - October 28, 2022
Hasbulla has sent a warning to Conor McGregor. McGregor and Hasbulla have never seen eye-to-eye, due to the fact that the Russian is close with Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev. Over the past few months, the two have taken shots at one another, including McGregor saying he would punt Hasbulla like a football if he saw him.
Massive McGregor jokes he's "about 265" pounds, shares his new timeline for UFC return
Ryan Harkness - October 28, 2022
Conor McGregor is still in the Dominican Republic, where he’s busy filming the highly anticipated remake of the Patrick Swayze classic Road House. But ‘The Notorious’ is eager to get back home so he can start a training camp and return to the UFC early in 2023. That declaration was made during a Facebook livestream where McGregor answered a number of questions being fired at him by fans in the chat.
Jake Paul sends a message to "selfish" Conor McGregor
Cole Shelton - October 27, 2022
Jake Paul has sent a message to Conor McGregor ahead of his boxing match against Anderson Silva. Paul and Silva agreed to a bet that if the YouTuber-turned-boxer defeats the former UFC champ, Silva will partner with him to help create a fighter union. Paul has been vocal in wanting to increase fighter pay in the UFC and now he’s calling on Conor McGregor to help him and Silva.
Dana White confirms that Conor McGregor will require 6 months of USADA drug testing before returning to the Octagon
Susan Cox - October 26, 2022
UFC President Dana White has confirmed that Conor McGregor will require 6 months of USADA drug testing before returning to the Octagon. McGregor (22-6 MMA) has not fought since July of 2021 when he lost to Dustin Poirier (28-7 MMA) at UFC 264. The 34-year-old Irishman broke his leg during the fight and had to be operated on to repair fractures to both his tibia and fibula.
Conor McGregor trashes proposed Islam Makhachev vs. Alex Volkanovski title fight: “This fight does 10 buys”
Harry Kettle - October 24, 2022
Conor McGregor has trashed a possible UFC lightweight title fight between Islam Makhachev and Alex Volkanovski. Last weekend at UFC 280, Islam Makhachev submitted Charles Oliveira to become the new UFC lightweight champion. Shortly afterwards, Alex Volkanovski came into the Octagon to set up a champ vs champ superfight – potentially next year in Australia.
Jake Paul slams Conor McGregor for suggesting he has the tools to defeat Islam Makhachev
Fernando Quiles Jr. - October 23, 2022
Jake Paul has caught wind of Conor McGregor’s now-deleted tweets post-UFC 280. Islam Makhachev had a stellar performance in his UFC Lightweight Championship fight against Charles Oliveira. Makhachev put “do Bronx” away in the second round via arm triangle submission to lay claim to the 155-pound gold.
Conor McGregor trolls Petr Yan ahead of UFC 280
Christopher Taylor - October 20, 2022
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has decided to troll Petr Yan ahead of Saturday’s pay-per-view event in Abu Dhabi. Yan (16-3 MMA), the promotions former bantamweight champion, is set to return to the Octagon on the main card of UFC 280 against Sean O’Malley. ‘No Mercy’ will enter the contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a split decision setback to Aljamain Sterling in his most previous effort at UFC 273.
Conor McGregor claims he carried Floyd Mayweather in their first fight: "I come out full force, and today, I end Floyd"
Ryan Harkness - October 17, 2022
Floyd Mayweather has often claimed that he ‘carried’ Conor McGregor through the early rounds of their 2017 boxing superfight, which ended in a 10th round TKO victory for Floyd. Now McGregor is firing back, saying he was the one who was doing the carrying. McGregor’s comments came as part of a compliment he paid towards Claressa Shields, who had just won a ‘Fight of the Year’ candidate against Savannah Marshall over the weekend. Shields retained her WBA, WBC, IBF, WBF, and The Ring middleweight titles. She added the WBO middleweight title to her collection, becoming the unified middleweight champion.
Leon Edwards believes setting up Conor McGregor fight "would be easy to make"
Cole Shelton - October 13, 2022
Leon Edwards believes setting up a welterweight title fight against Conor McGregor would be easy to make. Edwards became the UFC’s welterweight champion with a comeback fifth-round head kick KO over Kamaru Usman in the rematch. Although all signs point towards the trilogy happening next, Edwards is also open to taking some super fights and the biggest one he eyes is against Conor McGregor.
Conor McGregor looks insanely lean as he spars at UFC gym
Harry Kettle - October 12, 2022
UFC star Conor McGregor looks to be in great shape as he posts training footage of him sparring at a UFC gym. Ever since breaking his leg last summer against Dustin Poirier, fans have been watching and waiting to see when Conor McGregor would finally make his mixed martial arts comeback. The Irishman has slowly been working his way back to full fitness and in recent weeks, he’s been teasing the masses by posting frequent training footage as he gears up, potentially, for another appearance inside the Octagon.
Rafael Fiziev takes aim at Justin Gaethje with derogatory post involving Conor McGregor
Susan Cox - October 7, 2022
Rafael Fiziev has taken aim at Justin Gaethje with a derogatory post involving Conor McGregor. Justin Gaethje (23-4 MMA) is ready to re-enter the Octagon after having his nose rebuilt following his loss to Charles Oliveira (33-8 MMA) at UFC 274 in May of this year. A possible opponent was thought to be Conor McGregor (22-6).
Conor McGregor labels himself the 'GOAT' ahead of return: "The greatest comeback in sports history"
Josh Evanoff - October 5, 2022
Former UFC dual-weight champion Conor McGregor believes he’s the GOAT ahead of his return. ‘The Notorious’ has been out of action since his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 last July. The series between the two was sitting at 1-1 heading into last summer’s massive clash. In the end, it was ‘The Diamond’ who got the last laugh.