Conor McGregor News
Justin Gaethje blasts Conor McGregor for calling for his 'sloppy seconds'
Cole Shelton - November 15, 2021
Justin Gaethje believes Conor McGregor is chasing his sloppy seconds. Gaethje has fought the who’s who of the lightweight division, but he has noticed McGregor is fighting or calling out people he just beat. It started with Donald Cerrone, and now after he beat Michael Chandler at UFC 268, Chandler and the Irishman have gone back-and-forth about fighting one another. For Gaethje, he isn’t a fan of McGregor going after his sloppy seconds.
Conor McGregor claims Khamzat Chimaev previously offered to help him "beat up the little scared pigeon" Khabib Nurmagomedov
Harry Kettle - November 15, 2021
Conor McGregor has claimed that Khamzat Chimaev offered to help him prepare for Khabib Nurmagomedov in 2018. In the last few days we’ve seen some interesting developments regarding the future of Khamzat Chimaev. Between being offered top contenders and calling out the likes of Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, it’s safe to say “Borz” is one of the most talked-about fighters on the roster.
Khamzat Chimaev issues fiery callouts of Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz
Adam Martin - November 14, 2021
UFC welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev took to his social media to issue fiery callouts of both Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. Chimaev is one of the UFC’s biggest and brightest young stars heading into 2022. In his last fight at UFC 267, Chimaev smashed Li Jingliang in the first round in what was an absolutely incredible performance. It was a great win for Chimaev, and there are some fans and media who now believe that he could fight for the title with just one more win. He is already 4-0 in the UFC and has looked absolutely amazing, so there is reason to believe that this is a fighter who has all the makings of someone who could be a champ one day.
Belal Muhammad responds after Conor McGregor scoffs at his and Anthony Smith’s UFC analysis
Adam D Martin - November 14, 2021
UFC welterweight fighter Belal Muhammad responds after Conor McGregor scoffed at his and Anthony Smith’s UFC analysis on the post-fight desk. In a since-deleted Tweet, McGregor could be heard laughing overtop of Smith and Muhammad giving their analysis of the UFC fights on the ESPN post-fight desk. McGregor then posted the video of him laughing to his social media, which caught the eye of Muhammad, who immediately took a shot at McGregor for his broken leg. Check out the reply from Muhammad below to McGregor’s since-deleted tweet about him.
Dana White shoots down talk of a 'Holloway vs McGregor' rematch: "To even talk about Conor is silly"
Christopher Taylor - November 13, 2021
Dana White isn’t exactly sure what will come next for UFC Vegas 42 winner Max Holloway, but it won’t be a rematch with Conor McGregor. Holloway returned to action in the headliner of today’s event in Las Vegas for a bout with perennial division contender Yair Rodriguez (13-3 MMA). The contest marked Max’s first since January, where he had earned a lopsided unanimous decision victory over Calvin Kattar.
Video | Conor McGregor was salivating over today’s UFC Vegas 42 main event
Chris Taylor - November 13, 2021
Conor McGregor obviously tuned in to watch his former opponent Max Holloway take on Yair Rodriguez in today’s UFC Vegas 42 main event. McGregor (22-6 MMA) and Holloway (23-6 MMA) of course have a history. The pair met at featherweight way back in April of 2013, with ‘Notorious’ emerging victorious by way of unanimous decision.
Conor McGregor trashes Max Holloway ahead of UFC Vegas 42 main event
Chris Taylor - November 13, 2021
Conor McGregor decided to take aim at Max Holloway prior to today’s UFC Vegas 42 main event fight with Yair Rodriguez. Holloway (22-6 MMA) is set to return to action today for the first time since laying a beating on Calvin Kattar back in January. The former UFC featherweight champion has gone 2-3 over his past five fights overall.
Jose Aldo reveals Conor McGregor sent him a gift following his 2016 win over Frankie Edgar
Chris Taylor - November 13, 2021
MMA legend Jose Aldo recently revealed that Conor McGregor sent him a gift following his 2016 win over Frankie Edgar. Aldo (30-7 MMA) collided with Edgar on the main card of UFC 200 in July of 2016. It was the Brazilians first Octagon appearance since suffering a 13-second loss to the aforementioned Conor McGregor at UFC 194.
Kamaru Usman goes to bat for Jorge Masvidal following recent criticism from Conor McGregor
Christopher Taylor - November 12, 2021
Kamaru Usman has come to bat for his former rival Jorge Masvidal, this following some recent criticism from Conor McGregor. Earlier this week it was announced that Masvidal (35-15 MMA) had been forced to withdraw from his slated welterweight fight with Leon Edwards at UFC 269 due to a undisclosed injury.
Conor McGregor fires back at Jorge Masvidal and Petr Yan during Twitter sparring session
Adam D Martin - November 12, 2021
UFC superstar Conor McGregor fired back at fellow UFC fighters Jorge Masvidal and Petr Yan during his most recent Twitter sparring session. McGregor often gets into it on social media with his fellow fighters, and that was the case again on Thursday evening when he got into it with Masvidal. McGregor had some strong words to say about “Gamebred” for pulling out of his upcoming welterweight fight against Leon Edwards at UFC 269, and the two then got into a little bit of a back-and-forth on social media. In addition to going back-and-forth with Masvidal, McGregor also had a surprising run-in with Yan, the interim UFC bantamweight champion. Check out what McGregor said to both fighters below during his latest Twitter sparring session.
Petr Yan fires back at Conor McGregor commenting on his boxing
Drake Riggs - November 12, 2021
Conor McGregor is willing to get into a verbal back-and-forth with just about anyone – including UFC interim bantamweight champion Petr Yan. After seeing a top 5 list of the best boxers in the UFC made by a fan on Twitter, “The Notorious” didn’t take kindly to his position at No. 3. McGregor found himself sandwiched between former opponents, Jose Aldo and Nate Diaz at No. 4 and 5, with Max Holloway and Yan ahead of him at No. 2 and 1.
Conor McGregor discusses the boxing abilities of Petr Yan: "I like his style. I’d rip him up in that shell tho."
Christopher Taylor - November 11, 2021
Conor McGregor commended the boxing abilities of Petr Yan, but added that there’s no one even remotely close to his boxing in the UFC. The former two-division UFC champion, McGregor (22-6 MMA), resurfaced on Twitter this afternoon and decided to put Jorge Masvidal on blast for pulling out of his fight with Leon Edwards.
Conor McGregor rips Jorge Masvidal for pulling out of UFC 269: 'Strip that belt from him that he never even won'
Cole Shelton - November 11, 2021
Conor McGregor has slammed Jorge Masvidal for pulling out of his fight with Leon Edwards. On Wednesday, it was revealed Masvidal was forced out of UFC 269 fight due to an injury. The news was disappointing as it was a fight many fans wanted to see but it will no longer happen and now McGregor blasted him for it. He also believes the UFC should strip him of the BMF title he won back at UFC 244.
Conor McGregor sends a message to the ‘bums’ and ‘nobodies’ clamoring for a title shot
Cole Shelton - November 11, 2021
Conor McGregor believes he will be walking into a lightweight title shot when he returns. At UFC 264, McGregor and Poirier were having their highly-anticipated trilogy with the winner likely to get the next title shot. The stakes were high for the fight and early on, “The Diamond” had a ton of success as he rocked and got the Irishman down. In the final seconds of the round, McGregor threw a punch and his leg snapped and the fight was waved off.
Nate Diaz slams Conor McGregor after former teammate gets tapped out under the Bellator banner
Adam D Martin - November 10, 2021
UFC welterweight fan-favorite Nate Diaz slammed Conor McGregor after his former teammate got tapped out under the Bellator banner. Former SBG Ireland fighter James Gallagher took on Patchy Mix at this past weekend’s Bellator 271 went in Dublin, Ireland. Diaz was evidently watching the event, and after Gallagher was submitted by Mix with a guillotine choke in the third round of their bantamweight bout, Diaz took to his social media to take a shot at the “McGregors.”
Conor McGregor slams the UFC for “garbage” promo highlighting his losses to Dustin Poirier
Adam D Martin - November 10, 2021
UFC superstar Conor McGregor slammed the UFC for a “garbage” promo highlighting his losses to Dustin Poirier ahead of December’s UFC 269. McGregor knocked out Poirier at their first meeting at UFC 178 back in September 2014, but in 2021, he lost twice to his rival. In January at UFC 257, Poirier knocked out McGregor in what was an incredible upset. Then at UFC 264 in July, it was Poirier who once again defeated McGregor to win the trilogy by a score of 2-1. However, the trilogy fight ended with McGregor losing via broken leg. In the months since then, McGregor has made it clear that he does not believe Poirier’s second victory was legitimate. So when the promo video for UFC 269 came out and showed Poirier beating up McGregor, the Irish superstar was not happy about it, and he made sure to let the UFC know just that.
Michael Chandler calls out Conor McGregor, McGregor says "I'm down"
Adam D Martin - November 8, 2021
UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler called out Conor McGregor, and McGregor replied by saying that “I’m down” to fight at some point. Chandler fought three hard rounds with Justin Gaethje at this past Saturday’s UFC 268 pay-per-view card. Although Chandler lost the unanimous decision on the judges’ scorecards, his stock arguably went up despite the loss just because it was such an incredible fight. Importantly, Chandler’s durability allowed him to stay in the fight despite Gaethje throwing everything that he had at him. It was an amazing fight and it looks like the performance of Chandler caught the eye of the sport’s biggest star in McGregor.
Conor McGregor reacts after Ian Garry scores a first round KO in his Octagon debut at UFC 268
Christopher Taylor - November 6, 2021
It did not take longer for Conor McGregor to react after fellow Irishman Ian Garry scored a first round knockout win in his Octagon debut at UFC 268. Garry (8-0 MMA), also known as ‘The Future’, squared off with Jordan Williams (9-6 MMA) in a welterweight bout on tonight’s preliminary card at Madison Square Garden.