Conor McGregor News

Adam Martin - January 22, 2021

UFC lightweights Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier have each reached the coveted mark of 50 perfect USADA drug tests this month. McGregor takes on Poirier in the main event of the PPV blockbuster UFC 257 this Saturday night in Abu Dhabi. These two previously met back in September 2014 at UFC 178, with McGregor knocking Poirier out in the first round in a featherweight contest. Six-plus years later and both men are now ready to step back in the Octagon and do it again, only this time at lightweight.

Tom Taylor - January 22, 2021

On Friday morning, Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier came face-to-face for a final time ahead of their hotly anticipated rematch. McGregor and Poirier will collide in the lightweight main event of UFC 257 this Saturday in Abu Dhabi. The bout will be a rematch of a 2014 featherweight fight that McGregor won by first-round knockout.

Tom Taylor - January 22, 2021

Conor McGregor has followed through on a previous promise, and will be making a $500,000 donation to Dustin Poirier’s charity, The Good Fight Foundation. McGregor and Poirier will collide in the main event of UFC 257, which goes down this Saturday on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

Harry Kettle - January 22, 2021

A series of entertaining prop bets are available for the upcoming UFC 257 event this weekend and, more specifically, Dustin Poirier vs Conor McGregor 2. Many football fans will know that the most common event for big prop bets is the Super Bowl, whether it be the length of the national anthem or who wins the coin toss. Now, though, as McGregor’s popularity continues to go from strength to strength, every fight of his is starting to feel like an absolutely huge event.

Tom Taylor - January 22, 2021

The lightweight main event of UFC 257 is official, but two fights on the card have unfortunately been canceled. UFC 257, which goes down on Saturday night in Abu Dhabi, will be the promotion’s first pay-per-view offering of 2021. The card will be headlined by a lightweight showdown between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. This will be the second time the pair meet in the cage, as McGregor knocked Poirier out in a featherweight fight back in 2014. Heading into their rematch, the expectation is that the winner will be well positioned for a shot at the lightweight title.

Christopher Taylor - January 21, 2021

Former UFC champ-champ Daniel Cormier has refuted the claims made by Al Iaquinta regarding Dustin Poirier ahead of UFC 257. ‘Raging Al’ had previously slammed ‘The Diamond’ for his attempts to lure Conor McGregor into a rematch this January.

Christopher Taylor - January 21, 2021

Georges St-Pierre has shared his keys to victory for both Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier ahead of Saturday’s UFC 257 event. The mixed martial arts legend and former two-division UFC champion, St-Pierre (26-2 MMA), has been masterful in his previous executions of gameplans for fights. For that reason, it is worth listening when ‘GSP‘ decides to provides his “keys to victory” for fellow fighters.

Cole Shelton - January 21, 2021

Conor McGregor has shot down any concerns over his cardio. Ahead of his fight against Dustin Poirier, many have claimed if the fight goes into the later rounds, the better Poirier will do. However, McGregor doesn’t believe that is the case as he says he has great cardio but has gotten everyone out in the first round or two that he hasn’t been able to show it.

Tom Taylor - January 21, 2021

UFC President Dana White says the upcoming UFC 257 pay-per-view is trending to be a “great” success, and that he expects it to over perform. UFC 257 goes this Saturday on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. The card will be headlined by a lightweight rematch between the UFC’s biggest star, Conor McGregor, and the division’s No. 2 contender Dustin Poirier.

Adam Martin - January 21, 2021

UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier explained how his newfound “superpower” will help him beat Conor McGregor this weekend at UFC 257. Poirier will need to put it all together if he wants to beat McGregor in the main event of UFC 257. “The Diamond” enters the bout as a considerable underdog, which makes sense considering what happened when they first met back at UFC 178 when McGregor knocked him out in the first round. But six-plus years later, this is a very different fight. Poirier is a much better fighter than he once was and we’ve seen that in his recent outings. Plus, he now has a superpower.

Cole Shelton - January 21, 2021

In the main event of UFC 257, Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor are set to have their highly-anticipated rematch. Heading into the fight, Poirier is a +250 underdog while the Irishman is a -325 favorite. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their prediction for the scrap. The slight majority believe it will be Conor McGregor winning again and likely doing so by knockout.

Tom Taylor - January 21, 2021

Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has dismissed the lawsuit filed against him this week as “old news,” and denied any wrongdoing with respect to the case. Earlier this week, The Independent reported that a woman had filed a multimillion dollar personal injury lawsuit against McGregor and one of his associates, stemming from a 2018 incident.

Tom Taylor - January 21, 2021

On Thursday morning, Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier came face-to-face for the first time ahead of their imminent lightweight showdown. McGregor and Poirier will collide in the main event of UFC 257 this Saturday on Fight Island. The bout will be a rematch of a 2014 featherweight fight, which McGregor won by first-round knockout.

Adam Martin - January 21, 2021

Check out the full betting odds for this Saturday’s UFC 257 event headlined by lightweight contenders Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. In the headliner, McGregor returns to the Octagon for the first time in a year when he takes on Poirier in a highly-anticipated rematch. These two first met way back at UFC 178 in 2014 in a featherweight bout, with McGregor knocking Poirier out in the first round. They now meet again over six years later but at lightweight this time. With UFC lightweight champion Nurmagomedov’s return to the Octagon questionable, the winner of this fight could earn a title shot.

Drake Riggs - January 20, 2021

Conor McGregor has his work cut out for him vs. Dustin Poirier at UFC 257. And if things get tough, Din Thomas sees the Irishman folding. From 2001 to 2020, the 26-9 former UFC vet in Thomas was a mainstay at American Top Team out of South Florida. In that time, he worked with several of the sport’s best fighters — including Poirier.

Tom Taylor - January 20, 2021

UFC President Dana White believes Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor need to fight again because it’s “important to both of their legacies.” Nurmagomedov and McGregor first fought in 2018, in the main event of UFC 229, the highest-grossing pay-per-view in the company’s history. Nurmagomedov won that initial meeting via fourth-round submission.

Christopher Taylor - January 19, 2021

Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has leaped past Conor McGregor in the latest UFC Fight Island rankings update. The UFC updated their official rankings ahead of this week’s highly anticipated pay-per-view event, which is headlined by a rematch between Dustin Poirier and the aforementioned Irishman.

Christopher Taylor - January 19, 2021

UFC welterweight Mike Perry has gone to bat for Conor McGregor after the Irishman was once again insulted by Khamzat Chimaev. Chimaev (9-0 MMA), a product of Ali Abdelaziz’s Dominance MMA, has been relentless in his callouts of McGregor despite being booked to fight perennial contender Leon Edwards in his next Octagon appearance.