Conor McGregor News
Dustin Poirier reacts to the news Conor McGregor has agreed to fight him later this year
Cole Shelton - October 8, 2020
It appears Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor will fight for a second time later this year. Over the last couple of weeks, McGregor and Poirier talked about an exhibition sparring match to raise funds for charity. Yet, UFC president, Dana White said he would offer them to make that fight happen and on social media, McGregor has revealed he has accepted the fight and called for it to happen at UFC 255 or 256.
Conor McGregor claims he accepted Dustin Poirier fight but "it must happen in 2020"
Tom Taylor - October 8, 2020
Conor McGregor claims he has accepted a fight with fellow lightweight contender Dustin Poirier, but he insists the matchup must happen this year. McGregor and Poirier first met in the featherweight division in 2014, with McGregor winning by first-round knockout. Since then, both men have achieved massive success in the lightweight division, and in the last few weeks, have both expressed interest in a second fight. The pair even briefly floated the notion of a charity exhibition match in McGregor’s hometown of Dublin.
Dustin Poirier lists reasons why Conor McGregor fight makes sense
Tom Taylor - October 8, 2020
Top UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier believes MMA superstar Conor McGregor would be wise to fight him next. McGregor and Poirier first fought in the featherweight division in 2014, with the former winning by first-round knockout. Since then, however, the two men have both enjoyed massive success in the lightweight division, and have recently been linked to a rematch.
Khabib Nurmagomedov reflects on the night he "wrote history" with the "blood of rivals"
Tom Taylor - October 7, 2020
On Tuesday, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov reflected on the night he defeated his arch rival, Conor McGregor, in the Octagon. Nurmagomedov defeated McGregor via fourth-round submission on October 6, 2018, in the main event of the blockbuster UFC 229 pay-per-view. Tuesday was the two-year anniversary of that victory.
Conor McGregor denied training space at Italian gym, issue later resolved
Alfredo Zullino - October 5, 2020
The world’s most famous mixed martial artist, Ireland’s own Conor McGregor, was reportedly denied entry to an Italian gym. Italian publication Città della Spezia reported that the former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion was denied when he sought a place to train for a week.
Dustin Poirier: Exhibition fight with Conor McGregor is "very real"
Tom Taylor - October 5, 2020
Dustin Poirier says his much discussed exhibition fight with fellow UFC lightweight contender Conor McGregor is “very real.” Last week, McGregor invited Poirier to Dublin to compete in an exhibition fight for charity. Poirier promptly accepted this invitation, at which point McGregor released an official poster for the event.
Fighters Brendan Loughnane, Artem Lobov and Conor McGregor believe MMA contracts need to include new verbiage
Adam D Martin - October 4, 2020
MMA fighters Brendan Loughnane, Artem Lobov, and Conor McGregor believe that MMA contracts need to include new verbiage in them. Contracts in this sport are generally very restrictive. First off, most fighters can only fight for the one promotion that has them under contract. Second off, most promotions can cut their fighters at any time. And third and most important, but fighter pay in MMA is just not what it needs to be when you compare the pay in MMA to boxing and other pro sports.
Diego Sanchez issues statement following UFC 253 loss to Jake Matthews
Chris Taylor - October 1, 2020
Former UFC lightweight title challenger Diego Sanchez was looking to secure a future bout with Conor McGregor by impressively defeating Jake Matthews at UFC 253. Sanchez had expressed interest in having his final fight be against McGregor during UFC 253 fight week.
Floyd Mayweather names price for Conor McGregor rematch
Tom Taylor - October 1, 2020
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather has named his price for a potential rematch with former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor. Mayweather and McGregor met in the boxing ring in 2017, with the former improving to a fantastic 50-0 with a 10th-round TKO victory. Since then, there’s been plenty of talk about a potential rematch between the pair, and while Mayweather isn’t exactly chomping at the bit for that fight, it’s one he’d take for the right price.
Conor McGregor announces "martial arts sparring match" with Dustin Poirier
Tom Taylor - September 30, 2020
Conor McGregor has announced a December 12 “martial arts sparring match” with fellow UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier. McGregor and Poirier have been linked in recent days after the Irishman invited his American rival to Dublin to compete in a charity exhibition match.
Dana White on Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier: "We offered them a fight"
Tom Taylor - September 30, 2020
UFC President Dana White claims that he’s offered UFC lightweight contenders Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier a fight. McGregor and Poirier have been linked this week after the Irishman invited his American rival to Dublin to compete in a charity exhibition match.
Dan Hardy: Conor McGregor fighting Diego Sanchez "would be an execution"
Tom Taylor - September 30, 2020
UFC commentator Dan Hardy believes a fight between Conor McGregor and Diego Sanchez would be an “execution” and that the Irish star would gain nothing from it. McGregor, who remains one of the sport’s best fighters, has recently expressed interest in a fight with the aging Sanchez.
Jorge Masvidal throws support behind Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier rematch
Andrew Whitelaw - September 29, 2020
Jorge Masvidal has publicly thrown his support behind a proposed charity fight between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. Masvidal and Poirier are teammates at American Top Team and “Gamebred” tweeted his approval, stating that he will both be tuning in and donating.
Conor McGregor unloads on "fat fool" Daniel Cormier
Christopher Taylor - September 28, 2020
Conor McGregor lashed out at fellow former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier on social media Monday evening. The Irishman’s verbal assault was due to comments made by Cormier surrounding McGregor’s current and very public spat with UFC President Dana White.
Conor McGregor challenges Dustin Poirier to charity MMA fight in Ireland, "The Diamond" responds
Adam Martin - September 28, 2020
UFC superstar Conor McGregor challenged long-time rival Dustin Poirier to a charity MMA fight, and “The Diamond” has issued his response. McGregor has been in the news this weekend after he released text messages of a private conversation he had with UFC president Dana White earlier this year regarding a potential fight with Diego Sanchez. White said releasing the images was a dirty thing to do and McGregor fired back at the UFC president. It’s a big mess, and the biggest problem is it doesn’t get McGregor any closer to fighting. He hasn’t fought since January at UFC 246.
Manny Pacquiao confirms plans to fight Conor McGregor for a charity
Tom Taylor - September 28, 2020
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has confirmed that he intends to fight UFC superstar Conor McGregor in the new year. Last week, McGregor made headlines by announcing that he intends to fight Pacquiao in the Middle East before the year is out.
Conor McGregor tells Dana White to "stop lying," says the UFC president broke code
Adam Martin - September 27, 2020
UFC superstar Conor McGregor told UFC president Dana White to “stop lying” about fight talks with Diego Sanchez: “Code was broke.” A few days ago, McGregor released text messages of him and White allegedly talking about a potential fight against Sanchez. McGregor said in the texts that it was a fight that interested him but White said the UFC would lose its promoter’s license if they booked it. The fight never came to be, and McGregor is now reportedly in negotiations to box against boxing legend Manny Pacquiao.
Dana White reacts after Conor McGregor shares screenshots of their private conversations
Christopher Taylor - September 26, 2020
UFC President Dana White was not happy that former two-division champion shared screenshots of private conversations they had previously. Earlier this week McGregor responded to a retirement fight request from Diego Sanchez by revealing some screenshots of private text messages between he and White which showcased that he had in fact previously requested the match-up.