Conor McGregor News

Chris Taylor - June 25, 2020

Former UFC champion Bas Rutten has followed in the footsteps of Dana White by revealing his selections for the current Mount Rushmore of MMA. Last week the UFC President surprised many fight fans with his four picks for the current Mount Rushmore of MMA.

Chris Taylor - June 24, 2020

Despite his recent retirement announcement the beef between Conor McGregor and UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov remains alive and well. ‘Notorious’ and ‘The Eagle’ collided for the promotions lightweight world title in October of 2018 at UFC 229, with the undefeated Russian emerging victorious by way of fourth round submission.

Tom Taylor - June 23, 2020

If Dan Hooker defeats Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC on ESPN 12 this weekend, he believes there’s only three opponents that make sense for his next fight. Hooker feels that a win over Poirier should earn him a lightweight title shot, which would mean a fight with the winner of the upcoming title unification bout between undisputed champ Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champ Justin Gaethje.

Adam D Martin - June 21, 2020

UFC president Dana White has confirmed that the promotion’s Irish superstar Conor McGregor has retired from mixed martial arts. Following UFC 250 two weeks ago, McGregor took to social media to surprisingly announce his retirement from mixed martial arts. He later cited boredom as one of the reasons he stepped away from the sport, plus not being able to fight for the UFC lightweight title anytime soon with champion Khabib Nurmagomdov and interim champ Justin Gaethje having to unify the belt before McGregor could get another shot at it.

Tom Taylor - June 16, 2020

UFC interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje believes he would knock Conor McGregor out if they ever meet in the Octagon. Gaethje is currently looking forward to a fight with undisputed lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, but there’s been ample discussion surrounding a fight between him and the former champion McGregor.

Natasha Hooper - June 16, 2020

Coach John Kavanagh has revealed the first thing he looks for in a potential fighter, and his answer may surprise you. The Irish mixed martial arts coach rose to fame following the success of his student, Conor McGregor. Kavanagh was instrumental in McGregor’s wins and eventual championship reigns. He is also the coach for other MMA stars like James Gallagher, Gunnar Nelson and Makwan Amirkhani.

Tom Taylor - June 15, 2020

MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz has some advice for Conor McGregor: pump the brakes on the retirement talk and go fight. McGregor, who is riding a dominant, first-round TKO win over Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, announced his retirement shortly after Amanda Nunes defeated Felicia Spencer at UFC 250.

Chris Taylor - June 12, 2020

UFC President Dana White was not happy with the MMA Media for what he called “bulls–t headlines“ regarding Conor McGregor turning down fights. Earlier this week the UFC boss had spoken with ESPN where he suggested that McGregor had turned down a short-notice fight with Tony Ferguson at UFC 249.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 10, 2020

Daniel Cormier doesn’t agree with the timing of Conor McGregor’s retirement announcement. Just after UFC “champ-champ” Amanda Nunes turned in a stellar performance against Felicia Spencer, McGregor hopped on Twitter to claim he is retiring from MMA competition. Some feel that the timing of McGregor’s announcement took away from Nunes’ dominant women’s featherweight title defense. Cormier is in that camp.

Tom Taylor - June 9, 2020

UFC President Dana White has sent some return fire in the direction of newly retired two-division champion Conor McGregor. McGregor surprised fight fans the world over when he announced his retirement last Saturday night. Shortly after announcing his retirement on social media, he gave a few quotes to ESPN, explaining that he simply doesn’t see any reason to continue fighting right now, as there are no opportunities that excite him.

Natasha Hooper - June 9, 2020

Michael Bisping has responded to Conor McGregor’s retirement announcement. Last week, the Irish star announced on Twitter his retirement from MMA. This marks the third time McGregor has announced his retirement in four years. He announced his exit after saying he is tired of the fighting game and no longer finds exciting matchups.

Harry Kettle - June 9, 2020

UFC star Daniel Cormier believes that the promotion needs to find a way to make it work with the now retired Conor McGregor. Cormier, who is rumored to be fighting Stipe Miocic later this year in the third fight of their heavyweight trilogy, has always been a big fan of McGregor’s work – although, as we all know, “DC” is also close friends with Conor’s biggest rival Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Harry Kettle - June 8, 2020

Ali Abdelaziz has hit out at UFC star Conor McGregor after his latest retirement on social media this past weekend. The controversial manager has had his fair share of opinions when it comes to McGregor over the course of the last few years, and in return, “The Notorious” has fired right back with a series of accusations — especially in the midst of his feud with Khabib Nurmagomedov, Abdelaziz’s star client. 

Chris Taylor - June 7, 2020

Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor stole headlines on Saturday evening when he announced his retirement from the fight game. The Irish superstar took to Twitter shortly following the conclusion of Saturday’s UFC 250 pay-per-view event where shared the shocking news.

Adam Martin - June 7, 2020

The day after announcing his retirement via social media, UFC superstar Conor McGregor posted a photo of a cake with the words “Happy Retirement Daddy.”

Adam D Martin - June 7, 2020

UFC superstar Conor McGregor explained his decision to announce his retirement from mixed martial arts, explaining that he’s “bored” with the sport. McGregor shocked the MMA community immediately following UFC 250 when he took to Twitter to announce his retirement from the sport. This is not the first time McGregor has said he will retire only to come back and fight, but this time, he says he’s serious.

Chris Taylor - June 6, 2020

Former two-division champion Conor McGregor shocked fans by announcing his retirement immediately following the conclusion of tonight’s UFC 250 event. The Irishman took to Twitter moments after Amanda Nunes defeated Felicia Spencer to make the shocking announcement.

Tom Taylor - June 4, 2020

Dana White believes Conor McGregor is the first truly international superstar in UFC history, and that’s what sets him apart from other stars like Georges St-Pierre, Anderson Silva, and Ronda Rousey. White compared McGregor’s celebrity to that of other big UFC stars on Eddie Hearn’s Talk the Talk podcast. He believes that, while stars like GSP, Rousey and Silva opened up new markets, McGregor brought the UFC to the whole world.