Conor McGregor News

Natasha Hooper - October 3, 2019

Conor McGregor is the king of charisma whose greatness transcends the UFC. His legendary wins bestowed him two-division gold belts and a sporting legacy that is unparalleled. But as the tales of great mythology go, has the man’s obsession with power and fortune derailed his kingdom reign? ‘The Notorious’ entered the Octagon as a working-class Irish man from Dublin who was cashing in welfare cheques before making his official debut.  The self-assured and captivating fighter had garnered a cult following during his early days at Cage Warriors. Fans were enamoured with his disruptive presence and irrefutable talent that eventually commercialised the sport throughout Ireland. He became a hero for the blue-collar man and took great pride in fulfilling the role.

Tom Taylor - October 3, 2019

Khabib Nurmagomedov has previously been opposed to the idea of a rematch with Conor McGregor, who he defeated by submission in late 2018. Apparently, however, the lightweight champion has changed his tune. That’s according to his father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov. According to the elder Nurmagomedov, Khabib is willing to rematch McGregor — if McGregor is willing to undertake the challenge on Russian soil, in Moscow.

Christopher Taylor - October 2, 2019

It appears that former ’champ champ’ Conor McGregor is interested in fighting the winner of November’s BMF Title fight. UFC 244, which takes place November 2 at Madison Square Garden in New York, is headlined by a welterweight bout between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal. The winner of that highly anticipated contest will take home the promotions new BMF Title.

Tom Taylor - October 2, 2019

Conor McGregor has not fought since he was defeated by Khabib Nurmagomedov in late 2018. McGregor’s teammate Makwan Amirkhani believes that could soon change. Speaking to MMA Junkie after last weekend’s Bellator 227 card in Dublin, Amirkhani gave his take on McGregor’s prolonged absence. He believes McGregor’s appetite for competition will eventually drive him back to the cage.

Natasha Hooper - October 1, 2019

UFC analyst Chael Sonnen believes he knows who Conor McGregor is fighting next. “So I got a little inside scoop, and I don’t know if it’s even that well-kept of a secret but Conor is coming back,” Sonnen said in a video posted to his YouTube page.

Natasha Hooper - September 30, 2019

Whether it’s Valentina Shevchenko, Dominick Cruz or Jose Aldo, Henry Cejudo is always willing to call out his fellow fighters. This weekend was no exception. On Saturday, Cejudo took to Twitter to call out Conor McGregor as well as boxing legend Floyd Mayweather.

Thomas Taylor - September 27, 2019

Bellator Dublin is currently underway, and the card features a host of Ireland’s best fighters, including James Gallagher and Kiefer Crosby. Former two-division UFC champ Conor McGregor is also in the building to support his countrymen. See McGregor’s arrival at the arena below (via Bellator Europe on Twitter):

Tom Taylor - September 27, 2019

Bec Rawlings is scheduled to make her Bellator debut opposite Ilara Joanne at Bellator 231 on October 25. In preparation for this Bellator debut, Rawlings has been working hard at SBG Ireland, where she’s even gotten some rounds in with former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor. Rawlings shared a clip of her work with McGregor on her official Instagram page.

Natasha Hooper - September 25, 2019

The women’s flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko surpassed Conor McGregor in the UFC’s official pound-for-pound rankings. The rankings were updated following Saturday’s UFC Mexico card, which was topped by a featherweight fight between Jeremy Stephens and Yair Rodriguez.

Cole Shelton - September 23, 2019

John Kavanagh hopes Conor McGregor’s return fight will be against Frankie Edgar. Conor McGregor has been hinting at a return to the Octagon for a while, but has had his sights set on a Khabib Nurmagomedov rematch.

Cole Shelton - September 19, 2019

For the past couple of months, one of the biggest questions in MMA has been when will Conor McGregor fight again. The Irishman has been tweeting and hinting at returning but no fight has been booked by the promotion. McGregor has remained adamant he wants to have his rematch with Khabib Nurmagomedov. But, in an interview with ESPN, he revealed he was scheduled to fight Justin Gaethje in July before a hand injury derailed that.

Tom Taylor - September 19, 2019

Shortly after he knocked out Ben Askren at UFC 239, streaking welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal began campaigning for a fight with former UFC featherweight and welterweight champ Conor McGregor. In the end, however, talk of this matchup fizzled when UFC President Dana White claimed that Masvidal is “too big” for a matchup with McGregor, and that he wouldn’t book the matchup on those grounds.

Thomas Taylor - September 16, 2019

Ben Askren and Conor McGregor recently had a brief skirmish on social media. Speaking on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday, Askren continued with this war of words by sending a scathing message to the former two-division UFC champion. By Askren’s estimation, McGregor needs to take a fight — perhaps with Dustin Poirier, who recently called him out. If McGregor is unwilling to do that, Askren believes he needs to keep quiet.

Natasha Hooper - September 16, 2019

Fan’s have been long awaiting for Conor McGregor to ‘send me location’, and it seems the Irish fighter has finally set a date for his UFC return. ‘Notorious’ hasn’t fought since October 2018 when he entered the octagon to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229. Despite his endless confidence and trash-talking, McGregor was submitted by ‘The Eagle’ via neck crank in the fourth round.

Chris Taylor - September 14, 2019

Donald Cerrone and Justin Gaethje squared off in the headliner of tonight’s UFC Vancouver event and of course former lightweight champ Conor McGregor was watching. Donald Cerrone entered UFC Vancouver looking to rebound, this after suffering a second round TKO loss to Tony Ferguson in his most recent Octagon appearance at June’s UFC 238 event in Chicago. Prior to the setback, ‘Cowboy’ had reeled off three wins in a row, which included stoppage victories over Mike Perry and Alexander Hernandez.

Tom Taylor - September 13, 2019

Donald Cerrone believes a win over Justin Gaethje will give him a big push in the direction of a lightweight title shot. One fighter who could conceivably cut ahead of Cerrone in line, however, is Conor McGregor. Speaking at a scrum ahead of his fight with Gaethje, Cerrone was asked if he was worried about McGregor returning and jumping the contendership lineup. He responded by expressing doubt that McGregor, who he was briefly expected to fight earlier this year, will ever even fight again.

Cole Shelton - September 11, 2019

The ongoing feud between Ben Askren and Conor McGregor is far from over. The two have been going back and forth on social media, this after Ben Askren went on a Twitter rant about the Irishman. In three tweets he had said the following.

Chris Taylor - September 11, 2019

Former UFC champion Conor McGregor has responded to Ben Askren. The former Bellator and ONE champion, Askren, had taken to Twitter yesterday evening where he issued the following statement insinuating that McGregor’s days competing at a championship level are gone.