Conor McGregor News

Tom Taylor - August 7, 2018

At UFC 229, on October 6 in Las Vegas, Conor McGregor will make his long-awaited return to the Octagon, where he’s set to battle undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. This bout with Nurmagomedov, who is one of the most ferocious grapplers in MMA history, represents perhaps the toughest stylistic challenge of McGregor’s career. That said, Dillon Danis, who is McGregor’s chief jiu jitsu training partner, isn’t worried.

Drake Riggs - August 6, 2018

Everybody in the UFC today is looking for that next big fight. We’re in the ‘super fight’ era. The era of entertainment trumping all. But how many pieces of the pie can get handed out? Somebody already on that list is the legendary former two-division champion of welterweight and middleweight, Georges St-Pierre.

Chris Taylor - August 4, 2018

Earlier this week it was announced that former UFC lightweight title challenger Nate Diaz would be returning to the octagon to face Dustin Poirier at November’s UFC 230 event in New York. The Stockton Slugger has not competed inside the octagon since suffering a controversial majority decision loss in his rematch with Conor McGregor at UFC 202 in August of 2016.

Drake Riggs - August 4, 2018

“I’ve been telling you guys forever that we had to wait until Conor [McGregor’s] stuff was handled in New York. It got done. Obviously, it was very favorable for Conor. Time to roll.

Drake Riggs - August 2, 2018

Khabib Nurmagomedov has given an update on his proposed #UFC 229 fight with Conor McGregor. And he wants a new contract to fight 'The Notorious'. Full video, which comes via @adamglyn, available here: https://t.co/WiCbbkAGI0 pic.twitter.com/7vpeL8GCYI — Chisanga Malata (@Chisanga_Malata) August 2, 2018

Tom Taylor - July 31, 2018

When UFC lightweight champion Daniel Cormier knocked out then heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic at UFC 226, he became one of just two men in UFC history to wear gold in two divisions concurrently. The other is Conor McGregor, who held the UFC featherweight and lightweight titles simultaneously in 2016. Apparently, however, Conor McGregor still considers himself the only undisputed champ-champ. Speaking to TMZ this week, McGregor eluded to the fact that he does not consider Daniel Cormier a true two-division champion — perhaps because Cormier never actually captured the light heavyweight title from former champion Jon Jones.

Tom Taylor - July 31, 2018

Last weekend, in the co-main event of UFC on Fox 30 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo rebounded from back-to-back losses with a first-round TKO win over the dangerous Jeremy Stephens. It was incredibly emotional win for Jose Aldo, and a feel-good moment for his legions of fans. Apparently, it was also a feel good moment for Conor McGregor, one of Aldo’s fiercest rivals, and the man who ended his legendary title reign.

Drake Riggs - July 27, 2018

“It’s impossible [for Conor McGregor to not be taken down by me], brother. No really, I think it’s impossible. If I try to take him down one time and he defends very good, I’m going to try to do this 100 [more] times. What he gonna do?

Drake Riggs - July 26, 2018

“Did we expect anything different? Did we expect him to really do some hard time? Did we really expect the UFC to reprimand Conor [McGregor]? We didn’t. He’s a star in the UFC, he’s bringin’ in a lot of money, millions and millions of dollars. He’s become larger than life in his own right so with that comes exclusion.

Tom Taylor - July 26, 2018

Conor McGregor is a free man. During a Thursday court appearance, the Irish MMA star was cleared of all felony charges, and handed a few minor punishments for his infamous April rampage in Brooklyn. This means is that McGregor will soon be able to return to the Octagon, should he so choose. If McGregor does return to the cage, it’s more than likely that it will be to a title fight with undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Tom Taylor - July 26, 2018

Conor McGregor is a free man. During a Thursday court appearance, the Irish MMA star was cleared of all felony charges, and handed a few minor punishments for his infamous April rampage in Brooklyn. With his legal situation squared away, McGregor can now focus on fighting — if he chooses to fight again, that is.

Tom Taylor - July 26, 2018

Conor McGregor’s Thursday court appearance, which stemmed from his infamous April rampage in Brooklyn, couldn’t have gone much better for him. The Irish MMA star walked out of court with no criminal charges. The only punishments he received were five days of community service, restitution fees for the bus he damaged, and a mandatory anger management evaluation. Shortly after this undeniably favorable outcome, McGregor issued a brief statement.

Drake Riggs - July 21, 2018

Looks like things are about to be able to finally move forward in the fighting world for the UFC megastar, Conor McGregor. With his immediate career seemingly up in the air after the whole UFC 223 bus incident, McGregor is reportedly on the verge of some clarity.

Tom Taylor - July 17, 2018

Both UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former champ Conor McGregor were in attendance at Sunday’s FIFA World Cup Final in Russia. Given that the pair have repeatedly been linked to a blockbuster title fight, and that there is a long history of heated confrontations between them, many fans were hoping they’d cross paths. After all, what better way to expedite fight negotiations than a little skirmish? In the end, however, Nurmagomedov and McGregor did not meet in Russia. And according to Khabib Nurmagomedov, that was probably for the best. Though the Russian star expected to see the Irishman in the stadium, he doesn’t feel a meeting under those circumstances would be fruitful.

Tom Taylor - July 15, 2018

Former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor is currently in Russia, where he attended the World Cup final. He’s also using this Russian visit to build a “Russian compound,” whatever that means… As it turns out, McGregor was invited to the World Cup final as a guest of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Shortly after the game wrapped up, McGregor took to Instagram to share a few photos of his meeting with Putin, and offer his thanks to the Russian President.

Tom Taylor - July 15, 2018

https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1018334771452182528 Conor McGregor, who celebrated his 30th birthday on Saturday, is currently in Moscow.

Tom Taylor - July 11, 2018

Conor McGregor will receive a pretty impressive present for his 30th birthday: a massive, marble and silicone statue of himself, valued at over £50,000 (approximately $66,350). This statue, titled ATLAS, was carved by Birmingham-based, Lithuanian-born “hyperrealistic interpretative sculptor” Edgar Askelovic. Weighing in at more than 200 pounds, this statue will be displayed at London, England’s JD Malat Gallery from July 14 to September 30. It will then be gifted to McGregor, who has already accepted the gift.

Tom Taylor - July 8, 2018

Over the last few weeks, there has been significant buzz about Conor McGregor’s possible return to the UFC’s Octagon — most likely for a lightweight title fight with reigning champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. According to UFC President Dana White, who addressed the media after Saturday’s UFC 226 card, these reports are little more than rumors.