Conor McGregor News

bjpenndotcom - October 22, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is undoubtably one of the most polarizing figures in the MMA world due to his brash persona, as well as incredible volume of trash talk. While McGregor has been criticized for his constant trash talk of fighters, his fighting persona has brought an incredible amount of attention to the sport of MMA, aiding him in setting Pay-Per View records, and setting records for UFC events with the highest gate. Ahead of UFC 205, where McGregor has the chance to make history and become the first simultaneous 2-division UFC champion with a win over UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier believes McGregor is to the UFC, what ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin was to the WWE.

Tom Taylor - October 21, 2016

https://youtu.be/OPKjIVsmuGg Earlier this year, in the main event of UFC 196, Stockton, California’s Nate Diaz shocked the world with a second-round submission defeat of Conor McGregor. Several months later, in the main event of August’s UFC 202, the pair went at it again.

Tom Taylor - October 21, 2016

On November 12, in the main event of the universally anticipated UFC 205, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will challenge Eddie Alvarez for the UFC lightweight title. If McGregor is successful in this attempt, he’ll become the first fighter in UFC history to wear two belts simultaneously. In advance of this high-stakes showdown, the advantages possessed by both men are quite clear. McGregor should have a significant edge in the striking department, while Alvarez should be the better man in the grappling and cardio departments.

Russell Ess - October 21, 2016

With Halloween approaching, the marketing team at The Asylum haunted house in Ireland just issued a great challenge. Following UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor commenting on the recent scary clown hysteria, “The Clown” at The Asylum challenged the UFC superstar to last 15 minutes in their haunted house.

Russell Ess - October 20, 2016

UFC 205 takes place as Conor McGregor looks to stamp his name in the history books yet again. “The Notorious” will get his chance to become the first fighter in UFC history to be the champion of two UFC divisions simultaneously. On the opposite corner of the Octagon, McGregor’s opponent, UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez has his chance to raise his stock through the roof in his first UFC lightweight title defense.

bjpenndotcom - October 20, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is currently slated for a lightweight title fight with UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez for November 12th in New York in the main event of UFC 205. While for Alvarez, the fight gives him the opportunity to defend his lightweight belt for the first time, against arguably one of the biggest names in the sport, on the flip side it gives McGregor the opportunity to become the first ever simultaneous two-division UFC champion. In addition to potentially becoming the first ever simultaneous two-division UFC champion, McGregor could very well become just the third man in UFC history to win belts in two different divisions.

bjpenndotcom - October 19, 2016

Conor McGregor is training like a man looking to make history, as the featherweight champion will take on lightweight kingpin Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 next month. Should ‘Mystic Mac’ emerge victorious on November 12, he would be the first fighter in UFC history to hold two belts in two separate weight divisions simultaneously.

bjpenndotcom - October 19, 2016

Several fighters and coaches were recently asked who they thought was going to win between UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez and featherweight champ Conor McGregor. Take a look for yourself to see what the pros think about UFC 205’s main event!

Russell Ess - October 19, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor once said that he looked like Mexican drug lord, “El Chapo” dressed “in his prime.” Now, it looks like an artistic fan is comparing the Irish mixed martial arts superstar to Colombian drug lord, Pablo Escobar.

Tom Taylor - October 19, 2016

On November 12, in the main event of UFC 205, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will challenge Eddie Alvarez for the organization’s lightweight title. If he’s successful in this massive showdown, he’ll become the first fighter in UFC history to hold two titles simultaneously. There are very few fight fans out there who aren’t excited for this historic scrap. Not everyone is pleased with this booking, however.

Russell Ess - October 18, 2016

There seems to be a bit of confusion surrounding UFC star Nate Diaz and his weight. “Undisputed” sports analyst co-host, Shannon Sharpe said on a recent episode that Diaz could not make the lightweight limit of 155 pounds, even after Diaz has fought the majority of his career in the lightweight division.

Russell Ess - October 18, 2016

The thought of Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz 3 is just as polarizing as each superstar fighter is. Some fans want nothing more than to see the two UFC pay-per-view kings go at it for a best of three series. On the other hand, there are those who want to see the fighters be matched up based off their records and rankings.

bjpenndotcom - October 18, 2016

Ahead of UFC 205, where Conor McGregor will be making his UFC lightweight debut in hopes of capturing lightweight gold when he steps into the Octagon to face UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez, UFC President Dana White has stated that McGregor has a “personal” announcement to make “out of left field”. While there has been no word from McGregor himself yet as to what the announcement will be, reports have surfaced that McGregor is planning to take time away from the sport in order to help his girlfriend, Dee Devlin, with the birth of their newborn child. In addition, the report went on to state that there was no timeframe given for how long McGregor would be away from the sport for, but fans could expect him to be away for about a year.

Russell Ess - October 17, 2016

UFC middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi has really gone on to make some loud and clear statements recently. The former Strikeforce, DREAM, and Cage Warriors champion just finished Vitor Belfort at UFC 204 by TKO in the second round and made a statement with his performance to the middleweight division.

Chris Taylor - October 16, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has always been one to speak his mind. The brash Irishman, who will challenge Eddie Alvarez for the UFC’s lightweight title on November 12 in New York,  recently did a Fan Q&A with the LAD Bible where he gave his take on Alvarez as an opponent.

Chris Taylor - October 16, 2016

Conor McGregor is busy preparing for his upcoming 155-pound title fight with current UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez. McGregor and Alvarez will meet in the headlining bout of UFC 205 on November 12, which takes place inside New York’s historic Madison Square Garden arena.

Tom Taylor - October 16, 2016

Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz had plenty of highly-publicized run-ins in the buildup to their UFC 202 rematch. The most high-profile of these, however, was their infamous bottle-throwing showdown at one of the event’s pre-fight press conferences. The incident began when McGregor showed up late to the press event. Evidently irritated by the Irishman’s tardiness, Diaz and his team then stormed out of the building, throwing water bottles McGregor’s way as they did. McGregor, who never shies away from an on-camera conflict, then returned fire, pelting his adversaries with water bottles of his own, and an energy drink can. This wild shoot-out, unsurprisngly, drove the fans into a frenzy, and increased the hype for UFC 202 by an exponential factor. The Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC), however,  was not pleased about the ordeal. In fact, they were livid.

bjpenndotcom - October 15, 2016

Earlier this month, it was announced that former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey would be returning to the UFC after a year away from the Octagon following her brutal UFC 193 KO loss to Holly Holm which saw her suffer the first defeat of her professional MMA career. Not only was it announced that Rousey was returning to the Octagon, it was announced that she would be fighting Amanda Nunes for the women’s bantamweight championship in the main event of UFC 207 on December 30th.