Conor McGregor News

bjpenndotcom - August 8, 2016

After Conor McGregor was handed his first UFC loss at the hands of Nate Diaz back in March at UFC 196, the featherweight champ refused to make excuses for the loss, simply chalking the situation up to an “inefficient use of energy”. Ahead of the pair’s rematch at UFC 202 on August 20th, McGregor’s coach, John Kavanagh, believes that if his prized pupil loses again, there are no excuses. He explained in an editorial for The42:

Russell Ess - August 8, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor made a lot of WWE wrestlers and fans upset with his comments criticizing nearly all the WWE athletes. Conor McGregor didn’t change his tune after the backlash from many WWE wrestlers again tweeting, “I didn’t mean no disrespect to the @wwe fans. What I meant to say was that I’d slap the head off your entire roster. And twice on Sunday’s.”

Russell Ess - August 8, 2016

UFC 202 is set to take place on August 20. The main event will feature a rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz.

Russell Ess - August 8, 2016

Crazy to think of where things would be at if the now former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos and UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor had fought like they were originally scheduled to at UFC 196. Dos Anjos pulled out of the fight with McGregor less than two weeks before they were scheduled to fight with an injury and then Nate Diaz stepped in and shocked the world, submitting “The Notorious” in the second round of their fight.

Russell Ess - August 8, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is a pure genius when it comes to marketing his brand. With his recent stab at the WWE wrestlers being “messed up puss–s,” “The Notorious is getting a ton of attention from a single phone call.

Chris Taylor - August 7, 2016

Earlier this week UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor took a shot at the WWE by saying that the promotions roster was mostly full of “messed up puss*s”. The brash Irishman took things a little further today when he sent out this tweet “clarifying” his previous remarks to WWE fans:

Chris Taylor - August 7, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor put the WWE roster on blast earlier this week stating that most wrestlers in the promotion were “messed up puss*s.” The brash Irish star clarified his previous remarks today stating that he would “slap the head off the entire WWE roster.”

Chris Taylor - August 7, 2016

The piper will be paid, and the price will be high. A video posted by Coach Kavanagh (@coach_kavanagh) on Aug 6, 2016 at 2:00pm PDT

Chris Taylor - August 7, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor recently stated on a UFC 202 media conference call that the WWE was full of “messed up puss*s”. The brash Irish superstar took to Twitter to send out a message to WWE fans and clarify his previous remarks:

Russell Ess - August 6, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been one of the most tested athletes in the UFC by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). With 14 tests done by USADA, “The Notorious” says that it is a good thing for the sport of mixed martial arts.

Russell Ess - August 6, 2016

As UFC 202 approaches, Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz are preparing for another war in the Octagon. Their first fight was a bloody one that took fans on a wild roller coast ride with McGregor being submitted by Diaz in the end.

Russell Ess - August 6, 2016

Although Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo’s time in the Octagon together was just 13 seconds, the two have spent much more time building up their rivalry. Their initial bout set for UFC 189 had to be rescheduled to UFC 194 after Aldo suffered an injury in training, which brought them more media time together. With Aldo now the UFC interim featherweight champion, McGregor was asked if he will be returning to the featherweight division for another fight with Aldo following this match with Diaz.

Russell Ess - August 5, 2016

Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz were asked questions from the media on a UFC 202 conference call on Friday ahead of the August 20 card that the two star fighters will headline. As McGregor is known for his eerie predictions, “Mystic Mac” gave his vision for the rematch with Diaz and said that he will take the Stockton fighter out in the second round by KO.

Russell Ess - August 5, 2016

.@TheNotoriousMMA on how putting in training miles has helped his overall game. #Zprint 3D pic.twitter.com/9zAumRfUlI — Reebok (@Reebok) August 4, 2016

bjpenndotcom - August 3, 2016

Earlier this year the MMA community mourned the death of fighter Joao Carvalho who passed away after being TKOd during an event in Dublin. The man who TKOd Carvalho was Charlie Ward, teammate of UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. The featherweight champ not only helped Ward prepare for the fight, but was also sitting cageside for the catastrophe. McGregor was extremely vocal about the tragedy, posting heartfelt messages on his social media pages regarding the heartbreaking situation.

Russell Ess - August 3, 2016

Conor McGregor is busy preparing to get revenge on Nate Diaz as the two are set to meet in the Octagon at UFC 202 for their highly anticipated rematch on August 20.

Russell Ess - August 1, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been preparing for his rematch with Nate Diaz set for UFC 202 on August 20.

Russell Ess - August 1, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor gets his chance to avenge his first UFC loss to Nate Diaz in another non-title welterweight rematch at UFC 202.