Conor McGregor News

Chris Taylor - May 8, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been rumored to be in negotiations for a potential boxing match with all-time great Floyd Mayweather. Those rumors were initially shot down by UFC president Dana White. However, Floyd Mayweather Sr confirmed in a recent interview that Conor and his son have been in discussions about a potential end of the year boxing match.

Russell Ess - May 6, 2016

Friday had a lot of MMA and boxing fans excited as a report from U.K. tabloid, The Sun claimed that Floyd Mayweather Jr. would be coming out of retirement for a boxing match with UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. The report claimed that it would be another huge payday for Mayweather, but would give the UFC champ a much smaller cut in comparison, saying that Mayweather would bring in $144 million while McGregor would get $10.1 million for the bout.

Russell Ess - May 6, 2016

While there are reports of a boxing match being set between boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor, “The Notorious” is also reportedly close to being finalized for a bout in the UFC. FloSports Jeremy Botter tweeted on Friday after the Mayweather vs. McGregor boxing match came to light that “The Notorious” is nearly set to get his rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 202.

bjpenndotcom - May 6, 2016

Friday morning a report emerged which revealed that UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather were reportedly close to finalizing a deal which would see the two men compete in a boxing match in Las Vegas. While there were several details regarding the bout which indicated that the report was in fact true, many wondered how McGregor would be able to compete in a boxing match while under contract with the UFC.

Russell Ess - May 6, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been training hard with his obsession to beat Nate Diaz. At UFC 196 back in March, Diaz handed “The Notorious” his first UFC loss in a non-title welterweight bout.

bjpenndotcom - May 5, 2016

While Conor McGregor has refrained from doing interviews regarding his ongoing standoff with the UFC that saw him pulled from his UFC 200 rematch with Nate Diaz on July 9th, Gunnar Nelson has been able to provide some insight into how McGregor is doing. While SBG Ireland head coach John Kavanagh revealed recently that McGregor’s next fight will likely take place at either UFC 201 or 202, there has been no official word from the UFC on when the featherweight champ will be fighting.

bjpenndotcom - May 5, 2016

Former UFC champion Tito Ortiz may be in the UFC Hall of Fame, however Ortiz often found himself at odds with the UFC brass during the course of his stint with the promotion. Now a Bellator MMA fighter, Ortiz offered some advice to Conor McGregor, who is currently in the middle of a standoff with the UFC. McGregor refused to fulfill his promo obligations for his UFC 200 rematch with Nate Diaz on July 9th, and as a result was pulled from the event. While there has been no official word yet on McGregor’s next fight, it is rumored that he will fight at either UFC 201 or 202.

bjpenndotcom - May 4, 2016

While Conor McGregor may have started the ‘Irish Invasion’ of MMA, the rest of the SBG Ireland team has also gained widespread popularity in the world of MMA. Former UFC flyweight Paddy Holohan posted the following photo on Instagram of himself, UFC women’s strawweight Aisling Daly, and UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor, alongside coach John Kavanagh. The photo, which you can see below, was captioned:

bjpenndotcom - May 3, 2016

While UFC President Dana White may maintain that there is no dispute between Conor McGregor and the UFC, the tension between the two is undeniable. After refusing to fulfill his media obligations for arguably the biggest event in UFC history, McGregor was pulled from his UFC 200 rematch with Nate Diaz on July 9th. McGregor was training in Iceland and helping Gunnar Nelson prepare for his upcoming fight against Albert Tumenov on May 8th when he was pulled from the card.

Russell Ess - May 3, 2016

https://youtu.be/xRow_lhtU2g UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is currently the biggest draw in the UFC and is now without a scheduled fight.

bjpenndotcom - May 3, 2016

Former boxing champion Amir Khan is currently gearing up for his fight with ‘Canelo’ Alvarez on Saturday in Las Vegas. Ahead of that fight, the idea of a potential jump to MMA appears to be on Khan’s mind. The 29 year old English boxer currently owns a MMA promotion that puts on events in Dubai, and has even used MMA training to prepare for his fight with Alvarez.

bjpenndotcom - May 3, 2016

Since Conor McGregor was pulled from his UFC 200 welterweight rematch with Nate Diaz on July 9th for refusing to fulfill his media obligations, there has been much speculation as to when McGregor will return to the Octagon. UFC President Dana White has stated previously that McGregor’s next fight will be to defend his UFC featherweight championship, leading many to wonder when he would defend his belt against the winner of Edgar vs. Aldo II.

Russell Ess - May 3, 2016

Even with being the biggest draw in the UFC, featherweight champion Conor McGregor still made some time to train with a young MMA prospect in Iceland. ⚜Training with Conor Mcgregor 🇨🇮🇮🇸@thenotoriousmma #mjölnirmma#mma #thechamp @mjolnirmma

Russell Ess - May 2, 2016

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao put up the richest fight in boxing sport’s history back in 2015. Mayweather and Pacquiao crushed the records with reports of 4.4 million pay-per-view buys and a $72,198,500 live gate from 16,219 tickets sold. Although the fight itself was not exciting to the majority of fans drawn to the bout, Mayweather and Pacquiao walked away with giant paydays.

Russell Ess - May 2, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been active on twitter Monday revealing a lot about what is on his mind. “The Notorious” has been all the buzz after being pulled from UFC 200 by the UFC for refusing to take part in media obligations to promote the fight.

Chris Taylor - May 2, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been all over Twitter this morning. The brash Irish superstar has tweeted that he will “school” Nate Diaz in their highly anticipated rematch (if it happens) and has also responded to a bunch of questions from fans/haters.

Chris Taylor - May 2, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor suffered his first career octagon defeat to Nate Diaz in the headlining bout of UFC 196 this past March in Las Vegas. “Mystic Mac” was submitted via rear-naked choke in the second round of his fight with the Stockton native.

Chris Taylor - May 2, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor took to his Twitter today where he poked shots at Nate Diaz, the man who defeated him via submission at UFC 196. I love it! Adapt and overcome.I am coming in light and lean for my rematch and I will school this boy to the bell. https://t.co/MjEwxokIYK