Conor McGregor News

Russell Ess - April 28, 2016

Former UFC title contender Chael Sonnen is one who knows the game of fight promotion all too well. Sonnen now working as an MMA analyst says that the finger can be pointed at Conor McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh for not being on the UFC 200 card.

bjpenndotcom - April 28, 2016

While many fans and members of the MMA community are taking sides in Conor McGregor’s standoff with the UFC, former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez offers an interesting perspective on things. Velasquez, who won the UFC heavyweight championship twice and defended it twice, understands the promo work that a champion must do, and thus offered an interesting take on McGregor’s standoff with the UFC.

bjpenndotcom - April 28, 2016

Conor McGregor’s very public dispute with the UFC has many members of the MMA community passively choosing sides. While some members of the MMA community believe the McGregor is obligated to fulfill his media obligations ahead of UFC 200, because promo is part of his job, others like Don Frye believe that McGregor’s job is to fight, not promote fights. Frye, who has often found himself going against UFC President Dana White, spoke to Submission Radio to discuss McGregor’s ongoing standoff with the UFC:

bjpenndotcom - April 28, 2016

Recommend listening to yday's ep of 'The Herd' with Colin Cowherd. Here's a snippet of his take on Conor McGregor. pic.twitter.com/GL0Hv9Zwbk — Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) April 28, 2016

bjpenndotcom - April 28, 2016

https://youtu.be/k-AiXnafgeU Since Conor McGregor was pulled from UFC 200, there has been much speculation as to whether or not the UFC will give in and put Conor McGregor back on UFC 2OO.

Russell Ess - April 28, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is the biggest draw currently in the UFC with the records to back it up. So, when the UFC announced that they pulled “The Notorious” off UFC 200 for his refusal to take part in media obligations to promote the fight, a lot of people were scratching their heads.

Chris Taylor - April 27, 2016

Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar will square off with former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo for the promotions interim featherweight title at UFC 200 this July. The fight will mark the second time that Edgar and Aldo have gone to battle inside the octagon. “The Answer” suffered a unanimous decision loss to Aldo in the main event of UFC 156 in February 2013.

Russell Ess - April 27, 2016

Fans and the media keep questioning the UFC’s decision to pull Conor McGregor off UFC 200. With McGregor having record numbers and currently the biggest draw in the UFC, people can’t get over the fact that the UFC is not budging on their decision to pull “The Notorious” from the significant card.

bjpenndotcom - April 27, 2016

Recently news broke that Fedor Emelianenko would be making his return to MMA once again on June 17th under the Fight Nights Global banner in Russia to fight Fabio Maldonado. Surprisingly, the promotion has now offered Conor McGregor $2 million to fight at the event as well. This comes after McGregor was pulled from UFC 200 for refusing to fulfill his media obligations for the event.

Chris Taylor - April 26, 2016

Conor McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh was a guest on yesterday’s edition of The MMA Hour where he spoke to host Ariel Helwani about the recent standoff between the UFC and his pupil “Mystic Mac”. McGregor had recently stated on Twitter that he was “back on” July’s UFC 200 fight card. However, UFC president Dana White quickly addressed McGregor’s tweet saying that it was not true.

Russell Ess - April 26, 2016

It seems like the story for UFC 200 will sourrond UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor until the event actually happens. Perhaps even then, everyone but the UFC may not be able to understand the decision to not have “The Notorious” on the card. UFC President Dana White spoke with TMZ late Monday on his way to watch Paige VanZant’s routine on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” and spoke about the latest on the situation and McGregor’s odd tweet that he was “back on” for UFC 200.

Russell Ess - April 25, 2016

It is without a doubt that UFC featherweight Conor McGregor has all eyes and ears on him as the story of UFC 200 continues on to the next chapter. McGregor tweeted late Sunday that he and the UFC came to an agreement and was back on the UFC 200 card after being pulled off for refusing to take part in media obligations for the fight. UFC President Dana White later said on Monday to TMZ that nothing has changed since pulling “The Notorious” off the marquee UFC 200 card.

Russell Ess - April 25, 2016

Conor McGregor once again shocked the MMA community late on Sunday when he tweeted that he was back on UFC 200. However, the saga of Conor McGregor and UFC 200 continued on Monday after UFC President Dana White said that “The Notorious” was still off the UFC 200 card.

Chris Taylor - April 25, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor took to Twitter last night to announce that he was “back on” July’s UFC 200 fight card in Las Vegas. Well according to UFC president Dana White, Conor’s tweet simply is not true and the Irish superstar will not be fighting at UFC 200 on July 9. His words to TMZ:

Chris Taylor - April 25, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor shook up the MMA world once again last night when he took to Twitter to announce that he was back on July’s UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. Happy to announce that I am BACK on UFC 200! Shout out to @danawhite and @lorenzofertitta on getting this one done for the fans. #Respect

bjpenndotcom - April 24, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor shocked the MMA world once again tonight as he announced that he is BACK on the UFC 200 card. McGregor was pulled from the card after refusing to complete his media obligations for the event. UFC President Dana White stated at the UFC 200 press conference on Friday that it wouldn’t be fair to McGregor to skip out on his obligations, when other fighters traveled from around the world to attend the press conference.

Chris Taylor - April 24, 2016

Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis spoke to MMAFighting’s Ariel Helwani prior to his UFC 197 bout with dangerous striker Edson Barboza.

Chris Taylor - April 23, 2016

https://youtu.be/37ZRSxhC9RM In the above video former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen discusses the fallout between the UFC and it’s current featherweight champion Conor McGregor.