Conor McGregor News

bjpenndotcom - March 25, 2016

At UFC 196, Nate Diaz picked up the biggest win over his MMA career as he submitted Conor McGregor in the 2nd round of their welterweight scrap. Following the fight, McGregor attributed the loss to an ‘inefficient use of energy,’ something teammate Gunnar Nelson doesn’t believe will happen in a potential rematch. While earlier this month it was reported that the UFC had issued contracts to both fighters for a welterweight rematch at UFC 200, nothing has been set in stone. With that being said, McGregor hinted at a rematch in a social media post recently.

bjpenndotcom - March 25, 2016

While there has been much speculation as to whether or not Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor will meet inside the Octagon once again, it was revealed earlier this month that the UFC has reportedly issued contracts to both fighters for a welterweight rematch at UFC 200. With that being said, leaked footage from Nate Diaz’s recent appearance on Fox Sports shows Diaz explaining to Kenny Florian and Michael Bisping that he wants the rematch at lightweight so McGregor has no excuses this time.

Russell Ess - March 25, 2016

https://youtu.be/-lbuFKiXcbM Conor McGregor will make his return to the Octagon at UFC 200. All reports are indicatiing that “The Notorious” will face Nate Diaz in a non-title welterweight rematch slated for the main event of the historical card taking place in July.

bjpenndotcom - March 25, 2016

While Frankie Edgar has been campaigning for a title shot against Conor McGregor since his TUF 22 finale KO win over Chad Mendes, the stars could finally be aligning for a McGregor vs. Edgar fight. With MMA being legalized in New York earlier this week, Conor McGregor’s striking coach, Owen Roddy, believes that a fight between McGregor and Edgar could be huge for the UFC’s inaugural event at the famed Madison Square Garden.

Russell Ess - March 23, 2016

Everyone seems to want to get their hands on the UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. While the hopefuls in the UFC featherweight division are anxious to get a chance to take the belt from McGregor and strap it around their own waist, others in different weight classes have also volunteered themselves to take on the superstar from Ireland. As of now, all reports are indicating that Nate Diaz will rematch Conor McGregor in a non-title welterweight bout. Ariel Helwani said earlier this week, “And make no mistake about it, the reason that this fight is happening at 170-pounds is because, to be frank, Conor Mcgregor is a bit of a wild man. “He wants, he is obsessed with the idea that he lost to Nate Diaz at 170-pounds. He feels like he should have won and he wants the same circumstances, same rules, same stipulations. He wants to do it again and he wants to prove that he is the better man.”

bjpenndotcom - March 23, 2016

While Floyd Mayweather has zero intentions of ever making the jump to MMA, the legendary prizefighter frequently finds his name in the mouth’s of MMA fighters who call him out. Back when Ronda Rousey reigned as the UFC women’s bantamweight champion, there was much talk of how Rousey would do in a boxing match against Mayweather. After Rousey was defeated by Holly Holm, Conor McGregor began calling out Mayweather for a fight.

bjpenndotcom - March 23, 2016

Ahead of the highly anticipated release of ‘Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice’ on March 24th, star actor Ben Afleck drew some parallels between his character and UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. He spoke to Reuters:

bjpenndotcom - March 23, 2016

Last week reports emerged that the UFC had issued contracts to both Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz for a welterweight rematch at UFC 200. As everyone knows by now, Diaz submitted McGregor in the second round of their UFC 196 scrap to end McGregor’s unbeaten streak. Unsurprisingly, talks of a potential rematch between the two quickly became the ‘hot topic’ in the MMA community, with fans and fighters alike giving their predictions for a rematch between the two.

Russell Ess - March 22, 2016

https://youtu.be/CFsCYRp9ndo Budweiser has to be somewhat disappointed with their marketing execution with having Ireland’s biggest MMA star as their ambassador.

Russell Ess - March 21, 2016

UFC commentator Jon Anik ate his words leading up to the UFC 196 main event featuring UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and veteran Nate Diaz. “I will get the area code ‘209’ tattooed on the inside of my forearm, if Nate Diaz beats Conor McGregor,” Anik said before the fight took place. Well, Anik now has a “209” tattoo on his forearm.

Russell Ess - March 21, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor was humble in defeat after Nate Diaz was able to submit him in their non-title UFC welterweight bout at UFC 196. However, McGregor’s only loss in the UFC has apparently been eating at him and it is McGregor who has called for an immediate rematch with Diaz. The latest reports are that McGregor and Diaz will meet once again in the main event for the historical UFC 200 taking place in July.

Russell Ess - March 21, 2016

Last week, it was reported by Ariel Helwani that the UFC was working on a rematch between UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and UFC veteran Nate Diaz for UFC 200. Helwani gave his update on the MMA Hour on Monday reiterated that the immediate rematch is still in the works. Helwani said, “Oh by the way, it’s not happening at a more natural 155-pounds. It’s happening at 170-pounds and an interesting thing has happened since I put out this report. Of course, a lot of other media sources confirmed it and that’s all well and good, and they did it right, they credited, I have no beef. But, a lot of what was said and reported was incorrect. By the time that the news came out, a lot of people said they are working on it, but there were no contracts, they verbally agreed. I can assure you that the contracts had already been issued, not signed, but anyone who told you that there were no contracts issued, thus making it a little less of a real thing, that was inaccurate.”

bjpenndotcom - March 19, 2016

https://youtu.be/EgxCtsq3D6U Earlier this week it was revealed that the UFC is allegedly close to finalizing a deal that would see Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor have a highly anticipated welterweight rematch at UFC 200.

bjpenndotcom - March 18, 2016

Leading up to UFC 196, Conor McGregor revealed that while he wasn’t crazy about the idea of doing movies, he is crazy about money, and may occasionally dabble in the film industry. It was revealed that McGregor would be making a guest appearance in an upcoming installment of ‘XXX’ with Vin Diesel. However, ahead of UFC 200 McGregor has reportedly cancelled the planned appearance according to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto

Russell Ess - March 18, 2016

Initially after the fight between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz at UFC 196, there was not a lot of talk about an immediate rematch. Diaz was able to withstand an early onslaught from McGregor in the opening round and turned things around in the second. Diaz hurt McGregor with punches and was able to utilize his black belt-level jiu-jitsu game to secure a rear-naked choke on McGregor to hand him his first loss in the UFC. With reports floating around that the UFC is looking to book an immediate rematch between the two stars at UFC 200, you have to wonder if this is simply a demand that McGregor has come up with.

Russell Ess - March 17, 2016

Renzo Gracie is very happy for Nate Diaz getting the biggest win of his career over one of the biggest stars in the UFC, Conor McGregor. Renzo’s cousin Cesar Gracie is the longtime trainer of the Diaz brothers and Renzo recently spoke about them on MMA Noise.

bjpenndotcom - March 16, 2016

I feel like a young D. Higgins rolling around this town. I 💚 you #Eire A photo posted by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Mar 16, 2016 at 4:29pm PDT

Russell Ess - March 16, 2016

https://youtu.be/rnnVClkVe5g UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has fallen to defeat for the first time in his UFC career. Although it is not his first loss in his professional career, it is the first time “The Notorious” has been defeated in the UFC after his soaring rise to worldwide popularity.