Conor McGregor News

bjpenndotcom - August 23, 2016

https://youtu.be/poLTJako_yc?t=9m10s Going into UFC 202, there was quite a bit of pressure on UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. Regardless of whether or not McGregor won the fight and avenged his UFC 196 loss to Nate Diaz, UFC President Dana White had stated that McGregor would return to featherweight or vacate the 145 pound belt.

bjpenndotcom - August 23, 2016

Leading up to Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz’ highly anticipated UFC 202 rematch, UFC President Dana White was adamant that McGregor would return to featherweight after the fight, regardless of the outcome, for a title unification fight with interim champion Jose Aldo. McGregor, who knocked out Aldo in just 13 seconds at UFC 194, has remained noncommittal on his return to featherweight, even going as far as to state during the UFC 202 post-fight press conference that his next fight would be at lightweight.

Russell Ess - August 22, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor got his revenge over Nate Diaz at UFC 202.

Russell Ess - August 22, 2016

Despite being banged up after the epic five-round war with Nate Diaz at UFC 202, “The Notorious” Conor McGregor was out and about in Las Vegas on Sunday to host a pool party.

Russell Ess - August 22, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor got his revenge with a win over Nate Diaz on Saturday night at UFC 202. While nearly all of McGregor’s fellow fighters were picking Diaz to win the rematch, “The Notorious” was able to pick up a majority decision win over his rival after five exciting rounds of combat.

Russell Ess - August 22, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz are now 1-1, each holding a win over each other. It sounds like McGregor feels that he can take on competitors far above his 145-pound weight class once again after defeating Diaz by majority decision at UFC 202 over the weekend.

Chris Taylor - August 21, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor earned a majority decision victory over bitter rival Nate Diaz at last night’s UFC 202 event in Las Vegas. Following their epic main event fight, “Mystic Mac” issued a challenge to Diaz asking for a rubber match at 155-pounds.

Chris Taylor - August 21, 2016

https://youtu.be/Zh44J8uoTJ8 After putting on a “Fight of the year” candidate performance in the headliner of last night’s UFC 202 event, current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and his team hit the club in Sin City.

Chris Taylor - August 21, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor scored a majority decision victory over Nate Diaz last night in a welterweight bout which headlined UFC 202 in Las Vegas. UFC president Dana White had stated prior to yesterday’s fight that McGregor would return to featherweight or vacate his 145-pound belt win or lose following his rematch with Diaz.

Chris Taylor - August 21, 2016

Conor McGregor discusses his decision victory over Nate Diaz at last night’s UFC 202 event in Las Vegas.

bjpenndotcom - August 20, 2016

Leading up to UFC 202, many fans wondered whether UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor would return to featherweight for a title unification fight with Jose Aldo. After his majority decision win over Diaz in the main event of UFC 202, McGregor spoke at the post-fight press conference to discuss the fight, as well as his future.

bjpenndotcom - August 20, 2016

https://youtu.be/uSxPRNQNNQo In the main event of UFC 202, Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz squared off in a highly anticipated welterweight rematch.

bjpenndotcom - August 19, 2016

During the UFC 202 weigh-in Friday afternoon, things were understandably tense between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, despite the fact that the UFC banned both men’s teams from the event. After a heated staredown between the two, UFC commentator Joe Rogan spoke with both men on stage. McGregor took the opportunity to deliver a heated message to Diaz:

bjpenndotcom - August 19, 2016

Stackin and Mackin at 168 lbs. A video posted by Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) on Aug 19, 2016 at 9:28am PDT

bjpenndotcom - August 19, 2016

In the aftermath of the UFC 202 press conference altercation, Conor McGregor appeared on ‘Fox Sports Live with Jay & Dan’ to discuss the situation, as well as his thoughts on the rematch on Saturday.

bjpenndotcom - August 19, 2016

https://youtu.be/Zxf71vEH2qw UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor caught some heat earlier this month when he called the WWE roster “pus**s”, saying that he would slap the head off all of them.

Chris Taylor - August 18, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor showed up almost half an hour late for yesterday’s UFC 202 press conference in Las Vegas. However, after the brash Irish superstar arrived, it took mere minutes for things to get heated between himself and Nate Diaz.

bjpenndotcom - August 18, 2016

VIDEO: Conor McGregor drops the mic after ripping Diaz fans at #ufc202 workouts (@ekc)https://t.co/7c9FRxFOmA — MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) August 19, 2016