Conor McGregor News

Russell Ess - February 29, 2016

It seemed like UFC 196 was lacking some magic with one of the most historic fights about to take place with UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor looking to make history and become the first simultaneous two-weight UFC champion by taking on lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. When news broke that dos Anjos pulled out of the fight with McGregor less than two weeks from their scheduled fight date of March 5th, it seemed like the excitement for UFC 196 really started to snowball. The various fighters that were in the hat to fight McGregor on short notice had both fans and fighters excitedly awaiting who would be announced as the official replacement.

Russell Ess - February 29, 2016

Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar was absolutely furious last week when he heard that he “refused” to take a fight with the featherweight champion Conor McGregor. Edgar who is injured with a torn groin is unable to fight and appeared on Monday’s MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani to talk about getting over his situation with the UFC and also gave his insight on the matchup between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. When asked what kind of shot he is giving Nate Diaz in the fight with Conor McGregor, Edgar said, “I give him a real shot. His pressure and volume is just tough to deal with for anybody.

Russell Ess - February 29, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been buzzing with his recent fight change with his original opponent Rafael dos Anjos pulling out. McGregor’s new opponent Nate Diaz seems to have fans more excited about the UFC 196 match taking place on March 5th. With the excitement surrounding the fight with his new opponent in Diaz, McGregor is surely seeing the dollar signs falling from the sky for UFC 196. McGregor recently posted a photo with his “angel” and it will be likely we will see “The Notorious” add more luxury automobiles to his collection.

Chris Taylor - February 29, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will square off with former UFC lightweight title challenger Nate Diaz this weekend in a welterweight bout which headlines UFC 196. As you can see in the video below, McGregor has been putting in some hard work in order to “Get the money” at this weekend’s pay-per-view event.

Chris Taylor - February 28, 2016

Watch UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and his movement practitioner Ido Portal have some fun while ‘training’ in this instagram clip: All day work @thenotoriousmma #conormcgregor #idoportal #ufc196 #movementculture

Chris Taylor - February 28, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is quickly becoming a household name. The Irish superstar is ‘getting love’ from people all across the world, including California, as he showcased in a recent instagram post:

Chris Taylor - February 28, 2016

All day long work with @portal.ido, @rushammer and @lukajelcicmma! #7Days A video posted by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Feb 28, 2016 at 2:26am PST

bjpenndotcom - February 27, 2016

https://youtu.be/xnW4vA6_y-o We are officially less than a week away from UFC 196 on March 5th, where Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz will face off in a welterweight showdown between two of the best trash talkers in MMA.

bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

It’s no secret that UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor enjoys the materialistic things in life. With just over a week to go until his welterweight showdown with Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 196 on March 5th, Conor McGregor is enjoying his Lamborghini Aventador.

Chris Taylor - February 26, 2016

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Chris Taylor - February 26, 2016

Joe ‘Stitch ‘Em’ Schilling recently did an interview with BloodyElbow where he discussed the upcoming UFC 196 main event bout between Conor McGregor and his friend Nate Diaz. Schilling, who headlines tonight’s Glory 27 event in Chicago, does not believe that Conor’s KO power will be a factor at welterweight and that his money is on Nate Diaz winning, his words:

bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

[ooyala code=”dxd2tkMTE6DM2RwhOC6mpuJ6ZGweMtbF” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] The MMA world was thrown into confusion earlier this week when it was announced that Rafael dos Anjos had broken his foot and would be unable to fight Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 196 on March 5th. Ultimately the UFC selected Nate Diaz as a replacement opponent for McGregor, and the bout was moved to welterweight.

bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

At the UFC 196 press conference Wednesday afternoon, things got quite heated between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, as many expected. The pair threw verbal insults at one another throughout the course of the press conference, with Nate Diaz even going as far as to accuse Conor McGregor of using steroids.

bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

https://youtu.be/4_lu7oyHLVg By now it is common knowledge that Conor McGregor will be fighting Nate Diaz at welterweight in the main event of UFC 196 on March 5th.

Chris Taylor - February 25, 2016

When news broke that UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos had suffered an injury and was forced to pull out of his UFC 196 main event fight with Conor McGregor, many fighters decided to throw their name in the hat for the short-notice fight. Former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber was one of those fighters. Unfortunately for the “California Kid”, former UFC lightweight challenger Nate Diaz ended up being the fighter selected to ‘fill the void’ for March’s UFC pay-per-view event.

bjpenndotcom - February 25, 2016

There are many questions going through the mind of MMA enthusiasts leading up to the main event of UFC 196, where Conor McGregor will face Nate Diaz. The main two questions are, how will Conor McGregor handle fighting a taller opponent? And, how will Nate Diaz do on such short notice?

bjpenndotcom - February 25, 2016

Wednesday afternoon in California, the UFC held the UFC 196 press conference at a UFC gym in California following the announcement of Nate Diaz filling in for Rafael dos Anjos in the main event.

bjpenndotcom - February 25, 2016

While Conor McGregor is slated to fight Nate Diaz at UFC 196 on March 5th, he has his sights set of Nick Diaz in the future. At the UFC 196 press conference on Wednesday, McGregor repeatedly used the microphone to make statements towards Nick Diaz, who was not on stage but was at the event. In addition, McGregor referred to Nate Diaz as “Nick’s lil bro” several times throughout the event.