Conor McGregor News

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.

Scott Hernandez - 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

Scott Hernandez - August 18, 2016

In the aftermath of yesterday’s UFC 202 pre-fight press conference altercation that saw Team Diaz and Conor McGregor throwing objects at each other from across the room, NSAC chairman Anthony Marnell stated that the issue would likely be discussed at an upcoming hearing.

Scott Hernandez - August 18, 2016

In the aftermath of the UFC 202 press conference altercation, which took place earlier in the day, Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz both appeared on UFC Tonight to discuss the situation.

Russell Ess - August 17, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz shut the UFC 202 press conference down early on Wednesday in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Chris Taylor - August 17, 2016

When UFC featherweight champion finally arrived at today’s UFC 202 press conference in Las Vegas it did not take long for things to get heated between himself and Team Diaz. “Mystic Mac” issued the following statement “bring the clinch, bring the jiu jitsu, bring the whole f*cking Stockton! I’m ready for whatever he (Nate) has to bring” and things quickly escalated.

Chris Taylor - August 17, 2016

Current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor was almost half an hour late for today’s UFC 202 press conference in Las Vegas. However, when “Mystic Mac” finally arrived all hell literally broke loose.

Scott Hernandez - August 17, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is currently gearing up for his UFC 202 welterweight rematch with Nate Diaz this Saturday.

Scott Hernandez - August 16, 2016

At one point in time, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor was set to headline UFC 200 against Nate Diaz. With that being said, McGregor was ultimately pulled from the card for refusing to fulfill his media obligations for the event. Despite that, he was cageside on July 9th to watch as Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar squared off for the interim featherweight championship.

Scott Hernandez - August 16, 2016

Last month, MMA veteran Eddie Alvarez shocked the world as he knocked out Rafael dos Anjos in just minutes to become the UFC lightweight champion. Alvarez hadn’t been champion for more than 24 hours before he decided to call out featherweight champion Conor McGregor, who was already slated for a UFC 202 fight with Nate Diaz on August 20th. Not only did Alvarez call for a fight with the winner of McGregor vs. Diaz II, he referred to the fight as an “easier fight”, which likely didn’t sit well with the featherweight champion. This month, in a separate interview, Alvarez once again called for a fight with McGregor, insinuating that the featherweight champ was scared to fight him.

Scott Hernandez - August 16, 2016

Prior to the UFC 199, where it was announced that Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz would have their highly anticipated rematch at UFC 202 on August 20th, rumors of Conor McGregor stepping into the boxing ring for a boxing match with boxing icon Floyd Mayweather were the talk of the MMA community. While that fight was never made official, reports were flying around regarding dates and locations for the potential fight.

Russell Ess - August 16, 2016

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Chris Taylor - August 15, 2016

Current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has not fought in his home country of Ireland since scoring a first-round TKO victory over Diego Brandao in July of 2014. “Mystic Mac” was a guest on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani where he discussed his desire to once again compete on his home soil:

Chris Taylor - August 15, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will be looking to avenge the first loss of his UFC career when he rematches Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 202 this Saturday night in Las Vegas. The first fight between McGregor and Diaz occurred this past March headlining the UFC 196 fight card in Las Vegas. The bout took place in the UFC’s welterweight division (170-pounds), this after Nate took the bout on just 11 days notice in order to replace Rafael dos Anjos who had suffered an injury.

Chris Taylor - August 15, 2016

Former WWE champion Phil Brooks (CM PUNK) talks about the ongoing feud between Conor McGregor and the stars of the WWE with “Hot 97” in the above video.

Chris Taylor - August 14, 2016

Go behind the scenes of Conor McGregor’s recent media day and open workout in Las Vegas.

Chris Taylor - August 14, 2016

Current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor recently hosted a private UFC 202 media day at his personal gym in Las Vegas to discuss his upcoming rematch with Nate Diaz on August 20. At one point “Mystic Mac” was asked to address the recently failed USADA drug tests of former UFC champions Jon Jones and Brock Lesnar, which stemmed from UFC 200, and the Irish star did not hold back:

Chris Taylor - August 13, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is just one week away from the biggest fight of his MMA career when he rematches Nate Diaz in a welterweight bout in main event of UFC 202. Diaz submitted McGregor in the second-round of their UFC 196 headlining bout this past March in Sin City. The loss served as the first of “Mystic Mac’s” UFC career.