Conor McGregor News
Dana White explains why Conor McGregor was pulled from UFC 200
bjpenndotcom - April 19, 2016
Tuesday morning Conor McGregor left MMA fans speechless as he announced his retirement from MMA. This announcement was met with much speculation given that McGregor is currently the UFC’s featherweight champion. While many believed the retirement announcement to be a troll job, McGregor’s coach confirmed the news. UFC President Dana White then broke the news on SportsCenter that McGregor had been pulled from UFC 200 after refusing to show up to a press conference.
BREAKING! UFC pulls Conor McGregor from UFC 200
Chris Taylor - April 19, 2016
Conor McGregor shocked the world earlier today when he announced that he had decided to retire from the sport of mixed martial arts. Many fans and fighters thought that McGregor’s tweet was a joke or a hoax.
Pros react to Conor McGregor's retirement
Chris Taylor - April 19, 2016
Conor McGregor shocked the MMA Universe earlier today when he took to Twitter to announce his retirement from the sport. The current UFC featherweight champion was supposed to rematch Nate Diaz in the headlining bout of UFC 200 this July in Las Vegas.
Ariel Helwani says that McGregor's retirement is real, UFC working on new plan
Chris Taylor - April 19, 2016
The MMA world is still trying to make sense of Conor McGregor’s tweet from earlier today, where the current featherweight champ stated that he had “decided to retire young“. Many fans thought and hoped that McGregor’s tweet was some sort of April fools joke or hoax, however, MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani is saying that sources have confirmed that Conor’s tweet is not a prank and that he is in fact walking away from the sport. His words:
Sources confirm Conor McGregor retirement Tweet isn't a joke
bjpenndotcom - April 19, 2016
Earlier today UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor shocked everyone as he announced his retirement via Twitter with less than 3 months to go until his UFC 200 main event scrap with Nate Diaz. While many believed that McGregor was pulling a prank, or trolling his fans, that doesn’t appear to be the case according to Ariel Helwani.
UFC superstar Conor McGregor already retiring?
Russell Ess - April 19, 2016
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has become one of the biggest stars in MMA in just a matter of years. “The Notorious” has set numerous records and has seemingly opened the eyes of the entire country of Ireland to the sport of MMA.
VIDEO | Die-hard fan gets Conor McGregor's autograph tattooed on his forearm
Russell Ess - April 19, 2016
https://youtu.be/exJtXdFM-y0 How much of a die-hard fan are you of “The Notorious?” Would you go as far as to tattoo Conor McGregor’s signature on your body?
Mike Tyson reveals his thoughts on Jon Jones and Conor McGregor
bjpenndotcom - April 13, 2016
Conor McGregor and Jon Jones are undoubtably two of the biggest stars in MMA history. Both men are relatively polarizing figures, with many viewers either being very supportive, or very critical. Jones is currently gearing up for his UFC 197 light heavyweight interim title fight against Ovince Saint-Preux on April 23rd. McGregor on the other hand is preparing for his UFC 200 welterweight rematch with Nate Diaz on July 9th.
Muhammed 'King Mo' Lawal: 'Now all of a sudden people want to give the credit to Conor McGregor?'
Russell Ess - April 12, 2016
Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal isn’t keen on the idea that UFC featherweight Conor McGregor is getting all the praise for his ambition in moving up in weight to take on Nate Diaz. Although McGregor ultimately lost to Diaz by submission in their initial fight at UFC 196, many praised McGregor for his courage to fight in a higher weight class. “King Mo” opened up about “moneyweight” and how he has been doing it for years, but even he cannot take the claim of pioneering it all.
VIDEO | Conor McGregor says fight with teammate should have been stopped earlier, opponent now in 'very serious condition'
Russell Ess - April 11, 2016
Charlie Ward, teammate of UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor won a brutal fight against Joao Carvalho by 3rd round TKO at TEF 1, which took place at the National Stadium in Dublin on Saturday night.
Rafael dos Anjos has bold prediction for Conor McGregor
bjpenndotcom - April 8, 2016
Following his UFC 196 submission loss to Nate Diaz, Conor McGregor revealed his intention to return to featherweight to defend his championship belt. Ultimately, the UFC booked a McGregor vs. Diaz welterweight rematch for UFC 200, and opted to have Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar fight for the interim featherweight championship on the same card.
Manager says 'obsessed' Conor McGregor watched loss to Nate Diaz '20 times' after tapping out
Russell Ess - April 8, 2016
Conor McGregor has not let the loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196 slip his mind. “The Notorious” called for an immediate rematch with Diaz, and that is just what the UFC set up for UFC 200. McGregor’s manager, Audie Attar spoke to reporters at a UFC 199 media day on Wednesday and revealed some interesting information regarding “The Notorious.” (transcribed by MMA Fighting).
Conor McGregor reflects on UFC journey on 3rd anniversary of debut
bjpenndotcom - April 6, 2016
Three years ago today, Conor McGregor made his UFC debut against Marcus Brimage. McGregor, a two-division Cage Warriors champion at the time of his UFC debut, had quite a bit of hype behind him as he made his UFC debut, and he did not disappoint. McGregor landed numerous uppercuts on Brimage, showcasing his impressive counter striking ability as he became the first man to stop Marcus Brimage with strikes.
Conor McGregor's 'road to UFC 200 starts today'
Russell Ess - April 6, 2016
It appears that Conor McGregor has officially started his camp for the rematch with Nate Diaz slated for the main event of UFC 200 that takes place on July 9th in Las Vegas, Nevada. McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh posted this photo with the caption saying, “The road to #ufc200 starts today…3yrs to the day from debut.”
VIDEO | On This Day: Conor McGregor makes his UFC debut with a first-round TKO
Russell Ess - April 6, 2016
https://youtu.be/zGFcfSPek7M Oh, how things have changed in just three years.
Jose Aldo rips "lucky" Conor McGregor
bjpenndotcom - April 6, 2016
At UFC 194, Conor McGregor shocked the world as he knocked out Jose Aldo in just 13 seconds to capture the UFC featherweight championship. In his next fight, McGregor was submitted by Nate Diaz in a welterweight scrap at UFC 196. Now, McGregor will get the chance to avenge his loss to Diaz at UFC 200, while Aldo fights Frankie Edgar for the interim featherweight championship. Aldo, who reigned as the UFC featherweight champion for nearly 5 years, spoke to ESPN to discuss why he feels McGregor’s knockout in their first fight was “lucky”, and why he is confident that he will get to avenge the loss in the future.
Max Holloway does not believe Conor McGregor will ever return to featherweight
Chris Taylor - April 3, 2016
Add top contender Max Holloway (15-3 MMA) to the list of featherweight fighters who do not believe Conor McGregor will ever return to fight at 145-pounds. Holloway echoed the statements made by former lightweight champ Frankie Edgar regarding the brash Irish star in a recent interview with MMAFighting:
Jose Aldo: McGregor was ‘full of juice in his body’ at UFC 196
Chris Taylor - April 3, 2016
Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is still not happy that the UFC decided to put Conor McGregor in a welterweight rematch against Nate Diaz at July’s UFC 200 event. Aldo, who had been campaigning for a rematch with McGregor after suffering a shocking 13-second defeat to the Irishman in December, will now rematch Frankie Edgar for the UFC’s interim featherweight title on July 9.