Conor McGregor News

Tom Taylor - December 10, 2018

SBG Ireland head coach John Kavanagh isn’t sure if his star pupil Conor McGregor will fight again. If the Irish MMA superstar does elect to fight again, however, Kavanagh will have to be convinced to train him for the bout. John Kavanagh explained why he feels this way in a recent interview with The Irish Independent.

Tom Taylor - December 10, 2018

There are plenty of interesting options on the table for the next fight of former UFC lightweight and featherweight champ Conor McGregor. In the opinion of UFC color commentator Joe Rogan, however, there is one matchup that stands out from the rest: A trilogy fight with Nate Diaz. McGregor and Diaz have met twice previously, earning a win apiece, and Rogan believes the timing couldn’t be better for a tie-breaking trilogy fight.

Tom Taylor - December 10, 2018

Shortly after Khabib Nurmagomedov submitted Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 229, he leapt over the cage and attacked McGregor’s training partner Dillon Danis. In the ensuing fracas, McGregor swapped punches with a pair of Nurmagomedov’s training partners inside the cage. Ever since this chaotic scene occurred, we’ve been waiting with bated breath to see how the sanctioning Nevada State Athletic Commission will punish Nurmagomedov and McGregor.

Chris Taylor - December 9, 2018

Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor had an interesting exchange with undefeated welterweight Ben Askren late yesterday evening. Shortly following Max Holloway’s impressive stoppage victory over Brian Ortega in the main event of UFC 231, former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen took to Twitter with the following statement.

Christopher Taylor - December 9, 2018

Dillon Danis believes people are doing Conor McGregor dirty by suggesting Max Holloway is the best featherweight fighter in the history of the sport. Holloway successfully defend his UFC featherweight gold at tonight’s UFC 231 event, earning an impressive TKO victory over the previously undefeated Brian Ortega.

Christopher Taylor - December 6, 2018

Floyd Mayweather may be preparing for his upcoming exhibition fight with Tenshin Nasukawa, but that hasn’t slowed the amount of questions the undefeated boxing legend is being asked about potential fights with UFC stars Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov. Floyd Mayweather has already competed against Conor McGregor inside of the squared circle. “Money” ultimately defeated the Irishman via tenth-round TKO in their highly anticipated fight in August of 2017.

Tom Taylor - December 6, 2018

Conor McGregor brought in a lot of top talent to help him prepare for his UFC 229 title fight with undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. One fixture of McGregor’s past training camps that wasn’t a part of these preparations for the Russian champion, however, was Icelandic welterweight contender Gunnar Nelson. Speaking to the media ahead of his UFC 231 fight with Alex Oliveira, Gunnar Nelson explained why he wasn’t a part of Conor McGregor’s training for Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Cole Shelton - December 4, 2018

Conor McGregor’s punishment from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) will not be handed down on Monday as expected. McGregor was granted a continuance in his case for the UFC 229 melee, according to MMAFighting. Meaning, McGregor’s hearing that was expected to take place on Monday has been postponed. As well, there is no timeframe for when the hearing will be reorganized.

Cole Shelton - December 1, 2018

Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor are both currently under suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), this for the melee that occurred after UFC 229. A final hearing to determine their punishments is set for December 10. What the NSAC plans to do remains a mystery. The most extreme punishment would be to strip both fighters of their respective licenses, this in addition to issuing fines and lengthy suspensions. Ultimately, that seems unlikely to happen.

Christopher Taylor - December 1, 2018

Surging UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier was recently forced to withdraw from his highly anticipated fight with Nate Diaz, which was slated for UFC 230. At first, the news seemed devastating for Dustin Poirier as Nate Diaz served as a former division title challenger with a massive name.

Christopher Taylor - November 30, 2018

Fight fans have been patiently waiting for news to drop regarding what is next for current UFC lightweight stars Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Dustin Poirier and Tony Ferguson. Well, if UFC President Dana White gets his way, fans will get to see two incredible 155-pound fights in early 2019.

Tom Taylor - November 30, 2018

Owen Roddy, one of the long-time coaches of former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor, has announced that he will no longer be working at SBG Ireland in Dublin, and that he is instead moving to the gym’s Charleston location. Roddy made this announcement on his official Instagram page on Friday afternoon.

Tom Taylor - November 29, 2018

When Conor McGregor is gearing up for a fight, he sharpens his tools alongside dangerous fighters like Artem Lobov, Dillon Danis, and Gunnar Nelson. In a recent video clip uploaded to his official Instagram account, however, he can be seen training alongside some new faces: his father Tony and his young son Conor Jr. See it below:

Thomas Taylor - November 28, 2018

Conor McGregor fans are a passionate bunch. They show up in droves whenever the Irishman fights, be it in Dublin, New York City or Las Vegas. They fill arenas with pro-McGregor chants and seas of Irish flags. They get tattoos of him. And according to a report from the Irish Sun, some of them are buying empty bottles of the MMA star’s popular Irish whiskey, Proper No. Twelve, on eBay. Apparently, empty bottles of Proper No. Twelve have been listed on eBay for prices as high as $90 — though it’s possible some do still contain whiskey.

Cole Shelton - November 28, 2018

At UFC 229, Conor McGregor made his long-awaited return to the Octagon. He took on Khabib Nurmagomedov for the lightweight title. Ahead of the fight, not many people knew how it would turn out. Some people believed McGregor would be able to catch Nurmagomedov and knock him out. Others thought Nurmagomedov would just take McGregor down and ground and pound him or submit him, which ultimately is what happened.

Tom Taylor - November 28, 2018

You won’t be seeing former UFC lightweight and featherweight champ Conor McGregor behind the wheel any time soon — at least not in Ireland. The Irish MMA star has had his driving privileges suspended for six months after being booked for excessive speeding near his home city of Dublin. He was also fined 1,000 euros ($1136.62) for this incident.

Tom Taylor - November 26, 2018

Back in October, former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor finally returned to the Octagon, taking on reigning UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in his first mixed martial arts bout in more than two years. Unfortunately for McGregor and his throngs of fans, this return to action did not go as planned, as he was tapped out by Nurmagomedov in the fourth round. Since then, Conor McGregor has claimed several times that he does plan on fighting again. Given the mountains of wealth he’s sitting on and the many side projects that keep him busy outside the cage, however, these claims are often met with a degree of skepticism.

Tom Taylor - November 26, 2018

Speaking at a press conference in Moscow on Monday, undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov announced a three-year contract with Gorilla Energy Drinks. https://twitter.com/DenisGeykoRT/status/1067050970293641216