Conor McGregor News

Tom Taylor - September 28, 2018

On October 6, in the main event of UFC 229, undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will attempt to defend his title opposite former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor. For many fans and pundits, this fight represents the very best in mixed martial arts. Yet in the eyes of former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz, this fight isn’t anything special. In fact, Nick Diaz feels Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor really aren’t as good as everybody is letting on, and that he’d beat both of them.

Tom Taylor - September 28, 2018

Former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor might be known for his ceaseless trash-talk and his bravado, but the Irish MMA star has a definite soft spot. Not only has McGregor made several, quiet donations to a children’s hospital in his native Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland, but he now also seems to have made a whopping €10,000 donation to the treatment of a sick Irish boy named Bryan. Conor McGregor’s massive donation, which works out to roughly $11,580, was announced on Twitter by his mother, who has organized a GoFundMe for her son.

Thomas Taylor - September 26, 2018

Former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor is far and away the biggest star in MMA history. He’s been an absolute gold mine for the UFC, having headlined a great many of the promotion’s biggest pay-per-views. Speaking on ESPN’s Get Up this week, UFC President Dana White admitted that, because Conor McGregor is such a valuable asset to the UFC, he gets away with more than any of his peers would. You know, like throwing dollies through bus windows and injuring other fighters severely enough that they’re forced to withdraw from their fights.

Tom Taylor - September 25, 2018

On October 6, in the main event of the stacked UFC 229, undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor will step into the cage to settle their beef. This fight is expected to be the biggest of the year for the UFC, and one of the biggest in the promotion’s history outright. As such, fans are sure to be interested to know who will be judging the fight, and which referee will be standing inside the cage with Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor.

Tom Taylor - September 25, 2018

In addition to being one of the world’s top fighters, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is also a fantastic analyst. Speaking on The Hollywood Beatdown on TMZ earlier this week, the welterweight champ donned his analyst’s hat an made a prediction for the UFC 229 main event, which will pit UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov against former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor.

Tom Taylor - September 24, 2018

When Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov step into the cage together at UFC 229, most fans expect one of two things to happen. The expectation is that McGregor will either knock Nurmagomedov out, our Nurmagomedov will drag McGregor into a grappling hell and possibly stop him on the mat. This feeling, of course, hinges on the perception that Nurmagomedov is not much of a striker, and McGregor is not much of a grappler. While Conor McGregor’s chief training partner Artem Lobov agrees that Khabib Nurmagomedov doesn’t present much danger in the striking department, he feels its erroneous to assume that McGregor can’t grapple with the lightweight champion.

Chris Taylor - September 22, 2018

Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor (21-3 MMA) has become a household name over the past couple of years. The brash Irishman’s rise to becoming one of the most popular athletes in all of sports has been nothing short of meteoric.

Chris Taylor - September 22, 2018

Bitter rivals Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov squared off following Thursday’s UFC 229 press conference in New York City. As expected, things got pretty heated between “The Eagle” and “Mystic Mac” when the pair finally got face to face.

Drake Riggs - September 21, 2018

Conor McGregor is back and after signing a new deal with the UFC, it looks like he plans on sticking around for longer than we may have assumed. The deal inked was for eight additional fights presumably not counting his next clash against UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 on October 6. In the deal, it is however specified that McGregor will be able to go off and compete in boxing matches if he so feels the desire.

Tom Taylor - September 21, 2018

It didn’t take long for retired boxer Paulie Malignaggi to react to yesterday’s UFC 229 press conference, which featured Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, and a whole lot of trash talk. In his eyes, McGregor failed to get inside Nurmagomedov’s head, which in turn doesn’t bode well for his chances when they fight on October 6.

Tom Taylor - September 21, 2018

At Thursday’s UFC 229 press conference, former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor assured that Khabib Nurmagomedov would be dead if he’d dared to step off the bus during their infamous April skirmish in Brooklyn. “If you’d have got off that bus you’d be dead now,” McGregor told Nurmagomedov. “You’d be dead and I’d be in a cell.”

Tom Taylor - September 21, 2018

Yesterday afternoon, the UFC hosted the first press conference for UFC 229, featuring headliners Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. As expected, all hell broke loose. One major theme of this wild press conference was Conor McGregor plugging his new whiskey Proper Twelve. The Irish star was sipping his new whiskey consistently throughout the event, and ultimately announced that the brand is now a sponsor of the UFC. He even offered Khabib Nurmagomedov a birthday drink — though Nurmagomedov unsurprisingly declined.

Cole Shelton - September 20, 2018

Following UFC 229’s press conference today, Conor McGregor has a new contract with the UFC. According to ESPN’s Darren Rovell, McGregor has signed a new eight-fight deal. BREAKING: Conor McGregor signs new eight-fight UFC deal, includes his @ProperWhiskey in octagon for every fight, does not include boxing rights https://t.co/HEbSgz03VU

Thomas Taylor - September 20, 2018

On October 6, in the main event of UFC 229, former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor will attempt to reclaim that latter title from reigning lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov. Heading into this mammoth showdown, Conor McGregor is believed to have a significant advantage in the striking department, while Khabib Nurmagomedov is perceived to have a major edge in the grappling phase of the game.

Chris Taylor - September 20, 2018

Emotions were running high at today’s UFC 229 press conference in New York City which featured event headliners Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov. As expected, Conor McGregor went off on his UFC 229 opponent, current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, for the majority of the press conference with a plethora of different insults.

Drake Riggs - September 20, 2018

It's not just Conor McGregor that's looking forward to @DustinPoirier vs. @NateDiaz209 at #UFC230! So are we! pic.twitter.com/8AgM8Wsjr6 — UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) September 20, 2018

Thomas Taylor - September 20, 2018

Today is the day we’ve all be waiting for: the day of the UFC 229 press conference and the day Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov finally came face to face. It’s also Khabib Nurmagomedov’s birthday.

Chris Taylor - September 20, 2018

Former UFC lightweight champ Conor McGregor went off on current 155-pound title holder Khabib Nurmagomedov at today’s UFC 229 press conference. “Mystic Mac” was asked why he chose to come back to MMA for this particular fight. His answer was simple, because he loves this game.