Conor McGregor News

bjpenndotcom - June 27, 2017

UFC lightweight Kevin Lee is fresh off his first round submission win over Michael Chiesa this Sunday in Oklahoma City, which saw him continue his impressive win streak. Prior to the fight, there were reports of Lee training at Floyd Mayweather’s gym in order to help Mayweather prepare for his upcoming August 26th showdown with Conor McGregor. Following his win over Chiesa, Lee revealed that he believes McGregor will be on the decline following his fight with Mayweather.

Tom Taylor - June 27, 2017

The official announcement of UFC lightweight champ Conor McGregor’s boxing match with undefeated defensive great Floyd Mayweather Jr. is now several weeks old. As such, McGregor’s training camp is now well underway. While McGregor is still a significant underdog heading into this fight, his head coach John Kavanagh has suggested that things are going very well as the Irishman prepares for the monumental challenge ahead. In fact, Kavanagh feels McGregor would be ready to fight Mayweather in three weeks – far less than the eight weeks he actually has between now and fight night.

bjpenndotcom - June 27, 2017

This Saturday, famed boxer Manny Pacquiao will step into the Octagon for a highly anticipated return to the ring. Ahead of that fight however, it’s impossible to ignore the magnitude of the impending Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather boxing match set to take place on August 26th. Ahead of his fight on Saturday, Pacquiao spoke to Yahoo sports to discuss the McGregor-Mayweather fight, and why he feels McGregor has no chance against Mayweather, who will be chasing his 50th professional win when he steps into the ring against McGregor at the T-Mobile Arena.

Tom Taylor - June 26, 2017

Given that Conor McGregor will make far more money than he ever has in MMA for his August 26 boxing match with Floyd Mayweather, widespread doubt has emerged that he will ever return to the UFC’s Octagon. According to McGregor’s head coach John Kavanagh, who spoke on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, however, money is no longer the motivator for McGregor.

Russell Ess - June 23, 2017

The massive money fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor is just about two months away. With both fighters training for the boxing match, we got a look at the 40-year-old Mayweather and his physique after coming out of retirement with his last fight taking place in 2015.

bjpenndotcom - June 23, 2017

While Floyd Mayweather is arguably the most defensively skilled boxer of this generation, ahead of his fight on August 26th however, many are questioning whether Mayweather has fought someone with the power of Conor McGregor. According to McGregor’s striking coach Owen Roddy, the UFC lightweight champion hits with the power of a middleweight, which explains why 18 of McGregor’s 21 professional wins have come by way of knockout throughout the course of his professional MMA career.

bjpenndotcom - June 23, 2017

On August 26th, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor will step into the ring for a highly anticipated showdown with undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather at the T-Mobile arena in what could very well go down as the biggest fight of all time. Ahead of that fight, many fans have questioned when, or if, Conor McGregor will return to the UFC to defend his lightweight title after the fight with Mayweather given that McGregor won the lightweight championship in November of 2016 at UFC 205, when he cemented his place in the UFC history books as the first simultaneous two-division champion.

bjpenndotcom - June 23, 2017

Over a year ago, Conor McGregor brought in South African boxing champion Chris Van Heerden to help him prepare for his rematch with Nate Diaz. Conor McGregor then posted footage of the pair sparring to his social media accounts, showing himself tagging Van Heerden repeatedly. That didn’t sit too well with Van Heerden, who was quick to fire back at McGregor and release the unedited footage of the sparring session. The footage remains the only footage of McGregor sparring against a professional boxer, however ahead of the Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather boxing match on August 26th, Mayweather’s assistant coach Nate Jones spoke to Submission Radio to explain why he isn’t sold on the footage being 100% legitimate.

bjpenndotcom - June 23, 2017

While the combat sports community is understandably thrilled and anxious for the highly anticipated Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather boxing match on August 26th at the T-Mobile arena, one fan may have jumped the gun in regards to buying their tickets for the historic event. A fan told me he bought tix already. I want ALL fans to know that we have not even come up with a price for tix yet and tix ARE NOT for sale yet. Don't get fucked by These DIRTBALLS trying to sell tix already. When we announce tix on sale that's when it's real.

Russell Ess - June 22, 2017

While the masses will be tuning into the Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor boxing match, there are some that are totally against the money fight being put together.

Russell Ess - June 22, 2017

If there is one aspect of the fight game that Floyd Mayweather may fall short against Conor McGregor, it’s the trash talk. “The Notorious” is sharp, witty, and well, often times predicts the future. Although Mayweather is no stranger to the hype game or building his buzz through character, McGregor is definitely one of the best in the business.

bjpenndotcom - June 22, 2017

The countdown is now underway for the highly anticipated Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor boxing match on August 26th, where Mayweather will look to extend his undefeated record to 50-0 as he looks to dispatch of the UFC lightweight champion. On the flip side however, McGregor will look to pick up his first professional boxing win as he looks to shock the world with a major upset over Mayweather.

bjpenndotcom - June 21, 2017

On September 16th, Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin, also known as ‘Triple G’ will step into the ring for a highly anticipated middleweight title fight against Canelo Alvarez many years in the making. Several weeks before however, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor, and undefeated prizefighter Floyd Mayweather will step into the ring at the T-Mobile Arena for a boxing match that is being dubbed the biggest fight of all time. While Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya attempted to prevent the fight from ever taking place, he has now stated that he isn’t too worried about the fight between McGregor and Mayweather drawing attention away from the Alvarez-GGG fight.

Russell Ess - June 21, 2017

UFC star Nate Diaz may now be in the most costly fight of his career. On Wednesday, TMZ reported that the Stockton native had a lawsuit filed against him by The Ballengee Group, who previously represented Diaz as an agent.

bjpenndotcom - June 21, 2017

https://youtu.be/Fw34krxZYl4 As Conor McGregor stated following his 13 second KO win over Jose Aldo, “precision beats power, and timing beats speed.” Now, ahead of McGregor’s August 26th fight against Floyd Mayweather, Conor McGregor has once again enlisted the help of movement coach Ido Portal to help him prepare for the puzzle that is Floyd Mayweather.

Russell Ess - June 21, 2017

.@AndreBerto, the last man to fight Floyd Mayweather, told @anezbitt why Floyd has to "embarrass" Conor & what makes Floyd so hard to beat. pic.twitter.com/V7R8T7DI10 — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) June 20, 2017

bjpenndotcom - June 21, 2017

With just 68 days to go until Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather step into the ring together at the T-Mobile Arena, training camp is underway for both men ahead of what is being called the biggest fight in combat sports history.

Tom Taylor - June 21, 2017

Check out the first face-to-face conversation Conor McGregor had with Dana White. Today, Conor McGregor is the biggest star in mixed martial arts, and one of the biggest stars in sports outright. It is his status as such that helped him shoehorn his way into a boxing match with undefeated pugilist Floyd Mayweather Jr., which will go down on August 26 in Las Vegas and see both men pocket north of $100 million.