Conor McGregor News
Conor McGregor fires back at Dana White
bjpenndotcom - April 22, 2016
At the UFC 200 press conference on Friday, many expected to find out who would be stepping in on short notice to fight Nate Diaz. While Diaz’s new opponent wasn’t announced, UFC President Dana White did explain that the door was now closed for McGregor to fight at UFC 200. White explained that there were fighters at the press conference who flew in from all over the world, and it wasn’t fair for McGregor to skip the event.
Jose Aldo taunts Conor McGregor
bjpenndotcom - April 22, 2016
Jose Aldo may have lost to Conor McGregor in just 13 seconds when the pair fought at UFC 194, however that didn’t stop the former featherweight champion from taking a shot at McGregor on Twitter. McGregor, who refused to fulfill his media obligations ahead of his UFC 200 scrap with Nate Diaz in July, was pulled from the card despite the UFC attempting to offer to move his gym to Vegas while he was promoting the event.
VIDEO | Conor McGregor and Gunnar Nelson sparring hard
bjpenndotcom - April 22, 2016
https://www.facebook.com/MjolnirMMA/videos/1018568541559209/ While Conor Mcgregor may or may not be fighting on UFC 200, the featherweight champ has continued to train hard as if he is fighting. McGregor moved his SBG Ireland team to Iceland to help teammate Gunnar Nelson train for his upcoming fight against Albert Tumenov on May 8th.
UFC and Conor McGregor getting closer to reaching agreement?
bjpenndotcom - April 22, 2016
There has been much speculation about what the UFC will do for the main event of UFC 200 on July 9th after it was announced that Conor McGregor had been pulled from the event for refusing to fulfill his media obligations. McGregor released a statement on Thursday announcing that he isn’t retired, and explaining that he was still prepared to fight at UFC 200, but wouldn’t interrupt his training for a UFC 200 media tour.
VIDEO | Hilarious Conor McGregor retirement speech parody
bjpenndotcom - April 21, 2016
https://youtu.be/eQNCek33llU Recently, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor announced his ‘retirement’ from MMA. UFC President Dana White then went on SportsCenter to announce that McGregor had been pulled from UFC 200 after refusing to fulfill his media obligations for the event.
Conor McGregor calls out Dana White and the UFC
Russell Ess - April 21, 2016
Conor McGregor shook up UFC 200 earlier this week with the card nearly three months out. “The Notorious” and the UFC disagreed on a media schedule that interrupted McGregor’s training schedule while in Iceland and refused to abide by the UFC’s set media schedule.
Ben Askren analyzes Conor McGregor's 'advantage' over the UFC
bjpenndotcom - April 21, 2016
Now that UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has released his statement regarding his retirement and UFC 200, fighters and fans have both began to take sides in the McGregor-UFC situation. While many take the UFC’s side and believe that McGregor should fulfill his media obligations for the July 9th event, others believe that McGregor should be allowed to focus on the fight itself rather than the promotional aspect of the event given the promotional work he has done in the past.
UFC fighters react to Conor McGregor's statement
bjpenndotcom - April 21, 2016
On Thursday, Conor McGregor broke his silence regarding his retirement, revealing that he is not retiring and will not vacate the featherweight championship, but will not do a world tour for UFC 200. McGregor will stand firm on his refusal to do a world tour in order to focus on training. with the ball now in the UFC’s court, fighters took to Twitter to react to McGregor’s statement. See the best ones below!
BREAKING! Conor McGregor releases statement regarding UFC 200 and retirement
bjpenndotcom - April 21, 2016
Conor McGregor shocked the world when he announced his retirement from MMA on Tuesday. The Irish superstar was expected to rematch Nate Diaz in the headlining bout of July’s UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. McGregor was then pulled from the fight card (UFC 200) after UFC President Dana White revealed that Conor was refusing to fulfill his media obligations for the summer’s blockbuster event.
VIDEO | Dana White says it is now too late for Conor McGregor to get back on UFC 200 card
Russell Ess - April 21, 2016
https://youtu.be/pFy4mlFI0SI The MMA community thought they were being pranked by UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor on Tuesday when he tweeted that he has decided to retire. The subject gained much more attention after the UFC announced that they had pulled McGregor from the main event fight against Nate Diaz at UFC 200.
Conor McGregor's retirement could have USADA implications
bjpenndotcom - April 20, 2016
When Conor McGregor took to Twitter on Tuesday to announce his retirement from MMA, he may not have realized the implications that the announcement could create. In addition to being pulled from UFC 200 for refusing to the the required media appearances, McGregor would be forced to vacate his featherweight championship if he is indeed serious about retiring.
VIDEO | New footage shows Conor McGregor training hard despite being ‘retired’
Russell Ess - April 20, 2016
https://www.facebook.com/MjolnirMMA/videos/1017378705011526/ UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor shocked the world on Tuesday when he announced that he has “decided to retire young.” Things got even more chaotic after the UFC announced that they had pulled McGregor from his headlining bout against Nate Diaz at UFC 200.
Dana White reveals more details on his relationship with Conor McGregor
Russell Ess - April 20, 2016
Dana White offers Conor McGregor an opportunity to still fight at UFC 200
Russell Ess - April 20, 2016
The Internet has blown up with everything Conor McGregor since the UFC featherweight champion tweeted on Tuesday out of nowhere that he has “decided to retire young.” UFC President Dana White announced later on Tuesday that McGregor was pulled off of the UFC 200 main event versus Nate Diaz stating that McGregor was unwilling to do a press conference for UFC 200 this week.
Conor McGregor surpasses Kobe Bryant for most Retweets on retirement post
bjpenndotcom - April 20, 2016
Earlier this month NBA legend Kobe Bryant announced his retirement from the sport after 20 years in the league. Bryant ended his career with a 60 point game that saw him lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a late-game comeback and defeat the Utah Jazz. The performance, as well as the end of the Mamba-Era, was the talk of sports news for quite some time. Yesterday however, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor announced his retirement from MMA. The UFC then pulled McGregor from his UFC 200 rematch with Nate Diaz on July 9th for refusing to fulfill media obligations.
Report: Conor McGregor will fight again at later date
bjpenndotcom - April 20, 2016
Tuesday morning Conor McGregor shocked fight fans as he surprisingly announced his retirement from MMA. McGregor’s retirement, which many believed to be a prank at first, turned out to be real. After SBG Ireland head coach John Kavanagh confirmed the news, UFC President Dana White went on SportsCenter to announce that McGregor had been pulled from UFC 200 for refusing to fulfill media obligations.
VIDEO | Did Conor McGregor hint at his retirement before UFC 196?
bjpenndotcom - April 20, 2016
Oh man. This could be real.pic.twitter.com/Ac7k8F4P8g
Report: Conor McGregor demanding inane amount of money for UFC 200
bjpenndotcom - April 19, 2016
When Conor McGregor announced his retirement from MMA on Twitter, there were many theories as to why the featherweight champion decided to step away from the sport so young. UFC President Dana White then appeared on SportsCenter to announce that McGregor had been pulled from UFC 200 after refusing to fulfill his media obligations for the July 9th event.
Conor McGregor gives first statement following retirement
bjpenndotcom - April 19, 2016
Tuesday morning UFC featherweight champion shocked fight fans as he announced his retirement from MMA. While many initially believed that McGregor was trolling fans, and had no intention of actually retiring, his head coach John Kavanagh seemingly confirmed McGregor’s retirement. Later in the day, the UFC announced that McGregor had been pulled from UFC 200 after refusing to do media appearances for the July 9th event.