Conor McGregor News

bjpenndotcom - March 5, 2016

Yesterday at the UFC 196 weigh-ins, ‘Filthy’ Tom Lawlor dressed up as Conor McGregor, complete with cornrow hair, and stickers of McGregor’s tattoos.

bjpenndotcom - March 5, 2016

We are now just hours away from UFC 196, where Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz will have their highly anticipated welterweight scrap, and Holly Holm will look to defend her UFC women’s bantamweight championship against Miesha Tate. Ahead of the bout, UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz spoke to MMAFighting to break the bout down from an analytical perspective to point out that not only is Nate Diaz used to fighting a southpaw, but that McGregor’s mental games won’t work.

bjpenndotcom - March 5, 2016

https://youtu.be/DXh_sj2HyCE Ahead of UFC 196, where Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz will square off in a welterweight scrap, the pair joined CNBC to discuss the fight.

bjpenndotcom - March 5, 2016

Conor McGregor’s way of trash talking to hype fights has made him one of the most watched fighters. When Conor McGregor fights, fans tune in regardless of whether or not it’s to see him win or lose. According to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, McGregor has become the 1st fighter in UFC history to get a $1 million purse. In addition, McGregor will likely get a cut of PPV sales.

bjpenndotcom - March 4, 2016

At the UFC 196 weigh-in on Friday, Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz had their final staredown prior to their welterweight scrap tomorrow night in Las Vegas.

bjpenndotcom - March 4, 2016

This interview as all interviews for an upcoming fight is to hype it up and sell more PPV and more tickets.  This interview however was painful to watch and honestly didn’t do much to help hype the fight but the link is here if you want to watch. Conor did say he will breeze past the $10 mill mark and Diaz really wasn’t give an answer to anything.  At one point the interviewer asked about how the UFC can be bigger then the NBA or NFL.  Then it gets worse. I’m not sure why you would put either of these fighters on CNBC.

Russell Ess - March 4, 2016

Sqor.embed("sqor-embeddable-157be6cd-3c75-4039-a65e-b1874f6ee11e"); Jake Shields who is a teammate of Nate Diaz was right there ready to get in on the action at the UFC 196 press conference scuffle where Conor McGregor threw a punch that landed on Diaz’s hand.

bjpenndotcom - March 4, 2016

It’s no secret that Saturday’s UFC 196 event is going to be a special one.

Russell Ess - March 4, 2016

If you missed the action from the UFC 196 press conference, you will want to see the video of the action that went down. A near melee broke out when UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor threw a punch that landed on Nate Diaz’s hand that was in McGregor’s face during their face-off at the end of the presser.

Russell Ess - March 4, 2016

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Russell Ess - March 4, 2016

The press conference for UFC 196 featuring UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor, contender Nate Diaz, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm and contender Miesha Tate did not disappoint in the build-up to their fights taking place on Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada. Things were heated between McGregor and Diaz through the entire presser and came to a climax when “The Notorious” punched Diaz’s hand away from his face during their face-off.

bjpenndotcom - March 4, 2016

McGregor was on the Conan O’Brien show on Thursday March 3rd and showed Conan a Capoeira kick that he will “ping across the head” of Nate Diaz on Saturday night March 5th.

Chris Taylor - March 4, 2016

Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz went OFF on each other during an interview with Jay & Dan yesterday on FOX Sports Live.

Russell Ess - March 4, 2016

The aftermath of the UFC 196 press conference held nearly as much excitement as the climax of the presser for fans of UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and UFC veteran Nate Diaz.

Russell Ess - March 4, 2016

Note: Try refresh this page in your browser if video does not load Fans had a back-and-forth debate regarding UFC featherweight Conor McGregor and his UFC veteran opponent Nate Diaz’s scuffle on Thursday at the UFC 196 press conference.

bjpenndotcom - March 3, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - March 3, 2016

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Chris Taylor - March 3, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor was unleashing a verbal assault on Nate Diaz at today’s UFC 196 press conference. “Mystic Mac” demanded that Diaz say ‘thank you’ for making him a millionaire, but Nate was not willing to do so and that’s when things really heated up: