Conor McGregor News
Michael Chandler has his sights set on Conor McGregor following UFC 281 loss: "I am the biggest fight that he could take"
Lewis Simpson - November 14, 2022
Michael Chandler has his sights set on welcoming Conor McGregor back to the Octagon following his UFC 281 defeat to Dustin Poirier. Chandler and Poirier had Madison Square Garden on their feet as excepted at UFC 281.The veterans wasted no time in slugging it out.
Conor McGregor expresses interest in purchasing Liverpool FC: “I WOULD LOVE IT! I requested my information on this”
Harry Kettle - November 9, 2022
Conor McGregor has expressed his interest in potentially purchasing Liverpool Football Club as his next business venture. For the longest time now, Conor McGregor has been thriving outside of the Octagon. The Irishman has a string of businesses to his name and in addition to that, you could argue he’s still the ‘face of the fight game’.
Conor McGregor claims he’s the highest paid first time actor of all time: “Add that to the rest of my accolades”
Susan Cox - November 8, 2022
Conor McGregor is claiming he’s the highest paid first time actor of all time. Yes, the Irishman is in the news again, this time minus the ape face.
Former UFC champion Conor McGregor shares bizarre video using an ape-face filter
Susan Cox - November 7, 2022
Former UFC champion Conor McGregor is back in the news after sharing a bizarre video using an ape-face filter. Mcgregor, 34, (22-6 MMA) is no stranger to social media, but his latest proclamation (?) is definitely of the over-the-top weird variety.
Photo | Beardless Conor McGregor flaunts super heavy physique: “265 in the bank”
Susan Cox - November 6, 2022
Former UFC “champ-champ” Conor McGregor is bulking up quite a bit these days. McGregor hasn’t been seen inside the Octagon since July 2021. The “Notorious” one suffered a broken tibia and fibula during his trilogy fight against Dustin Poirier. McGregor has vowed to make a comeback, but he’s currently out of the USADA testing pool. He needs to reenter the pool and undergo six months of testing before he’d be eligible to fight again.
Hasbulla vows if he ever meets Conor McGregor he "will cause some problems for him"
Cole Shelton - October 28, 2022
Hasbulla has sent a warning to Conor McGregor. McGregor and Hasbulla have never seen eye-to-eye, due to the fact that the Russian is close with Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev. Over the past few months, the two have taken shots at one another, including McGregor saying he would punt Hasbulla like a football if he saw him.
Massive McGregor jokes he's "about 265" pounds, shares his new timeline for UFC return
Ryan Harkness - October 28, 2022
Conor McGregor is still in the Dominican Republic, where he’s busy filming the highly anticipated remake of the Patrick Swayze classic Road House. But ‘The Notorious’ is eager to get back home so he can start a training camp and return to the UFC early in 2023. That declaration was made during a Facebook livestream where McGregor answered a number of questions being fired at him by fans in the chat.
Alex Volkanovski explains why Conor McGregor fight means more than just money to him: “He’s the only featherweight champion I haven’t beaten”
Harry Kettle - October 28, 2022
Alex Volkanovski has explained why a potential fight with Conor McGregor means more to him than people may realise. In the wake of UFC 280, it appears as if Alex Volkanovski is gearing up for a fight against Islam Makhachev. ‘The Great’ made it known that he wanted to go after the UFC lightweight title and at UFC 284 next February, it appears as if he’s going to get his chance.
Dana White confirms that Conor McGregor will require 6 months of USADA drug testing before returning to the Octagon
Susan Cox - October 26, 2022
UFC President Dana White has confirmed that Conor McGregor will require 6 months of USADA drug testing before returning to the Octagon. McGregor (22-6 MMA) has not fought since July of 2021 when he lost to Dustin Poirier (28-7 MMA) at UFC 264. The 34-year-old Irishman broke his leg during the fight and had to be operated on to repair fractures to both his tibia and fibula.
Conor McGregor trashes proposed Islam Makhachev vs. Alex Volkanovski title fight: “This fight does 10 buys”
Harry Kettle - October 24, 2022
Conor McGregor has trashed a possible UFC lightweight title fight between Islam Makhachev and Alex Volkanovski. Last weekend at UFC 280, Islam Makhachev submitted Charles Oliveira to become the new UFC lightweight champion. Shortly afterwards, Alex Volkanovski came into the Octagon to set up a champ vs champ superfight – potentially next year in Australia.
Jake Paul slams Conor McGregor for suggesting he has the tools to defeat Islam Makhachev
Fernando Quiles - October 23, 2022
Jake Paul has caught wind of Conor McGregor’s now-deleted tweets post-UFC 280. Islam Makhachev had a stellar performance in his UFC Lightweight Championship fight against Charles Oliveira. Makhachev put “do Bronx” away in the second round via arm triangle submission to lay claim to the 155-pound gold.
Conor McGregor reacts after Islam Makhachev submits Charles Oliveira at UFC 280
Christopher Taylor - October 22, 2022
Conor McGregor is confident he has the tools to defeat Islam Makhachev after watching today’s UFC 280 event in Abu Dhabi. Makhachev (23-1 MMA) collided with former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira (33-9 MMA) in the headliner of today’s pay-per-view event with the promotions coveted 155lbs title up for grabs.
Conor McGregor claims he carried Floyd Mayweather in their first fight: "I come out full force, and today, I end Floyd"
Ryan Harkness - October 17, 2022
Floyd Mayweather has often claimed that he ‘carried’ Conor McGregor through the early rounds of their 2017 boxing superfight, which ended in a 10th round TKO victory for Floyd. Now McGregor is firing back, saying he was the one who was doing the carrying. McGregor’s comments came as part of a compliment he paid towards Claressa Shields, who had just won a ‘Fight of the Year’ candidate against Savannah Marshall over the weekend. Shields retained her WBA, WBC, IBF, WBF, and The Ring middleweight titles. She added the WBO middleweight title to her collection, becoming the unified middleweight champion.
Leon Edwards believes setting up Conor McGregor fight "would be easy to make"
Cole Shelton - October 13, 2022
Leon Edwards believes setting up a welterweight title fight against Conor McGregor would be easy to make. Edwards became the UFC’s welterweight champion with a comeback fifth-round head kick KO over Kamaru Usman in the rematch. Although all signs point towards the trilogy happening next, Edwards is also open to taking some super fights and the biggest one he eyes is against Conor McGregor.
Conor McGregor looks insanely lean as he spars at UFC gym
Harry Kettle - October 12, 2022
UFC star Conor McGregor looks to be in great shape as he posts training footage of him sparring at a UFC gym. Ever since breaking his leg last summer against Dustin Poirier, fans have been watching and waiting to see when Conor McGregor would finally make his mixed martial arts comeback. The Irishman has slowly been working his way back to full fitness and in recent weeks, he’s been teasing the masses by posting frequent training footage as he gears up, potentially, for another appearance inside the Octagon.
Sean O'Malley thinks "spectacular" performance against Petr Yan at UFC 280 would put him closer to Conor McGregor status
Fernando Quiles - October 9, 2022
Sean O’Malley believes that if he can pull off something “spectacular” in his fight with Petr Yan, his star level will push him closer to the status of Conor McGregor. O’Malley and Yan are set to clash inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on October 22. The “Sugar” show enters the fight as the number 12-ranked UFC bantamweight, while Yan holds the number one spot behind current 135-pound titleholder Aljamain Sterling.
Conor McGregor labels himself the 'GOAT' ahead of return: "The greatest comeback in sports history"
Josh Evanoff - October 5, 2022
Former UFC dual-weight champion Conor McGregor believes he’s the GOAT ahead of his return. ‘The Notorious’ has been out of action since his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 last July. The series between the two was sitting at 1-1 heading into last summer’s massive clash. In the end, it was ‘The Diamond’ who got the last laugh.
Justin Gaethje discusses a potential fight with steroid using Conor McGregor: “He picked ‘Cowboy,’ so whatever”
Susan Cox - October 5, 2022
Justin Gaethje is discussing a potential fight with Conor McGregor, who he believes is currently using steroids. Gaethje (23-4 MMA) last fought in May of this year at UFC 274 where he was defeated by submission in round 1 by Charles Oliveira (33-8 MMA).