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Conor McGregor’s manager on Floyd Mayweather superfight: “It feels more real”
Throughout the course of 2017, conflicting reports have continued to emerge that UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor has reached a deal for a Floyd Mayweather superfight in the boxing ring. To kick off the year, Mayweather offered McGregor $15 million for a boxing match, which resulted in UFC President Dana White firing back with a […]
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VIDEO | The softer side of Conor McGregor
When was the last time Conor McGregor cried? What is Conor McGregor’s biggest fear? These are just a couple of questions that GQ threw at “The Notorious” in a short video piece they did featuring the current UFC lightweight world champion. While McGregor has been busy working to try and line up a massive boxing […]
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Conor McGregor is on the hunt for Khloé Kardashian’s “big fat ass”
In the wake of his November knockout of Eddie Alvarez, which earned him the UFC lightweight title, MMA superstar Conor McGregor announced that he would be taking some time off to father his first child with longtime girlfriend Dee Devlin. Since then, the champ has spent the bulk of his time in his native Ireland, […]
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NSAC willing to grant McGregor license to host Mayweather superfight in Vegas
In 2016, Conor McGregor was granted a boxing license in California, but denied one by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. At the time, it was explained that McGregor’s lack of professional boxing experience was the reason he had been denied a license in Nevada. Despite that, talks of a potential Floyd Mayweather superfight continued to […]
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Floyd Mayweather to McGregor: take care of business with the UFC, then we can make a deal
The biggest ongoing narrative in combat sports today surrounds a potential mega fight between semi-retired boxing great Floyd Mayweather and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor. This potential showdown seems to generate new headlines every day, each often contrary to the previous one. Late last week, for example, reports began to surface that McGregor and Mayweather had agreed on a […]
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Dana White on Mayweather vs. McGregor reports: There is no deal
Late last week, a report emerged from Ireland, suggesting that UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor and semi-retired boxing great Floyd Mayweather had agreed to a deal for their headline dominating mega fight. In an instant, a fight that has long looked almost impossible was suddenly glimmering with possibility. According to UFC President Dana White, however, there […]
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Conor McGregor also demands $100M for Floyd Mayweather fight, meetings continue
“My number is a guaranteed $100 million. That was my number,” Floyd Mayweather has stated regarding his fight purse, and it sounds like Conor McGregor is now demanding the same thing. The boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor is in the works of being put together as McGregor is currently in Las Vegas […]
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Floyd Mayweather: Conor McGregor fight “getting very, very close”
Throughout the course of 2017, there have been several developments regarding a potential Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather boxing match. To start the year off, Mayweather offered McGregor $15 million to fight in a boxing match. McGregor remained quiet on the matter, however UFC President Dana White was quick to counter Mayweather’s offer, offering the […]
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Report | Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather have reached a deal regarding financial figures for a boxing match
According to a report from The Irish Sun, UFC superstar Conor McGregor and undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather have come to an agreement regarding financial figures for a boxing super-fight. The report stated the following information: We can reveal the MMA sensation (Conor McGregor) pulled out of a scheduled meet-and-greet event in Dublin this week […]
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Dana White opens up on communication with Conor McGregor following controversial comments
With talks of a potential Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather scrap currently dominating MMA headlines, it came as quite a shock recently when prior to a pay-per view interview, McGregor released a photo on social media in which he said “fuck the UFC”: I'm so made! Heading to do a Q and A in front […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov makes the UFC an offer
Top ranked lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov may currently be gearing up for his UFC 209 interim lightweight title fight with Tony Ferguson, however the streaking Dagestani fighter is already prepared to make the UFC an offer on quite the interesting deal. “I think if Conor has one fan, I have 20 times more fans than […]
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VIDEO | Khabib Nurmagomedov blasts Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, and Jose Aldo
https://www.facebook.com/mmafighting/videos/10155104626109479/ The #1 UFC ranked lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov is set to take on #2 ranked Tony Ferguson in an interim UFC lightweight title fight at UFC 209. On Friday, Nurmagomedov was part of a Q&A session at the National Restaurant in New York City where the undefeated UFC lightweight fielded questions from those in attendance. […]
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Tony Ferguson rips on Conor McGregor: ‘Mayweather is gonna knock his ass out!’
The #1 UFC ranked lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov and #2 ranked Tony Ferguson are set to meet in the Octagon for the interim UFC lightweight belt at UFC 209 on March 4. However, the future of a lightweight title unification bout is hazy as Conor McGregor currently holds the undisputed lightweight title and is taking time […]
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Tony Ferguson blasts Conor McGregor: money made him soft
On March 4, in the co-main event of UFC 209, Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov will battle for the UFC interim lightweight title. The winner of this fight is then likely to challenge undisputed champion Conor McGregor sometime down the road. According to Ferguson, however, the winner of his bout with Nurmagomedov should be considered […]
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Jim Miller eyeing fight with Conor McGregor
UFC lightweight veteran Jim Miller went on a bit of a tear in the UFC’s lightweight division over the course of 2016, bouncing back from back to back losses to go on a 3-fight win streak. At UFC 200, Miller began his win streak when he picked up a 1st round TKO win over fellow […]
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VIDEO | New footage of Conor McGregor boxing sparring
Boxing at SBG A video posted by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Feb 8, 2017 at 9:56am PST UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor is currently on the sidelines as he prepares for the upcoming birth of his child. Despite the champ champ taking time off from the Octagon, he has continued to find his name […]
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VIDEO | Joe Rogan and Gary Vaynerchuk discuss UFC’s ‘place’ in Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather
https://youtu.be/clUwi1zmZUQ The superfight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather that many pundits initially scoffed at seems to be slowly making it’s way towards actually one day becoming a reality. McGregor stated during his recent pay-per-view interview that the fight with Mayweather is the only bout that he has on his radar. UFC commentator Joe Rogan […]
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Anderson Silva once again calls for Conor McGregor superfight
While former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva is currently slated to fight top ranked middleweight Derek Brunson this Saturday in New York at UFC 208, the middleweight kingpin couldn’t help but bring up the possibility of a Conor McGregor superfight during a recent interview. “I have a lot of respect for Conor McGregor […]
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Conor McGregor says he would fight Anderson Silva, Georges St-Pierre and Tyron Woodley
Who wants to see Conor McGregor take on Anderson Silva in the Octagon? The former UFC middleweight kingpin has recently been talking about his desire to fight the Irish superstar simply because he wants to test his own skills as a martial artist. “I’d like to test myself against Conor because he’s an interesting martial […]
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Nate Diaz reportedly set to return at UFC 211
Following an announcement from UFC President Dana White that the promotion had offered Nate Diaz a fight, inside sources have now leaked the details of the fight. According to SmackHisFace.com, Diaz will return at UFC 211 to fight former lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez in a fight that could very well see the winner ultimately fight […]
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Yair Rodriguez on Conor McGregor: If he’s in front of me, I don’t care, I will go and kick his ass
Coming off the biggest win of his career against UFC Hall of Fame legend BJ Penn, Yair Rodriguez is looking to climb to the top of the featherweight division and establish himself as the best in the 145-pound division. Rodriguez recently spoke with Michaela Vernava on Radio Row about his huge win over a Penn, […]
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Bob Arum willing to step aside to let McGregor Pacquiao happen
While Conor McGregor has yet to have an official date or opponent for his boxing debut, numerous high profile boxers have been calling out the UFC superstar for a potential boxing match, most notably Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. While Mayweather offered McGregor $15 million to accept a boxing match, UFC President Dana White was […]
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Eddie Alvarez’s coach Mark Henry reckons Conor McGregor could KO Floyd Mayweather
Before Mark Henry and Eddie Alvarez took on Conor McGregor in the Octagon, the coach of the then-UFC lightweight champion didn’t have a lot of good things to say about McGregor. With campaigning for fights for both his students, Frankie Edgar and Eddie Alvarez, Alvarez was the one tasked with taking on the Irish superstar […]
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Conor McGregor may need to guard his ‘grill’ the next time he runs into Nate Diaz
The fire between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz seems to have recently been reignited. During his pay-per-view interview held over the weekend, “The Notorious” dug into Diaz, saying that he lost all respect for the Stockton scrapper, calling him a “f***ing bitch” for the way he interacted with Floyd Mayweather over a FaceTime call. “When […]
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UFC’s Kevin Lee to potentially help Mayweather training for McGregor
One UFC lightweight could play a pivotal role to potentially help Floyd Mayweather training for Conor McGregor. With talks of UFC champion Conor McGregor making the move to boxing in 2017 looking more and more likely, talks of a potential Mayweather-McGregor boxing match have begun to dominate headlines. To start the new year, Mayweather offered […]
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VIDEO | Tito Ortiz says Conor McGregor has no chance against Mayweather or Pacquiao
These days, combat sports headlines are being dominated by the possibility of a mega fight between semi-retired boxing great Floyd Mayweather and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor. It seems that new details about this potential showdown emerge every day. One of latest twists in this very mercurial story occurred when Manny Pacquiao, another great of the […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor: I don’t give a f**k about Vince McMahon! I stole that walk and that walk is now mine!
https://youtu.be/Bf4WObqw1N4?t=7m43s There is no denying that UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor sparked the power walk to become a part of pop culture today. However, “The Notorious” got his strut from watching the WWE’s Vince McMahon and his style but is now taking all the glory in the spotlight with the classic movement. During his own […]
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Demetrious Johnson breaks down potential McGregor Mayweather fight
To start 2017, talks of a potential McGregor Mayweather boxing match have continued to dominate headlines as the pair have continued to go back and forth in regards to a potential showdown. To start the year, Mayweather made Conor McGregor and offer of $15 million to box him, which was quickly countered by UFC President […]