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VIDEO| Rapper 50 Cent told Dana White that Mayweather is ‘dead serious’ about fighting McGregor
https://youtu.be/5McRtt8Dvg8?t=3m21s Every time Conor McGregor accomplishes a new and massive feat, it leaves fans eager to see him try to one-up that feat. When he knocked out Jose Aldo to win the featherweight title, fans immediately wanted to see him challenge for lightweight gold. When he knocked out Eddie Alvarez to win that lightweight gold, […]
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Tyron Woodley starts social media campaign for Conor McGregor fight
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is definitely starting to like the idea of defending his belt against the newly crowned UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor. Woodley has previously stated that he felt it would not be a good matchup between the two given the size of the lightweight and welterweight champions. “So he is a […]
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VIDEO | Joe Rogan and crew argue pound-for-pound fighter and Conor McGregor’s counter striking ability
https://youtu.be/cMVorZVKIjU The debate regarding who the best pound-for-pound fighter is will always be argued amongst both fans and experts. On the Joe Rogan Experience – Fight Companion episode that took place over the weekend, Rogan, Brendan Schaub, Bryan Callen, and Eddie Bravo talked through The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale that went down in Las Vegas, […]
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Former boxing champion rips Conor McGregor for Floyd Mayweather comments
Since UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor defeated Eddie Alvarez in the main event of UFC 205 last month to win the lightweight championship, talks of a potential Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather boxing match have continued to pick up steam. While McGregor will be sidelined until May with the upcoming birth of his child, talks […]
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Max Holloway wants to make history like Conor McGregor did
Hawaiian featherweight Max Holloway is currently on a fantastic, 9-fight winning-streak. The last man he lost to is former featherweight champion and current lightweight champion Conor McGregor. Their fight occurred all the way back in 2013. Since then, Holloway has established himself as one of the best fighters on earth – as evidenced by his […]
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VIDEO| “Sugar” Shane Mosley is confident he’d KO Conor McGregor in a boxing match
Add former three-weight boxing champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley to the long list of boxers confident they’d dominate UFC star Conor McGregor in the boxing ring. In a recent interview with TMZ, the aging talent patiently fielded questions about an extremely hypothetical showdown with McGregor, and assured that he’d beat him in a boxing match. […]
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Coach John Kavanagh talks about Conor McGregor putting hands behind his back against Eddie Alvarez
UFC superstar Conor McGregor put on a brilliant performance in his historic fight against Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in November. With his dominating win, “The Notorious” became the first fighter to ever hold two UFC division titles at the same time, being the champion of the UFC’s 145-pound featherweight and 155-pound lightweight divisions. Many […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor wants you to know he’s still the 2 division champ
The motherfucking champ champ! A video posted by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Dec 5, 2016 at 7:18am PST Last month, in the main event of UFC 205, Conor McGregor knocked out Eddie Alvarez to win the UFC lightweight title. Because the Irishman owned the UFC featherweight title at the time, this win made him the […]
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Irish publication suggests Conor McGregor is in talks to appear on Game of Thrones
Earlier this month, in the main event of UFC 205, Ireland’s Conor McGregor knocked out Eddie Alvarez to win the UFC lightweight title. Given that he still owned the organization’s featherweight title at the time of this win, this made him the first fighter in UFC history to hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously. […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor offers advice to up and coming fighters
https://youtu.be/aNjvHBAbUk8?t=51s Ireland’s Conor McGregor is the biggest star the UFC has ever produced. He’s also the first fighter in UFC history to win titles in two weight classes concurrently, and is far and away the highest paid fighter in MMA history. As such, he’s become a source of inspiration for many up and coming fighters. […]
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Conor McGregor looking to knock Floyd Mayweather out in potential fight
While Conor McGregor is undoubtably one of the most dominant UFC champions in the sport right now, the possibility of the Irish superstar making the jump to boxing has fight fans split down the middle in regards to how they feel the two-weight champ would fair in the boxing ring. While some believe that McGregor’s […]
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Conor McGregor responds to Paul Malignaggi’s callout
This week it was revealed that UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor had received his boxing license to box professionally in California. With that being said however, it was also revealed that Mcgregor had been denied a boxing license in Nevada. Despite that, the reports of McGregor being approved for a boxing license in California threw […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor finally speaks up on featherweight title: ‘Them belts are mine’
https://youtu.be/eAlWXeJv02k UFC superstar Conor McGregor finally broke his silence on his “relinquished” UFC featherweight title. On Friday, UFC superstar Conor McGregor was a part of a Q&A at The Devenish bar in Belfast, Ireland. “The Notorious” knocked out some questions and the the one thing everyone was most curious about was what his thoughts were […]
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VIDEO | Oscar De La Hoya: Canelo Alvarez would beat Conor McGregor’s ass
With the news of Conor McGregor recently getting a boxing license, many are speculating on what it all means. With the UFC’s recent announcement that the UFC superstar “relinquished” the featherweight title, McGregor’s verbal silence has led many to believe he was stripped of the 145-pound belt rather than agreeing to give it up on […]
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Dana White on Conor McGregor’s boxing license: ‘Who knows with this guy?’
When UFC superstar Conor McGregor makes any type of significant moves, the word spreads quickly. On Wednesday, Ariel Helwani and Brett Okamoto tweeted that current UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor was granted a boxing license in the state of California. It later came to light that McGregor applied for a boxing license in numerous states. […]
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Dana White on stripping McGregor of FW title: This was Conor’s decision
Earlier this month, Conor McGregor knocked out Eddie Alvarez to win the UFC lightweight title. Given that the Irishman already owned the featherweight crown, this made him the first fighter in UFC history to hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously. It was a short-lived reign as two-division king. Weeks after winning the lightweight title, […]
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UFC rankings updated following UFC Fight Night 101 – Conor McGregor no longer ranked at featherweight
The UFC has updated their rankings following the UFC Fight Night 101 event that took place in Melbourne, Australia over the weekend. Only two divisions were affected in the rankings following the event as Robert Whittaker’s exciting win over Derek Brunson bumped him up to the #6 spot in the middleweight division surging ahead of […]
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Floyd Mayweather’s camp reacts to news of Conor McGregor’s boxing license
Wednesday evening, the MMA community learned that UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor had received his boxing license in California, but had been denied a boxing license in Nevada due to the fact that he has not proven his qualifications as a boxer. Of course McGregor receiving a license to box in California added fuel to […]
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Max Holloway wants Conor McGregor rematch, even at heavyweight
As top ranked UFC featherweight Max Holloway gears up for his UFC 206 interim featherweight title fight with Anthony Pettis on December 10th in the main event of UFC 206 in Toronto, the streaking featherweight has his eyes set on a rematch with UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor, who just recently relinquished his featherweight championship. […]
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Former boxing champion Paul Malignaggi calls out Conor McGregor
This week news surfaced that UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor had been given a boxing license in California, which added quite a bit of fuel to the rumors regarding a potential Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather boxing match. Despite McGregor’s dominance inside the Octagon, and the fact that he was recently crowned the first ever […]
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Conor McGregor denied boxing license in Nevada
This week has been a busy one for UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor. After UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier withdrew from his scheduled UFC 206 headlining scrap with Anthony Johnson, the UFC opted to promote the co-main event fight between Max Holloway and Anthony Pettis to the main event, and make the fight for […]
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Georges St-Pierre invites Conor McGregor to join MMAAA: “He knows what’s right”
Wednesday afternoon, several high-profile fighters including former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre, former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, and former bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw, to name just a few, announced the formation of the Mixed Martial Arts Athletes Association. The move was certainly a historic one, and left a major immediate impact on the MMA […]
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Conor McGregor gets boxing license in the state of California
With the big announcement of the Mixed Martial Arts Athletes Association on Wednesday, another very interesting bit of news broke late Wednesday surrounding the UFC’s biggest draw, Conor McGregor. MMA journalists Ariel Helwani and Brett Okamoto tweeted news late Wednesday that Conor McGregor has been issued a boxing license in the state of California. Helwani […]
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Demetrious Johnson doesn’t care about being above Conor McGregor on the pound-for-pound list
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and UFC flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson have been neck-and-neck atop MMA’s pound-for-pound list for years. Now that Jon Jones is out of competition with a suspension, however, there is little denying that Mighty Mouse is MMA’s pound-for-pound king. According to Mighty Mouse, however, being the pound-for-pound best doesn’t […]
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VIDEO | Take a trip back in time and watch some of Conor McGregor’s earliest fights
https://youtu.be/KFs-nnYJGXg Today, Conor McGregor stands out as the biggest star that mixed martial arts has ever produced. With a bottomless bank account and unprecedented international fame, he now whips around in a white Lamborghini, and attends press conferences decked out in Gucci mink. Yet the Irish star comes from humble beginnings. Like most fighters […]
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VIDEO | Ariel Helwani: Conor McGregor has become even more powerful and popular after being stripped of featherweight title
Conor McGregor made history at UFC 205 when he beat Eddie Alvarez to become the first fighter to be a simultaneous two-division UFC champion. However, his tenure as the UFC’s double champion did not last very long as it was announced over the weekend that the Irish superstar “relinquished” the featherweight title. McGregor has not […]
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Ariel Helwani harshly criticizes the UFC for the reason they stripped Conor McGregor of featherweight title
Many people were shocked when the UFC announced that Irish superstar Conor McGregor “relinquished” the UFC featherweight title over the weekend. Coming just two weeks after winning the UFC lightweight title from Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205, “The Notorious” is now just the UFC lightweight champion of the world. McGregor was the first fighter in […]
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Conor McGregor posts on social media after being stripped of title and doesn’t seem to be bothered at all
UFC superstar Conor McGregor was the first fighter in history to be the champion of two UFC weight classes at the same time. With his historic win over Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 that won him the UFC lightweight title while still maintaining the UFC featherweight title, “The Notorious” marked another record to his name […]