Category: Conor McGregor

  • Conor McGregor is unsure if he will return to featherweight

    Conor McGregor is unsure if he will return to featherweight

    Earlier this week, UFC president Dana White stated that current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor would be returning to 145-pounds for his next fight, this after he squares off with Nate Diaz at UFC 202 next weekend. With that said, Conor would be returning to featherweight to have a title unification bout with current interim […]

  • PHOTO | Conor McGregor sends a message to fans

    PHOTO | Conor McGregor sends a message to fans

    With exactly one week to go until UFC 202, where Conor McGregor will look to get his revenge on Nate Diaz for handing him his first UFC loss, the featherweight champ has a message for fight fans. McGregor uploaded the following picture to Instagram: Final cardio session of the camp wrapped up in the Las […]

  • VIDEO | Conor McGregor vs. Chad Mendes from UFC 189 (replay)

    VIDEO | Conor McGregor vs. Chad Mendes from UFC 189 (replay)

    https://youtu.be/TWdef03nI8s UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor suffered the first loss of his UFC career this past March in the headlining bout of UFC 196 when he was submitted in the second-round by Nate Diaz in a welterweight bout. In the above video, “Mystic Mac” captures the UFC interim featherweight champion by scoring a second-round TKO […]

  • VIDEO | Conor McGregor’s Press Day (Full Replay)

    VIDEO | Conor McGregor’s Press Day (Full Replay)

    Watch the full replay of Conor McGregor’s private press conference from his self-built gym in Las Vegas. The current UFC featherweight champion will rematch Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 202 next weekend in Sin City. McGregor was submitted by Diaz in their first encounter. How do you think the rematch will play […]

  • Conor McGregor confident he can be first 3-division UFC champ

    Conor McGregor confident he can be first 3-division UFC champ

    ‘Mystic Mac’ is back! With just one week left until Conor McGregor’s scheduled UFC 202 fight with Nate Diaz, the featherweight champ is still confident that he can become the UFC’s first ever 3-division champion. After winning the UFC featherweight championship at UFC 194 by knocking out Jose Aldo in just 13 seconds, McGregor was […]

  • Conor McGregor roasts Nate Diaz, compares him to Homer Simpson

    Conor McGregor roasts Nate Diaz, compares him to Homer Simpson

    While Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz have been surprisingly quiet in regards to trash talk leading up to their rematch at UFC 202 next Saturday. Despite that, McGregor took full advantage of the opportunity to lob insults at Diaz during a UFC 202 media call this week. ‘Notorious’ compared Diaz at UFC 196, where the […]

  • VIDEO | Conor McGregor running through sparring opponents

    VIDEO | Conor McGregor running through sparring opponents

    With exactly one week to go until UFC 202, Conor McGregor is making his final preparations for his highly anticipated rematch with Nate Diaz. McGregor, who was submitted in the pair’s first meeting, has brought in several elite level partners to help him prepare throughout this camp including Jiu-Jitsu ace Dillon Danis and South African […]

  • Conor McGregor on fighters union: “Maybe I will help spearhead something like that”

    Conor McGregor on fighters union: “Maybe I will help spearhead something like that”

    On Friday morning the Professional Fighters Association (PFA) was established to represent the collective interests of the fighters employed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The goal of the “PFA” is to organize the fighters so that they can collectively bargain their terms and conditions of employment. The “PFA” stated that it would not only be […]

  • VIDEO | Conor McGregor trashes John Cena and the WWE ‘dweebs’

    VIDEO | Conor McGregor trashes John Cena and the WWE ‘dweebs’

    https://youtu.be/_gxT1WqfaEA UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor continued his verbal assault against the WWE on Friday. This time he took aim at the company’s most popular wrestler John Cena. “What’s the main guy? John Cena,” the UFC featherweight champion said at a gym day to promote UFC 202. “He’s 40. He’s 40 years of age. He’s […]

  • Nutritionist weighs in on Conor McGregor possibly returning to 145

    Nutritionist weighs in on Conor McGregor possibly returning to 145

    With UFC 202 just over a week away, many fans are wondering whether or not featherweight champion Conor McGregor will return to featherweight after his rematch with Nate Diaz. While McGregor has remained noncommittal about returning to featherweight, stating that Jose Aldo is an unreliable opponent, fans are wondering if McGregor will be able to […]

  • Dana White calls the shots, talks Conor McGregor’s next fight after Nate Diaz

    Dana White calls the shots, talks Conor McGregor’s next fight after Nate Diaz

    Featherweight champion Conor McGregor is scheduled to fight in his second UFC non-title welterweight fight on August 20 at UFC 202. McGregor will rematch Nate Diaz in another scrap at 170 to try and avenge his first UFC loss handed to him by Diaz at UFC 196. UFC President Dana White revealed what will be […]

  • VIDEO | Conor McGregor and Ido Portal reunite for balance training

    VIDEO | Conor McGregor and Ido Portal reunite for balance training

    With just over a week to go until UFC 202, where Conor McGregor will look to avenge his March 5th loss to Nate Diaz, McGregor and movement coach Ido Portal have reunited for some training. The footage was captured by The Mac Life as part of McGregor’s training camp vlog series leading up to the […]

  • VIDEO | WWE releases official video of superstars responding to Conor McGregor

    VIDEO | WWE releases official video of superstars responding to Conor McGregor

    UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor made a lot of WWE wrestlers and fans upset with some harsh comments he directed at basically all the WWE’s professional wrestlers. The WWE released an official video recapping some of their superstars responding to “The Notorious” and his comments. Cathy Kelley takes you through what some of the professional […]

  • VIDEO | Diaz brothers jump Conor McGregor in hilarious animated video

    VIDEO | Diaz brothers jump Conor McGregor in hilarious animated video

    With just over a week to go until UFC 202, where Conor McGregor will look to bounce back from his March loss and defeat Nate Diaz, a funny video has resurfaced. Prior to the pair’s first meeting in the main event of UFC 196, Nate Diaz famously called Mcgregor’s movement training with Ido Portal “touch […]

  • Conor McGregor estimates UFC 202 camp has cost him around $300,000

    Conor McGregor estimates UFC 202 camp has cost him around $300,000

    UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been “obsessed” over his rematch with Nate Diaz. With his chance for redemption against Diaz coming at UFC 202 on August 20, “The Notorious” hasn’t been taking his camp for the rematch lightly. “With gyms, cars, transport, flights, accommodations — I’d estimate we’re talking a $300,000 camp here,” McGregor […]

  • VIDEO | Conor McGregor doing positional sparring ahead of UFC 202

    VIDEO | Conor McGregor doing positional sparring ahead of UFC 202

    With just over a week to go until UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor steps into the Octagon at UFC 202 in an attempt to avenge his March 5th loss to Nate Diaz, the featherweight champ has been working on his grappling. McGregor has spent the better part of his training camp in Las Vegas at […]

  • Georges St-Pierre breaks down Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz I

    Georges St-Pierre breaks down Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz I

    In just over a week, Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz will step into the Octagon to square off in a highly anticipated welterweight rematch. The fight has the MMA community split in two over who they believe is going to win the fight, with some thinking that Diaz will once again defeat McGregor given that […]

  • Conor McGregor feels confident going to the ground with Nate Diaz at UFC 202

    Conor McGregor feels confident going to the ground with Nate Diaz at UFC 202

    UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has widely been criticized for what many believe to be a lack of a ground game. Ahead of his UFC 202 rematch with Nate Diaz on August 20th, McGregor brought in elite level BJJ black belt Dillon Danis to help him prepare for the ground game of Diaz. According to […]

  • Conor McGregor: I should be a 2-division UFC champion

    Conor McGregor: I should be a 2-division UFC champion

    Earlier this year, just months after knocking out Jose Aldo to claim the UFC featherweight championship, Conor McGregor was slated to fight Rafael dos Anjos for the UFC lightweight championship at UFC 196. Unfortunately, dos Anjos pulled out of the fight just 2-weeks before the event was slated to take place. Ultimately, the UFC selected […]

  • PHOTO | Conor McGregor looking like an absolute beast

    PHOTO | Conor McGregor looking like an absolute beast

    UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor said that his diet was one of his downfalls in his last fight with Nate Diaz. McGregor claimed that he ate his way up to fight in the first welterweight contest with Diaz and says that this camp for the rematch has been much different. Check out “The Notorious” looking […]

  • VIDEO | Conor McGregor spars with a much taller national boxing champion

    VIDEO | Conor McGregor spars with a much taller national boxing champion

    UFC veteran featherweight champion Conor McGregor and his team have hand selected specific training partners to help prepare for the rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 202. Check out “The Notorious” sparring with the much taller Conor Wallace, who was brought in to match Diaz’s height and reach. How do you think the preparation with […]

  • Conor McGregor claims he has gone 412 rounds with middleweights for UFC 202 camp

    Conor McGregor claims he has gone 412 rounds with middleweights for UFC 202 camp

    UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has what he calls the biggest fight of his life coming up in just 11 days. “The Notorious” will get his chance to avenge his only loss in the UFC in a non-title welterweight rematch with Nate Diaz. McGregor posted a photo to social media saying, “Round four hundred and […]

  • Conor McGregor turned down 7-figure payday to train for Nate Diaz rematch

    Conor McGregor turned down 7-figure payday to train for Nate Diaz rematch

    Conor McGregor famously stated one time that he is a UFC superstar not because of talent, but because he is “obsessed”. That obsession led to McGregor turning down a massive 7-figure payday to appear in the upcoming xXx movie starring Vin Diesel. McGregor was slated to appear in the film, however he decided to pull […]

  • John Kavanagh: There’s “no excuses” if Conor McGregor loses at UFC 202

    John Kavanagh: There’s “no excuses” if Conor McGregor loses at UFC 202

    After Conor McGregor was handed his first UFC loss at the hands of Nate Diaz back in March at UFC 196, the featherweight champ refused to make excuses for the loss, simply chalking the situation up to an “inefficient use of energy”. Ahead of the pair’s rematch at UFC 202 on August 20th, McGregor’s coach, […]

  • WWE star Sheamus attacks Conor McGregor on twitter

    WWE star Sheamus attacks Conor McGregor on twitter

    UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor made a lot of WWE wrestlers and fans upset with his comments criticizing nearly all the WWE athletes. Conor McGregor didn’t change his tune after the backlash from many WWE wrestlers again tweeting, “I didn’t mean no disrespect to the @wwe fans. What I meant to say was that I’d […]

  • VIDEO | Conor McGregor trains cardio with former Irish champion cyclist ahead of UFC 202 rematch with Nate Diaz

    VIDEO | Conor McGregor trains cardio with former Irish champion cyclist ahead of UFC 202 rematch with Nate Diaz

    UFC 202 is set to take place on August 20. The main event will feature a rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. Ahead of the rematch, “The Notorious” has been training a lot with different sparring partners that were carefully selected to prepare him for the taller Diaz. McGregor has also been getting a […]

  • Conor McGregor trashes former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos

    Conor McGregor trashes former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos

    Crazy to think of where things would be at if the now former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos and UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor had fought like they were originally scheduled to at UFC 196. Dos Anjos pulled out of the fight with McGregor less than two weeks before they were scheduled to fight […]

  • Coach John Kavanagh predicts Conor McGregor to beat Nate Diaz in round four

    Coach John Kavanagh predicts Conor McGregor to beat Nate Diaz in round four

    UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been training for what he calls the most important fight of his career. Leading up to the rematch with Nate Diaz, McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh says that this camp has been a game changer for “The Notorious.” “We’ve been following that pattern now for what feels like a long […]