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Conor McGregor’s coach says fight announcemet to come out this week
Everyone seems to want to get their hands on the UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. While the hopefuls in the UFC featherweight division are anxious to get a chance to take the belt from McGregor and strap it around their own waist, others in different weight classes have also volunteered themselves to take on the […]
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Floyd Mayweather’s uncle rips Conor McGregor, Dana White, and Ronda Rousey
While Floyd Mayweather has zero intentions of ever making the jump to MMA, the legendary prizefighter frequently finds his name in the mouth’s of MMA fighters who call him out. Back when Ronda Rousey reigned as the UFC women’s bantamweight champion, there was much talk of how Rousey would do in a boxing match against […]
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Ben Affleck draws parallels between Batman and Conor McGregor
Ahead of the highly anticipated release of ‘Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice’ on March 24th, star actor Ben Afleck drew some parallels between his character and UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. He spoke to Reuters: “He’s a little bit more of a brawler. You kind of get a feeling like physical, visceral slugger-thing. The […]
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Nate Diaz sticks up for Jose Aldo to Conor McGregor
Last week reports emerged that the UFC had issued contracts to both Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz for a welterweight rematch at UFC 200. As everyone knows by now, Diaz submitted McGregor in the second round of their UFC 196 scrap to end McGregor’s unbeaten streak. Unsurprisingly, talks of a potential rematch between the two […]
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Urijah Faber: I tried to warn Conor McGregor
MMA veteran Urijah Faber has been competing professionally in mixed martial arts for 13 years, and has competed in 41 bouts as a professional fighter. In addition, Faber is the founder of Sacramento’s “Team Alpha Male”. When Faber was coaching opposite Conor McGregor on season 22 of The Ultimate Fighter, he tried to warn the […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor Budweiser commercial has been banned from Ireland’s public broadcasting network
https://youtu.be/CFsCYRp9ndo Budweiser has to be somewhat disappointed with their marketing execution with having Ireland’s biggest MMA star as their ambassador. UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor’s recent commercial for Budweiser has been banned by RTE, Ireland’s public broadcasting network. The ban is due to the commercial possibly encouraging a young audience to drink alcohol. Paul Mulligan, […]
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UFC commentator Jon Anik wants to see Conor McGregor vacate the UFC featherweight title
UFC commentator Jon Anik ate his words leading up to the UFC 196 main event featuring UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and veteran Nate Diaz. “I will get the area code ‘209’ tattooed on the inside of my forearm, if Nate Diaz beats Conor McGregor,” Anik said before the fight took place. Well, Anik now […]
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VIDEO | Here is a look at Conor McGregor’s three professional MMA losses
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor was humble in defeat after Nate Diaz was able to submit him in their non-title UFC welterweight bout at UFC 196. However, McGregor’s only loss in the UFC has apparently been eating at him and it is McGregor who has called for an immediate rematch with Diaz. The latest reports […]
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Report Update: Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz 2 will be UFC 200 main event
Last week, it was reported by Ariel Helwani that the UFC was working on a rematch between UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and UFC veteran Nate Diaz for UFC 200. Helwani gave his update on the MMA Hour on Monday reiterated that the immediate rematch is still in the works. Helwani said, “Oh by the […]
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Nate Diaz: “Conor McGregor rematch is a ‘crazy’ idea”
It has been reported that both Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz have verbally agreed to a welterweight rematch at this July’s blockbuster UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. With that said, “The Stockton Slugger” doesn’t feel as if the UFC’s current featherweight champion is deserving of an immediate rematch, as he explained to ‘Rolling Stone‘ […]
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VIDEO | Fighters react to reports of potential Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor rematch
https://youtu.be/EgxCtsq3D6U Earlier this week it was revealed that the UFC is allegedly close to finalizing a deal that would see Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor have a highly anticipated welterweight rematch at UFC 200. Given that the pair’s first bout at UFC 196, where Diaz submitted McGregor, broke several UFC records, it’s no surprise that […]
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Report: Conor McGregor cancels planned movie appearance to focus on training
Leading up to UFC 196, Conor McGregor revealed that while he wasn’t crazy about the idea of doing movies, he is crazy about money, and may occasionally dabble in the film industry. It was revealed that McGregor would be making a guest appearance in an upcoming installment of ‘XXX’ with Vin Diesel. However, ahead of […]
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Was Conor McGregor hinting something with Nate Diaz rematch in the works?
Initially after the fight between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz at UFC 196, there was not a lot of talk about an immediate rematch. Diaz was able to withstand an early onslaught from McGregor in the opening round and turned things around in the second. Diaz hurt McGregor with punches and was able to utilize […]
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Renzo Gracie: ‘We need ten Conor McGregors for this business’
Renzo Gracie is very happy for Nate Diaz getting the biggest win of his career over one of the biggest stars in the UFC, Conor McGregor. Renzo’s cousin Cesar Gracie is the longtime trainer of the Diaz brothers and Renzo recently spoke about them on MMA Noise. “They represent the hardcore of jiu-jitsu,” Renzo said. […]
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PHOTO | Conor McGregor’s message to the Irish on St. Paddy’s Day
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor proudly carries the Irish flag with him at weigh-ins, and when he walks to the Octagon on fight night. McGregor is credited with starting the UFC’s ‘Irish Invasion’ along with his SBG Ireland teammates. For Saint Patricks day, McGregor took to Instagram with a message for his fellow Irish. Happy […]
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Despite UFC 196 loss, Conor McGregor still feeling like a Dawn
I feel like a young D. Higgins rolling around this town. I 💚 you #Eire A photo posted by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Mar 16, 2016 at 4:29pm PDT We assume the D. Higgins is in reference to the ninth and current president of Ireland Michael D. Higgins. Conor looks to be in good […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor on ‘The Comeback’
https://youtu.be/rnnVClkVe5g UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has fallen to defeat for the first time in his UFC career. Although it is not his first loss in his professional career, it is the first time “The Notorious” has been defeated in the UFC after his soaring rise to worldwide popularity. McGregor said on a social media […]
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Chael Sonnen gives his take on who the UFC’s biggest star is
In the last 6 months, two of the UFC’s biggest stars, Ronda Rouesy and Conor McGregor, have both suffered devastating losses. Back at UFC 193 in Australia, Holly Holm pulled off one of the biggest upsets in UFC history as she dominated Ronda Rousey for two rounds before ultimately knocking Rousey out with a brutal […]
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Joe Rogan’s interesting perspective on Conor McGregor vs. Jose Aldo II
In the main event of UFC 194, Conor McGregor shocked the world as he knocked Jose Aldo out cold in just 13 seconds. The win silenced many critics, and saw McGregor crowned as the undisputed UFC featherweight champion. In the wake of McGregor’s UFC 196 submission loss to Nate Diaz, McGregor stated that he would […]
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Gunnar Nelson thinks teammate Conor McGregor should move to lightweight for a few reasons
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor fought two weight classes above his previous UFC fights at UFC 196. The move up in weight to face UFC lightweight and welterweight veteran Nate Diaz proved to be a tall task as Diaz was able to weather the early storm of McGregor and submitted him in the second round. […]
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VIDEO | Irish fans in Las Vegas reacting to Conor McGregor’s loss to Nate Diaz
It doesn’t matter where Conor McGregor fights, when the featherweight champ shows up, so do his Irish fans. Earlier this month when McGregor fought Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 196 in Las Vegas, the Irish fans came out in droves. Unfortunately for the fans that made the trip from Ireland, McGregor lost […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor’s girlfriend took the loss to Nate Diaz harder than he did
No one likes to lose, and as many say in the sport of MMA, fighters will experience the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor faced a low point in his UFC career when he was stopped by Nate Diaz at UFC 196. McGregor had the right attitude after […]
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Conor McGregor opens up on potential rematch with Nate Diaz
At UFC 196, Conor McGregor jumped up two weight classes to fight Nate Diaz at welterweight after UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos withdrew from the bout with a broken foot. While UFC President Dana White was under the impression that Diaz was training for a triathlon at the time he accepted the bout, Diaz […]
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Matt Serra to Conor McGregor: Take a nap like a man!
“Not being a cock, but look at Conor. All the shit you talked, take a nap, man. It’s not like your arm was about to break. I understand you want your career and if it was a kneebar, you’ll be out for six months, but dude, if worst comes to worst, you’ll think you’re in […]
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Rashad Evans: Weight classes are real, Conor knows that now
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans predicted that Nate Diaz would upset Conor McGregor on just 11 days notice in a welterweight bout that headlined UFC 196 just over a week ago. “Suga” was a recent guest on Ariel Helwani’s show ‘The MMA Hour‘ where he explained his decision to bet against the current […]
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Gardai seeking witnesses in fatal assault involving former taekwondo trainer of Conor McGregor
Horrific news broke after an incident that occurred earlier this month left a man dead in south Dublin, Ireland. Taekwondo black belt Jonathan Dargan who is a former trainer of UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor could now be in a world of trouble after an alleged drunken altercation led to the death of a 57-year-old […]
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Trainer of Conor McGregor in big trouble after killing man with fatal punch
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor may have to find another taekwondo instructor after an incident has left a man dead in south Dublin, Ireland. Taekwondo black belt Jonathan Dargan was arrested and questioned last week by gardai after a man died due to a head injury. Dargan was arguing with his girlfriend in the early […]
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Jake Shields on Conor McGregor: ‘tries running his mouth about me again though and I see him, there’s gonna be consequences’
The beef between the Diaz and McGregor camps appeared to be over. However, since Nate Diaz finished Conor McGregor at UFC 196, there have been a few pokes from both sides and it is simply just fighters being fighters. Former Strikeforce welterweight champion Jake Shields, who is also a training partner of Nate Diaz recently […]