{"id":202925,"date":"2016-09-02T12:31:17","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T19:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=202925"},"modified":"2016-09-02T12:31:17","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T19:31:17","slug":"conor-mcgregor-star-call-duty-infinite-warfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/conor-mcgregor-star-call-duty-infinite-warfare\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor to Star in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the main event of UFC 202, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-results\/ufc-202-results\/ufc-202-results-nate-diaz-vs-conor-mcgregor\/\">Conor McGregor defeated Nate Diaz<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-nate-diaz-submits-conor-mcgregor\/\">avenging an early 2016 loss to the same man<\/a>, and reminding the world just how dangerous of a fighter he is in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, McGregor is far more than a talented combatant. He&#8217;s also an astute businessman, as evidenced by his many\u00a0r<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-results\/ufc-202-results\/ufc-202-fighter-salaries-mcgregor-diaz-take-home-80-total-payout\/\">ecord-breaking paydays<\/a> and pay-per-view successes. Today, McGregor once again flaunted his business savvy, announcing that he&#8217;d signed on to star in the latest release in the Call of Duty video game franchise,\u00a0Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.<\/p>\n<p>This news was first revealed by Activision, via\u00a0McGregor&#8217;s website <a href=\"https:\/\/themaclife.com\/conor-mcgregor-stars-in-the-new-call-of-duty-infinite-warfare\/\">TheMacLife<\/a>.\u00a0 McGregor later confirmed the deal himself on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It is a true honour for me to team up with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CallofDuty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CallofDuty<\/a> on this amazing new project! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InfiniteWarfare?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InfiniteWarfare<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheMacLife?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheMacLife<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rjdBWja9FE\">https:\/\/t.co\/rjdBWja9FE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNotoriousMMA\/status\/771776181410553857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In Call of Duty, McGregor has partnered with one of the most successful video game franchises ever. As his website\u00a0explains, last year&#8217;s Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 raked in $550 million in just three days. That game&#8217;s predecessor, Black Ops 2, was even more successful, generating $500 million in just 24 hours. As of now, there&#8217;s no word on how much the Irish superstar is being paid for his role in this game\u2013but we&#8217;re guessing he&#8217;ll be making a nice chunk of change.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think about McGregor&#8217;s role in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare? Will you be buying the game? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the main event of UFC 202, Conor McGregor defeated Nate Diaz, avenging an early 2016 loss to the same man, and reminding the world just how dangerous of a fighter he is in the process. Of course, McGregor is far more than a talented combatant. 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