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Conor McGregor is an Irish mixed martial artist, born in 1988. He has primarily competed in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

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26 Apr, 2017

Pratt wants selfie with McGregor

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Pratt says he’s a big fan of UFC and McGregor in particular.

I work with all these big actors, I’m never starstruck but if I see a UFC fighter I lose it. [I’d like to] go hang with McGregor…I just wanna get a selfie with him.

25 Apr, 2017

White compares McGregor talk to Muhammad Ali

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In an interview with Olivi, White praises McGregor.

At press conferences and doing media he’s great at it. He’s the best. I don’t think I’ve seen anyone in the sport ever – other than Ali – who is so entertaining, can take a press conference and turn it into a must-see. His timing is perfect. He’s witty, he’s smart, he’s hilarious. But that’s what happens when you’re a superstar. That’s the difference between superstars and not superstars…When you sit down and you listen to him and he’s joking…he’s a very contagious person…Do I give Conor a little more leash than I give some other people? Absolutely. Because Conor steps up, he fights, puts all of his chips on the table. He’s one of a kind. Conor’s awesome.

24 Apr, 2017

McGregor manager: Mayweather fight moving in the right direction

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Attar, McGregor’s manager says there is still a long way to go to a Mayweather fight, but that everything is moving in the right direction.

It’s a work in progress but definitely trending in the right direction. It’s not done. Until the ink drys and beyond that, the fight happens, you don’t know. A lot of Conor’s focus and visions have ended up becoming a reality and I think that’s something that he’s always subscribed to in his career. So it’s all trending in the right direction. [On a scale of one to ten] I could tell you five but I still don’t know it until it happens.

White: McGregor ‘will hit’ Mayweather

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Appearing with Snoop Dogg, White says McGregor can beat Mayweather.

At the end of the day it’s a fight. Floyd Mayweather is 40 years old; Conor McGregor is 27. Conor’s a big dude. Floyd has trouble with southpaws; Conor McGregor is a southpaw. And Conor McGregor hits like a truck. When he hits you, you know it. So, in no way, shape or form am I saying Conor McGregor wins this fight. I don’t know. But it’s more interesting than people think it is. … I promise you Conor McGregor will hit him. When they fight (Mayweather) will get hit, and it will be interesting to see what happens.

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Posts training advice

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McGregor posts training advice to Instagram.

Always mix up your training equipment and your training patterns to keep your workouts fresh. The engine knows no different. The engine simply knows it is being called upon to work.
Never become a “specialist” in one area of training. A specialist is simply a rookie in every other area.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTRijptAuAa/

GSP does not rule out future fight with McGregor

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St -Pierre responds to the claim that Michael Bisping and Freddie Roach have made that he is lining up a fight with McGregor.

That’s a very ambitious plan. I have a plan in the back of my head, but I’m not going to talk about it right now. The reason is – I’m not a talker, I’m a doer…A lot of people, they need to talk to promote themselves. Everybody knows who’s who here. I’m not a new fighter. They know who I am. My resume talks by itself. It’s going to depend on what’s going to happen and how it’s going to happen when I fight Michael Bisping. When this fight will be finished, I’ll go to reorient my career. But it could be anything, it’s a lot of opportunities…I think [McGregor]’s a great fighter. I think he’s a really great fighter. He’s a very charismatic fighter. He’s the biggest seller in the sport of all time. He’s the biggest draw. But I think now he’s going to fight Floyd Mayweather, I’ve heard, in a boxing match.

McGregor posts Portal training video

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McGregor posts a video of his training with Portal.

A nice clip of some work alongside my brother @portal.ido! I look forward to continuing our work together over the coming months in preparation for my next bout.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTOqDp5g27b/

22 Apr, 2017

McGregor ‘proud’ of Lobov, despite loss

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Despite Lobov’s loss, McGregor says he is proud of his sparring partner.

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McGregor declares his support for Lobov

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McGregor declares his support for Lobov, his sparring partner, on Instagram.

Many years ago Artem walked into the gym, and he was there to fight. Competitive. Wanted to test himself against the best.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTNBOYpAXaL/

Roddy ready to prep McGregor for Mayweather fight

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McGregor’s striking coach, Roddy, says that after the Artem Lobov fight he will start helping McGregor prepare for Mayweather.

Training now officially starts hard when I get back on Tuesday. I was talking to Conor over the weekend and we’re getting going. I don’t think it’s officially signed yet but it will be soon enough. That’s going to be an exciting one…Conor comes with a different type of style. Obviously, it’s Floyd Mayweather and that’s going to be the challenge but at the end of the day Conor only needs to land once. I’ve said this in every interview. He only needs to land once and you can’t go against those odds…You watch him spar and a new person will come in and within one or two exchanges, Conor can read the guy and he can tell what shots are coming. I think that is going to be the same scenario when it comes to Mayweather.

Posts video while driving

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McGregor posts an Instagram of him singing while driving. He is not wearing a seatbelt.

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21 Apr, 2017

In-car selfie

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McGregor takes a photo with Devlin from inside his car, while she puts her feet up on the dashboard.

Keeping the pregnant feet up.

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Sityodtong: ‘If McGregor was a free agent, ONE Championship wouldn’t sign him’

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Sityodtong, the founder of ONE Championship, UFC’s mixed martial art equivalent in Asia, says he would not hire McGregor.

If Conor McGregor was a free agent, ONE Championship would not try to sign him…We don’t want somebody to swear at people, throw water bottles, disrespect people, call out people’s wives and children, and — in my opinion — other distasteful stuff that is not representative of true martial arts. We have heroes like Angela Lee, who is pound-for-pound one of the best female world champions on the planet. But yet she is humble, she is kind, she’s sweet.

20 Apr, 2017

McGregor sends ‘protege’ boxing lesson

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McGregor posts an Instagram video of him critiquing the boxing techniques of a ‘protege’. He also talks about the Mayweather fight, and about training his son to be a fighter.

Floyd may crap his jocks after all and if so I will go back to true fighting or just pick another boxer like manny or something…When my son is born I will build him up into a multiple free fighting world champion also. Just like his old man. I look forward to it.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTHe5LqAP_f/

McGregor says he will make over $100 million from Mayweather fight

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In an Instagram post about his new glasses, McGregor says he will make more than $100 million from the Mayweather fight.

It’s actually 100+ milli if we go by the non conservative numbers the fight will actually do and that’s not including my endorsements and business ventures.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTHVjKRgIkM/

McGregor named as one of Time’s ‘100 Most Influential People’

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Time names McGregor as one of the world’s 100 ‘most influential people’. Schwarzenegger writes his praise for the fighter.

Conor McGregor is more than a fighter, more than an athlete, more than a champion—although, as the first person in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship to hold titles in two weight divisions at once, he is clearly all of those things. Conor is also the rare personality who has become bigger than his sport. That lean, compact body must struggle to keep his enormous character inside. From the first time I met Conor, I knew he wasn’t the type of star you could box into one category. Since I’ve gotten to know him, I can tell you that what you see on the screen—the now familiar face of mixed martial arts—just scratches the surface. The Dublin native is razor-sharp, disciplined and charismatic. His energy is absolutely contagious, to the point where you almost start shouting in an Irish accent after 30 seconds of hearing that world-famous mouth.

19 Apr, 2017

White: McGregor will make $75 million from Mayweather fight

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White talks about the negotiations for the fight between McGregor and Mayweather.

It depends on how much the fight sells. If the fight sells as well as I think it can, Floyd makes a little north of $100 [million] and Conor makes $75 [million]. [Mayweather] feels like he’s the ‘A’ side and he should get more of it. We really haven’t got into that negotiation yet. I wanted to get McGregor locked in first because McGregor is under contract with me. At the end of the day does this fight make a ton of sense for me? It really doesn’t but Conor wants this thing really bad and I’ve said this many times, kid’s stepped up and saved some big fights for me. I’m in, I’ll figure it out…I don’t think Floyd will personally be there himself. Whether he’s there or not there, it’s all the same thing. He’s going to hear what we’re looking for…There’s no doubt people want to see this fight. It’s all anybody ever asks me about. I’m going to do my best to see if I can get this thing done. I’m not saying I can, but we’re trying to.

Dreamer: McMahon ‘would choke Conor McGregor out’

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Dreamer says McMahon should join UFC, and fight McGregor.

He should enter UFC because he is a real badass and he would fare well in the UFC. There’s a lot of guys who want to talk smack like Conor McGregor. I would love to see Shane McMahon go to UFC because I think he would choke some dudes out.

McGregor-Aldo corner audio released

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Audio recordings from the corners of the McGregor-Aldo fight at UFC 194 are released, showing the contrasting attitudes of the fighters. While the Brazilian’s corner repeatedly tells Aldo to calm down, the fighter says:

Stay calm, go calm. You are the champion. That is you.

As Aldo enters the octagon, an Irish voice that is likely to be Coach Kavanagh says:

Welcome to hell…He doesn’t wanna be in here.