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Chiesa says McGregor’s bus attack cost him a shot to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov after Max Holloway had pulled out. Chiesa feels had he been healthy, he would have been the clear replacement.
I don’t really got a lot to say to the guy. I lost a title shot. I have proof. I was the highest-ranked guy on the card. I would have stepped in to fight Khabib at the drop of a dime. I’ve always loved the fight with Khabib. Bless his heart, he’s a cool ass guy. But this is a sport and I’ve always liked the way I matched up against him and I got f*cked out of that opportunity. I don’t really have too many kind things to say to [McGregor]. You work your whole life for those kinds of opportunities. Do I want mine on short order? No, I’d love a training camp. Like I said, if they walk in the door now and say, ‘Hey, do you want to fight for the title in the next 10 minutes?’ I’m out the door, I’m warming up, I’m ready to go…To lose the opportunity, that’s tough. You know how this sport works, guys. Opportunities like that don’t come along. I could strike along 15 wins in a row and still not get a title shot and I lost my opportunity and my dream. I hope that I’m gonna fight my ass off to earn it back starting on July 7 against Anthony Pettis. But yeah, tough pill to swallow.
Fired-Up Michael Chiesa Blasts Conor McGregor For Costing Him Title Shot at UFC 223 - MMA Fighting
https://newslines.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/FI-Chiesa.jpeg246470Mark DevlinMark Devlin2018-06-30 09:58:552018-06-30 09:58:55Chiesa: McGregor bus attack cost UFC title shot
Nurmagomedov says he is ready to sign a contract to fight McGregor.
I do not need to negotiate with you, do not need to call and ask me.. Just send me the contract. Yes, negotiations are underway.. But you need to persuade him and not me. You need to explain to him ”he will not beat you hard” agree to fight.
https://newslines.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/FI-Nurmagomedov.jpeg246470Mark DevlinMark Devlin2018-06-26 11:46:182018-06-26 11:46:18Nurmagomedov: ‘Just send me the contract’
Namajunas, who said she was traumatised by McGregor’s ‘bus attack’ says his apology wasn’t up to scratch.
I did get an Instagram message from him, but I don’t really know if that was really him. To me, that doesn’t seem like the type of, it just didn’t seem like a sincere apology from an actual person. To me, I didn’t really, I guess, consider it a real apology…It said, ‘I’m sorry for what happened,’ and then it was like, but then he immediately went on to like justifying what he did and stuff like that and the reasons why he did it…That to me was like, it really doesn’t matter. I don’t care what beef he’s got with who. That’s none of my business, I don’t need to know that information. Do you know what I mean? That doesn’t do anything for me. So there was an apology and I’m a pretty cool person and I always accept apologies, but to me, I’m like a personal person, I like face to face. That’s how I like to handle things. I feel like anything can be worked out, you just gotta talk through it as adults.
Asked if she had gotten over the incident:
No, man. When we got back home, we stayed upstairs, locked in our room because we were just paranoid about how crazy the week was. It was really tough…I’m still paranoid about everything. I have a therapist that I go see.
Rose Namajunas: I said 'f--- that' to Conor McGregor's apology | Ariel Helwani's MMA Show | ESPN
Aziz says McGregor only wants to fight Nurmagomedov because he is running out of money.
The last time I talked to Dana, he seemed this is the fight he wants to do. This is the biggest fight in UFC history, the biggest money maker. Conor is running out of money; this is why he agreed to fight Khabib. It’s OK — we are going to contribute to him making some money, but at the end of the day, we owe him an ass whooping. We need to get this ass whooping for Khabib and get it out of the way…[Nurmagomedov] doesn’t like the guy. We don’t like the guy. We don’t like his team. We don’t like what they represent. We don’t like what Conor represents. I like some of the stuff he does, to be honest, but he thinks he’s a gangster — I don’t think he is. Gangsters, they end in jail or get beat up.
https://newslines.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/FI-Aziz.png240470Mark DevlinMark Devlin2018-06-30 10:05:272018-06-30 10:05:27Nurmagomedov manager: McGregor ‘running out of money’
McGregor team’s head coach, Kavanagh, lends further weight to fellow coach Roddy’s statement last week, that the negotiations for the title fight between Nurmagomedov and McGregor are “brewing up nicely”. Kavanagh expects the matchup to take place before the end of 2018.
It’s the obvious fight, as his coach and as a fan. As a fan of MMA, it’s the fight I want to see as well. I would almost bet anything — almost bet anything — that fight happens before the end of the year. I can’t imagine it not happening.
https://newslines.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/McG-Nurmagomedov.jpeg246470Mary DevlinMary Devlin2018-06-26 11:40:262018-06-26 11:40:26Kavanagh: I’d almost bet anything Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor happens before the end of the year
Nurmagomedov says the UFC is working on his proposed bout with McGregor.
Very soon, I’m going to come to the USA to begin my training camp. When the UFC give me fight, I’m going to come to California and I’m going to stay there in AKA with my family nine weeks before fight. I’m going to defend my Inshallah (god willing) this year. This year, I want to defend my title…About opponents, I don’t know, to be honest. I don’t know. But the UFC is working on fight, me versus Conor…If they give (me) Conor, I’m going to fight…If they give me different opponents; ‘GSP’ or the winner of (Eddie) Alvarez versus (Dustin) Poirier. It doesn’t matter, let’s go.
Nurmgomedov says he will ‘destroy’ McGregor if they were to fight.
In what round will I be able to knock McGregor out? I do not know, and no one can know this. I’m going to destroy him…I do not yet know who my opponent will be…The fight will likely take place in Las Vegas. I want to fight McGregor; the fans are also waiting for this fight. I hope that Conor wants this fight…He talked a lot but for some reason, as soon as it came down to real negotiations about the fight, he fell silent.
https://newslines.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/FI-Nurmagomedov-Smile.png240470Mark DevlinMark Devlin2018-06-26 12:10:012018-06-26 12:10:01Nurmagomedov: I will ‘destroy’ McGregor
McGregor discusses the merits of Tennessee whiskey with a fan on social media.
Thank you for this message. I recognise and respect Tennessee as solid whiskey distillers. Your methods of aging whiskey over 2 years, and in charred brand new barrels however, is a crime where I come from…Using corn, rye or wheat over grain is another conversation altogether. However, forgetting your choice of ingredients, whatever they are, you must let those ingredients age sufficiently. Allow the ingredients the correct time to age and allow them to age in barrels as old as Whiskey itself. They deserve time to reach their maximum flavor potential. We do not even know what American whiskey truly tastes like, because to gage a correct and fair opinion of it, it needs to be given the correct and fair time to age…Thank you for this message however, I appreciate it and it motivates me to continue. I respect your state, and your land, and I will be in Tennessee in the very near future. Along with all of the other major states of the United States of America. I will be there with my own Irish made Whiskey for you all.
https://newslines.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/McGregor-whiskey.jpg595960Mark DevlinMark Devlin2018-06-03 14:39:182018-06-03 14:39:18Calls Tennessee whiskey ageing process ‘a crime’
Bjornsson, who enjoyed a slow-paced sparring session with McGregor in 2015, warns the Irishman that if they were to throw down for real, he could expect a similar fate.
Bring me shorts and put us in a cage, and I’ll fight him again. If I get a grab on him it would be over in 10 seconds.
When asked how many McGregors it would take to beat him:
Maybe five. [In the sparring session] I knew I could take him down, but I just didn’t want to break him,. He felt really light. I had him a few times, but I just didn’t want to break him. He’s quick and slippery, so it’s hard to get a grip. There were moments where I could have just messed him [up]. There’s a huge size difference between me and him, but I’m not used to getting punched. I’m no fighter; I’m wearing jeans and shoes. I just took my shirt off, and we were joking.
The Mountain: I'd smash Conor McGregor in a UFC Octagon | #OTBAM
https://newslines.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/FI-Mountain.png246470Mark DevlinMark Devlin2018-06-03 14:56:262018-06-03 14:56:26The Mountain: I’d take down McGregor in 10 seconds
Covington talks about McGregor’s attack on the UFC tour bus.
I was actually getting on a plane to New York as it happened — he’s a coked up little leprechaun…It’s funny how I put a tweet that King Colby the bounty hunter was coming after him, he turned himself in. He knows what would happen. I would dunk that nerd underwater and make him quit.
Fightful MMA: UFC 225's Colby Covington talks Rafael Dos Anjos, Infinity Wars & Talks With WWE
https://newslines.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/FI-Covington.png246470Mark DevlinMark Devlin2018-06-03 14:45:452018-06-03 14:46:13Covington: McGregor a ‘coked up little leprechaun’
Gallagher says he wants McGregor to star in his next music video. He took to Twitter to praise McGregor’s documentary Notorious, which details the boxer’s early life and rise to multiple UFC winner. Gallagher posted:
I’ve just watched your film Conor McGregor biblical I want you to be in my new music video as you were LG x
I've just watched your film Conor McGregor biblical I want you to be in my new music video as you were LG x
https://newslines.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/FI-McG-Gallagher.jpeg246470Mary DevlinMary Devlin2018-05-19 11:19:412018-05-19 11:19:41Gallagher wants McGregor for next music video
One of the multiple fighters affected by McGregor‘s actions during UFC 223’s fight week was the strawweight champion, Rose Namajunas. Although Namajunas didn’t suffer any injuries like Chiesa or Borg, she was still shaken up by the incident as she was very close to the window that McGregor attacked. When McGregor contacted her to try to apologize, her response was short and simple, as her longtime boyfriend and former UFC heavyweight, Pat Barry told Isaac Feldman of the Outside the Cage podcast:
https://newslines.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Namajunas-223.jpeg246470Mary DevlinMary Devlin2018-05-11 06:52:552018-05-11 06:52:55Namajunas rejects McGregor’s apology after UFC 223 bus incident
White says the UFC will not consider punishment for McGregor’s bus attack until after McGregor appears in court again on June 14, and the New York City judge issues a ruling.
We’ll see what happens. He’s gotta be punished by the law first…Let’s see what happens in New York.
https://newslines.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/FI-McG-White.jpeg246470Mary DevlinMary Devlin2018-04-30 12:05:082018-04-30 12:05:08White: No punishment for McGregor until after NYC court ruling
Nurmagomedov confirms his team are in negotiations with the UFC for his next fight to be with McGregor. He says he is willing to wait to face McGregor, but not for long.
We’re talking, but if it takes too long, I don’t want to do that. We won’t wait long. I want to fight Conor and if he can fight, I will fight him. If he wants to fight this year, then we can fight. Otherwise, I don’t know.
Mayweather admits McGregor UFC fight is possible as he reveals desire to come out of retirement.
Retirement has been great but as everybody knows, I go to retirement, I come back. Is it possible I’ll come back? Yes, but if I do, it has to be in the octagon…I spoke with my team. Al Hayman says no, but I spoke with Showtime and CBS. If we can get together with Dana White and the UFC to make a mega-fight happen, one fight, it could be against Conor McGregor, we don’t know…Or we could do a multi-fight deal. But Showtime and CBS have to be involved if I do a multi-fight MMA deal…When I do go to the octagon I look forward to going to probably around 145 (lbs), if that’s a weight class. But right now I’ve got my promoter hat on…We don’t know (if we’re going to do it). (Do I want to?) Absolutely. Only if the money is right. Of course the numbers are going to be crazy…I can contradict myself. I can change my mind. I can do whatever I want to do, I’m Floyd Mayweather. I would not box again.
https://newslines.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/FI-McG-May-1.jpeg246470Mary DevlinMary Devlin2018-04-18 14:09:432018-04-18 14:09:43Mayweather: Next fight could be in the octagon with McGregor
On his way to a party at Coachella, Diaz is asked if it’s true there is going to be a trilogy fight with McGregor.
[He’s] scared for his life.
Nate Diaz Says Conor McGregor Is 'Scared for His Life' | TMZ Sports
https://newslines.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/FI-Diaz-surprised.jpeg246470Mary DevlinMary Devlin2018-04-17 16:56:352018-04-18 14:54:31Diaz: McGregor is ‘scared for his life’
After Nurmagomedov’s win over Iaquinta strips McGregor of his UFC lightweight title, the Russian fighter says he wants to face McGregor in the octagon.
We have to finish this beef. Beef, chicken, or something like this. He have to stop eat Burger Kings and — you want to fight? Come. I told you guys, we’re gonna make him humble. I told you guys, I’m gonna change this game. Now, only one champion. No more fake champions. No more champion who never defend his title, or something like this. Now, UFC have champion, and this champion want to defend his title. You want to fight? Come here…Inside the cage, come. Outside the cage, let me know without camera, without all this media. Like men. He come when a lot of security here, outside the bus, inside the bus, security here, don’t let me go out. Like, he try to, ‘Hey, come out,’ like this. Why you need this show up? Let me know and that’s it, any time…He have to fight with me. Now, no more this all fake champions. You guys remember when he put tweet, ‘Beg me.’ Please, beg me…We have to finish this. It’s going to be very big fight. It’s going to be very big fight, I think. Let’s go. I am ready for this. November, September in Moscow, November in New York. Any time. Let’s go. Let’s fight in Africa or somewhere. I am here.
McGregor’s manager says his client is looking forward to getting back to fighting.
Conor is a great father, a fiercely loyal friend, and one of the best athletes in the world. He looks forward to getting back to fighting as soon as possible.
https://newslines.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/FI-McGregor-handcuffs.jpeg246470Mark DevlinMark Devlin2018-04-08 07:44:072018-04-08 07:49:06Attar: McGregor looking forward to getting back to fighting
Whits says there is an arrest warrant out for McGregor’s arrest:
There is a warrant out for Conor McGregor’s arrest. They’re looking for him right now. His plane cannot take off. He cannot leave the state of New York with this warrant. He’ll be grounded and I’m assuming eventually if they don’t catch him, he’ll turn himself in. You can imagine he’s gonna be sued beyond belief, and this was a real bad career move for him.
Listen, you don’t like Khabib and you don’t like what happened (with Lobov) or whatever? Then fight Khabib. You can come in here and you can do it legally. This fight’s happening Saturday. We could have talked and made the Khabib fight right after. You could do whatever you wanted to Khabib within the limits of the rules of fighting. But you want to grab 30 friends and come down here and do what you did today? It’s disgusting, and I don’t think anybody is going to be huge Conor McGregor fans after this.
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