McGregor comes fifth overall and tops the list for the “Sports Figure” category in Fansided’s annual Fandom 250 ranking. In 2016, McGregor was ranked at number 147 on the list. The only sports celebrity higher in the ranking is Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Fansided says one of the biggest factors for the ranking was how McGregor […]
Pacquiao says he has opened talks with Conor McGregor for a big-money fight in April next year. If we can negotiate it, I have no problem. It is OK with both of us. [Talks?] Initially, but we have not yet had any follow-up conversations.
Ferguson says he wants a title unification bout against McGregor in the first quarter of 2018. So I Asked Doc If He Could Make My Elbows Any More Sharper ?? Well… w/ A Wink & A Nod It Was Done!!! T’Was A Very Minor Surgery & Now Getting Ready To Unify My Belt W/ McNuggets @thenotoriousmma In The 1st 1/4 […]
Rutten says McGregor must defend his title: First of all, (he needs to fight) the interim champion. He needs to defend his title, it’s got to start there. I think Max Holloway is a fight that he needs to fight as well, if he still wants to fight it. Nate Diaz will be a great fight, […]
McGregor tweets his response to Holloway wanting to fight him. I miss those sunglasses. pic.twitter.com/0fa7U9dM4Y — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) December 3, 2017 Holloway responds: Miss the sunglasses? I bet you also miss 2015 brother. Retired fighters love the past. pic.twitter.com/UWGnJG2KEe — Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) December 3, 2017
At the post-fight press conference after his win over Jose Aldo, Holloway targets McGregor: I’m the champion of my division and I got to keep everything rolling. I got to keep everything going. I got to [get] thrown in the deep end. I’m not going to go on a hiatus. As long as I get […]
Ora defends her comment on an Instagram post, where she says she was having ‘date night’ with McGregor. McGregor has been in a relationship with Dee Devlin for eight years, and they have a son together. Ora’s spokesperson: Date night is a figure of speech, Rita also posted selfies with Donatella Versace as her real […]
In an interview with Helwani, Holloway says if a rematch against McGregor fails to materialize, the he blame should not be pinned on him. When a bully pulls your hair, you punch him in the face. You know, it’s funny. The guy’s funny, I couldn’t help but laugh. I’m on his mind apparently…I’m trying to think […]
In comments about De La Hoya wanting to fight McGregor, Mayweather claims he carried the Irish fighter for the sake of the fans: When Oscar de la Hoya, the same one that was talking about me fighting Conor McGregor, he was trying to protest and stop the fight! Now he’s trying to fight Conor McGregor. […]
McGregor posts a photo alongside Donatella Versace, Lewis Hamilton, and Rita Ora, at the British Fashion Awards. We ran that show tonight. #DonDonatella #Versace We ran that show tonight. #DonDonatella #Versace A post shared by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Dec 4, 2017 at 4:03pm PST
McGregor posts an Instagram of him reading an upside-down paper. Don't read the paper. MAKE THE PAPER. A post shared by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Dec 3, 2017 at 1:23pm PST
McGregor is fined £350 for driving at 98mph in a 60mph zone. McGregor had initially been reprimanded by Judge Walsh for not appearing on time, the third time he had failed to show. Walsh: I have to ask you the question… how much to you earn? Please don’t tell me you earn more than €110 […]
Aldo says the UFC should strip McGregor of his lightweight belt if he doe not defend it. Thank God my division is moving. It would be bad if it was stuck, but my division is moving. It’s hard, right? Every athlete dreams of becoming champion, fighting for the title, and the guy is holding up […]
The band release a live video performance of Lunatic, from their show at Manchester’s Albert Hall. The Slow Readers Club – Lunatic – Live at Albert Hall ManchesterWatch this video on YouTube
Reports say a 50-year-old man who is an associate of the Kinahan cartel but is not involved in criminality himself, stepped in to intervene after McGregor hit another man with ‘one punch’ to the head. The Kinahan crime gang, which is believed to be the country’s largest importer of cocaine, are headed by the ‘Dapper […]
Irish police say they are aware of claims that McGregor was involved in a pub brawl at The Black Forge Inn in the Dublin suburb of Crumlin. According to witnesses, the involved the sports star, a young man, a man in his 50s and a fourth man. A Gardai spokesman said there were no incidents reported in […]
At the UFC’s Las Vegas headquarters, White says McGregor may not fight again: Conor might never fight again. The guy’s got $100 million. I’ve got guys that made less than that and were lawyers and went to school their whole life and quit working. Try to get up and get punched in the face every day […]
Due to his actions in the ring at Bellator 187, where he attacked referee Marc Goddard, McGregor is pulled from his December 30th fight. Mike Mazzulli, president of the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports and the director of the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation: McGregor took it upon himself to jump into […]
The band announces the Through The Shadows tour, which will play at the following venues: Sat 21 October – Dublin, The Button Factory Sat 4 November – Birmingham, Academy 3 Fri 10 November – London, The Garage Fri 17 November – Bristol, Thekla Thu 23 November – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms Fri 24 November – Manchester, Albert […]
The band releases Lunatic, the first single from their upcoming third album. The track was produced by Bullyment. Aaron Starkie: It’s about feeling at odds with the world, especially politically in recent times, to the point where you feel as though you are losing your mind. There’s also reference to how psychiatry has been used […]
McGregor uses the word ‘faggot’ multiple times in post-fight conversation with Lobov, after Lobov’s loss to Andre Fili in Gdansk, Poland. He [Fili] was a faggot. I never knew he was a faggot. Conor and Artem backstage, choice words from McGregor.. #UFCGdansk pic.twitter.com/5P17nBETHH — McDuckMMA (@McDuckMMA) October 21, 2017
During a fight between Andre Fili and Artem Lobov at UFC Fight Night 118 in Gdansk, referee Marc Goddard pauses the action briefly to walk over to McGregor to tell him to leave the area. McGregor, who was not a licensed corner, was shouting directions to Lobov outside the Octagon. Goddard: Conor, what’s got into […]
Goddard says he told McGregor to sit down in Gdansk because he was acting as a fourth cornerman. The reason I interjected is because Artem gets a fourth cornerman cageside giving instruction. That’s not allowed. Imagine had Conor talked him through a fight-ending sequence. Then what? Conor was basically acting like a fourth cornerman. Walking around […]
McGregor and Devlin christen their son. Conor Jr’s Christening! Conor Jr's Christening! @augustxmcgregor A post shared by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Oct 16, 2017 at 10:02am PDT
Malignaggi says he is in talks to fight with McGregor I know Al Haymon’s [Malignaggi’s advisor] talking to Dana White. I know they’re speaking, so if they want the fight they’ll make it. Once I spoke to Al and Team Haymon, and they told me they wanted to make this fight, I knew that the […]
McGregor and his partner will host a premiere party for his upcoming movie, Notorious, in Dublin on November. Members of McGregor’s family will also join the event, including his mother and father and sisters, Aoife and Erin. The film’s director confirms McGregor himself will be on hand to host a red carpet event in Dublin to celebrate […]
McGregor toasts McClean after he led his country into the World Cup play-offs with an unlikely win against Wales. The West Brom winger scored the only goal of the game to knock rivals Wales out of the tournament and give Republic of Ireland a real shot of reaching Russia. Celebrating Ireland into the World Cup playoffs tonight! Congrats […]
McGregor is reportedly in talks with the WWE to make n appearance at Wrestlemania, in April 2018. Source: Conor is a huge wrestling fan. His entire persona on stage he has developed from watching performers like Ric Flair and The Rock. These are the top dogs at self-promotion and trash talk. He watched these guys when he was younger. […]
Kavanagh tries out his brother’s Hoverboard in Dublin, Ireland, but gets a little too confident with his skills and falls backward off the board. Conor McGregor's Coach Gets a Little Too Confident on HoverboardWatch this video on YouTube
Coach Kavanagh says March 17th at Madison Square Garden in New York is a possible date for McGregor’s next fight. Reports last month suggested that McGregor had booked a comeback bout with Nate Diaz that was initially scheduled for December 30th at UFC 219. According to leading MMA journalist Ariel Helwani, that fight and date is […]
McMahon, WWE’s chief brand officer, says McGregor’s authenticity and swagger make him a ‘perfect fit for WWE’. McGregor has been linked with a switch to Sports Entertainment previously, due to his mic skills and out-of-ring persona, having become one of the biggest stars in both boxing and MMA. McMahon: I think Conor would be a perfect fit […]
Boxing coach Freddie Roach says that he has been training St-Pierre for his upcoming fight with Michael Bisping at UFC 217 for Bisping’s middleweight title. When Roach is asked if he could help improve McGregor’s boxing skills, the 57-year-old dismisses the idea. It’s too late [for McGregor]…GSP is going to kick his ass anyway. While there […]
During the UFC 216 media day, Ferguson says he will not be joining those calling out McGregor. Ferguson, who will be headlining UFC 216 on Saturday in Las Vegas alongside Kevin Lee, as they fight for the UFC interim lightweight title, says he is not that interested in “red panty night”: I like blue panties. He’s not gonna […]
A documentary about the life and rise of McGregor will be released in cinemas in the U.K and Ireland on November 1. The film follows McGregor from his life on the dole in Ireland, right up to the historic boxing match with Floyd Mayweather in August. McGregor fans in the America and Canada will have to […]
Cortez, the referee who oversaw the sparring sessions between McGregor and Malignaggi ahead of McGregor’s fight against Floyd Mayweather, says the dispute between McGregor and Malignaggi should be settled in a rematch for real. I can tell you that I was there for 12 rounds with them and there was a lot going on. A lot of […]
McGregor shows his Irish dancing skills at his First Communion. Adorable Footage of Conor McGregor Irish Dancing as a KidWatch this video on YouTube
At a Q&A in Glasgow, McGregor says he was impressed with his own performance against Mayweather. I improved my boxing skill to an extent. Everyone was saying to me get in and ragdoll him and muscle him from the bell. And I could’ve gone in and done that. But I out-skilled him, I outboxed him […]
McGregor says he is ‘absolutely devastated’ on hearing of Sunday’s mass shooting in Las Vegas, the city where he trained and fought Mayweather. Dana White says that the UFC organisation will donate $1 million to the families of the victims of the attack. McGregor posts on Instagram: Absolutely devastated upon hearing the news in Las Vegas…a city so close […]
In Glasgow for An Evening With Conor McGregor event, McGregor reveals he would have been fined $10million (£7.5m) in his mega fight against Mayweather, had he been disqualified for an illegal move, as many people were predicting, prior to the contest. McGregor: Here’s when I knew I was up against it: The ref was like, even […]
McGregor has a drink thrown on him by an angry Rangers fan after leading a Celtic chant during an Evening with Conor McGregor event in Glasgow. During his introduction on stage, McGregor starts shouting: What’s up Glasgow Celtic? The only football club around here we’re talking about. Glasgow is green and white! This was greeted largely by cheers, but […]
Talk of a series decider between McGregor and Diaz that would headline UFC 219, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on December 30, is dismissed by White. White categorically denies the rumours of McGregor vs Diaz III being set by tweeting: Not true AT ALL. Not true AT ALL — Dana White (@danawhite) September […]
McGregor’s Q&A London event at O2 Arena’s Indigo on Saturday evening is cancelled. An Evening with Conor McGregor – Up Close and Personal was set to be attended by hundreds of the Irishman’s adoring fans, some of whom had paid close to £1,100 to have a meet and greet with him. Multiple sources confirm that the intimate Q&A, which […]
Speaking on Absolute Radio Breakfast Show, Gallagher says he is a big fan of the Irish boxer. The trash talking is why I love him. He’s a dude, an absolute dude. He makes me cry laughing. Charisma will get you a long way. If you’re talented and you’ve got charisma then the world is your […]
Coach Kavanagh says McGregor’s biggest mistake was pushing too hard in the early stages of the fight against Mayweather, and succumbing to fatigue before being stopped in the tenth round. McGregor admitted that his inability to effectively manage his energy reserves played a big part in his loss. We had also been inefficient with our energy […]
McGregor and Diaz have both been on Ferguson’s radar ever since his proposed interim lightweight title fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov fell through. Ferguson was offered a summer bout with Diaz, but Diaz pulled out of the proposed fight, leading Ferguson to call him a ‘bitch’. Ferguson is also upset that McGregor has not come […]
The Sunday World reports McGregor is planning to fight Diaz, in the third round of a trilogy, tentatively scheduled for December 30, in Las Vegas. The Irishman has split the first two bouts against the American fighter, with Diaz winning the first by submission, and McGregor winning the second with a majority decision. It is […]