Conor Mcgregor

Conor Mcgregor Fan Says Aldo Win Inspired Him To Lose Six Stone In One Year And Become A Personal Trainer

... to the US to watch Mc Gregor's 13-second knock-out fight at the MGM Grand. The Dublin city native said the fighter's achievement inspired him to change his life and transform his body over the course of 12 months. Thomas said he was in a dark place when his weight escalated to more than 22 stone. "I went on a holiday to Las Vegas with my brother to see the Conor Mc Gregor fight against Aldo," said Thomas, speaking to __link__. "The journey there was a nightmare. I was so anxious, I felt like I was so close to having a panic attack the whole time. "When I was in Las Vegas I had to go into a shop for obese people to find something to fit me. That was so demoralising. "The night I saw Mc Gregor fight changed my life. This guy, who is from just down the road from me, could inspire this whole stadium of people and Irish people across the world. It was amazing. A post shared by TNPT (Thomas Nolan Jr.) (@tnpt_fitness) on. Feb 4, 2017 ...

Floyd Mayweather To Unretire To Fight Conor Mcgregor

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Floyd Mayweather Makes Admission About Deal To Fight Conor Mcgregor

... struggling to seal a deal to fight Conor Mc Gregor because the Irishman is not his own boss. PUBLISHED: 10:28, Tue, Mar 7, 2017. | UPDATED: 10:56, Tue, Mar 7, 2017. Floyd Mayweather wants to make the fight with Conor Mc Gregor happen but is struggling. Conor Mc Gregor became the first ever UFC fighter to hold two belts simultaneously in November but has taken an extended break from competition ahead of the birth of his first child. Floyd Mayweather meanwhile is happily retired with a boxing record of 49-0 but has admitted that a fight against Mc Gregor would tempt him get back in the ring again. However, the pair have yet to come to an agreement over a fight that will be the most financially lucrative of all time. Conor Mc Gregor: 10 things you didn't know about the UFC star. Wed, November 23, 2016. GC Images. 1 of 10. When Mc Gregor travels for fights, he always needs to carry a passport for his shoes as certain states restrict certain materials. His favourite pair are made from crocodile ...

After Exposing Olympic Judges, Ireland's Michael Conlan Gains Conor Mcgregor's Support For Pro Debut

... bout against Tim Ibarra. Michael Conlan poses during a news conference on Jan. 18 in New York. Conlan makes his pro debut at The Garden on St. Patrick's Day in a junior featherweight bout against Tim Ibarra. (Bebeto Matthews / Associated Press). Lance Pugmire Contact Reporter. It’s not the Olympic rings that define Michael Conlan. It’s the defiance embodied by the double middle fingers he shot at Olympic judges who were ultimately fired that set the tone for the next stage of the Irish super-bantamweight’s boxing life. On St. Patrick’s Day night in Madison Square Garden’s theater, Conlan will make his professional debut after being walked into the ring by a countryman who also strides confidently as his own man, UFC lightweight champion Conor Mc Gregor. In Rio de Janeiro, Conlan was ...

Khabib Blew His Shot To Fight Conor Mcgregor

... not going to do it.’ ”. Mc Gregor’s been through this song and dance before. He was set to face Jose Aldo in 2015 in the main event of UFC 189 for the featherweight championship. They went on a multi-city world tour to promote the grudge match between the heated rivals. It was all for naught as Aldo pulled out 10 days before the fight due to a rib injury. The brash Irishman fought Aldo five months later at UFC 194, knocking him out in 13 seconds. Times are different now. Mc Gregor is the biggest star in the UFC and one of the most popular male athletes in the world. He’s in the driver’s seat when it comes to picking opponents. At the time, he needed Aldo to get to where he’s at and was willing to wait him out. He doesn’t need Nurmagomedov to continue bringing in record-setting numbers at the gate and on pay-per-view. “Look, he’s only competed once in eight years,” Mc Gregor said of Nurmagomedov at the UFC 205 post-fight news conference after knocking out Eddie Alvarez to capture the lightweight title. “You know what I’m saying? He ain’t fight too frequent for my liking. He’s a ...

Nsac To Look At Mcgregor Discipline Again

... him to produce an anti-bullying public service announcement with a production value of a minimum $75,000. He was also ordered to perform 50 hours of community service. The NSAC's pending decision to reopen Conor Mc Gregor's disciplinary order could have a direct effect on a potential megafight between Mc Gregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Ed Mulholland for ESPN. The order stemmed from Mc Gregor's actions during a UFC fight week news conference last August, during which he threw water bottles and drink cans in the direction of his opponent, Nate Diaz , inside the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. At the time of his initial disciplinary hearing in October, Mc Gregor, of Dublin, was primarily focused on avoiding any suspension that would have prevented him from participating in a scheduled lightweight title fight at UFC 205 on Nov. 12 in New York. Shortly after that hearing, UFC president Dana White publicly stated Mc Gregor had informed him that he never wished to fight in the state of Nevada again. Mc Gregor later told Rolling __link__ that he didn't see Nevada in his "foreseeable future.". On Nov. 18, six days after becoming the first fighter in UFC history to hold titles in ...

Even When Not On A Ufc Card, Conor Mcgregor Is The Story

... were in trouble for the co-main event when a reporter wearing his own Papakha interrupted an interview with Nurmagomedov on Thursday and said he needed to ask the fighter “four questions in Russian.”. Exactly four. Perhaps, as Review-Journal mixed martial arts writer Adam Hill later suggested, three were enough, a fourth pushed Khabib over the edge and making weight became impossible. UFC 209 highlights included an underdog the likes of an NCAA 16 seed in Darren Elkins bleeding profusely through a preliminary card featherweight fight and yet beating Mirsad Bektic in dramatic fashion; and Dan Kelly, 39 and now my favorite fighter for the fact he wears a YMCA hoops knee brace and could be the one professional athlete slower than I am, might have sent former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans into retirement with a split-decision win at 185 pounds. But there was no Nurmagomedov-Ferguson, and that meant no clarity on what might be next for Conor Mc Gregor. Because even when he’s not part of a card, he ...

If You’re Not Mcgregor, ‘shut Up’ About Money Fights

... from welterweight titleholder Tyron Woodley to middleweight champion Michael Bisping , UFC president Dana White seems to have finally had enough. “Everybody listen, I’m getting tired of the term ‘money fights,’ okay?” White told reporters in Las Vegas on Friday. “‘I want the money fights, I want the money fights.’ What, are you all going to move down and fight Conor. “Listen, there’s no bones about it, Conor is the guy. Conor brings in big gates, big pay-per-view numbers and everything else. Shut up if you don’t. If you’re not him, shut up.“. Mc Gregor’s expensive goals and record-breaking paydays have, in many ways, cultivated a noticeable shift in the demands and requests of some UFC fighters. The business of MMA, once a taboo subject for fighters to broach, is becoming an increasingly common conversation piece for UFC athletes to take to the public arena. The phenomena has also occurred hand-in-hand with the ...

In Trash-talk Turn-around, Floyd Mayweather Calls Conor Mcgregor ‘tough Competitor

... You’re all set. By Marissa Payne By Marissa Payne February 25 Follow @marissapayne. Floyd Mayweather, left, is ready to fight Conor Mc Gregor, for the right price. (Associated Press photos). The vitriol between maybe-future opponents Floyd Mayweather and Conor Mc Gregor has been fierce ever since rumors started swirling more than a year ago that the two wanted to meet in the boxing ring. But then people started to think about it: Would this fight even be entertaining. “It makes such little sense on one side, but so much sense on the other side,” boxing promoter Eddie Hearn told Sky Sports this month. “To the man on the street, the non-educated boxing fan, it’s the best fighter in the world against the best mixed martial arts guy in the world. To the educated boxing fan, it’s a complete disaster. It’s terrible, just terrible.”. Perhaps catching wind of ...