However, it so easily could've gone differently if Urijah Faber is to be believed. “Oh man, I wanted that fight. Not because I dislike Conor, I actually love ...
Pettis had been injured or he was on a skid, Aldo didn’t want the fight, and then Nate Diaz told him to f*** off. McGregor and Faber went head to head against one another on The Ultimate Fighter 22 as coaches of their respective teams. At UFC 196, arguably most notably, he kickstarted a memorable two-fight series with the one and only Nate Diaz.
The former champion, 34, has not fought since July 2021 after breaking his leg in a defeat to Dustin Poirier. Conor McGregor could turn to boxing after stepping ...
Another fan said: "He should honestly retire. One Twitter user wrote: "The best to ever do it! Thank You Sir For All The Memories & all the inspiration!
Former UFC champion Conor McGregor went attention-hunting yesterday. Or was that engagement hunting? The 22-6 star, fresh off of bragging about his bit-part ...
McGregor has been out of action since that fight. Many onlookers also noted that ‘easy work’ was an odd statement, given that McGregor has found it difficult to get in the win column over the last few years — going 1-4 in MMA and boxing since his 2016 win over Eddie Alvarez. - UFC 277 Artist Series Event T-Shirt
Conor McGregor's fans were shocked after a viral hoax claiming that the Irish professional MMA fighter was dead went viral.
When fans looked up ‘Conor McGregor death’ on the search engine, it showed that the UFC star had died on August 3rd. His latest Instagram stories, which shows him chilling on his yacht, was posted merely 11 hours ago, as of writing this article. Is Conor McGregor dead in 2022?
The former UFC champion is set to star in a remake of the 1980s action film alongside Jake Gyllenhaal.
The Irishman’s rapid rise positioned him as the biggest star in mixed martial arts, and he is now set to make his acting debut in a remake of 1980s action film Road House. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. For the sake of humankind!
Conor McGregor's recent activity on Twitter has hinted toward the UFC superstar retiring from MMA. The UFC world is currently divided on the topic.
It is pertinent to mention that McGregor has lost two back-to-back bouts against Poirier in his last two appearances in UFC. ummm never said he wasn’t Rich— Junior Ortiz (@AOJREEZY) August 4, 2022 As the Covid-19 pandemic sent the entire sporting world on the sidelines, McGregor announced his third retirement in the summer of 2020. Easy work”. In a third tweet about the same, McGregor added, “I’ll never let go, Jack!”. “While fighting remains his top focus, this is the beginning of another successful venture in the McGregor empire. UFC superstar Conor McGregor took to his official Twitter handle on Thursday night and appeared to announce his retirement from MMA. This is the fourth time in the last six years that the Irish fighter has hinted toward a retirement.
Conor McGregor has shared pictures of himself posing with Arnold Schwarzenegger as he wished the Hollywood star a Happy Birthday.
Sources add that after a meeting with producer Joel Silver, McGregor was sold on the project and loved the idea of where the new story was headed compared to the original. Insiders say when he heard there was interest for him to join the Road House cast, he watched the original film for the first time and enjoyed it so much he wanted to get in on the action. It remains unknown who McGregor will be playing in the project, but sources have made it clear that he would be playing an original character and not himself.
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has hinted that his MMA career may be coming to an end.
The ‘Notorious’ one is still recovering from the leg injury sustained in the trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier, and will likely not be fully fit till 2023. Ali Abdelaziz, the president of Dominance MMA and Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s manager, was quick to react to Conor McGregor’s tweet. Shortly after it was announced that he would star in the remake, Conor McGregor would take to Twitter to post a seven word message: “MMA, I’ll never forget you!
A VIRAL hoax tricked Google into displaying UFC legend Conor McGregor's death as August 4.The former double UFC champ's is very much alive but he has.
But he has trained hard in the gym to recover from his injury and previously spoke about returning to the Octagon. He has not fought since July 2021 after breaking his leg in a defeat to Dustin Poirier. He has shared pictures of himself in training and chilling on a yacht.
McGregor is expected to make a UFC comeback once he has completed his recovery from his broken leg, but dropped a fresh retirement by declaring his career ...
"With all this Conor talk and saying whatever, he never committed to coming back,” Holloway told ESPN. “He never once said he’d come back. Thank you sir for all the memories and all the inspiration! A final fan defended McGregor: "The best to ever do it! Another fan placed the blame on McGregor's rival Khabib Nurmagomedov: "Damn Khabib made you change careers. However fans have reacted poorly to McGregor's claim, with one commenting: "Not sure about it being that easy for you in recent years - you’ve only won one out of your four fights in the octagon since October 2018." One fan even turned on McGregor: "Love you bro, but how about winning a fight for once?"
Fans are hoping Conor McGregor returns to the octagon soon. After securing a movie role, however, McGregor's fighting days may be coming to an end.
He had just beaten Donald Cerrone to start the year and was ready to fight back to the top of the lightweight division. McGregor wanted to wait to see how a fight with Nurmagomedov and then-interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje went. In March 2019, McGregor teased leaving the sport again. In a series of posts on Twitter, McGregor teased his official absence from the octagon. That would be his last fight for the UFC until 2019. In 2016 he beat Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight title.
Another day, another celebrity death hoax circulating wildly on the internet. This time, rumors are swirling online that highly successful MMA fighter Conor ...
The bottom line, though, is that Conor is alive and well, in spite of what your Google results may tell you. The rumors that Conor had died seem to have started circulating after a screenshot was shared from a Google search result that suggested he had died on Aug. 3. Although this Google format is a little bit unique, plenty of other celebrities have been subjected to death hoaxes of their own as users on social media get confused about whether they're actually dead or not. Thankfully, Conor is alive and well and is probably blissfully unaware that death rumors are circulating. This time, rumors are swirling online that highly successful MMA fighter Conor McGregor has died, and it's left many wondering whether there is any truth behind the online rumor. He also posted a photo yesterday in which he seems to be relaxing on a yacht.
The Notorious UFC champion will add his first acting credits to his impressive resume as Conor McGregor joins Road House.
McGregor’s addition seems rather fitting since the Road House remake will follow Gyllenhaal’s character, a former UFC fighter turned bouncer, with sources saying McGreggor was actually quite enthusiastic about the film after watching the original. The new Road House presents a very different setting, though Gyllenhaal as a bouncer is similar enough to Patrick Swayze's “cooler” gig at the Double Deuce so that the action themes in it can remain intact when the movie eventually drops on Amazon Prime Video. Those same sources claim McGregor has been wooed by Hollywood before, but the fighter was waiting for the right role, as he clearly isn’t in it for the money. It’s precisely his popularity that got him inside the ring with boxing G.O.A.T. Floyd Mayweather; what makes YouTuber turned pro athlete Jake Paul want to fight him; and, why he now looks bound for Hollywood.
Boy, this Road House remake has been clamoring for a UFC star to anchor the film for years now. Back in 2014, when Ronda Rousey was tearing through pop ...
However, as Rousey was rising through the ranks of the UFC, the promotion was also nurturing another superstar who would quickly eclipse Rousey in cultural ubiquity: Conor McGregor. According to Deadline, Conor McGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal will co-star in a modern version of the Patrick Swayze classic. After two embarrassing losses and an equally embarrassing public meltdown because of them, Rousey was dropped from the project and Hollywood altogether.
Conor McGregor appears to announce UFC retirement ahead of his Hollywood debut…
That certainly sounds like he is on his way out of the UFC given his new venture. He is eager to get started filming.” Conor McGregor is putting the UFC on the back burner as he is set to make his Hollywood debut after landing a role in the remake of Road House, an 80s action film.
A VIRAL hoax tricked Google into displaying UFC legend Conor McGregor's death as August 4.The former double UFC champ's is very much alive but he has.
But he has trained hard in the gym to recover from his injury and previously spoke about returning to the Octagon. He has not fought since July 2021 after breaking his leg in a defeat to Dustin Poirier. He has shared pictures of himself in training and chilling on a yacht.
Sooner or later, a completely unfounded death hoax is visited upon most celebrities.
It looks like the Spanish Wikipedia article about Conor McGregor was vandalized yesterday toinclude a date of deathand has since been resolved. A spokesperson for the Wikimedia Foundation explained to Snopes that: Those screenshots were not the result of digital manipulation or editing and on Aug. 5, Snopes replicated the McGregor “death date” result with a simple Google search that yielded “Died: August 4, 2022.”
Connor Tierney is determined to become the next breakout star in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.
“He’s got a brain like a sieve, do you know what I mean? “He’s a bit of an ugly mush. I’ve just got to become the next ‘Paddy the Baddy’, the next Conor McGregor, I’ve just got to do that in bareknuckle. Obviously that’s going to take a lot for them to do because I’m just unique! “I think as well I’m the most experienced bareknuckle fighter on the card. So I’m going to pick him up by his little cornrows and swing him about.
The Amazon Prime film “Road House,” a remake of the 1989 classic has added UFC icon Conor McGregor to the cast that already has Jake Gyllenhaal, ...
"The original Road House has a special place in my heart and I am so excited to bring this newly imagined version to audiences around the world. Not only is it a nod to fans of the original, but it is also a big, fun, broad audience movie," she said, Deadline reported. "I’m thrilled to put my own spin on the beloved Road House legacy.
The trio are just a few in a long line of sports stars to try their luck on the big screen.
In his time, he was one of the most prominent players of Al Ahly and Zamalek football clubs before retiring from the sport in 1993. Over the next decade, Johnson appeared in at least one film a year. The footballer acted in several productions, most of which were received negatively. Weissmuller is also known for depicting the hunter Jungle Jim in several film and TV adaptations of the comic book strip. WWE gave him plenty of opportunities to practise his acting chops, but as many can attest: Hollywood is a different beast. The critics consensus on Rotten Tomatoes reads that the film "trades the zany, meta humour of its predecessor for a shameless, tired exercise in IP-driven branding". To this day, Weissmuller’s Tarzan is etched in the collective consciousness, even if we aren’t aware of it. In recent years, Abdul-Hamid has found more success as a football commentator. McGregor’s role in the film is still under wraps, but Deadline confirmed he will be portraying an original character and not himself. Rousey’s acting credits include franchise hits such as The Expendables 3 and Furious 7. McGregor’s stride into the silver screen sustains a long-standing tradition of athletes turning to film. Road House will take several cues from the 1989 cult classic, albeit reimagined with a contemporary edge.
Conor McGregor's fiancee Dee Devlin has had the UFC star's name tattooed on her body as she celebrated her 35th birthday. The couple have been together for ...
But UFC president Dana White has insisted he will refuse to allow his fighter to switch to the boxing ring as he did in 2017. Fans were initially left baffled as to who had been inked but McGregor later posted a video of him giving his fiancee a Cartier watch with her new tattoo visible in the footage. But with the UFC filing all but one of their pay-per-view headline slots between now and December, McGregor looks set for an extended wait.