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[ARCHIVES] McGregor Reportedly KO’d While Doing Sparring Training

On This Day Five Years Ago… [ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED OCTOBER 10, 2016, 2:03 PM] Reports started circulating Monday that Conor McGregor was knocked out during a sparring session ahead of his UFC 205 lightweight fight with Eddie Alvarez. John Kavanagh, the head coach for McGregor, addressed the rumors on social media. Kavanagh also added a few […]

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On This Day Five Years Ago…

[ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED OCTOBER 10, 2016, 2:03 PM]

Reports started circulating Monday that Conor McGregor was knocked out during a sparring session ahead of his UFC 205 lightweight fight with Eddie Alvarez.

John Kavanagh, the head coach for McGregor, addressed the rumors on social media. Kavanagh also added a few more replies, saying “because I’m trying to teach you how to think critically. Otherwise my time wasted on the next silly rumor and the one after that” when asked why he wouldn’t directly address the claims.

Alvarez had his own fun with the rumors, as well, as he took to his official Twitter page to share the following comment regarding the McGregor KO rumor:

UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor takes place on Saturday, November 12, 2016 from the world-famous Madison Square Garden arena in New York City. Join us here at MMANews.com on 11/12 for live coverage of the UFC 205 pay-per-view.

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Conor McGregor Faces Stiff Penalty By NAC Over Water Bottle Gate

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Conor McGregor’s decision to throw a water bottle back at the Diaz camp in August will cost him.

The Nevada Athletic Commission came down heavy on the UFC featherweight champion Monday du…

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Conor McGregor’s decision to throw a water bottle back at the Diaz camp in August will cost him.

The Nevada Athletic Commission came down heavy on the UFC featherweight champion Monday during a hearing, finding him $150,000 for his role in the incident. He will also have to serve 50 hours of community service.

McGregor was fined five-percent of his $3 million fight purse.

Diaz is expected to receive a similar – if not more – fine once he goes before the NAC.

NSAC Fines Conor McGregor $150,000 For UFC 202 Bottle-Throwing Incident

Reigning UFC featherweight champion the “Notorious” Conor McGregor has been fined $150,000 and ordered 50 hours of community service by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) for his part in the so called ‘water fight’ at the UFC 202 press conference prior to his August 20, 2016 bout with Nate Diaz. ESPN’s Brett Okamota detailed

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Reigning UFC featherweight champion the “Notorious” Conor McGregor has been fined $150,000 and ordered 50 hours of community service by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) for his part in the so called ‘water fight’ at the UFC 202 press conference prior to his August 20, 2016 bout with Nate Diaz.

ESPN’s Brett Okamota detailed the hearing via his official Twitter account:

After Diaz got up and left the press conference with his team, the two sides exchanged words before bottles and cans began to fly across the room. The Stockton native has yet to receive a punishment from the commission.

An interesting thing to note is that McGregor was present at the hearing via phone after a rumor surfaced earlier today that he had been ‘knocked out cold’ during a sparring session leading up to his November 12, 2016 lightweight title fight with Eddie Alvarez.

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Conor McGregor Fined for Throwing Water Bottle During UFC 202 Press Conference

Conor McGregor received a $150,000 fine and 50 hours of community service Monday for throwing a water bottle during a press conference for UFC 202 in August, according to MMAFighting.com. 
Sports Illustrated’s Mike Dyce shared a replay of the inci…

Conor McGregor received a $150,000 fine and 50 hours of community service Monday for throwing a water bottle during a press conference for UFC 202 in August, according to MMAFighting.com. 

Sports Illustrated‘s Mike Dyce shared a replay of the incident, which begins at the 1:18 mark of the video below (warning: video contains NSFW language):

More to follow.

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Watch: Epic Promo For UFC’s Inaugural New York Event

The UFC is heading to Madison Square Garden for the first time in its storied career, when UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor goes one-on-one with 155-pound champ Eddie Alvarez in attempt to become the first dual-weight champ in promotion history. During the stunning UFC 204 pay-per-view (PPV) event last night (October 8, 2016), the UFC

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The UFC is heading to Madison Square Garden for the first time in its storied career, when UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor goes one-on-one with 155-pound champ Eddie Alvarez in attempt to become the first dual-weight champ in promotion history.

During the stunning UFC 204 pay-per-view (PPV) event last night (October 8, 2016), the UFC unveiled an amazing promo in anticipation of the UFC’s first stop to ‘The Grand Apple’, featuring stars who will be competing on the card such as Joanna J?drzejczyk, Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson, Tyron Woodley, Eddie Alvarez, and ‘The Notorious One’ himself, Conor McGregor.

You can check out the video here:

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Video: Mousasi On Fans Loving McGregor: “People Are Stupid, What Can I Say?”

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After his big win over Vitor Belfort in the UFC 204 co-main event in Manchester, England on Saturday evening, UFC Middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi spoke with reporters at the official post-fight press conference.

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After his big win over Vitor Belfort in the UFC 204 co-main event in Manchester, England on Saturday evening, UFC Middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi spoke with reporters at the official post-fight press conference.

When talking about getting more fans and for the UFC to give him bigger and better opportunities, Mousasi claimed he may “have to start throwing bottles to gain attention,” before opening up and sharing his thoughts on UFC’s current flagship star, Conor McGregor.

“McGregor is good for the sport, but, what is it?” he said. “You had Muhammad Ali who was a hero. He was, besides a great boxer, he did a lot, he did big things. But now that you have [Floyd] Mayweather] and you have Conor McGregor it’s, ‘I have money, I have money,’ and everybody loves it. I don’t know. That sells.”

Mousasi continued, “People are stupid, what can I say. They don’t know who’s a real fighter or not. They just like to see expensive stuff on Instagram, probably, I don’t know.”

For the full UFC 204 post-fight press conference, click here.

For video highlights of the Gegard Mousasi vs. Vitor Belfort fight from UFC 204, click here.

For complete UFC 204 results, click here.

H/T to MMAFighting.com for transcribing the above Gegard Mousasi quotes from the UFC 204 post-fight press conference.