Conor McGregor, the first UFC dual division champion, has been forced to relinqush his featherweight title.

Conor McGregor has vowed to go into his rematch against Nate Diaz with “ruthless intention” as he bids to avenge his UFC 198 defeat on Saturday night.

The shocking death of 28-year-old Portuguese MMA fighter Joao Carvalho last Monday following a bout in Dublin has thrown Ireland’s lack of regulation of mixed martial arts firmly into the spotlight, writes Joe Callaghan

Conor McGregor has reacted to Jose Aldo's scathing tweet posted just minutes after this morning's defeat to Nate Diaz at UFC 196.

One of the most fascinating aspects of sport is the psychological factor.

The next six months are the biggest of Conor McGregor's career.

He has cashed in on his fighting career and now Conor McGregor’s success could be turned into hard currency.

JUST like Conor McGregor, a good newspaper column should always open with a nice hook. 

The entire country went a little bit sports-mad this summer, so it comes as no surprise to hear Rugby World Cup 2015 is the phrase people in Ireland searched online for the most this year.

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

Conor McGregor has shown himself to be one of the most extraordinary Irish athletes of all time.

Avenida Atlântica might just be the most picturesque thoroughfare on the planet. It’s only four kilometres long so the best way to appreciate the majesty of it all is to just get out and walk it.

“Jose Aldo will be knocked out within the first round if he stands and exchanges with Conor McGregor,” according to McGregor’s training partner and Irish Muay Thai champion Cian Cowley. 

EA today revealed that the victor in the McGregor-Aldo UFC fight on December 12th will earn the cover star spot for UFC 2.

Conor McGregor will be knocked out or submitted by Jose Aldo in their UFC featherweight unification fight on December 12th at UFC 194 according to Aldo’s teammate and sparring partner Jonas Bilharinho.

UFC teen sensation Sage Northcutt has backed Conor McGregor to beat Jose Aldo in their much anticipated title fight on December 12. 

On December 12th, two of UFC’s most feared fighters will finally lock horns in one of the most anticipated clashes of the year, if not in UFC history. Aldo and McGregor will battle it out for UFC featherweight championship title on the biggest stage, the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The Black Donnellys have titled their newest song ’Notorious’, after Conor McGregor’s nickname.

Former Liverpool and Scotland star Graeme Souness will join TV3’s Champions League analysis team.

In keeping with a night when no record seemed safe, the merchandise stands of the MGM Grand were having a frantic time of it. Anything that was green equalled gold for the vendors.

Conor McGregor says he is "overwhelmed" after becoming the UFC interim featherweight champion overnight.

For many observers it’s simply not a sport and will never be considered one, no matter how much more popular it gets with each passing year. 

In a city where standing out from the crowd is the surest-fire way to survive, he’d get lost in a phone box. But contrary to the goading trash talk of his opposite number, that has nothing to do with his height. Chad Mendes is just simply not the stander-outer type. He’s a blender-iner.

Stepping out of the sliding doors of McCarran International Airport into a July mid-afternoon on the fringe of the desert is not the most settling of experiences.

Ireland must brace itself for a dementia tsunami, the final Berkeley funeral is to take place today, Joe Schmidt has revealed the preliminary World Cup squad and how Samsung has a clear edge on its competitors.  Here’s this morning’s irishexaminer.com catch-up.

The Notorious is becoming The Ostentatious.

You hear a lot about how sports people are role models for our kids.

Ongoing problems at Aras Attracta, Cork punter scoops a Euromillions prize, Burger King Tralee goes viral and April Fools that went horribly wrong. These are some of the latest and most read news on irishexaminer.com this lunchtime

Conor McGregor’s single greatest fear – maybe his only one as he prepares to take on champion Jose Aldo for the UFC featherweight belt in Las Vegas in July - is that his Brazilian opponent will fail a drug test that results in the fight being cancelled.

Conor McGregor’s critics have at least been consistent. All talk, not enough action, they say.

Las Vegas will trump Croke Park as the venue for “The Notorious” Conor McGregor’s Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title showdown against Jose Aldo. 

Early this morning Conor McGregor earned himself a featherweight title fight with his victory over Dennis Siver in Boston, but the UFC have ruled out his dream venue for the bout - Croke Park.

Conor McGregor booked his place in a UFC title fight against Jose Aldo with a second-round TKO over Dennis Siver in Boston this morning.

It is 19 months now since Conor McGregor last fought in Dublin, and it is an evening worth revisiting as he returns to the Octagon tonight as the headline act in the UFC’s latest Fight Night at the O2.

Hot Sauce. Al Capone. 2Tap. Uncle Creepy. The Notorious.

The UFC announced its arrival in Dublin last night in the venerable surrounds of the Royal Hospital in Kilmainham — a fitting venue, all told, given the fare that will be on offer at a packed 02 arena tomorrow evening.

From the high of his first UFC victory on American soil last Saturday to the low of a serious knee injury - Dublin Conor McGregor has gone through a range of emotions in the last week.

UFC’s Irish star Conor McGregor is enjoying the spoils of his rise to fame but won’t be letting his focus waver as he seeks a title fight sooner rather later, writes Brendan O’Brien