Conor McGregor was one of several famous celebrities in the house for the Capitals-Rangers game at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.
The former UFC double champion was spotted several times during the telecast and was clearly enjoying the hockey game. But his energy went to the next level when he thought he might be treated to a headlining bout between Tom Wilson and Tyler Motte.
The Washington Capitals were demolished 5-0 by the Carolina Hurricanes in Game Three, but it was Alex Ovechkin who made the most headlines.
During the first period, Ovechkin got in a fight with 19-year-old Andrei Svechnikov and knocked the rookie out in three punches. The UFC publicly responded to the knockout by tweeting out a Conor McGregor quote.
The former double champion himself congratulated Ovechkin on his fight Tuesday.
By Ian Oland 4 years ago
The Champ Champ was here.
Conor McGregor, the UFC’s former featherweight and lightweight champion, dropped by two liquor stores in Maryland and Pennslyvania on Friday to promote Proper No. Twelve, an Irish whiskey company he founded and owns.
Cranbrook Liquors, located in Cockeysville, Maryland (near Baltimore), posted photos from the appearance, which includes a pic taken with a Caps fan.
Alex Ovechkin didn’t just meet famous footballers at the World Cup Final, Sunday.
He also ran into former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor.
Floyd Mayweather TKO’d UFC double champion Conor McGregor in the 10th round Saturday night, pushing his undefeated record to 50-0. According to Sportsnet Stats, Mayweather made at least $59,347.18 per second during the victory.
Many NHL players watched the fight or attended it live in Vegas. Former Capital Daniel Winnik was at T-Mobile Arena for the event along with NHL stars Brent Burns, Joe Thornton and Evander Kane. Burns draped himself in an Irish flag.
Players, especially NHL enforcer, had strong opinions about the fight, including former Hurricanes forward Anthony Stewart who tweeted an Alex Semin bongos GIF to describe McGregor’s fading punch power late in the fight.
T-Mobile Arena is hosting the biggest fight in combat history and one member of the the 2016-17 Washington Capitals is there.
Daniel Winnik, who scored a career-high 12 goals last season and remains an unrestricted free agent, traveled from his native San Francisco to see the Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor fight along with wife Taylor Winnik.
The stunning couple posed for a photo together before going inside.
On August 26, undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather will take on UFC fighter Conor McGregor in what may be the biggest fight in history. Ahead of their fight in Las Vegas, the two are partaking in a four-day, four city worldwide press tour.
Mayweather is the favorite to walk away from the event with the victory and he had two special guests during the second date in Toronto: new Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly and free agent Hershey Bears forward Christian Thomas.
By Cara Bahniuk 6 years ago
After the Caps’ 5-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, Alex Ovechkin, Andre Burakovsky, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Dmitry Orlov returned home and bought a pay-per-view.
The players stayed up late to watch the UFC’s historic first visit to Madison Square Garden. Conor McGregor headlined the UFC 205 card and the “Notorious” Irishman knocked out Eddie Alvarez in Round 2. McGregor’s win made him the first combat fighter in UFC history to hold two belts in two different weight divisions.
Each Caps player documented their night on social media. Please prepare yourself for several thrilling vertical videos taken by the players of their respective TVs.
By Chris Cerullo 6 years ago
