Rumor Debunked: Conor McGregor Did NOT Get Knocked Out In Sparring

Rest easy mixed martial arts fans, ‘The Notorious One’ is doing just fine after a rumor surfaced he had been knocked out cold in sparring, potentially putting his anticipated UFC 205 lightweight title bout with Eddie Alvarez at risk.

Earlier today MMA Insider Dizz reported that the featherweight champ had been knocked out during a sparring session in Ireland at SBG and was shaky to his feet, possibly suffering from a broken nose:

https://twitter.com/TalkMMA/status/785507445967822848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

The MMA world began to go into a frenzy at the possibility of their massive main event for the biggest UFC event of all time falling through, with the Irishman dealing with the NSAC in regards to his water bottle and Monster Energy can fight with Nate Diaz a few months ago as well.

This rumor was later debunked, however, as someone on Twitter admitted to having fed Dizz false information:

So there you have it fight fans, all is well in McGregorland and for now the UFC 205 card will remain as is. The only real blow McGregor suffered today was to his wallet, the NSAC fined him $150,000 along with 50 hours of community service for his UFC 202 press conference altercation with Nate Diaz.

That won’t likely matter much, however, as McGregor claimed to be on track for a record-setting $40 million year in 2016.

McGregor will meet Eddie Alvarez in the main event of UFC 205 for the 155-pound title live on pay-per-view (PPV) from Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 12, 2016.