Filed under: Featured , News , UFC UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor has picked up another nomination for an ESPY, and flyweight champ and pound-for-pound great Demetrious Johnson is finally getting some shine. Conor McGregor McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC), who won the 2016 award for Best Fighter and was nominated for Best Breakthrough Athlete, is nominated again in the Best Fighter category alongside Johnson (26-2-1 MMA, 14-1-1 UFC). It’s the first nomination for “Mighty Mouse” and comes two months after his record-tying 10th consecutive title defense in the flyweight division. The UFC fighters are competing against boxers Terence Crawford, Gennady Golovkin and Andre Ward.
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UFC champs Conor McGregor, Demetrious Johnson nominated for 2017 ESPY Awards – MMA Junkie