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Conor McGregor is an Irish professional mixed martial artist and boxer. He is the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight and lightweight champion.

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Conor Anthony McGregor is an Irish professional mixed martial artist and boxer. He is the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight and lightweight champion.

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Key Facts & Information

PERSONAL LIFE

  • Conor was born in Crumlin, Dublin on 14 July 1988, the son of Tony and Margaret McGregor.
  • He was raised in Crumlin and attended a Gaelscoil and Gaelcholáiste at both primary and at secondary level in Coláiste de hÍde in Tallaght.
  • He developed his passion for sport, playing association football. In his youth, he played football for Lourdes Celtic Football Club.
  • At the age of 12, McGregor also began boxing at Crumlin Boxing Club. At 18, he met Tom Egan and began with mixed martial arts (MMA).

ROAD TO MMA

  • McGregor made his mixed martial arts debut against Kieran Campbell for the Irish Ring of Truth promotion in Dublin.
  • He won via technical knockout (TKO) in the first round.
  • In 2008, McGregor began training at the Straight Blast Gym in Dublin under John Kavanagh.
  • In 2008, he won the title of Cage Warrior Featherweight Champion. He also won the Lightweight Championships for MMA.
  • In 2009, UFC 93 came to Dublin, Ireland. Conor McGregor watched the fight and he became confident that he could handle going up against professional fighters.
  • In February 2013, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced that they had signed McGregor.
  • McGregor’s his first “Knockout of the Night” award was also his debut fight against Marcus Brimage.
  • His fight against Holloway resulted in an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) which required surgery. He rested for 10 months.
  • Returning from his injury in 2014, Conor earned two “Performance of the Night” titles.
  • This fueled his desire to grab championship titles the following year.
  • Conor long anticipated a bout against the former UFC Champion Jose Aldo but Jose’s rib injury delayed this.
  • He was rescheduled to face Chad Mendes for the Interim Featherweight Championship.
  • McGregor won the fight via second-round TKO, winning the UFC Interim Featherweight Championship.
  • On August 11, 2015, fans were delighted when the Mcgregor v. Aldo fight on December 12 became official.
  • The fight lasted 13 seconds with McGregor as the second undisputed UFC Featherweight Champion in history.
  • On the fifth consecutive occasion, McGregor was made the winner of the “Performance of the Night” bonus.
  • In 2016, Conor was scheduled to fight #10 lightweight contender, The Ultimate Fighter Season 5 winner, and former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger, Nate Diaz.
  • The scheduled fight broke Conor’s own record of per-per-view buy rate at 1,317,000 buys.
  • The fight ended McGregor’s first UFC loss and his third overall.
  • It broke his winning streak of 15 consecutive wins, and was his first loss since November 2010.
  • A rematch with Nate Diaz eventually happened and McGregor won, again breaking the record previously held by UFC 100 for the highest selling pay-per-view in UFC history.
  • His inactivity with UFC the following year stripped him of his title from the Featherweight Championship title. On 2017, he announced a hiatus to wait for the birth of his child.
  • McGregor spent the majority of his public appearances in early-2017 campaigning for a boxing match with Floyd Mayweather.
  • The match ultimately ended in the 10th round with a victory by TKO for Mayweather.
  • After the conclusion of UFC 223 on April 7, 2018, McGregor was stripped of the Lightweight Championship due to inactivity.
  • He returned from his hiatus in 2018 against Khabib Nurmagomedov, but lost on the fourth round via a submission.
  • On 26 March 2019, McGregor announced his retirement on social media.

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  • The Notorious
  • U-F-C
  • Mixed Martial Arts
  • The 24 Fights
  • The Octagon
  • McEndorsements
  • The Champs
  • On Bullying
  • A UFC Fighter
  • Conor

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