Conor Anthony McGregor - Irish mixed martial arts fighter, who also performed in professional boxing. Performs under the auspices of the "UFC" in the lightweight division. Former UFC light and featherweight champion. The position for 2019 is on the 12th place in the UFC rating among the best fighters, regardless of weight category.
Biography of Conor McGregor is full of many interesting facts from his personal and sports life.
So, here are the most interesting facts about McGregor.
Biography of Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor was born in the Irish city of Dublin on July 14, 1988. He was raised and raised in the family of Tony and Margaret McGregor.
In addition to Conor, girls Erin and Iof were born in the McGregor family.
Childhood and youth
From an early age, Conor was fond of football. Over time, he started playing for Luders Celtic FC.
McGregor's favorite club was and remains Manchester United. The guy lived in Dublin until 2006, after which the family moved to Lucan.
At the age of 12, Conor McGregor became interested in boxing, as well as various martial arts.
According to the fighter himself, his mother played a big role in his biography. She supported him in every possible way and encouraged him not to quit sports, even in difficult times.
While at school, Conor often got involved in fights. Over time, he began training under John Kavanagh.
The coach helped the guy hone his technique, and also provided psychological support, which allowed the novice fighter to believe in his own strength.
Sports career
McGregor fought his first professional fight in 2007 at the Ring of Truth 6 tournament. From the very first minutes of the fight, he took the initiative into his own hands, as a result of which his opponent went to a technical knockout.
Conor soon defeated opponents such as Gary Morris, Mo Taylor, Paddy Doherty and Mike Wood. Nevertheless, sometimes there were also defeats.
In 2008, McGregor lost the fight to Lithuanian Artemy Sitenkov, and two years later he was weaker than his compatriot Joseph Duffy. At some point in his biography, he even wanted to leave the sport. This was due to material difficulties.
Conor McGregor had to work as a plumber to improve his financial situation. But when he came across another sports tournament in mixed martial arts, he decided to resume training.
At the age of 24, Conor moved up to featherweight. After only 2 successful fights, he became the leader of the Cage Warriors. He soon returned to the lightweight category by defeating champion Ivan Buchinger.
This victory allowed McGregor to win the championship in two weight categories at once. The UFC management drew attention to the promising fighter, which eventually signed a contract with him.
The first opponent of Conor in the new organization was Marcus Brimage, whom he managed to defeat. After that, he was stronger than Max Holloway. In the last fight, McGregor was seriously injured, which did not allow him to enter the ring for about 10 months.
After a long break, the fighter defeated Diego Brandan by TKO in the first round. After that, he won the fight with Chad Mendes, who was a 2-time NCAA champion.
At the end of 2015, the long-awaited fight between Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo took place. This fight was advertised in every possible way and presented as one of the most exciting in recent years.
Nevertheless, already at the beginning of the first round, Conor dealt a crushing blow to Aldo, after which he could no longer recover. This allowed him to become a champion.
A year later, McGregor lost to Nate Diaz, but in the rematch he still managed to win, albeit at the cost of incredible efforts.
In 2016, the Irishman won the UFC lightweight title. It was during this period of his biography that Conor received a call from the Dagestan fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov. It is worth noting that legendary boxer Floyd Mayweather also wanted to fight with McGregor.
Personal life
McGregor's wife is a girl named Dee Devlin. In 2017, the couple had a son, Conor Jack, and 2 years later, a daughter, Kroyya.
Conor admits that at the dawn of his career, the family experienced financial difficulties several times. However, Dee always supported him and never stopped believing in him.
Today, when McGregor is a wealthy man, he fully provides for his family, making various gifts to his beloved and children.
In his spare time from training, the fighter is fond of cars and the art of origami. He has an Instagram account, where he often uploads his own and family photos.
Not so long ago, Conor presented Proper Twelve Irish whiskey, which is made at a family-owned factory. Curiously, $ 5 from the sale of each bottle is planned to be donated to charity.
Conor McGregor today
In the summer of 2017, a sensational duel took place between McGregor and Mayweather. On the eve of the battle, both rivals sent a lot of threats and insults to each other.
As a result, Mayweather knocked out the Irishman in round 10, once again proving that he is invincible. After that, Floyd announced his retirement from professional sports.
In the fall, another high-profile duel took place between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov. This time, both fighters also expressed mutual insults in very different ways.
An interesting fact is that it was decided not to let the fans of the fighters into the pre-press conference for security reasons.
On October 7, 2018, the long-awaited battle between the Irish and Russian fighter took place. In round 4, Khabib managed to hold a choke hold, which McGregor was no longer able to recover from.
Immediately after the fight, Nurmagomedov climbed over the fence and attacked coach Conor. This behavior of the Dagestani fighter provoked a massive brawl.
In the end, Khabib won the championship, but the organizers refused to grant him the belt due to his unsportsmanlike behavior.
Later Nurmagomedov admitted that for a long time, Conor and his charges regularly insulted him, close relatives and religion.
As of 2019, McGregor suffered his fourth professional defeat.
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