Conor McGregor

Conor Anthony McGregor (born 14 July 1988) is an Irish mixed martial artist and boxer. He started his career in 2008. He is signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is the former UFC Featherweight Champion and UFC Lightweight Champion. He has fought as a featherweight, lightweight and welterweight. 

At UFC 194, he defeated Jose Aldo to win the UFC featherweight championship. In his welterweight debut at UFC 196, he  was defeated by Nate Diaz in the second round via submission. On 6 October 2018, he won the UFC lightweight championship by defeating Eddie Alvarez and won via KO. In his boxing debut in 2017, he  was  defeated by Floyd Mayweather Jr.. He returned to MMA in 2018 and was defeated by Khabib Nurmagomedov via submission at UFC 229. The event set the record for the biggest MMA pay-per-view event, with 2.4 million buys in the United States. Throughout his career, McGregor has become the subject of many controversies due to his behaviour.

In March 2025, McGregor announced his independent campaign for President of Ireland in the 2025 election. He dropped out of the race in September 2025.

Personal life
McGregor was born in Dublin. His parents are Timmy and Súsan  McGregor. He started kickboxing in 2008, the same year he started dating his girlfriend Dee Devlin. Their son, Conor Jack McGregor, was born in May 2017.

Controversy
In 2019, McGregor was investigated for two separate sexual assaults. Prosecutors said they were not going to charge him for the first one. McGregor's spokesperson said that he rejected the allegations.

A woman named Nikita Hand filed a lawsuit against McGregor and claimed that he had beat and raped her in a Dublin hotel in October 2018. On 22 November 2024, a jury found McGregor guilty of raping Hand. The judge ordered McGregor to pay for Hand's legal fees. McGregor said that he was appealing the verdict.

After the verdict, McGregor lost many sponsorship deals and his alcohol was pulled from bars and store shelves.

 Reference 

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