Conor McGregor, in full Conor Anthony McGregor, was born on 14th of July,
1988 in Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland. He is not only the most popular Irish UFC fighter of all time
but also someone who has evolved to be synonymous with UFC and mixed martial arts.
Known as ‘The Notorious’, McGregor has been a former UFC Lightweight and Featherweight Champion,
making him the only fighter in the promotion’s history to hold the titles of two different
UFC weight classes simultaneously. As of 2 November 2020, he is ranked number 11
in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings and number 4 in the UFC
lightweight rankings
As a child, he excelled at sports, especially soccer, but at 12 began training at boxing club
as a way to defend himself against bullies and raise his confidence. At the age of 17, Conor
began a plumbing apprenticeship; it was through this job that he was introduced to the sport of
UFC by fighter Tom Egan. Egan and McGregor soon began training mixed martial arts together.
Conor McGregor has always been the central of attraction since his rise to global popularity,
and the question ‘Who is Conor McGregor’s wife?’ has been posed quite often on social media. The
answer to the question is Dee Devlin. McGregor and Devlin have known each other since childhood and
have been dating since 2008. The two got engaged on August 2020 after 12 years together. Dee Devlin
has always been present at her husband’s fights and has witnessed some of the most iconic moments
of Conor McGregor’s UFC career live. Together they have a son, Conor Jack McGregor Jr. (born in 2017)
and a daughter named Croia (born in 2019).
McGregor was originally trained in boxing, Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Capoeira, and Kickboxing prior to competing in professional MMA.
In 2007, at the age of 18, McGregor made his mixed martial arts debut in an amateur fight for the Irish Ring
of Truth promotion in Dublin, he won via technical knockout in the first round. Following the fight,
he turned professional and was signed by the Irish Cage of Truth promotion.
In February 2013, the UFC announced that they had signed McGregor to a multi-fight contract.
McGregor made his UFC debut against Marcus Brimage on April 6, 2013 and was successful in his first
bout, winning via TKO just over a minute into the first round. The win also earned McGregor his
first "Knockout of the Night" award. McGregor had an amazing rise for a foreign born UFC fighter.
Known as ‘The Notorious’, McGregor was the only fighter in the promotion’s history to hold the
titles of two different UFC weight classes simultaneously, including CWFC Featherweight
and Lightweight championships in 2011 and 2012. Conor McGregor’s records also include him having
the fastest knockout in UFC title fight history owing to his 13-second knockout-win over Jose
Aldo for the UFC Featherweight Championship. On 6 June 2020, McGregor announced on social
media that he was retiring from fighting. In August 2017, Conor switched from the MMA cage
to a boxing ring when he faced off against undefeated champion Floyd Mayweather.
The fight was one of the most lucrative PPV events of all time generating 4.3 million buys.
The fight was hyped and both Mayweather and McGregor earned $100 million and $30 million respectively.
According to Forbes, McGregor's net worth stands at $99 million as of the year 2020.
The Notorious One has invested in various luxurious homes in a number of countries,
one in his hometown Dublin, Ireland, one in Las Vegas and one in Marbella,
Spain. The ultimate showman’s current residence is in Dublin, in a home that he named Mac Mansion.
He bought this dwelling with 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms in 2019 for $2 million.
The UFC star has a remarkable collection of cars. The Rolls Royce Ghost is one of the three Rolls
Royce designs that McGregor owns, and it is the most well-known one from his fleet of cars.
The Ghost is custom made for him and is has an all-black exterior with a decal that reads
“Notorious” and has a picture of himself on it. This car is worth around $300,000.
The most unique ability out of all his cars is a white Lamborghini Aventador Roadster.
McGregor acquired the stylish car and reportedly nicknamed it
“mutant.” The Roadster is an open top car that has a 6.5 L V12 engine and is worth $260,000.
-McGregor is the founder and owner of Proper No. Twelve Irish whiskey company in Ireland
and the United States, launched in 2018. In late 2018, the brand had sold "hundreds of
thousands" of bottles since the launch, and plans were to restock in the United States and Ireland.
McGregor confirmed the brand will extend distribution to the UK,
Australia, New Zealand, Russia, and Canada.
-Given his unprecedented popularity, one might assume that McGregor would shy away
from taking stances on controversial topics like gay marriage. However, he is not the
type of person to stay silent when he believes something must be done. In fact, McGregor became
one of the most famous Irish celebrities to be vocal in support of gay marriage.