Conor McGregor was born on July 14, 1988, in Dublin , Ireland.Son of Tony and Margaret McGregor. He had two sisters, Erin and Aoife.He was raised in the South Dublin suburb of Crumlin.
- Nickname : The Notorious
- Height : 1.75m
Conor McGregor Biography
He studied primary at a Gaelscoil and a Gaelcholáiste, and secondary at Hilda’s Colaiste in Tallaght, where he developed his passion for sport by playing football.
In his youth, he came to play for Celtic Football Club in Lourdes, and at the age of 22 he played for Yellowstone.
At the age of 12, he started boxing at the Crumlin Boxing Club. When he attended high school he suffered from bullying , due to his weak complexion and short stature so at the age of 16 he started practicing mixed martial arts to defend himself.
In 2006, he moved with his family to Lucan, West Dublin, attending Gaelcholáiste Colaiste Cois Life and took a plumbing apprenticeship to work alongside his father. At that time he received a subsidy of €188. He was unemployed and devoted his time to training and the gym.
In 2008, he began his mixed martial arts (MMA) career, and in 2012, he won the Cage Warriors lightweight and featherweight championships, holding both titles simultaneously before leaving to sign with the UFC.
Like any athlete, Conor McGregor has dedicated a lot of time to his training routines. To do this, he focuses on stretching, flexibility, static and boxing training.
Likewise, he indulges in learning numerous fighting styles and training methods.
His flexibility and stretching routine includes a Muay Thai knee, shoulder roll, leg swing, hip circle, and neck bridge.
Next, your static stretch consists of a seated butterfly, back twist, lying leg stretch, and locomotion conditioning, to name a few. In addition, she also enrolls in aerobic training with resistance exercises.
Along with healthy foods, Conor says hydration is key, and so he equally revels in coconut juice and water. As for his daily intake, Conor has 4,000 calories.
Initially, his first meal consists of baked apple slices with peanut butter, avocados, and eggs. Moving on, you have honey chicken with rice followed by fish curry rice.
Quotes
- There is no talent here, it is hard work. This is an obsession.
- Doubt is only removed by action. If you’re not working, that’s where the doubts come in.
- My success is not the result of arrogance, it is the result of faith.
Conor McGregor Net Worth
Currently, Forbes has ranked Conor Mcgregor as the highest paid athlete in the world in 2021.
According to them, in the last twelve months, Conor has accumulated gross earnings before taxes of an estimated 180 million dollars ($232 million).
At the time, he was also one of only four athletes to earn $100 million ($129 million).
In total, Forbes stated that as the highest-paid athlete, Conor is worth a combined $1.05 billion ($1.36 billion) as of May 1, 2020-21.
Among his earnings, Conor earned $158 million ($204 million) from his sports activities, while he earned $150 million ($194 million) from the sale of his whiskey brand.
Meanwhile, he also became the third active sportsman to earn more than $70 million ($90.5 million) in a single year out of his sports earnings.
As one of his recent fights, he dropped Donald Cowboy Cerrone in the first round knockout in January 2021. Back then, he took in $30 million from that fight alone.
Conor McGregor founded his branded line of Irish whiskey in 2018 called Own No. Twelve Irish Whiskeys. It is his main source of income and every year he makes millions from it.
In addition, he was formed with the help of former Bushmills spirits manager David Elder.
Before its creation, they tested about a hundred whiskey blends. Later, they named it after Dublin 12, the place where Conor grew up.
Currently, the majority of the company’s shares are in the name of Proximo Spirits, with a deal worth $600 million.
Also, his work agent is Audie Attar of Paradigm Sports Management and he has a partnership with Ken Austin.
One of his biggest earnings, aside from his sports career, is through brand sponsorship. In addition, it endorses numerous high-end brands discussed below.
In 2018, Conor McGregor signed a brand endorsement deal with Monster Energy Drink.
At the same time, he also renewed his contract with Reebok, and according to his manager, Conor earned around US$5 million back then.
Moving on, Conor also became the brand ambassador for the fast food chain Burger King. For their initial phase, they released a TV ad featuring McGregor on a jet with a hamburger.
Aside from these brands, Conor McGregor has also worked as a sponsor for Rolls Royce, Beats Electronics, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Bud Light, Wynn Resorts, and Budweiser.
They also sold the MacTalk app on iTunes for $0.99. In addition, this company is listed in ‘Other sports activities’ in Ireland.
In 2014, Conor McGregor formed a promotional company called McGregor Sports and Entertainment Ltd., which was created to take advantage of his earnings. After three years since his formation, he also put his logo into use.
Mac Mansion in Las Vegas
This mansion located in Sin City was purchased in 2015 during his tenure in Las Vegas. Well, it’s in the area of ​​12,000 square feet, and he’s nicknamed it the Mac Mansion.
To elaborate, it consists of seven huge bedrooms, a 50-foot infinity pool with Jacuzzi, a 10-car garage, a luxury spa, and a golf course in the backyard.
Car Collection
- BMW i8 (power of 357 hp and electric range of 87 km)
- Rolls Royce (£240k) Ghost (560bhp twin-turbo V12 with LED lights)
- Range Rover
- McLaren 650S (bought for £200k with 650bhp)
- Cadillac Escalade (purchased for £75,000)
- Mercedes S500 Coupe (bought for £110k and has 449bhp with 155mph)
- Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead (purchased for $533,000)
- Lamborghini Aventador Roadster (bought for £275k with V12 engine)
- Lamborghini Manage
- Bentley Continental GT
Conor McGregor Career
UFC
The UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship), the largest mixed martial arts company in the world, announced in February 2013 that McGregor had signed a contract, becoming the second Irish fighter to fight in this championship.On April 6, 2013, he debuted against Marcus Brimage on Fuel TV 9, winning the fight via TKO as well as the KO of the Night award.On August 17, 2013, he faced Max Holloway at UFC Fight Night 26, again winning a unanimous decision.
In the fight he had torn his anterior cruciate ligament and had to undergo surgery and ten months of retirement.On July 19, 2014, he fought against Diego Brandãoat UFC Fight Night 46, defeating his opponent by TKO in the second round, for which he received the Performance of the Night award.
He faced Dennis Siver on January 18, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 59, whom he defeated by TKO in the second round, again winning the Performance of the Night award.On July 11, 2015, he fought Chad Mendes at UFC 189 for the interim featherweight championship, which he won via second-round TKO, as well as the Performance of the Night award.McGregor faced José Aldo in two seconds in the unification of the featherweight title at UFC 194, winning by knockout at 13 seconds, thus winning the Featherweight Championship.On March 5, 2016, he fought with Nate Diazat UFC 196, debuting in the welterweight class.
He lost via submission in the second round. Both fighters won the Fight of the Night award. The rematch with Diaz was scheduled for July 9 at UFC 200, but the UFC announced that McGregor had been pulled for failing to meet media obligations related to the fight. The fight was rescheduled and he fought again at welterweight, at UFC 202, winning the rematch by majority decision.
After defeating Eddie Alvarez for the UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 205, he became the first fighter in UFC history to hold titles in two weight divisions simultaneously.In 2016, he was the first MMA fighterto enter the Forbes Top 100 Paid Athletes list at No. 85 with $22 million, and in 2017, tied for 24th with $34 million in earnings.
Boxing
On November 30, 2016, he obtained a professional boxing license from the California State Athletic Commission.The fight between undefeated boxing champion Floyd Mayweather and the king of mixed martial arts was confirmed by Conor McGregor himself in a statement published on Themaclife.com . Mayweather, 40, retired in 2015 with a record of 49-0.
The two parties exchanged messages and challenges for months.On August 26, 2017, the American boxer Floyd Mayweather juniorHe defeated Conor McGregor by technical knockout in the tenth round in his boxing debut. The scheduled 12-round middleweight bout was played at T-Mobile in Las Vegas.
Mayweather, 40, in this return to the ring after retiring, remained undefeated with a record of 50-0, 27 knockouts, the best of all time by beating Rocky Marciano (49-0), with whom he was tied. Floyd Mayweather claimed victory in the media fight by beating the Irishman by technical KO in the 10th round of a more disputed fight than expected.On September 6, 2018, the Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated him in the fourth round by submission to retain the UFC lightweight title.
In a fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in which the police had to intervene at the end due to altercations between the fighters and the public. Nurmagomedov kept his undefeated record (27-0-0, 11 of them in the UFC) proving himself far superior to McGregor from the start.On March 26, 2019, via Twitter, he announced his official retirement.
On January 18, 2020, 15 months after his resounding loss against Khabib Nurmagomedov, he made a big return to Mixed Martial Arts with a near-record knockout win in just 40 seconds over Donald Cerrone .The fight between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirierat UFC 264 held on July 12, 2021, he ended up with an injury that did not allow him to continue. The Irish fighter suffered a fractured tibia that forced him to undergo surgery. The judges declared Poirier the winner by TKO.
Awards And Recognitions
Conor McGregor Couple And Children
Dee Devlin‘s partner since 2008, with whom he began his relationship long before he achieved stardom in the UFC.
On May 5, 2017 they announced the birth of her first child Conor Jack. Her daughter Croia, was born on January 4, 2019; her third child, RÃan, was born on May 17, 2021.
