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.
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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.
Personal life
changeMcGregor 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.[1]
Controversy
changeIn 2019, McGregor was investigated for two seperate sexual assaults.[2][3] Prosecutors said they were not going to charge him for the first one. McGregor's spokesperson said that he rejected the allegations.[4]
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.[5] On 22 November 2024, a jury found McGregor guilty of raping Hand. The judge ordered McGregor to pay for Hand's legal fees.[6][7] 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.[8][9]
Reference
change- ↑ "Conor McGregor announces girlfriend Dee Devlin is pregnant and he's going to be a father for the first time after historic UFC 205 win". Irish Mirror. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ↑ "Conor McGregor Under Investigation Over Sexual Assault Accusation in Ireland". The New York Times. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ↑ "Conor McGregor Faces Second Sexual Assault Investigation in Ireland". The New York Times. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ↑ "After Criminal Case Ends Without Charges, Conor McGregor Is Sued in Ireland". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Woman claims MMA fighter Conor McGregor choked her before rape". BBC News. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ↑ "A civil jury in Ireland awards woman more than $250k for Conor McGregor sexual assault". Associated Press. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ↑ "Conor McGregor ordered to pay Nikhita Hand's €1.5m costs in civil rape case". The Guardian. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ↑ "Hitman Dev Pulls All Conor McGregor Content From Sale, Walks Away From Collaboration Following Court Ruling". IGN. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ↑ "SuperValu, Centra, Tesco and BWG Foods drop Conor McGregor linked drinks in wake of civil rape case". Irish Independent. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
Other websites
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- Conor McGregor on IMDb
- UFC profile on UFC
- Conor McGregor on Instagram
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