Irish mma fighter. Conor McGregor - biography, information, personal life
- Full name : Conor Anthony McGregor
- Date of birth: July 14, 1988
- Born and lives: Dublin (Ireland)
- Height: 175 cm
- Weight categories: featherweight (61-66), light (66-70) and welterweight (70-77kg.)
- Style : boxing, taekwondo, capoeira, karate
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Conor McGregor burst into the world of sports so unexpectedly that within a short time he became not only a "common man" in the world of mixed martial arts, but also a legendary martial artist practicing "diversity". On his account in 22 fights - 19 victories, 17 of which he completed by knockout, 3 defeats. The Irishman is the 2012 CWFC Featherweight and Lightweight Champion. Temporary and then active UFC champion in featherweight in 2015, he was awarded the title of "Best International Fighter of the Year" (2014) under the auspices of the World MMA Awards. McGregor is the winner of such awards as "Best Knockout of the Night" (2013), "Performance of the Night" (2013 - twice, 2015 - five times), " Best Fight evenings” (2016) and other regalia.
Athlete biography
The impetus to engage in martial arts was given by one of the Dublin schools, where the future champion constantly sorted out relations with his peers, for which his parents were constantly called to educational conversations with the director. So sport played a pacifying effect in the life of young Conor. Regular workouts made him stronger, brought up character and will. Therefore, for the amateur tournament "ROT - RING OF TRUTH 6", which was chosen as the venue for Ireland, the novice fighter prepared especially carefully. And for good reason. Compatriot Ciaran Campbell was unable to resist the pressure of his counterpart, and the fight, lasting about a minute and a half, ended technical knockout in favor of Conor. It was February 2007.
McGregor's career
Down and Out trouble started. long amateur career as such, McGregor did not have. Having received the nickname "Notorious" among fans of MMA, which means "sad" or "notorious", he moves to MMA. In the pros, a young athlete is looking for his own style, so stability is not different. If his debut fight on March 8, 2008 against Gary Morris brings victory, the second is also a triumph over Mo Taylor, the third is defeat. The offender of the Irishman was a mediocre fighter Artemy Sitenkov (Lithuania). The fourth fight (December 2008) - again a victory over the Irishman Stephen Bailey, but Notorious leaves the ring. At that time, not everything was going so smoothly in Mac's life, and he experienced an acute shortage of money. Therefore, I had to give up martial arts in order to work as a plumber, to gather thoughts together, to analyze what happened.
Missing martial arts, Conor decided to get the right to compete in the UFC. His new mentor John Kavanagh understood that one desire would not be enough here, it was necessary to improve physics, and most importantly, to make Sad a versatile fighter. Mack starts intensive classes boxing at Crumlin Boxing Club, and also pays special attention to several styles of martial arts at once: Brazilian jiu-jitsu, taekwondo, karate, capoeira and kickboxing. By the way, over time in jiu-jitsu, McGregor achieved a brown belt.
The forced break lasted until October 10, 2010, when the representative of Northern Ireland and his namesake Conor Dilion became Conor's rival. The judges recorded a technical knockout, which meant the victory of the Sad, and more than a month later, Mack is inferior to the Irishman Joseph Duffy.
“You know, actually, when I was preparing for the fight with Conor McGregor, I didn’t spend much time training. I only did push-ups, sit-ups, that's all. I spent several boxing sparrings, worked a little on the pear. The camp itself took place in different places, training for several days in Vegas. Sometimes he did not appear in the hall for weeks. I took this fight seriously, but, as I said, I just wanted to have fun and entertain people. Spend it in the style in which you ended up doing it. It was fun and interesting, the audience liked it. I should have put on a show, which I did!”
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““To be honest, I declare right now - let all people know. Let Dana [White] and all the people know in this interview that "Street Judas" aka "Journeyman" Jorge Masvidal is not going to fight "Marty FakeNewsman". He is going to wait and inflate his worth. He's going to wait to fight the "con" [Conor] McGregor, the little Irish leprechaun who couldn't knock the old man off his stool. This guy has no goddamn strength. He couldn't get out of the wet paper bag. But we're not talking about the "fraudulent" McGregor. We're talking about Street Judas. He'll think he's worth more, he's worth more, and he'll be waiting for Conor or even a rematch with Nate Diaz, the soy boy, because everyone knows those Stockton spankings aren't dangerous. He's going to inflate his worth."
Who is Conor McGregor?
Real name- Conor Anthony McGregor
Hometown— Dublin, Ireland
Nickname— The Notorious
Activity- mixed martial arts fighter
Family status- Married
Nationality— Irish
Conor Anthony McGregor (conor McGregor)- mixed martial arts fighter Born 07/14/1988 in Dublin, Ireland.
McGregor before he became famous
Conor McGregor in football
Conor has been interested in football since childhood. He became a fan Manchester United", and in the future played for" Luders Celtic».
Until 2006 he lived in the suburbs - Crumlin, then Lucan. After school, the guy trained as a plumber. In parallel, signed up for training. Trained with Tom Egan.
His mother influenced his future. In difficult times, the guy tried to quit training. But, his mom talked to the coach, and he convinced Conor not to give up the fight. As a teenager, he was already training, constantly fighting, so his parents were constantly called to school. But, then he did not think about the professional career of a fighter.
Conor's first coach was John Cavan. He trained him for ten years with his SBG team. The guy began taking lessons from him at the age of 16. Cavan developed technique from Conor, influenced his attitude towards sports and fighting.
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Conor McGregor's first fights
Conor started competing in mixed martial arts fights in the lightweight division. Initially, he competed in the rings in Ireland. His first fight took place against Campbell in the framework of " Ring of Truth 6» in 2007. Conor won.
McGregor's loss
He competed in the ring against Morris in 2008 and won. In the same year, he had a fight with Moe Taylor. The victory went to Conor. Subsequent fight with Sitenkov he lose. Further, he won again, competing already with Bailey.
Conor lost to Sitenkov from Lithuania, since he had problems with punches. He needed to practice his technique in order to win, but he was hampered by financial problems. Then, he did not have enough money, and he worked for a while as a plumber. Therefore, Conor decided to leave the sport for a while, and follow in the footsteps of his father, who also used to work as a plumber.
Conor watched one of the tournaments UFC in 2009. Decided to get back into training and fighting.
In 2010, he competed with Dillon And Duffy. He lost the second.
Competed with Brady, Wood, Doherty, Sovinsky, Jansen in 2011. All fights were held in Ireland, except for the last one, which was in Jordan. Conor won all those fights.
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In 2012, he played against O'Keeffe in England, Hill and Buchinger in Ireland.
McGregor made his lightweight debut against O'Keeffe. He was able to win in this category 10 times and lose 2 times. After that, he moved up to the featherweight category. Won two fights in Cage Warriors and became its champion. Competing with Buchinger, he became the current champion in lightweight and featherweight at the same time.
Conor McGregor in the UFC
McGregor's first UFC fight
Members UFC were inspired by the success Conor. They offered the fighter a contract. Fight under the UFC promotion took place in 2013 was held in Stockholm. McGregor opposed brimage, and won. The match was abandoned by the referee as Conor started finishing off the opponent on the floor and the victory was clear.
Conor McGregor vs Max Holloway
The next fight was to be with Ogle. However, he pulled out due to injury. Instead, he acted as an opponent Holloway. Conor dominated this fight, won it, but suffered a ligament injury. Doctors banned him from competing for ten months.
After restoring health McGregor led the tournament UFC Fight Night 46 which took place in Dublin. As an opponent, Miller was put up for him. He could not compete, as he had previously injured his finger. As a result, the fight with him did not take place. In that tournament Miller replaced the Brazilian Brandan. This competition took place on 07/19/2014, Conor won ahead of schedule, knocking out his opponent in the first round. This year, McGregor won the fight against Poirier. Previously, this opponent was not knocked out, but only before this fight.
After, UFC President White said that McGregor could be the main contender for the featherweight title. But, provided that Aldo will win over Mendez V " UFC 179».
In 2015, a fight took place between Conor and Ziefer in Boston. McGregor won. BC predicted McGregor was the favorite. Having won, he saw Alda among the fans, jumped over the net installed on the field, and began to shout something in the face of this champion. With this behavior, McGregor stunned the audience.
McGregor fight against Aldo
There was a tournament against it Aldo. Conor won, won the title of interim champion in UFC V featherweight category. The fight was dramatic and impressive, as previously, McGregor expressed his dissatisfaction in public towards Aldu. Even at a press conference in Ireland snatched his belt off the table. The first time this fight did not take place, because Aldo broke a rib while training. Soon after, White announced that he would be replaced by Mendez. Only after the fight Mendez, a new date for the competition between Aldo And Conor, and then the battle was fought.
McGregor led the UFC 196", as he received the title of undisputed champion, after defeating Aldo. He needed to win a fight against the reigning champion Anjusa to confirm his lightweight title. But, in early 2016, he injured his leg and withdrew from the fight. He found a replacement Diaz.
Conor McGregor Nate Diaz
Conor and Diaz competed in 2016 in Las Vegas. This fight McGregor lost. Performing several times under the promotion UFC, it was his first defeat. Conor had a lot of misses. The rounds continued already in the curtain. This was initiated Diaz.
After this defeat, the fighter said that he would continue to defend his champion title, but already in the featherweight division.
In April 2016, Conor tweeted that he was leaving the sport at a young age. A couple of days later, he unsubscribed on Facebook, saying that he wants to continue his career as a fighter. He wanted to perform at UFC 200”, hold one press conference, if he is allowed to, and then return to training.
In a duel with Alvarez, conquered UFC lightweight title, having won by knockout, received a bonus " Performance of the evening».
It was decided that Conor vacates the championship belt due to inactivity in the featherweight category. And Aldo got the title of interim champion.
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Conor announced in May 2016 that he wants to be in a boxing match. He spoke against boxer Mayweather, in advance they agreed on the fight. It took place in August 2017 in Paradise, but Conor lost. The fight was stopped by the referee after Mayweather landed a series of punches on McGregor.
Conor McGregor now
Conor is famous and different from other fighters in that he is able to fight in an unusual style. He has noted abilities in taekwondo and boxing. In addition to the skills of a fighter, he is distinguished by antics that attract media attention. Before the fight, pours "dirt" on the opponent, thereby provoking a merciless battle.
Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov
Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov when will the fight be?
The fight is scheduled for October 6, 2018 in Las Vegas. Its members will be McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov. This competition is very important for everyone.
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Conor McGregor's personal life
McGregor's wife
Conor met Dee Devlin at a nightclub. In 2007, their wedding took place. His wife supports him during the fights, did not leave the fighter when he had financial difficulties.
In 2016, it became known that the couple was expecting their first child. Therefore, Conor refused to participate in fights almost until the end of spring 2017. He refused, because the family is more important for him than fights, and he did not want to upset his wife during pregnancy.
McGregor Instagram
Conor actively maintains his page in Instagram, uploads a photo with his new tattoos and hairstyles, thereby showing how his appearance is changing.
He prefers sports cars. Once, he crashed his Lamborghini into a pole at high speed. Fortunately, then the fighter was not injured.
Irish strongest fighter of mixed martial arts, acting under the auspices of the "Ultimate Fighting Championship". Former UFC Lightweight Champion 2016-2018 and Featherweight Champion 2015-2016. Known for his unique abilities in boxing and taekwondo. Possesses a knockout blow both from the left and from right hand. Engaged in the production of whiskey.
Conor McGregor was born on July 14, 1988 in South Dublin, a suburb of Crumlin, Ireland. It was there that he took up sports for the first time. McGregor played for football club Luders Celtic. In 2006, he moved with his family to Lucan, where McGregor went to Colaiste Cois Life High School. After graduation, he began to study the profession of a plumber. Later in Lucan, McGregor began training to fight future UFC fighter Tom Egan. So McGregor became interested mixed martial arts. At the age of 16, he joined the SBG team.
McGregor began his professional mixed martial arts career as a lightweight. Later, having earned ten wins with two losses in career statistics, he made his debut in the lower category, where he managed to win the featherweight title of the English organization Cage Warriors in two fights. Not stopping at one title, McGregor returned to the previous division, where he took the lightweight title from Ivan Buchinger, thus becoming the simultaneous champion in two weight categories.
Impressed by the performances of the Irishman, the UFC management soon signed a contract with him. Debut fight in new organization took place on UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi, where Marcus Brimage became McGregor's rival. The battle was accompanied by Brimage's active attacks, who, however, could not oppose anything to the Irishman's accurate and technical blows. Hitting an opponent with a series heavy blows in the jaw, McGregor dumped him on the floor and began to finish off, after which the referee stopped the fight.
The next fight was scheduled for UFC Fight Night 26, where it was supposed to meet with Englishman Andy Ogle. After some time, Ogle had to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by Max Holloway. McGregor completely dominated the fight and scored a landslide victory over Holloway, who this moment is the only decision victory in the piggy bank of the Irishman. In the middle of the second round, McGregor felt a crunch in his knee, after an MRI scan, an anterior cruciate ligament injury was diagnosed, which is why the doctors banned fights for ten months.
As part of the UFC 178 tournament, McGregor won another victory by technical knockout. This time, under the onslaught of the Irish fell american fighter Dustin Poirier, who had never been knocked out before. Throughout the fight, McGregor shot the enemy with blows from a distance until he knocked him out in the second minute of the first round. Later, UFC President Dana White said that McGregor could become the main contender for the featherweight title if Aldo wins the fight between reigning champion Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes at UFC 179.
At the end of January 2015, the date of the fight for the UFC featherweight title between McGregor and Aldu became known. The fight was supposed to take place on July 11, 2015 and head the UFC 189 tournament. And in March, a twelve-day world tour took place in eight cities around the world, designed to advertise the upcoming tournament. The world tour turned out to be dramatic and rich in all sorts of attacks by McGregor against Aldo: it all started with a tense battle of views in Rio, and reached its climax during a press conference in the Irish capital, when McGregor snatched his champion belt from the table of the Brazilian.
It became known on June 23 that Aldu suffered a broken rib during training and for this reason the fight could be cancelled. In this case, management prepared a replacement for Aldo in the person of two-time NCAA wrestling medalist Chad Mendes, who would fight McGregor for the interim featherweight title. On June 30, Dana White confirmed the report that Aldu would not be able to fight and was eliminated from the tournament, and Mendez would replace him. McGregor continued his knockout streak, defeating Mendes to become the Interim UFC Featherweight Champion.
In August 2015, the organization announced a new date for McGregor vs. Aldu. The previously canceled fight this time was supposed to lead the UFC 194 tournament on December 12, 2015. At the GO BIG press conference dedicated to the upcoming tournaments, McGregor said that if he won the undisputed champion title from Aldu, he would move to the lightweight category. On December 12, the long-awaited fight did take place, however, to the surprise of many fans, it ended earlier than many expected. Just thirteen seconds into the first round, McGregor landed an accurate counter-punch to the jaw that dropped Alda to the canvas and ended his five-year reign as champion.
Having won the title of undisputed champion, McGregor took the lead at UFC 196, where he was originally entered as a contender for the lightweight title against the reigning champion Rafael douz Anjus. On February 23, 2016, it became known that Douz Anjus injured his leg during sparring and was forced to withdraw from the fight. A day later, the organization found a replacement for the injured champion in the person of Nate Diaz, but the fight took place already in the welterweight division. Earlier, McGregor's coach said that his ward is able to fight in the welterweight division against champion Robbie Lawler.
The fight began with McGregor's active attacks with both hands and feet. The activity of the Irishman also consisted in the complete control of the center of the octagon and in an effort to reduce the distance. In the second half of the first round, he cut Diaz's eyebrow, but the initiative began to flow into the opponent's hands. This became noticeable in McGregor's misses and Diaz's jabs. The round ended on the ground, which was initiated by Diaz, who grabbed the Irishman's leg. Diaz began to increase the pressure, he pressed the Irishman against the wall and began to beat him. McGregor, freeing himself from the clinch, in turn answered with a good combination, and then desperately threw himself at Diaz's feet. The fight went to the ground, where the Irishman got caught by a choke hold, suffering his first defeat within the UFC.
According to McGregor, he will probably hold his next fight at featherweight, where he will defend the champion title.
McGregor announced his retirement on April 19, 2016 by tweeting about it. “I decided to leave the sport young. Thanks everyone. See you later". On April 21, 2016, McGregor announced on his Facebook page that he was not going to end his career and was ready to speak at UFC 200 if he was allowed to hold only one press conference and then return to training. August 20, 2016 at UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 had a rematch with Nate Diaz, in which McGregor won by majority decision.
It was officially announced on September 27, 2016 that McGregor would next fight lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez on November 12 at UFC 205. McGregor defeated Alvarez in the second round via TKO to become the first concurrent two-time champion in UFC history. Received the sixth "Performance of the Night" bonus.
Due to inactivity in the featherweight division, on November 26, 2016, it was announced that McGregor had vacated the championship belt and interim champion Jose Aldo became undisputed.
In May 2016, Conor McGregor announced his desire to try his hand at professional boxing. Shortly thereafter, there was talk of a fight against the former best boxer regardless weight class Floyd Mayweather. In July 2017, it became known that the fighters agreed on the terms of the battle. Soon a fight took place, which McGregor lost. Floyd Mayweather won. In the tenth round, after a series of strikes from Mayweather, the referee stopped the fight, which meant Mayweather won by technical knockout.
In Las Vegas, USA, on the night of October 6-7, 2018, the fight of the Ultimate Fighting Championship in lightweight took place, in which the Russian fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated the Irishman Conor McGregor by choke, forcing the surrender of the Irishman Conor McGregor.
Conor McGregor, October 24, 2019 flew to Moscow to present his whiskey, which went on sale in Russia. During the press conference, the athlete spoke about his first visit to the capital and a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The fighter also said that he wants to definitely fight in Moscow. In addition, throughout the press conference, the Irishman remembered Khabib Nurmagomedov, whom he lost in the fight for the UFC championship belt.
Irish fighter Conor McGregor January 19, 2020 defeated American Donald Cerrone in the 246 Ultimate Fighting Championship tournament. The welterweight bout, which took place in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, ended with a knockout in the first round, at 40 seconds. For McGregor, the fight was the first since the defeat of the Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov.
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Conor McGregor defeated Donald Cerrone by knockout in the first round
Irish mixed-style fighter Conor McGregor defeated American Donald Cerrone on January 19, 2020 at the 246 Ultimate Fighting Championship tournament. The welterweight fight, which took place in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, ended with a knockout in the first round, at 40 seconds. For McGregor, the fight was the first since the defeat of the Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov. In total, the 31-year-old Irishman spent 26 fights in mixed martial arts, scoring 22 wins and suffering four losses. Cerrone took part in 51 fights, won 36 fights, lost 14 times, one more fight was declared invalid. IN last fight On September 14, the 36-year-old American lost by technical knockout to compatriot Justin Gaethje.
Fighter Conor McGregor held a press conference in Moscow
Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor flew to Moscow on October 24, 2019 to present his own whiskey, which went on sale in Russia. During the press conference, the athlete spoke about his first visit to the capital and a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The fighter also said that he wants to definitely fight in Moscow. In addition, throughout the press conference, the Irishman remembered Khabib Nurmagomedov, whom he lost in the fight for the UFC championship belt. In conclusion, McGregor said that his next fight is scheduled for January 18 next year in Las Vegas, but with whom exactly the fighter did not specify.
Khabib met with fans in Makhachkala
In Makhachkala on October 8, 2018, a meeting of fans with Russian fighter mixed style Khabib Nurmagomedov. The Anji Arena stadium was visited by about 9 thousand people, there were no violations of public order. This was announced by the head of the Department for the protection of public order in Dagestan, Mikail Makasharipov.
Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated McGregor to retain the UFC World Championship
Khabib and McGregor weigh in
On October 5, 2018, the UFC 229 early official weigh-in ceremony took place in Las Vegas, USA. The main event will be title fight in the lightweight division between Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov and Irishman Conor McGregor.
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor - Fight of the Century
Conor McGregor - Irish fighter former champion UFC Lightweight and Featherweight. Takes a leading position in the ranking of mixed martial arts fighters. But all these achievements did not come easily to him. Great daily work and perseverance led him to what he has now.
Biography of Conor McGregor
The fighter was born on July 14, 1988 in the Irish city of Dublin. He spent his childhood in the suburb of Crumlin. He has been interested in sports since childhood. Initially, the boy preferred football and played for the Luders Celtic youth team.
Later, Conor began to combine football with boxing. When he was 12 years old, he decided to stop playing with the ball and focused on boxing. In this sport, he quickly became a leader among his peers. His first coach was John Cavan. He was McGregor's mentor for 10 years.
In 2006, he moved with his family to Lucan. After leaving school, the young man went to work as a plumber apprentice, because the sport did not bring high earnings. For a year and a half he worked and trained.
When McGregor's first loss occurred in a fight with Artemy Sitenkov, the guy rethought his priorities. He left his job and devoted himself entirely to the martial arts. Conor lived on unemployment benefits and trained every day.
After a while, McGregor began to learn how to fight Tom Egan. Thanks to him, Conor became interested in mixed martial arts. Later he joined the SBG team. This moment was the beginning of his professional sports career.
Conor McGregor fight history
Initially, the Irishman competed in lightweight. When he had ten wins and two losses on his account, he decided to try his hand at featherweight and was able to win the champion title there. Returning to lightweight, he won the fight with Ivan Buchinger, taking the championship title from him. So Conor became the champion at the same time in two categories.
With his results, McGregor impressed the leadership of the UFC. Soon he was offered a contract. The first fight was with Marcus Brimage, which Conor easily won. The next opponent was Max Holloway, and McGregor again won. This was followed by fights with Diego Brandan, Dustin Portier and Dennis Ziefer, which Conor completed by knockout.
In July 2015, a duel for the featherweight title with Jose Aldo should take place, but the opponent could not compete due to injury. The opponent was replaced with Chad Mendes. McGregor won and became interim champion. But later, the battle with Aldu nevertheless took place, in which Conor won and became the featherweight champion.
After that, there was the first defeat of the Irishman in a duel with Nate Diaz. In 2016, Conor became the lightweight champion by defeating Eddie Alvarez. Later, the fighter decided to try his hand at boxing, fighting Floyd Mayweather. Conor lost the fight. On October 6, 2018, Conor's most anticipated fight with Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov will take place in Las Vegas.
Conor McGregor's personal life
Relations with his chosen one, Dee Devlin, Conor began when he was still an unknown fighter. The girl worked, fed, paid the rent when the fighter was left without work and trained all the time. The Irishman is sure that without her support and help he would never have achieved what he has now.
Despite the fact that Conor spends a lot of time training, he devotes a lot of time to his beloved. They travel, shop and have fun together.
In May 2017, McGregor had a son. A few months before the birth, Conor took a break from his fights to create a calm and comfortable environment for Dee.
The relationship between Conor and his girlfriend is an example of great devotion and true love.
