
Conor McGregor
A famous MMA fighter used as an example to illustrate that in combat sports like UFC, personality and charisma can be a bigger draw for audiences than recent wins.
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Summary
Conor McGregor, born on July 14, 1988, is an Irish professional mixed martial artist and a former two-division UFC champion, simultaneously holding both the Featherweight and Lightweight titles. He began his professional MMA career in 2008, winning Cage Warriors championships before joining the UFC in 2013. McGregor quickly rose to prominence, becoming the undisputed Featherweight Champion by defeating José Aldo in a record 13 seconds and later securing the Lightweight Championship. He also briefly ventured into professional boxing, facing Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a highly publicized bout. McGregor is recognized as the biggest pay-per-view draw in MMA history and was ranked the world's highest-paid athlete by Forbes in 2021. Beyond his fighting career, McGregor has been involved in business ventures and has faced numerous legal issues, including charges of assault and rape. In November 2024, a civil court found him liable for assault and rape in a 2018 incident, ordering him to pay significant damages and legal costs, a verdict he lost an appeal on in July 2025. These legal rulings led to the loss of several sponsorship deals. In March 2025, McGregor announced his intention to run as an independent candidate in the Irish presidential election, expressing views described as anti-immigration and national populist, but he withdrew from the race in September 2025. His personality and public persona have been noted as factors that can sometimes overshadow recent performance, even in combat sports, as highlighted by Paul "Triple H" Levesque.
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Extracted Attributes
Gym
SBG Ireland
Born
1988-07-14
Reach
74 inches
Height
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Stance
Southpaw
Partner
Dee Devlin
Children
4
Nickname
The Notorious
Full Name
Conor Anthony McGregor
Occupation
Mixed Martial Artist, Businessman, Actor
Nationality
Irish
Place of Birth
Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
Criminal Charges
20+, including driving offenses and assault
Most MMA PPV Buys (UFC 229)
2.4 million
Highest-Paid Athlete (Forbes)
2021 ($180 million)
Highest-Selling UFC PPV Events Headlined
5
Second Highest-Selling PPV Event (Boxing vs. Mayweather)
5.3 million buys
Timeline
- Born in Dublin, Ireland. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Wikidata)
1988-07-14
- Began his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2008
- Won the Cage Warriors Fighting Championship (CWFC) Featherweight title. (Source: Web Search)
2012-06
- Became the CWFC Lightweight Champion, holding two titles simultaneously. (Source: Web Search)
2012-12
- Signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). (Source: Summary, Web Search)
2013-02
- Won the Interim UFC Featherweight Championship by defeating Chad Mendes at UFC 189. (Source: Wikipedia)
2015-07-11
- Became the undisputed UFC Featherweight Champion by knocking out José Aldo in 13 seconds at UFC 194, setting a record for the fastest finish in a UFC title fight. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2015-12-12
- Won the UFC Lightweight Championship by defeating Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205, becoming the first UFC fighter to hold two championships in different weight classes simultaneously. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2016-11-12
- Transitioned briefly to professional boxing, facing Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a highly publicized bout, which he lost via TKO in the 10th round. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2017-08-26
- Ranked as the world's fourth highest-paid athlete by Forbes, with earnings of $99 million. (Source: Wikipedia)
2018
- Challenged for the UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 229, losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov via submission. (Source: Wikipedia)
2018-10-06
- Abruptly announced his retirement from MMA (briefly returning later). (Source: Web Search)
2019-03
- Became engaged to his longtime partner, Dee Devlin. (Source: Web Search)
2020
- Ranked as the world's highest-paid athlete by Forbes, earning a reported $180 million. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2021
- Made controversial comments on the Dublin riots and immigration policy in Ireland. (Source: Wikipedia)
2023
- Made his film acting debut in "Road House", a remake of the 1989 cult classic. (Source: Web Search)
2024
- An Irish High Court ruled in a civil case that he had assaulted and raped a woman in a 2018 incident, ordering him to pay over €248,000 in damages. Following this ruling, he lost several sponsorship and partnership deals. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2024-11
- Ordered to pay the victim's legal costs, amounting to approximately €1,500,000, following the civil court ruling. (Source: Wikipedia)
2024-12
- Announced his intention to stand as an independent candidate in the 2025 Irish presidential election, expressing views described as anti-immigration and national populist. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2025-03
- Lost an appeal on the 2024 civil court verdict regarding the assault and rape case. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2025-07
- Withdrew from the 2025 Irish presidential election. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2025-09-14
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Conor Anthony McGregor (born 14 July 1988) is an Irish professional mixed martial artist. He is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight and Lightweight Champion, becoming the first UFC fighter to hold UFC championships in two weight classes simultaneously. He is also a former simultaneous Cage Warriors Fighting Championship (CWFC) Featherweight and Lightweight Champion. In 2008, McGregor began competing professionally in mixed martial arts (MMA), fighting in the lightweight and featherweight divisions. He won the CWFC Featherweight and Lightweight Championships in 2012 before signing with the UFC in 2013. After five consecutive wins, he won the Interim Featherweight Championship by defeating Chad Mendes at UFC 189. He became the undisputed Featherweight Champion at UFC 194 after knocking out José Aldo in 13 seconds, which is the fastest finish in UFC title fight history. In 2017, he won the UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 205 by defeating Eddie Alvarez. He transitioned briefly to professional boxing, facing Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a highly publicised bout, which he lost via TKO in the 10th round. He returned to MMA and challenged for the UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 229, losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov via submission. McGregor is the biggest pay-per-view (PPV) draw in MMA history, having headlined the five highest-selling UFC PPV events. His fight against Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 drew 2.4 million PPV buys, the most ever for an MMA event. His 2017 boxing match against Mayweather generated over 5.3 million buys across the United States and the United Kingdom, making it the second highest-selling pay-per-view event in history. McGregor was ranked as the world's highest-paid athlete by Forbes in 2021, earning a reported $180 million. He also appeared on the list in 2018, ranking fourth with earnings of $99 million. Outside of fighting, McGregor has pursued business ventures. McGregor has been involved in multiple legal issues, including civil and criminal cases. He has faced charges for assault, disorderly conduct, driving offences and rape. His comments on the 2023 Dublin riots and immigration policy in Ireland have also sparked controversy. In November 2024, an Irish High Court ruled in a civil case that he had assaulted and raped a woman in 2018, ordering him to pay over €248,000 in damages. In December 2024, he was ordered to pay the victim's legal costs, amounting to approximately €1,500,000. In July 2025, he lost an appeal on the verdict. Following the 2024 civil court ruling, McGregor lost several sponsorship and partnership deals. In March 2025, McGregor announced his intention to stand as an independent candidate in the 2025 Irish presidential election and has expressed views dubbed anti-immigration, far-right, and national populist. On September 14, he withdrew from the election.
Web Search Results
- Conor McGregor - Wikipedia
Conor Anthony McGregor (born 14 July 1988) is an Irish professional mixed martial artist. He is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight and Lightweight Champion, becoming the first UFC fighter to hold UFC championships in two weight classes simultaneously. He is also a former simultaneous Cage Warriors Fighting Championship (CWFC) Featherweight and Lightweight Champion. [...] Conor Anthony McGregor was born in Dublin, Ireland, to parents Tony and Margaret McGregor. Tony is from Liverpool, and was born to an English mother and Irish father. He was raised in Crumlin and attended Irish-language schools — the Gaelscoil Scoil Mológa, in Harold's Cross, at primary level, and Gaelcholáiste Coláiste de hÍde in Tallaght at secondary level, where he also developed his passion for sport, playing football. [...] | McGregor in 2025 | | Born | Conor Anthony McGregor (1988-07-14) 14 July 1988 (age 37) Dublin, Ireland | | Other names | Notorious | | Occupation(s) | mixed martial artist, businessman | | Criminal charges | 20+, including driving offences and assault | | Partner | Dee Devlin | | Children | 4 | | Relatives | Keith Buckley "Keith Buckley (footballer)") and Warren Davis "Warren Davis (footballer)") | | Martial arts career | | Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
- Conor McGregor | UFC, Martial Arts, Biography, & Facts | Britannica
Conor McGregor (born July 14, 1988, Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish mixed martial artist who became the most famous name in the sport after winning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) titles in two different weight classes in 2015–16. McGregor’s meteoric rise and worldwide celebrity has come with much controversy, the result of an exceptionally brash persona and frequent run-ins with the law. Background [...] McGregor has four children with his longtime partner, Dee Devlin, to whom he became engaged in 2020. He has served as a coach on The Ultimate Fighter reality television show, and in 2024 he made his film acting debut in Road House, a remake of the 1989 cult classic that starred Patrick Swayze. McGregor plays a bad guy who squares off against Jake Gyllenhaal’s character, an ex-UFC fighter and bouncer. [...] In June 2012 McGregor won the Cage Warriors Fighting Championship (CWFC) in the featherweight division. Six months later he became the CWFC lightweight champion. McGregor’s success combined with his cockiness made him a fast-rising star in MMA. Among his arsenal of strengths are his use of distance and range, his formidable striking accuracy, and his powerful left hand. By February 2013 he had caught the eye of Dana White, president of the UFC, the largest promotion company in the sport. White
- About Conor – Conor McGregor | Official Website of The Notorious
Conor McGregor is a multi-weight UFC champion, entrepreneur, restaurateur, global business and athletic icon, and soon-to-be movie star. Hailing from Crumlin, Dublin, McGregor was a plumber’s apprentice and amateur fighter before bursting onto the UFC scene in 2013. He quickly rose up the ranks, winning the UFC Featherweight Championship in 2015. McGregor then made history by becoming the first fighter in UFC history to be champion in two weight divisions simultaneously, winning the UFC [...] Lightweight Championship in 2016. McGregor is the largest draw in UFC history, headlining the top six most-bought pay-per-view events for the company. He is the most-followed UFC fighter on social media with more than 70 million followers across all platforms, and has set the record for the most career earnings by a UFC athlete. [...] Name: Conor McGregor Fightname: The Notorious Age: 34 Height: 5′ 9″ Weight: 170lbs Record: 22-4-0 Promotion: UFC Divisions: 145, 155, 170 Nationality: Irish Gym: SBG Ireland ## ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Conor McGregor - Record, Height & Facts - Biography
## Early Life Conor Anthony McGregor was born to parents Tony and Margaret McGregor on July 14, 1988, in Dublin, Ireland. Raised in the rough working-class section of Crumlin, McGregor enjoyed playing soccer as a boy before finding an outlet for his aggression in boxing. He was a member of the Crumlin Boxing Club from age 11 to 17, winning a Dublin Novice Championship during that time. [...] In the fall of 2017, MMA fans got a chance to see behind-the-scenes footage of the Irish fighter with the release of Conor McGregor: Notorious. Culled from four years of filming, the documentary follows his rise from the European Cage Fighters circuit to his perch as the sport's biggest star, capturing highlights like his blink-and-you'll-miss-it knockout of Jose Aldo, and the crushing loss to Nate Diaz. Notorious also drew praise for showing the tender side of the fighter through his [...] Conor McGregor rose from a tough neighborhood to become the biggest star in the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). After joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 2013, "The Notorious" unified the featherweight division with his title win in 2015, and the following year he became a two-division champion by winning the lightweight title. McGregor also famously fought boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2017. He abruptly retired from MMA in March 2019, before returning with a
- Conor McGregor MMA Fight History - ESPN
# ConorMcGregor Ireland Lightweight Birthdate 7/14/1988 Team SBG Ireland Nickname The Notorious Stance Southpaw Reach 74" ## Fight History
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