Conor McGregor

Conor McGregor is in a long-term relationship with Dee Devlin. Their first child Conor Jack McGregor Jr. was born on May 5, 2017.

Unlike many other MMA fighters, he does not believe in any pre-fight rituals or superstitions.

He supports same-sex marriage as he believes everybody deserves equal rights.

Conor McGregor was born on July 14, 1988 in Crumlin, Dublin, to Tony and Margaret McGregor. He has two sisters—Erin and Aoife.

When Conor was 12, he began training in boxing at Crumlin Boxing Club under Phil Sutcliffe. During this period, he developed a passion for football as well and played for a local club.

When he was 18, his family moved to Lucan, Dublin, where he attended an Irish-speaking school. Here he met future UFC fighter Tom Egan, and they started taking training in mixed martial arts (MMA).

On February 17, 2007, Conor McGregor made his debut in MMA for the Irish Ring of Truth in Dublin. It was an amateur fight against Kieran Campbell in which McGregor emerged victorious. Following his victory, he was signed by the Irish Cage of Truth.

The following year, he started training under John Kavanagh at the Straight Blast Gym. He is left-handed and fights out of the Southpaw stance, but uses conventional stances as well.

On March 9, 2008, he fought his first professional MMA bout, where he won against Gary Morris. Next he won against Mo Taylor.

Although he lost his featherweight debut against Artemij Sitenkov, he won his next featherweight fight against Stephen Bailey. He also won his next fight against Connor Dillon, after which he moved back to lightweight and fought against Joseph Duffy, but lost the fight.

Between 2011 and 2012, he won both the CWFC Featherweight and Lightweight championships, which made him the first European professional MMA to hold titles in two divisions simultaneously.

Conor McGregor has many feathers in his cap. He has won several championships like the Cage Warriors Fighting Championship, CWFC Featherweight Championship, CWFC Lightweight Championship, and Ultimate Fighting Championship. With UFC, he has claimed UFC Featherweight Championship, UFC Lightweight Championship, and more. Besides innumerable Fight of the Night, Knockout of the Night, and Performance of the Night awards, he was the Sherdog Fighter of the Year in 2015 and 2016.

On November 30, 2016, he received a professional boxing license from California State Athletic Commission.