Conor Mcgregor
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Conor McGregor is an Irish professional mixed martial artist who is currently signed with the UFC. He is the former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion. Over the course of his career, he has competed as a featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight participant. Also a skilled professional boxer, he has achieved most of his victories due to knockouts or technical knockouts via punches. He started his mixed martial arts (MMA) career in 2008, and within a few years won two titles Cage Warriors Featherweight and Lightweight Championships, which he held simultaneously before he vacated them to sign with UFC. He is known for being in the biggest pay-per-view draw in MMA history, and he lives an extravagant lifestyle. In 2016, he got into the Forbes top 100 highest paid athletes list the first MMA fighter to do so and ranked 85th in the list. He was injured during a bout with Max Holloway which kept him out of action for ten months. After winning the lightweight championship, he took some time off from UFC prior to the birth of his first child in May 2017.
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. McGregor often trains at the Mjolnic gym in Reykjavik, alongside fellow UFC fighter Gunnar Nelson.He has stated that he does not adhere to any pre-fight rituals or superstitions because he believes them to be "a form of fear". McGregor is a Catholic. McGregor is a football fan and a supporter of both Celtic and Manchester United. He has also expressed support for Paris Saint-Germain, being a friend of Sergio Ramos.
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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. He received primary and secondary education at a Gaelscoil and Gaelcholáiste respectively. Around the same time, he developed a passion for football and played association football in Tallaght. In his youth, he played for Lourdes Celtic Football 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 training in mixed martial arts (MMA).
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In September 2018, McGregor launched Proper No. Twelve Irish whiskey in Ireland and the United States. The whiskey is named after the Crumlin neighbourhood in Dublin 12, in which McGregor grew up. In late 2018, McGregor said that the brand had sold "hundreds of thousands" of bottles since the launch, and plans were to restock in the United States and Ireland in December 2018. McGregor confirmed the brand will extend distribution to the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, and Canada in 2019. In 2021, it was reported that McGregor and his business partners sold their majority stake in the company to Proximo Spirits, who previously had a 49% stake, for a deal worth a reported $600 million.
