A true monster in the cage



The "Notorious" Conor McGregor





Nickname : The Notorious


Born : 14 July 1988 (age 29)


Place of birth  : Crumlin , Dublin , Republic of Ireland


Height : 1.75 m


Weight : 70 kg


Martial arts : Mixed martial arts , Boxing , Brazilian jiu-jitsu , Capoeira , Kickboxing , Taekwondo , Karate







Conor Mc Gregor , the son of Tony and Margaret McGregor , was raised in Crumlin . He developed his passion for sport playing association football . He played football for Lourdes Celtic Football Club . At the age of 12 , he also began boxing at Crumlin Boxing Club . He moved with his family to Lucan , Dublin and commenced a plumbing apprenticeship . While in Lucan , he met future UFC fighter Tom Egan and they soon started training mixed martial arts together .






On 9 March 2008 , he had his first professional MMA fight , as a lightweight , defeating Gary Morris with a second round TKO . After won his second fight against Mo Taylor , he made his featherweight debut in a loss via submission against Artemij Sitenkov .






In February 2013 ,  the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced that they had signed McGregor to a multi-fight contract . In joining, McGregor became only the second fighter from Ireland to compete for the company, following fellow SBG team member Tom Egan . On 6 April 2013, McGregor made his UFC debut against Marcus Brimage on the preliminary card of UFC on Fuel TV . The bout was stopped 1:07 into the first round . The win also earned McGregor his first " Knockout of the Night " award.






On 17 August 2017 , McGregor fought Max Holloway and he won the fight by unanimous decision (30-27 , 30-27 , 30-26 ) . Following the fight with holloway , an MRI scan revealed that McGregor had torn his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and required surgery , makes him out of any events for about 10 months . On 19 July 2014 , he made a comeback when he made a victory against Diego Brandao .






On 7 March 2017 , Mayweather publicly announced he would come out of retirement for a boxing match with McGregor and urged McGregor and the UFC to come to an agreement for the proposed fight . On 18 May 2017 , McGregor reportedly agreed to terms with the UFC and Mayweather Jr. for a bout agreement . On 14 June 2017 , it was officially announced that McGregor would compete in his first professional boxing match against the undefeated Mayweather Jr . On 26 August 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise , Nevada . According to the Nevada State Athletic Commision , Mayweather would earn a guaranteed purse of $100 million and McGregor was guaranteed $30 million . In front of 14,623 far short of a sell-out , Mayweather won via TKO in the 10th round , setting the record for the longest active professional career unbeaten run .




Source : Wikipedia

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