Conor Anthony McGregor (Irish: ConchÃÆ'ºr AntÃÆ'³in Mac GrÃÆ' Â © agÃÆ'³ir , born July 14, 1988) is a military mixed professional Irish artist and boxer. He competed in the featherweight and lightweight divisions, but also competed as a welterweight in mixed martial arts, and as a lightweight middle class in boxing.
Born and raised in Dublin, McGregor began his training as an amateur boxer when he was 12 years old. At the age of 18, he began practicing as a mixed martial artist, and became a professional in 2008. At the age of 22, in 2012, he won his first title, Knight Soldiers War Championship, and won the Late Championship promotion later that year. The show garnered McGregor a battle contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 2013.
In 2015, after five consecutive wins, McGregor won the UFC Featherweight Championship at UFC 189. The pay-per-view event earned 825,000 purchases, one of the largest in the company's history, and established McGregor as the main advocate. He united the title after beating JosÃÆ'Ã… © Aldo in thirteen seconds at UFC 194, which was the fastest title triumph in UFC history. McGregor created more history after defeating Eddie Alvarez for the UFC Light Championship at UFC 205, as he became the first fighter in the promotion to simultaneously hold the title in two separate heavy divisions.
McGregor made his professional boxing debut in 2017, in a big fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. The fight attracted 4.3 million pay-per-view purchases, which is the second highest draw in Boxing history.
McGregor is one of the world's leading mixed martial artists, and remains the only double champion in UFC history. He is currently ranked as the third pound-for-pound fighter in promotion, and holds the record for the largest pay-per-view purchase rate in MMA history, with his headline bout with Nate Diaz at UFC 202 which attracted 1.65 million purchases. She has led four of UFC's top-of-the-line pay-per-view events, and was upgraded as one of the world's best fighters by Ring , ESPN , and Sports Illustrated . Nicknamed "The Notorious", McGregor is considered the most controversial fighter in the promotion, and is known for talking to trash, with some explosions gaining considerable media attention. His actions and approaches to counter promotions have earned him a comparison with Muhammad Ali.
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Conor Anthony McGregor was born on July 14, 1988 in Crumlin, Dublin, Tony's son and Margaret McGregor. He grew up in Crumlin and attended Gaelscoil and GaelcholÃÆ'¡iste in both primary and intermediate levels at ColÃÆ'¡iste de hÃÆ' de in Tallaght, where he also developed his passion for sports football. In his youth, he played football for the Lourdes Celtic Football Club. At the age of 12, McGregor also began boxing at the Crumlin Boxing Club.
In 2006, McGregor moved with his family to Lucan, Dublin, attending GaelcholÃÆ'¡iste ColÃÆ'¡iste Cois Life. After that, he started apprenticing the pipes. While at Lucan, he meets UFC future boxer Tom Egan and they immediately begin to train mixed martial arts (MMA) together.
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Amateur mixed martial arts career
On February 17, 2007, at the age of 18, McGregor made his mixed martial arts debut in a fight against Kieran Campbell for the promotion of the Irish Ring of Truth in Dublin. He won through technical knockout (TKO) in the first round. After the fight, he became professional and signed by the promotion of Irish Cage of Truth. In 2008, McGregor began practicing at Straight Blast Gym (SBG) in Dublin under John Kavanagh.
Mixed professional mixed martial arts career
Early career (2008-2013)
On March 9, 2008, McGregor experienced his first professional MMA bout, as Gary Morris lightly and defeated with a second round TKO. After McGregor won his second match against Mo Taylor, he made his debut as a featherweight player in a loss through a submission against Artemij Sitenkov. After a featherweight victory in his next fight against Stephen Bailey, McGregor contemplates a different career path before his mother contacts his coach John Kavanagh and revives him to continue to pursue a mixed martial art.
McGregor then won the next fight, also in the featherweight, against Connor Dillon, before moving back to mild to fight against Joseph Duffy, where he received his second professional loss after sending to a triangle-choke choke. After this, during 2011 and 2012, McGregor went on to win eight consecutive wins, where he won the CWFC Featherweight and Lightweight championship, making him the first professional mixed martial artist to hold a degree in two divisions simultaneously. In February 2013, UFC President Dana White traveled to Dublin, Ireland to receive an Honorary Patronage Gold Medal from Trinity College and was flooded with a request to sign McGregor to the UFC. After meeting with McGregor, and speaking with UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta, White offered him a contract a few days later.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (2013-present)
2013
UFC Debut
In February 2013, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced that they had signed McGregor with a multi-fight contract. Upon joining, McGregor became the second Irish competitor to compete for the company, following fellow TomG Tom Egan team member.
On April 6, 2013, McGregor made his UFC debut against Marcus Brimage on the first UFC card in Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi . Brimage started the fight aggressively, meeting McGregor in the middle of the octagon before launching an attack to push him back. McGregor, who repeatedly throws his left hand counter, found little success with his initial blow. After ensuring that Brimage is vulnerable to snap kicks aimed at his chest and chin, McGregor starts using his curved left hand, throwing it every time the Brimage moves forward into a striking range. These trays were grounded shortly after McGregor began using them. The fight was halted 1:07 to halftime. The win also gave McGregor his first "Knockout of the Night" award.
McGregor is expected to face Andy Ogle on 17 August 2013 at UFC Fight Night 26, but Ogle withdrew from a fight that mentions the injury and was replaced by Max Holloway. McGregor confuses Holloway with unusual boxing techniques, and the incorporation of various taekwondo kicks, many of which are not used at MMA to a significant degree. McGregor is able to control the striking range by using long low side kicks and is not committed to Holloway's knees and shin, and starts the combination by jumping with kicks and bike kicks. When the fight is brought to the ground, McGregor takes control over, makes positional advances, and reduces his opponent's attack on the pitch. McGregor won the bout with a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26). After a fight with Holloway, an MRI scan revealed that McGregor had tore his anterior ligament (ACL) during the fight and would need surgery, leaving him unable to act for up to ten months. The events surrounding McGregor with Holloway are the main focus of a documentary by Motive Television and SevereMMA.com for RaidiÃÆ'³ TeilifÃÆ's ÃÆ'â € ireann in 2014, entitled "The Notorious".
2014
Returning after an injury
McGregor is expected to face Cole Miller on July 19, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 46 in a comeback game after recovering from his ACL injury. However, Miller was pulled out of the fight that mentions a thumb injury and was replaced by Diego BrandÃÆ'Â oo. McGregor fought BrandÃÆ'Â £ o in front of a loud, rowdy crowd of 9,500 at The O2 in his hometown of Dublin, Ireland. McGregor started the fight with a spinning side kick, before finding his reach and managed to land a variety of taekwondo kicks, and left-hand counters. BrandÃÆ' Â £ o, the black belt of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, attempted to incite two removals, so that he could utilize his pedigree, but both attempts were avoided by McGregor. Nevertheless, most of the battles were spent on the field, when McGregor achieved a 1:20 elimination into the fight. When the fight returned to the feet in the third minute, McGregor started using the cross of his left hand, and started cutting the cage. BrandÃÆ'Â o o, trapped between the octagon and McGregor, fell to his side after being hit with a left-hand cross when the fight entered the fourth minute. The fight was officially stopped by referee Leon Roberts at 4:05 in the first half. The win earned McGregor his first "Night Show" award.
Before the next fight, McGregor met with Lorenzo Fertitta and signed a new multi-fight contract with UFC. McGregor next faces Dustin Poirier on September 27, 2014 at UFC 178. The fight was one of the most anticipated fights on the UFC 178 card, with McGregor and Poirier two of only four people involved in pre-match press conferences, with originally scheduled headliners Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier. Part of the anticipation comes from the challenges posed by the game: Poirier is McGregor's first opponent in the top ten UFC featherweight. Although McGregor landed 9 significant strikes for Poirier 10, he managed to secure a win early in the first half, by pressing Poirier to his hind legs, before exploding with a left hook behind Poirier's ear, forcing referee Herb Dean to enter. the finish officially came at 1:46 to the first half. This marked the first loss of UFC by Poirier via KO/TKO, and earned McGregor his second "Night Performance" award. In a post-fight interview with commentator Joe Rogan, McGregor called the UFC Featherweight Championship as the next destination in the organization, stating that "If [UFC] wanted, I would eliminate Chad Mendes and step in and give the fans what they wanted; v. McGregor. "
2015
Champions Search
McGregor's dominant victory over Poirier, paired with his garbage crap is directed at the rest of the featherweight division, especially UFC Featherweight Champion José Aldo, allowing him to establish claims for potential title titles in the near future. McGregor is then scheduled to face the eternal featherweight rival Dennis Siver on January 18, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 59, in what was then considered by UFC President Dana White's opponent # 1. If McGregor has to win the fight, he will face Aldo for the Fur Championship at the end 2015. The bout is McGregor's return to Boston, after his 2013 bout with Max Holloway, and is the fourth most attended UFC War Event ever. time, with an official presence of 13,828. With a four-inch range advantage, McGregor was able to land his left hand signature consistently, with Siver struggling to fight all throughout the fight. McGregor kept his distance by using a side kick to Siver's leg, as well as a wildly spinning wheel kick and a round jump shot. Many of the most successful violations of the Siver came in a slanted way of kicking into McGregor's lead leg, and into his chest. McGregor largely managed to avoid his opponent's attack after the first two minutes of the fight, as he would slip under any left-hook counter that Siver offered when McGregor stepped in to send his left cross. Siver, a practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and capable Judo, tried three removals in the first round of the fight, but McGregor was able to avoid all three attempts with ease. Despite landing 43 significant strikes for Siver 27 in the first half, the fight extended to the second half, where McGregor landed more than four times as much of an attack as his opponent. At 1:26 to become second, McGregor landed a left-hand cross that dropped Siver onto his back. After passing through Siver's defense, McGregor fired at his opponent and started throwing punches and elbows. Referee Herb Dean formally stopped the fight at 1:54 in the second half. The victory came through TKO. The win also gave McGregor their third "Achievement Night" award. After the fight, McGregor jumped over the cage and faced JosÃÆ'Â © Aldo, who sat on the side of the cage at the event.
Interim Fur Championship Match
A highly anticipated fight with Aldo was announced on January 30, 2015, at UFC 183 Q & amp; A. McGregor himself stated that he is expected to face Aldo on July 11, 2015 at UFC 189 for an unnecessary UFC Featherweight Championship, during UFC's International Fighting Week. The fight will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC believes that the fight will exceed expectations, increase promotional budgets for the event, with company president Dana White stating that "[UFC] spends more money promoting Aldo-McGregor than fights in UFC history." In an effort to publicize the fight, both McGregor and Aldo embark on a 12-day world tour, where they stop in eight cities in five countries, including Brazil's Aldo (Rio de Janeiro), USA (Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Boston, New York City), Canada (Toronto), England (London), and the hometown of McGregor in Dublin, Ireland. The tour starts in Rio de Janeiro on March 20, and finishes in Dublin on March 31st. However, on June 23, it was reported that Aldo suffered a broken rib and had been pulled out of the fight due to injury. McGregor remains on the cards and rescheduled to face Chad Mendes for the Temporary Feather Championship. This opponent's change is considered to be very stylistically significant, not only because Mendes is ranked # 1 and the former title challenger, but also because McGregor's previous opponents at UFC, as well as Aldo, are considered to be a striking technician. According to many experts, McGregor has never faced a previous wrestler, which Mendes, a former NCAA Division I wrestler, is.
In the weighing team, McGregor and Mendes both made the 145 pound limit, ahead of a record crowd of 11,500 spectators. Once again, McGregor's colleagues flocked to the United States to support him, with Dana White stating that about 25% of tickets sold for the event are from Ireland and the UK. The official attendance for the event, 16,019, broke the record in Nevada, while the $ 7.2 million gate broke the record for mixed martial arts events in the United States. Just before the fight, McGregor's distinctive song, "The Foggy Dew", was sung directly by Irish singer-songwriter, Sinà ©  ad O'Connor, who performed the song he recorded with The Chieftains band in 1995..
McGregor opened the offensive game, using a back-kick spinning as soon as the fight started, before being demoted by Mendes. On foot, Mendes and McGregor exchanged strikes for much of the first two minutes, McGregor landed his left cross signature as well as a snap shot to his opponent's body, and Mendes used a hard left hook and overhand right. McGregor took advantage of a range of eight inches by throwing a variety of taekwondo techniques at a distance, including plenty of back-kicking kicks, and locomotive kicks. At 2:13 in the first half, Mendes made a successful repeal, before ending up in McGregor's hands. After being hit with elbows from Mendes, McGregor attempted to escape back to his feet, suffering a striking combination as a result. McGregor's offense remains targeted to his opponent's body, in an attempt to drain Mendes's energy. The successful third and final elimination for round 1 for Mendes occurred at 3:44 pm, and caused Mendes to quickly pass through McGregor's defenses and reach the side controls, before being pulled back into half-guard. Mendes briefly tried the guillotine topside in the final round a minute, but McGregor was able to roll out of the submission. In the final seconds of the round, Mendes was warned repeatedly by referee Herb Dean for sticking his fingers into the wound he opened above McGregor's eyebrows early in the round. In the first half, McGregor managed to land 19 of 51 significant strikes, compared to Mendes 15 from 28. 53% of McGregor's attacks were handled by the body, while 50% of Mendes were directed to the head. Mendes also managed to land 3 attacks on McGregor on the ground, including the elbows that cut McGregor's eyebrows. Many mixed martial arts groups, including Sherdog, Caged Insider, MMA Junkie, and Bloody Elbow, scored 10-9 rounds for Chad Mendes.
At the opening of the second half, McGregor continued to inflict damage on Mendes's body, before sprawling to avoid an estimate of 0:22 seconds. After various successful boxing combinations, Mendes landed a takedown at 0:48. Mendes retained the top spot for most of the round after the lifting, landing 13 strikes to McGregor's head. McGregor, who was left offensive on the ground, landed a flurry of 7 elbow strikes to Mendes's head from 2:37 onwards. Mendes complains to Herb Dean that the elbow is illegal, but Dean disagrees, allowing McGregor to continue his attack. At 4:12 rounds, Mendes tried another topside guillotine from half the keeper, letting McGregor swing back to his feet and continue his attack in the distance. McGregor started landing the hull, hooks and left crucifix, before sprinting to avoid Mendes's third-round effort at 4:32. With 10 seconds left in the round, McGregor landed a jab-prick combination that sent Mendes to the canvas. A series of attacks sent to forced Mendes forced Herb Dean to step in and stop the fight at 4:57, with 3 seconds remaining in the round.
McGregor won the battle through a second-round TKO, winning the UF Interim Featherweight Championship. Mendes came to McGregor shortly after the fight was stopped, and McGregor thanked him for accepting the fight, saying, "You are a legend for taking this fight... [Aldo] a juicy drunkard." The emotionally visible McGregor said in his post-war interview with Joe Rogan that he was "fascinated by the support.I can not say with words how grateful I am to everyone who supported me and followed me... To come here and only to hear all the support [on the scale] and today... I am shaken by it. "When asked about JosÃÆ'Â © Aldo by Rogan, McGregor declared that" in my opinion, JosÃÆ'Â Â walks in. I have a larger wound that leads to this fight rather than a bruised rib [Aldo], and I still appear here and perform... If he wants to come back, he can come back, but I swear to God that the day will come. "The injury that McGregor reconciles later revealed as a ACL tears that the militant gained during his training camp. During Mendes's post-game interview, McGregor approached his opponent, and the two men expressed their respect and gratitude towards each other. This victory extends McGregor's victory "Performance of the Night" to four.
McGregor then takes part in the UFC reality television series The Ultimate Fighter where he will train against Urijah Faber. The "U.S. vs. Europe" installment is the first time the coaches have not fought each other during the event. Faber team member, Ryan Hall, finally won the competition.
Combat fighting Championship Feather
On August 10, Dana White confirmed that the UFC 194 event, originally scheduled to be held at AT & P Stadium in Texas on December 5, will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, in Las Vegas, Nevada. A day later, on August 11, it was announced that the event would take place on December 12, and Conor McGregor would face JosÃÆ'Ã… © Aldo in the long-awaited UFC Featherweight Championship rally. It will be the second time in a row that McGregor is scheduled to fight in Las Vegas in a headlining match. McGregor emerged from the announcement of the fight as nearly 2-to-1 favorite bets over Aldo.
At the UFC's "Go Big" press conference on September 4, 2015, McGregor referenced both Aldo and other opponents' tendencies to pull out of the fight with him, pointing out that Aldo would not fight UFC 194. He appealed to everyone on stage, from divisional members a 145-pound featherweight class to a heavy 170-pound division, to "prepare for this fight, for I do not think [Aldo] appears... Do not use [Mendes] the grounds of the camps and all this bullshit.Keep ready, because [Aldo] is gone. "McGregor also made a comment shortly before the press conference detailing his intention to move up to the 155-pound lightweight division, and capture the UFC Light Championship. He stated, "I will unite the belt, I will destroy the division [feather], and then I will take the light division too."
In the week of UFC 194, Dana White expressed her belief that the event would attract more attention than any other mixed martial art event in history. "[UFC 194] became a trend in everything, shape and shape to be the greatest thing we ever did... this fight [set to gross at the gate] $ 10,000,000." On weighing, both McGregor and Aldo reached the determined weight limit of 145 pounds, making an official battle in front of 9,000 raucous spectators. During the traditional staredown, the two men must be separated from each other. The event is in line with its monetary potential, generating a $ 10.1 million live gate, breaking the previous record for mixed martial arts events in the United States, established at UFC 189. The final attendance for the event also broke the attendance record in Nevada, with attendance figures 16516. The buyrate for pay-per-view is 1,200,000, placing it as the second highest buyrate in UFC history, behind only UFC 100.
When the two men meet in the middle of the octagon for referee John McCarthy's instruction, Aldo refuses to make eye contact with McGregor, according to his pre-match tradition. Both men do touch the usual gloves. When the fight started, the two men hurried into the center of the cage. McGregor threw the first attack of the fight, a left cross that failed to connect. Aldo's follow-up move also failed to make contact with McGregor. McGregor, trying to build distance, uses a front-leg kick, is directed to Aldo's main leg. At 0:09 to the opening round, Aldo stepped into his pocket, hitting a right cross in an attempt to connect with the left hook. But when Aldo tries this combination, McGregor steps back and replies with his left hook. McGregor's strength, combined with Aldo's forward momentum, caused a shot to drop Aldo onto the canvas. After sending two hammers to the grounded Aldo, John McCarthy stopped the fight. The bout lasted 13 seconds, the fastest finish in the UFC title fight, ceded Conor McGregor as the only undisputed second UFC featherweight champion in history. On the fifth consecutive record-breaking occasion, McGregor became the winner of the "Performance of the Night" bonus. The victory over Aldo extends the UFC winning streak to 7 and the overall winning streak to 15. In a post-fight interview with Joe Rogan, McGregor talks about how "no one can take a left-hand shot... [Aldo] strong and he's fast But precision beat strength, and time beat speed. "McGregor expressed his sympathy for his opponent, stating" I feel for Josà ©  "He is a phenomenal champion." We deserve to go a little longer. At the end of the interview, McGregor grabbed Rogan's microphone, before yelling, "Irish baby, we succeeded yeah!"
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Missing the first UFC
After emphatically sending Aldo, McGregor continues to express his desire to move to a lightweight division, in an effort to become the first UFC heavyweight champion to ever have. At FOX's post-match sporting event for UFC 194, McGregor said he would "like to ride and fight for the 155-pound belt and imitate what I did at the Cage Warriors." A week after UFC 194, the UFC Light Championship was contested at UFC in Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2, between defending champion Rafael dos Anjos, and a lightweight # 2 contender, Donald Cerrone. dos Anjos beat Cerrone 1:06 into the first half, through TKO. After the battle, during the post-combat interview, Anjos dos aimed at McGregor, telling Champion Featherweight that "it's better to stay in the fur division... I'll fight you in Brazil I'll go to Ireland to fight you there. I am here to stay. "On January 12, 2016, UFC officially announced that Conor McGregor will face Rafael dos Anjos for the UFC Lightweight Championship on March 5th at UFC 196 (then known as UFC 197). The event will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, in McGregor's third headlining performance at the venue. On January 20, UFC hosted a press conference featuring all the fighters involved in the two championship games that were headlining the UFC 197 event, including McGregor and dos Anjos. McGregor criticized his opponent several times during a press conference, stating "Rafael dos Anjos is a free TV fighter he does not have much to offer other than a gold belt... His last gate is $ 1.7 million.He is fighting TV free. a dime. "McGregor also entertained the challenging idea for the UFC Lightweight Championship, telling the media that" I will fight in many weight divisions, I like the 170-pound title sound, I feel like I can take three gold belts. " His prediction for a fight with dos Anjos is that he will "clean up Rafael in a minute."
On February 23, it was announced dos Anjos withdrew from the battle after breaking his legs. Competitors in all different heavyweights were asked to enter in a short time to face McGregor, including former UFC Featherweight Champion José Aldo, who rejected the fight for "lack of time" to prepare it, and former UFC Lightweight Champion and ranked 2nd Frankie featherweight Edgar, who changed the fight with a groin injury. Instead, ranked # 10 lightweight rival, winner of The Ultimate Fighter Season 5, and former UFC Lightweight Championship contender Nate Diaz will step up to fight McGregor at 13 days notice instead of Anjos dos. Initially assumed as a lightweight contest, McGregor allowed a fight to be contested at 170-pound, in the welterweight division, to avoid forcing Diaz to reduce the 155-pound weight limit in small time, telling Diaz to "feel comfortable". McGregor opened as a favorite of -400, the third highest opening behind his fight with Dennis Siver and Diego BrandÃÆ'Â oo, and was widely expected to best Diaz during the contest.On February 24, 2016, a press conference was held to help promote the new premier event , with both men trading the humiliation back and forth.At Thursday's pre-game press conference on March 3, McGregor and Diaz were involved in a brief fight during the match, after McGregor got attacked on Diaz's main hand.At the weighing, in front of the pro crowd -McGregor others, the two men made the welterweight limit, Diaz weighing 169 pounds, and McGregor weighing 168. The UFC 196 event, while failing to surpass the gates and records of the presence of McGregor's previous match against Aldo, gave the honorable number, with the revised presence of 14,898, and a total gate of $ 8.1 million.More importantly, the event gets the pem purchased PPV of 1,317,000 purchases, exceeding McGregor's own personal record of 1,200,000 for UFC 194.
For his walkout, McGregor decided to leave The Notorious BIG's "Hypnotize" for the first time since his homecoming game against BrandÃÆ' £ o, and instead chose to use a combination of SinÃÆ'  ad O'Connor and The Chieftain's "The Foggy Dew" followed by The Game and Skrillex's "El Chapo". The bout begins with McGregor's shifting attitude often, before looking to establish his patented left cross. The first minute consisted of McGregor featuring a variety of kicks, before Diaz started, and forced McGregor into the cage. McGregor, aware that Diaz will make his head low after providing a jab-cross combination, trying to use the left punch, with varying success. Punctures Diaz made McGregor a landslide for the first two minutes, and McGregor found it difficult to use left-left counters who had dropped Josà © Aldo. At 2:32, McGregor is connected with the top left counters of Diaz stab, which shocks his opponent for a short interval. McGregor's left hand also proved successful, employed because Diaz will attack. Hook right Diaz made it in the first half, catching McGregor as he will step into range. At 3:12, during a combination of McGregor, Diaz replied with two hooks in a row, one slap, Nate's signature and his brother, Nick Diaz, called "Stockton Slap". McGregor avoids Diaz's stab by slipping to his right, often before throwing his left hand up. At 3:28 pm, commentator Mike Goldberg noted that there was "a lot of blood on the right side of Nate Diaz's face", indicating that McGregor had opened a wound in Diaz. The last minute consisted of both men exchanging punches, before a slow body kick from McGregor caused Diaz to drop him at 4:18. McGregor swept Diaz's leg, and ended up in his opponent's defense, hammering with two significant strikes. McGregor landed 28 to Diaz '23 strike during round 1, both men reaching a connection percentage of 37%. Many mixed martial arts sites were awarded 10-9 for McGregor for the round, including Bloody Elbow, MMA Mania, and Sherdog.
The second half starts with Diaz using his right-handed check hook, trying to keep McGregor aggressive at distance. Nonetheless, McGregor was successful with his bodywork, landing the left hook pounding to the right side of Diaz at 0:37. McGregor began to connect with a significant combination, until Diaz grabbed and pushed McGregor onto the fence, at 1:15. After a combination of uppercuts from McGregor at 1:48, Diaz delivered his first significant ridicule in the fight, shrugging his opponent. As the ridicule begins to increase in frequency from both sides, Diaz's volume and speed increases, his landing increasing. After a 7-punch combination from McGregor, Diaz was separated from the exchange and proceeded to land a jab-cross combination at 2:37, which McGregor faltered. A group of strikes, including slaps, followed this combination, Diaz landing with great effectiveness until another initiation of grip, where Diaz landed 10 attacks. After both were released, McGregor hit back with a barrage of 4 attacks, before being hit with two consecutive jab-cross combinations. At 3:47 pm, McGregor pulled out two legs, Diaz managed to widen to avoid a shot. Diaz, the arms curled around McGregor's neck, threatening the guillotine choke, forcing McGregor onto his back after stopping McGregor out of position as he did during the fight with Chad Mendes at UFC 189. At 4:00 pm Diaz secured his mount, before firing a volley from above. In an effort to avoid the attack, McGregor let go of his back, letting Diaz poke his head into the curve of his arm, and secure the naked choke in the back. McGregor tapped the submission at 4:12 into the second half, forcing the referee Herb Dean to intervene and stop the fight.
The disadvantage is the first Conor McGregor at UFC, and the third overall. It broke its winning streak of 15 consecutive wins, and was its first loss since November 2010. Both competitors were awarded a "Fight of the Night" bonus, and McGregor received the highest ever purse of any fighter in the company's history, totaling $ 1,000,000. In a post-combat interview, McGregor evaluates the contest, stating that "I feel I take the first round but I am inefficient with my energy but I am humbled in triumph or defeat.I honor Nate, he goes in, he takes the fight with short notice , comes in at 170, and does the job.He's efficient, I'm inefficient.That's it, I think. "Regarding the future, McGregor says he will" face him like a man, like a champion, and come back and do it again. " At a post-match press conference, McGregor was satisfied with the loss, stating that "this is a match." We won some, we lost a few.I will not escape the challenge I will not escape defeat.This is a battle business.This is another day. will return. "
Diaz rematch
The rematch with Diaz is scheduled for July 9th at UFC 200. However, on April 19, UFC announced that McGregor had been withdrawn from the show after failing to meet the media obligations associated with the fight. In turn, the bout with McGregor was rescheduled and took place the following month, contested again in the welterweight, at UFC 202. McGregor won the rematch with a majority decision (48-47, 47-47, 48-47). The fight was once again awarded "Fight of the Night". The event broke the record previously held by UFC 100 for the highest pay-per-view sales in UFC history, with 1.65 million purchases.
Champion of two divisions
On September 27, it was officially announced that McGregor's next fight would be against Eddie Alvarez for the UFC Light Championship on 12 November at UFC 205. McGregor beat Alvarez with a second-round technical knockout to win the UFC Lightweight Championship.
Stripped of Featherweight Championship
On November 26, due to his inactivity in the division, it was initially announced that McGregor had vacated the Featherweight Championship, as it promoted JosÃÆ'Â Â © Aldo to an undisputed champion. Coach McGregor, however, confirmed a further report stating that McGregor had actually been stripped of the title.
2017
hiatus and boxing MMA
After winning the lightweight championship at UFC 205, McGregor announced he would take a leave of absence from UFC to await his first child's birth in 2017. McGregor will spend much of his public appearance in early-2017 campaigning for boxing matches with Floyd Mayweather. After months of negotiations, the two finally came to terms on June 14, 2017 and announced the match which will take place on 26 August. The match finally ended in round 10 with a win by the TKO for Mayweather. On November 10, McGregor appeared at Bellator 187, where he congratulated SBG Irish team mate Charlie Ward and faced referee Marc Goddard. The battle against Tony Ferguson at UFC 219 was reportedly withdrawn due to McGregor's unacceptable behavior at Bellator 187.
2018
Stripping the Lightweight Championship
After the conclusion of UFC 223 on April 7, McGregor was stripped of the Lightweight Championship due to inactivity.
UFC pay-per-views
Mixed fight martial style
McGregor is known as a striker and prefers to fight against opponents on the pitch. McGregor is a left hand and mainly battles out of a left-handed attitude, but often turns to orthodoxy as well. He will often try to become an aggressor in his fight. McGregor's boxing is usually considered his best skill, with the majority of his victories coming by way of knockouts or technical knocks through punches. Many experts cite put McGregor's left hand as his most dangerous shot.
McGregor is almost always involved in garbage talks and "psychological wars" against his opponents, which has led to a comparison with Muhammad Ali, who cites McGregor as one of his earliest inspirations. After Ali died in June 2016, McGregor argued that "nothing will approach the greatness of [Ali]".
Professional boxing career
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When McGregor was twelve, he started boxing at Crumlin Boxing Club under Phil Philerverver twice. This is where he laid the foundations for his striking abilities, practicing with fights like Dean Byrne and Jamie Kavanagh, both continuing to practice in the Wild Card Gym under Freddie Roach. Kavanagh remembers McGregor as "sort of a boxer's game he loves, he likes fighting, but he's also very strong - he can really explode." McGregor would eventually become an All-Ireland champion at youth level, but his attention began to turn to other martial arts when he was about sixteen. Nonetheless, and his family moved to West Dublin, McGregor continued boxing. He regularly debates at the Celtic Warrior Gym, Blanchardstown, which has become a boxing house like Gary O'Sullivan and Frank Buglioni. Head coach Packie Collins, Steve's brother, commented, "he came here and he can restrain himself with world champions." He continued, "I will not mention names, but the last time he was here, a very good fighter from us could not make heads or tails of what Conor did, he had what looked like some sort of cutting motion when he attacked." and he does not use traditional attitudes, so this guy can not give him any time at all. "
McGregor vs McGregor_vs._Mayweather Mayweather
During McGregor's rise at UFC, he often made public humiliations against Floyd Mayweather Jr. and pushing for a boxing match with him. Floyd Mayweather Jr. also finally entertained with this idea despite having retired in 2015, and McGregor has never had a box professionally. After rumors of McGregor-Mayweather's fight began to gain traction, Dana White initially rejected the proposed fiery match since McGregor was contracted under UFC. On November 30, 2016, McGregor obtained a professional boxing license from the California State Athletic Commission.
On March 7, 2017, Mayweather announced publicly that he would be out of retirement for a boxing match with McGregor and urged McGregor and UFC to reach an agreement for the proposed fight. On March 16, 2017, Dana White backed away from her fight against Mayweather-McGregor and said that she would not make McGregor lose massive paychecks. On May 18, 2017, McGregor reportedly agreed to make peace with UFC and Mayweather Jr. for the fight.
On June 14, 2017, it was officially announced that McGregor will compete in his first professional boxing match against Mayweather Jr. who is unbeaten, on August 26, 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The fight was contested super welterweight (154 pounds) with 8 oz. gloves. The fight is expected to be the richest in boxing history.
On August 24, 2017, it was announced that Mayweather and McGregor would be dealing with the WBC Money Belt. According to the Nevada State Athletics Commission, Mayweather will get a $ 100 million security deposit and McGregor is guaranteed $ 30 million.
In front of 14,623, much shorter than sales, Mayweather won through a TKO in the 10th round, setting a record for the longest unbeaten active professional career, at 50. In the opening round, Mayweather, as in previous fights, begins slowly to train McGregor's tactics. In post-fight, he revealed it was part of the game plan to let McGregor punch himself in the early round. McGregor won the first round on all three scorecards of judges; the same case can be done for three opening rounds. McGregor was warned several times through the fight for beating back the head, but no points were reduced by referee Robert Byrd. In the fourth round, McGregor began to tire and breathe with his mouth open. Mayweather began to take control and landed with his right hand. For the next few rounds, McGregor came out throwing a shot at the opening 30 seconds, but soon tired, giving Mayweather enough time to make a clean landing and win the round. In round 9, McGregor has almost nothing. Her face began to show redness; although he does not look sick, he is very tired. Two of the judges scored a 10-8 round to Mayweather. In the 10th round, Mayweather landed some loud shots that made McGregor stagger in the ring and told him to slip hard. After several blows without reply with McGregor almost at his feet, the referee waved his hand. The termination time is 1 minute and 5 seconds round 10.
At the time of discontinuation, the scorers reading 89-81, 89-82, and 87-83 all supported Mayweather. McGregor was praised by Dana White in a post-combat press conference to land 111 111 430 thrown (26%) at Mayweather, which is more than what Pacquiao landed in the war against Mayweather (billed as The Fight of the Century ), and more than one of nine previous Mayweather opponents. Mayweather is much more accurate however, the 170 landing of 320 punches was thrown (53%).
Mayweather said of the fight, "This is my last fight, Tonight, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would have chosen the right pair to dance together Conor McGregor, you're really a champion." He added, "He is a tough competitor and I think we give fans what they want to see, I owe them to Pacquiao fight, I have to come straight ahead and give fans the show, and that's what I give them. " McGregor feels the fight was stopped before his time, but respected the decision and admitted he was tired.
Nevada State Athletic Commission announced the live gateway for the event was $ 55,414,865.79 out of 13,094 tickets sold and 137 free tickets provided. This is much smaller than the Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight, which earned $ 72 million from a paid presence of 16,219 by 2015, despite claims by Ellerbe and Mayweather totaling more than $ 80 million. Sky Sports announced a bout collecting more than a million PPV purchases in the UK and grossing over £ 20 million, surpassing the record set in April 2017 when Anthony Joshua beat Wladimir Klitschko in front of 90,000 at Wembley Stadium. It also means the fight generates more purchases in the UK than Mayweather-Pacquiao which took place in 2015. On December 14, 2017, Showtime officially announced that the fight recorded the second highest purchase rate in the United States and Canada with 4.3 million pay per - see the purchase.
Personal life
McGregor has two sisters, named Erin and Aoife. She has been in a relationship with her boyfriend, Dee Devlin, since 2008. Their first child, Conor Jack McGregor Jr., was born on May 5, 2017. McGregor understands Irish and speaks to some extent.
McGregor often trained at the MjÃÆ'¶lnir gym in Reykjavik, along with his fellow UFC fighter, Gunnar Nelson. He has stated that he does not obey the pre-fights or superstition rituals because he believes them as "a form of fear".
Just before his fight with Mayweather, McGregor announced a fashion brand partnership with customs clothing David August; The brand is named "August McGregor" and is intended to provide modern men's suits for millennials. August had met McGregor some three years earlier, through the UFC president, Dana White.
On September 20, 2017, Congressman Markwayne Mullin said that McGregor would speak to the United States Congress about legal protection for MMA fighters. McGregor is expected to speak on behalf of extending the Boxing Law of Muhammad Ali Boxing, which extends the rights of boxers, to the MMA.
McGregor has a support deal with Beats by Dre, Monster Energy, Reebok, and Bud Light . Offer of support reaches $ 7 million. In early 2018, McGregor signed a deal with Burger King.
Controversy
Incident at Bellator 187
On November 10, 2017, Ireland McGregor SBG team mate Charlie Ward made his debut at Bellus 187 in Dublin against John Redmond. Ward beat Redmond in the first round, and McGregor jumped into the cage (he's not a licensed cornerman) to celebrate Ward's victory while the fight has not been officially declared over. McGregor is separated by referee Marc Goddard, as Goddard needs to verify whether the knockout system is in front of the bell, and to ensure lock the enclosure for medical staff to assess the health of Redmond being knocked out. McGregor attacks Goddard, while he pushes and confronts Goddard in a wild fight, and also checks out Redmond who falls and drops him when he tries to get up.
McGregor made the rounds around the cage after he left the cage a few minutes later, then climbed up and put his arms around the home apron to continue Ward's victory. He was stopped by a commissioner and McGregor, agitated, slapped the commissary's face. McGregor later admitted saying "Did you see your man trying to reach me and I gave him a loud noise in the face?" Redmond stated after the fight that Goddard intended to let the fight continue into the second round, but the commission Mohegan Sun, who oversaw the show, was selected to end the fight due to his behavior McGregor in the ring.
A day after the incident, commission chief for Bellator 187, Mike Mazzulli, president of the Mohegan Tribe Athletics Regulatory Department (MTDAR) and the Boxing Commission Association, issued a statement, stating that "McGregor's behavior jeopardizes the health and safety" of fighters who are at home during the event Ireland. In addition, Mr. McGregor attacked Wasit Mark Goddard and staff (member) Bellator. "
Bus attack on UFC 223 Media Day
On April 3, 2018, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Artem Lobov had a small fight, in which Nurmagomedov cornered Lobov. Lobov is known to be close to McGregor, with whom Nurmagomedov has quarrels and garbage exchanges. Both groups have a long history of humiliation and confrontation.
On April 5, 2018, during a promotional performance for UFC 223, McGregor and a group of about twenty others were left to the Barclays Center by members of a credible promotional team. They appear to confront Nurmagomedov, who is on the bus leaving the arena with "red corner" fighters for UFC 223 on it, such as Rose Namajunas, Al Iaquinta, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Ray Borg, and Michael Chiesa. McGregor allegedly ran alongside the slow-moving bus and then ran past him to pick up metal equipment, which he then threw into the bus window, before attempting to throw another object around him. Chiesa and Borg were injured by broken glass, and sent to the hospital. They were immediately removed from the card upon advice from NYSAC and the UFC medical team. Lobov was also withdrawn from his cause for his involvement in disputes.
UFC President Dana White said there was a warrant for McGregor's arrest, and the NYPD said McGregor was an interesting person. White claims McGregor told him via text message: "It has to be done." "You can imagine he would be unexpectedly sued," White said, and denied suggestions that the violence was an act intended to arouse interest in UFC. McGregor and others involved initially fled from Barclays Center after the incident. He and a defendant exchanged that night: he was charged with three counts of assault and one count of crime. He was later accused of being threatened and reckless in the indictment and released on bail of $ 50,000 until June 14, 2018. Under conditions of guarantees negotiated by his lawyer, Jim Walden, and established by a judge, McGregor was allowed to travel without restrictions.
Movieography
Movies
Television
Video game
Championships and achievements
Championship
- Cage Warriors Fighting Championship
- CWFC Class Fur Championship (Once)
- CWFC Lightweight Championships (Once)
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- UFC Featherweight Championship (Once)
- UFC Feather Interface Championship (One time)
- UFC Lightweight Championships (Once)
Awards, recordings, and honors
Mixed mixed martial art
Professional boxing record
See also
- Current list of UFC fighters
- List of UFC Irish boxers
- List of mixed male martial artists
- Ultimate Fighting Championship Pound for Pound Ranks
References
External links
- Official website
- Professional boxing record for Conor McGregor from BoxRec
- Conor McGregor on IMDb
- UFC profile
- Irish SBG
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