Conor McGregor Wiki 2021: Age, Career, Net Worth and Full Bio

Introduction

Conor McGregor is a famous Irish mixed martial artist, boxer, and businessman. He was born on 14 July 1988. He is currently 33 years old.  He was born in Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland. His full name is Conor Anthony McGregor. He is famous for being an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight and lightweight double-champion.In this article, we will cover Conor McGregor’s net worth, height, weight, relationship status, and more. So, let us get started

Biography

Conor McGregor was born in Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland on 14 July 1988 and is currently living in his home country Ireland. He was raised in Crumlin and he played football for Lourdes Celtic Football Club. Conor also began boxing at Crumlin Boxing Club at the age of 12 to defend himself against bullies and raise his confidence. He moved to Lucan with his family in 2006 where he met future UFC fighter Tom Egan and they soon started training mixed martial arts (MMA) together. Conor McGregor was born in Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland on 14 July 1988 and is currently living in his home country Ireland. He was raised in Crumlin and he played football for Lourdes Celtic Football Club. Conor also began boxing at Crumlin Boxing Club at the age of 12 to defend himself against bullies and raise his confidence. He moved to Lucan with his family in 2006 where he met future UFC fighter Tom Egan and they soon started training mixed martial arts (MMA) together.

He is now 33 years old. He stands at a height of 5 feet91 inches and his weight is about 70 kg. His zodiac sign is Cancer. His hair is blonde in color and the eyes of Conor McGregor are dark brown. He is also active in social media like Instagram and Twitter.

Conor had attended the Gaelscoil Scoil Mológa, in Harold’s Cross, at primary level, and Gaelcholáiste Coláiste de hÍde in Tallaght at the secondary level.

Career

Conor started his career at the age of 18 by making his mixed martial arts debut in an amateur fight against Kieran Campbell for the Irish Ring of Truth. He won the first round and then was signed by the Irish Cage of Truth promotion. McGregor started training under John Kavanagh at the Straight Blast Gym (SBG).

The first professional debut of Conor came in lightweight against Gary Morris and defeating him with a second-round TKO. He then won his second fight against Mo Taylor and made his featherweight debut in a loss via kneebar against submission specialist Artemij Sitenkov. McGregor won his next bout against Stephen Bailey, featherweight against Connor Dillon. At lightweight against Joseph Duffy, he suffered second professional loss but after that, he went on an eight-fight winning streak from 2011 to 2012. During the winning streak, Conor won both the CWFC Featherweight and Lightweight championships. Dana White, UFC president signed Conor in 2013 to a multi-fight contract.

McGregor made his UFC debut against Marcus Brimage at UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi on 6 April 2013 and won the fight by knockout in round one winning the “Knockout of the Night” award. His next fight was to be against Andy Ogle but Ogle pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by eventual UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway. McGregor won the fight but an MRI scan revealed that he had torn his anterior cruciate ligament which kept him out of action for up to ten months.

On 19 July 2014, Cole Miller was expected to fight McGregor for his comeback bout but he pulled out and was replaced by Diego Brandão. Conor won the bout and won the “Performance of the Night” award. Next, he faced Dustin Poirier at UFC 178 and won in the first round by exploding with a left hook behind Poirier’s ear and also earned the second straight “Performance of the Night” award.

In 2015, McGregor faced Dennis Siver and won the fight via TKO in the second round and then faced Chad Mendes for the Interim Featherweight Championship and won the fight via TKO, winning the UFC Interim Featherweight Championship. On August 10, Conor faced José Aldo for the UFC Featherweight Championship and knocked out Aldo thirteen seconds into the first round with a left hook claiming the fastest knockout in a title bout in UFC history.

The first loss of McGregor in UFC came against Nate Diaz in 2016 and he said that he was inefficient with his energy and it was a battle of energy and Diaz got the better of that. A rematch with Diaz took place in August where McGregor won the rematch via majority decision and was awarded “Fight of the Night” honors.

Conor then faced Eddie Alvarez and won via technical knockout in the second round, faced Floyd Mayweather Jr. but lost in the 10th round by TKO. In 2018, Conor was stripped of the UFC Lightweight Championship due to inactivity and handed to Khabib Nurmagomedov. McGregor lost when he returned to the Octagon to challenge the undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov in the fourth round. In 2019, Conor announced his retirement on social media but White believed that he would fight again.

Marital Status:

Well, Conor McGregor is married. He is married to Dee Devlin, since 2008. They have three children together whose names are Conor Jr, Croía and Rían

Net Worth

Conor McGregor is active on social sites like Twitter and Instagram. He has earned a decent amount from MMA. Conor McGregor’s net worth as of 2021 is estimated to be 170 million dollars to 200 million dollars.

Trivia

• Conor McGregor was born at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland.
• After retirement, Conor faced Donald Cerrone and won via technical knockout 40 seconds into the first round.
• . He loves football very much and supports both Celtic and Manchester United.
• In 2018, Conor was stripped of the UFC Lightweight Championship due to inactivity