The win also earned McGregor his first ' Knockout of the Night' award. He won the fight by knockout in round one. On 6 April 2013, McGregor made his UFC debut against Marcus Brimage at UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. In joining, he became only the second fighter from Ireland to compete for the company, following team member Tom Egan. In February 2013, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced that they had signed McGregor to a multi-fight contract. Ultimate Fighting Championship (2013–present) 2013 After a meeting with McGregor, and talking with UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta, White offered him a contract days later. In February 2013, UFC president Dana White made a trip to Dublin, Ireland to receive a Gold Medal of Honorary Patronage from Trinity College and was inundated with requests to sign McGregor to the UFC. Following this, during 20, McGregor went on an eight-fight winning streak, during which he won both the CWFC Featherweight and Lightweight championships, making him the first European professional mixed martial artist to hold titles in two divisions simultaneously. McGregor then won his next fight, also at featherweight, against Connor Dillon, before moving back to lightweight for a fight against Joseph Duffy, in which he received his second professional loss after submitting to an arm-triangle choke. After a victory at featherweight in his next bout against Stephen Bailey, McGregor contemplated a different career path before his mother contacted his coach John Kavanagh and reinvigorated him to continue pursuing mixed martial arts.

After McGregor won his second fight against Mo Taylor, he made his featherweight debut in a loss via kneebar against submission specialist Artemij Sitenkov. On 9 March 2008, McGregor had his first professional MMA bout, as a lightweight, defeating Gary Morris with a second-round TKO. Professional mixed martial arts career Early career (2008–2013) In 2008, McGregor began training at the Straight Blast Gym (SBG) in Dublin under John Kavanagh. Following the fight, he turned professional and was signed by the Irish Cage of Truth promotion. He won via technical knockout (TKO) in the first round. On 17 February 2007, at the age of 18, McGregor made his mixed martial arts debut in an amateur fight against Kieran Campbell for the Irish Ring of Truth promotion in Dublin. While in Lucan, he met future UFC fighter Tom Egan and they soon started training mixed martial arts (MMA) together. Following that, he commenced a plumbing apprenticeship. In 2006, McGregor moved with his family to Lucan, Dublin, attending Gaelcholáiste Coláiste Cois Life. At the age of 12, he also began boxing at Crumlin Boxing Club, as a way to defend himself against bullies and raise his confidence. In his youth, he played football for Lourdes Celtic Football Club. He was raised in Crumlin and attended Irish-language schools - the Gaelscoil Scoil Mológa, in Harold's Cross, at primary level, and Gaelcholáiste Coláiste de hÍde in Tallaght at secondary level, where he also developed his passion for sport, playing football. Early lifeĬonor Anthony McGregor was born in Dublin, Ireland. He also featured in the list in 2018, when he was ranked fourth, with a reported income of $99 million. McGregor was ranked as the world's highest-paid athlete by Forbes in 2021, earning a reported $180 million. His debut professional boxing match, during which he was defeated by Floyd Mayweather Jr., drew over 5.3 million buys across the United States and the United Kingdom.

His bout with Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 drew 2.4 million PPV buys, the most ever for an MMA event.

He is the biggest pay-per-view (PPV) draw in mixed martial arts (MMA) history, having headlined the five highest-selling UFC PPV events. He is also a former Cage Warriors Featherweight and Lightweight champion. He is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight and Lightweight Champion, becoming the first UFC fighter to hold UFC championships in two weight classes simultaneously.

Owen Roddy, Raj Vrînceanu: Boxing īlack belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under John Kavanagh Ĭonor Anthony McGregor ( Irish: Conchúr Antóin Mac Gréagóir born 14 July 1988) is an Irish professional mixed martial artist and professional boxer.

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