Conor McGregor Net Worth, Source of Income, Earnings, Professional and Personal Life

Conor Anthony McGregor is a former UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) double-time champion of featherweight and Lightweight sections. He is also an Irish Businessman, artist, and world-renowned boxer. McGregor ranks in 9th place in the UFC lightweight rankings as of the year 2021. McGregor began to embrace his passion for boxing when he was just 12 years old. Conor began to first train for MMA with Tom Egan, a future UFC fighter. Conor is also the former featherweight and lightweight champion of Cage Warriors.

Conor was declared the highest-paid athlete in the whole world in the year 2021 by Forbes. The estimated current worth of McGregor is about 180 million dollars. McGregor also achieved the 4th spot on this same list in the year 2018. Conor reportedly held a net worth of about 99 million dollars per year. In his match against Floyd Mayweather Jr., he was able to pull out more than 4.3 million PPV buys in North America, which is the second-best record in PPV history.

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Conor McGregor Biography & Wiki

McGregor took birth in Crumlin, Dublin, to his father, Tony McGregor, and mother, Margaret McGregor, on the 14th of July, 1988. Conor attended his Irish language-based schools while being raised in Crumlin. McGregor started genuinely developing a passion for sports when he was completing his secondary education. The first sport he took an interest in was football and played as a part of Lourdes Celtic Football Club. He began training for boxing at the Crumlin Boxing Club.

Conor started learning to box to fend off bullies. After moving to Lucan, Dublin, and his family, Conor started his apprenticeship as a plumber. But while being in Lucan, McGregor made Tom Egan, a future UFC fighter, his acquaintance. This relationship slowly led them to start training for MMA together.

Personal Life

Conor is a single brother among his two other siblings. McGregor’s sisters’ names are Erin Aoife. The only romantic relationship that he’s had for a long time is with Dee Devlin, his fiancée, from the year 2008. They have had three children from the time of their engagement. The name of their children is Conor Jr., Croia, and Rian.

The best gym that Conor likes to train in is Reykjavik’s Mjolnir gym. His best gym buddy is Gunnar Nelson, a fellow UFC fighter. Though McGregor is a catholic himself, he believes the pre-fight rituals or superstitions to be “a form of fear.” As football was the first sport McGregor ever took an interest in, he still follows the sport as a fan. He supports Celtic and Manchester United from the whole of his heart.

Professional Life

The first career that Conor became serious about was boxing. McGregor first trained for boxing at a Crumlin Boxing Club where Phil Sutcliffe, a two-time Olympian, taught him. 14th of June, 2017, was the day when the announcement of the fight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr. was made. Mayweather was the undisputed king of boxing at that time. Among the crowd of about 14,623 people, Mayweather won the match in the 10th round via TKO.

This fight happened way after the time when McGregor became a professional Mixed Martial Artist. Conor had his first MMA match against Gary Morris in the year 2008. But McGregor got his most significant break when the UFC announced in 2013 that Conor had signed a multi-fight contract with them. Conor then enjoyed continuous wins until 2016, when he first lost to Nick Diaz.

Endorsements and Business Ventures

Conor has made many endorsements deals with various world-renowned brands. Some of these brands include Monster energy, Beats By Dre, Bud Light, and Reebok. His endorsements deals rounded up to an amount of nearly 7 million dollars. Conor also signed an agreement with Burger King in the early time of the year 2018.

After his fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2017, Conor announced his partnership with the fashion and tailor brand David august. The name “August McGregor” was given to this partnership brand. The targeted audience of this business is millennials, and the aim is to provide them with modern men’s suits.

In the year 2018, McGregor also launched his Irish whiskey under the name of Proper No. Twelve. Conor only sold his whiskey in Ireland, the United States. It reportedly sold hundreds of thousands of bottles in just these two countries.

Misconducts

In the year 2017, Conor was sued by the government for overspeeding in Rathcoole, County Dublin. Conor was arrested for stealing the phone of a man and then crushing it beneath his feet. This incident took place in Miami Beach, Florida. McGregor was charged for performing a strong-armed robbery and also for criminal mischief.

On the 15th of August, 2019, a video of Conor was also published by TMA sports. In this video, Conor was seen throwing a punch at an older man. This event occurred at The Marble Arch, Dublin. McGregor was also arrested in the year 2020 when he was charged with the suspicion of attempting a sexual assault in a bar. This charge was dropped after the police questioned him for two days.

FAQs About Conor McGregor:

• How many followers does Conor have on his Instagram and Facebook accounts?

After joining Instagram with the username @thenotoriusmma, Conor has gained over 41.3 million followers on his account. Since this MMA fighter has joined the Facebook community, McGregor has earned nearly 14 million online fans on his Facebook page.

• Which is the most historic achievement of Conor McGregor?

The most historical achievement that only Conor has gained in the whole history of the UFC is that he is the only fighter that has held championships of two divisions at the same time.

• What is his best time count of defeating an opponent?

In his match against Jose Aldo, Conor defeated him to win the featherweight championship of UFC by defeating him in the first 13 seconds after the 1st round.

How much money did Conor earn with the sales of his whiskey?

After two years of putting his whiskey on sale, Conor commented on social media that he had made more than a billion dollars.

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