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His Birth
Conor McGregor was born on July 14th 1988 in Dublin Ireland -
Conor McGregor starts Boxing and playing Soccer
When Conor McGregor was 12 years old he started boxing at the Crumlin Boxing Club in Crumlin Dublin, he devolved a passion for the sport. Connor also had a big interest in soccer and played that in his free time as well. -
Moves to Lucan Dublin and meets an MMA fighter
Conor McGregor moved to Lucan when he was 18 years old and attended school there as well. He met a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Tom Egan and became training MMA with him. -
Conor McGregor starts his combat sports career
Conor McGregor makes his fighting debut against Keirin Campbell which he won. He was fighting in the company Irish Ring of Truth. After this impressive fight he was signed to the Irish cage Warrior fighting promotion in Dublin Ireland. -
Wins Lightweight and Featherweight championships in Cage Warriors
Conor McGregor wins the Lightweight (155lbs) and featherweight (145lbs) belts and held them at the same time. He was the first European to achieve this in a professional MMA fighting company. -
Signed to UFC and starts his American MMA career
in 2013 Conor McGregor was signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) -
Conor McGregor makes his UFC debut in assertive fashion
Conor McGregor made his UFC debut in 2013 against Marcus Brimage. The fight was contested at 145lbs and McGregor absolutely dominated the fight finishing Brimage in one minute seven seconds making a statement for the fellow featherweights in the division. -
Conor McGregor is injured and out of fighting for 10 months
After fighting Max Holloway and winning via decision of the judges, Conor McGregor tore a ligament in his foot and could not fight for at least 10 months. -
Conor McGregor gets his famous chest tattoo
After Conor McGregor won second fight in the UFC he got the famous chest tattoo. Now he is known all around the world for this now -
Conor McGregor makes his return
He makes his return and goes on a 2 fight win streak beating Diego Brandão and Dustin Poirier , he is given the opportunity to fight for the featherweight title against Jose Aldo Jr. -
Conor McGregor's mind games against Jose Aldo Jr
Jose Aldo Jr was unbeaten for 10 years when he accepted the fight with McGregor. The way Conor McGregor used mind games to beat Jose Aldo before the fight even started was remarkable it made it seem that Aldo was very intimated and scared to fight him. McGregor look the complete opposite and was an amazing promoter for the championship fight. This was only the beginning for McGregor with the mind games. -
Conor McGregor wins the featherweight championship belt in 13 seconds
Conor McGregor defeats Jose Aldo Jr in the championship title fight, he did this in record time by knocking Aldo out in 13 seconds. -
McGregor suffers his first loss in UFC
Conor McGregor fought Nate Diaz at 170lbs which is 25lbs heavier than McGregor is used to. He lost via submission and the world was shocked because McGregor was the huge favourite in this fight. -
Conor McGregor Becomes the double champion...again
Conor McGregor got up from the loss and decided to challenge the lightweight Eddie Alvarez champion to become the double champion for the first time in UFC history. He beat the lightweight champion and became the double champion and was known as the best MMA fighter in the world -
Conor McGregor fights Floyd Mayweather
Conor McGregor challenges Floyd Mayweather to a boxing match, it is a very hyped fight and sold over 4.3million PPV buys. Conor McGregor suffers a loss in the 7th round and Floyd's legacy still remains perfect -
Conor McGregor comes back to MMA
Conor McGregor comes back to the UFC to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov to regain his lightweight title. McGregor does not win the fight but he does generate 2.8million PPV buys which is the most in UFC history. -
Conor McGregor makes another comeback
After the 2018 loss to Khabib, Conor took a two-year break and fought Donald Cerrone in his return. He looked a lot different not just as a fighter but also the way he carried himself, he wasn't the trash-talking confident person anymore but he was humble and nice to his opponents which was very odd. None the less he beat Cerrone in 40 seconds returning to the UFC. -
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Conor McGregor fights Dustin Porier again two times and loses twice
Conor McGregor fought Dustin Porier again and lost in surprise fashion, then he challenges Porier again and loses but this time he breaks his ankle during the fight and cant fight for at least 7 months -
Conor McGregor is the highest paid athelte in the world
in 2021 Conor McGregor was named the highest-paid athlete of the year making over 180 million dollars in one year which is crazy.