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Conor McGregor
BornConor Anthony McGregor
(1988-07-14) 14 July 1988 (age 36)
Dublin, Ireland[1]
Other namesThe Notorious
NationalityIrish
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Weight145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)[1]
DivisionFeatherweight
Lightweight
Reach74.0 in (188 cm)[2]
Fighting out ofDublin, Ireland
TeamSBG Ireland
RankBrown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under John Kavanagh[3]
Years active2008–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total20
Wins18
By knockout16
By submission1
By decision1
Losses2
By submission2
Amateur record
Total1
Wins1
By knockout1
Losses0
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Conor Anthony McGregor[4] (born 14 July 1988) is an Irish mixed martial artist who currently competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the current UFC Interim Featherweight Champion. McGregor is the former Cage Warriors featherweight and lightweight champion. As of November 18, 2015, he is the #1 ranked featherweight contender and #12 ranked pound-for-pound fighter in official UFC rankings.[1]

Early life

McGregor was born in Dublin, Ireland. He was raised in the South Dublin suburb of Crumlin where he developed his first passion for sport through association football. In his youth, he played football for Lourdes Celtic Football Club and supported Manchester United in the English Premier League.[5] Upon discovering the Crumlin Boxing Club in his early teens, McGregor quit playing football seriously. He later revealed he stopped playing football when he "realised it was for women."[6][7]

In 2006, at the age of 17, McGregor moved with his family to the South Dublin suburb of Lucan where he commenced a plumbing apprenticeship. He would catch two buses to the Crumlin Boxing Club each week and continued to box.[8] While in Lucan, he began sparring with future UFC fighter Tom Egan who taught McGregor how to grapple and ignited his passion for mixed martial arts.[9] He despised his plumbing experience and quit after one year to take combat sports more seriously.[8]

Mixed martial arts career

Amateur beginnings

On 17 February 2007, at the age of 18, McGregor made his mixed martial arts debut in an amateur fight against Ciaran Campbell for the Irish Ring of Truth promotion in Dublin. He was victorious via TKO in the first round. Following the fight, he turned professional and was signed by the Irish Cage of Truth promotion. In 2008, he began training at the Straight Blast Gym in Dublin under John Kavanagh.

Early professional career

On 9 March 2008, aged 19, McGregor made his professional MMA debut at Cage of Truth 2, defeating Gary Morris by second round TKO. Beginning in 2011, McGregor started an undefeated streak of 14 wins, consisting of one judges' decision, one submission and twelve knockouts/technical knockouts (nine occurring in the first round). During this period McGregor produced one of the fastest recorded knockouts in MMA ending a fight in 4 seconds at Immortal Fighting Championship in Letterkenny, Ireland.[10] In 2012, McGregor won both the CWFC Featherweight and Lightweight titles, making him the first Irish professional MMA fighter to hold titles in three divisions at the same time. UFC President Dana White traveled to Dublin in early February 2013 to receive a Gold Medal of Honorary Patronage from Trinity College's Philosophical Society and was inundated with requests to sign McGregor. The two later met in Dublin and White was so impressed with what he saw that he contacted UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta and they subsequently offered McGregor a UFC contract days later.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In February 2013, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced that they had signed McGregor to a multi-fight contract.[11] In joining, McGregor became only the second ever fighter from the Republic of Ireland to compete for the company, following fellow SBG fighter Tom Egan. On 6 April 2013, McGregor made his UFC debut against Marcus Brimage on the preliminary card of UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi.[12] He was successful in his first bout, winning via TKO just over a minute into the first round. The win also earned McGregor his first Knockout of the Night award.[13]

McGregor was expected to face Andy Ogle on 17 August 2013 at UFC Fight Night 26However, Ogle pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Max Holloway.[14] McGregor won the fight by unanimous decision. Following the bout with Holloway, an MRI scan revealed that McGregor had torn his ACL during the bout and would require surgery, keeping him out of action for up to ten months.[15]

In March 2014, the events surrounding McGregor's fight with Holloway were the main focus of a documentary by Motive Television and SevereMMA.com for Raidió Teilifís Éireann.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). However, Miller pulled out of the bout citing a thumb injury and was replaced by Diego Brandão.[16] McGregor won the fight via TKO in the first round. The win earned McGregor his first Performance of the Night bonus award.[17]

McGregor faced Dustin Poirier on 27 September 2014 at UFC 178.[18] After a build-up filled with argument and hostility between the two, McGregor won the fight via first round TKO, making him the first man to finish Poirier via KO/TKO in a fight. The win earned McGregor his second straight Performance of the Night bonus award.[19]

McGregor faced Dennis Siver on 18 January 2015 at UFC Fight Night 59.[20] McGregor dominated his opponent, winning the one sided fight via TKO in the second round. The win also earned McGregor his third straight Performance of the Night bonus award.[21] After the fight, McGregor jumped over the cage and confronted the UFC Featherweight Champion José Aldo.[22]

UFC Interim Featherweight Champion

McGregor was expected to face current champion José Aldo on 11 July 2015 at UFC 189 for the undisputed UFC Featherweight Championship.[23][24] However, in the days leading up to the fight, Aldo pulled out of the bout because of a rib injury he had sustained in training. McGregor remained on the card and faced UFC ranked #1 contender Chad Mendes for the interim championship.[25]

McGregor walked out to the Octagon in front of more than sixteen thousand attendees[26] as Sinéad O'Connor performed a live rendition of Foggy Dew.[27] McGregor was taken down several times by the All-American wrestler in the first round, but was able to score a second-round TKO after getting back up to his feet with 3 seconds left in the round and winning the fight with just 3 seconds left, winning the UFC Interim Featherweight Championship.[28][29]

The victory extended McGregor's Performance of the Night streak to four,[30] while the card drew a record $7.2 million gate and was a new United States record for mixed martial arts.[26] The weigh-ins for the event also proved groundbreaking, with capacity being reached almost thirty minutes before its start time. The 11,500 attendance dwarfed the previous record of 8,000 set by UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II.[31] Later McGregor revealed that during the fight camp for UFC 189 he tore 80% of his ACL.[32]

McGregor is expected to face Aldo in a title unification match on December 12, 2015 at UFC 194.[33]

UFC Lightweight aspirations

"The featherweights, they hit like flyweights. So it's nice down there just destroying them and killing that whole division. But I have my eye on that 155 division and I see them all stuck in the mud in there."

– McGregor, speaking on at the UFC Go Big event.[34]

In the build up to UFC 194 at the Go Big event, McGregor revealed his aspirations to "kill the featherweight division" by unifying the two belts and moving up to the lightweight division.[35] He claimed the current lightweight division was "slow" and "stuck in the mud".[36] UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos responded to McGregor's aspirations by saying a fight between the two would be "easy money".[34] Then-number one contender to the UFC Lightweight Championship Donald Cerrone also commented "Conor has no right coming up to [155]. There's no way. He's not gonna stand a chance. We're too big for him, we're too strong. So you can take your little English ass and get on."[34]

The Ultimate Fighter

Shortly after UFC 189, it was announced that McGregor would be coaching against Urijah Faber in the following season of The Ultimate Fighter. In "U.S. vs. Europe", the twenty-second installment of the reality series, it was confirmed that the coaches would not fight against each other at the show's conclusion, unlike the majority of previous seasons.[37]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
20 matches 20 wins 0 losses
By knockout 18 0
By submission 1 0
By decision 1 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 20–0 Chad Mendes TKO (punches) UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor July 11, 2015 2 4:57 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Won the Interim UFC Featherweight Championship; Performance of the Night.
Win 19–0 Dennis Siver TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver January 18, 2015 2 1:54 Boston, Massachusetts, United States Performance of the Night.
Win 18–0 Dustin Poirier TKO (punches) UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso September 27, 2014 1 1:46 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Performance of the Night.
Win 17–0 Diego Brandão TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandao July 19, 2014 1 4:05 Dublin, Ireland Performance of the Night.
Win 16–0 Max Holloway Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen August 17, 2013 3 5:00 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win 15–0 Marcus Brimage TKO (punches) UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi April 6, 2013 1 1:07 Stockholm, Sweden Knockout of the Night.
Win 14–0 Ivan Buchinger KO (punch) CWFC 51 December 31, 2012 1 3:40 Dublin, Ireland Won the CWFC Lightweight Championship.
Win 13–0 Dave Hill Submission (rear-naked choke) CWFC 47 June 2, 2012 2 4:10 Dublin, Ireland Won the CWFC Featherweight Championship.
Win 12–0 Steve O'Keefe KO (elbows) CWFC 45 February 18, 2012 1 1:35 Kentish Town, England
Win 11–0 Aaron Jahnsen TKO (punches) CWFC: Fight Night 2 September 8, 2011 1 3:29 Amman, Jordan
Win 10–0 Artur Sowinski TKO (punches) Celtic Gladiator 2: Clash of the Giants June 11, 2011 2 1:12 Portlaoise, Ireland
Win 9–0 Patrick Doherty KO (punch) Immortal Fighting Championship 4 April 16, 2011 1 0:04 Letterkenny, Ireland
Win 8–0 Mike Wood KO (punches) Cage Contender 8 March 12, 2011 1 0:16 Dublin, Ireland
Win 7–0 Hugh Brady TKO (punches) Chaos FC 8 February 12, 2011 1 2:31 Derry, Northern Ireland
Win 6–0 Joseph Duffy TKO (kick and punches) Cage Warriors 39: The Uprising November 27, 2010 1 0:38 Cork, Ireland
Win 5–0 Connor Dillon TKO (corner stoppage) Chaos FC 7 October 9, 2010 1 4:22 Derry, Northern Ireland
Win 4–0 Stephen Bailey TKO (punches) K.O.: The Fight Before Christmas December 12, 2008 1 1:22 Dublin, Ireland
Win 3-0 Artemij Sitenkov KO (punch) Cage of Truth 3 June 28, 2008 1 1:09 Dublin, Ireland
Win 2–0 Mo Taylor TKO (punches) Cage Rage Contenders - Ireland vs. Belgium May 3, 2008 1 1:06 Dublin, Ireland
Win 1–0 Gary Morris TKO (punches) Cage of Truth 2 March 8, 2008 2 N/A Dublin, Ireland

Amateur mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 1–0 Ciaran Campbell TKO (punches) Ring of Truth 6 17 February 2007 1 1:31 Dublin, Ireland

See also

References

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Awards and achievements
New title 1st UFC Interim Featherweight Champion
11 July 2015 - present 		Incumbent
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