50 Fun Facts About Conor McGregor

In which Dublin suburb was Conor McGregor raised?

He attended Irish-language schools in Harold's Cross and Tallaght before the family moved to Lucan when he was 13.

McGregor's father Tony comes from which English city?

Tony was born to an English mother and an Irish father; Conor is a Manchester United and Celtic supporter anyway.

Which trade apprenticeship did McGregor start at his parents' urging?

He lasted about a year and found the work difficult and uninteresting; his later court records note he was still an apprentice in 2009.

Which future UFC fighter did McGregor meet in Lucan and begin training MMA alongside?

Egan became the first Irish fighter in the UFC; McGregor followed him as the second in 2013.

Who began coaching McGregor at Straight Blast Gym in Dublin in 2008?

Kavanagh's SBG Ireland also produced Gunnar Nelson, Artem Lobov and Charlie Ward.

McGregor's 2007 amateur debut against Kieran Campbell was for which promotion?

He won by first-round TKO and immediately turned professional with the Irish Cage of Truth promotion.

Whom did McGregor beat in his first professional MMA bout in March 2008?

It was a lightweight fight won by second-round TKO; his featherweight debut came a few fights later.

McGregor's first professional loss, to Artemij Sitenkov, came by which submission?

Sitenkov was a submission specialist; it was McGregor's featherweight debut.

Which fighter handed McGregor his second professional defeat in 2010?

Duffy won with an arm-triangle choke; McGregor then reeled off an eight-fight winning streak.

Who contacted McGregor's coach to persuade him to keep fighting when he considered quitting?

The intervention came after his win over Stephen Bailey, when he was contemplating a different career path.

In which promotion did McGregor hold featherweight and lightweight titles at once before the UFC?

That made him the first European pro mixed martial artist to hold two divisional titles simultaneously.

Dana White was mobbed with requests to sign McGregor while visiting which Dublin university in 2013?

White was there to receive a Gold Medal of Honorary Patronage from the student Philosophical Society.

Whom did McGregor knock out in his UFC debut in April 2013?

The first-round finish earned him his first Knockout of the Night bonus.

An MRI after his 2013 win over Max Holloway revealed McGregor had suffered what injury?

He won the decision 30–27, 30–27, 30–26 on the damaged knee and was out for up to ten months.

Whom did McGregor stop at The O2 in Dublin in his July 2014 comeback fight?

Brandão was a late replacement for Cole Miller; the win earned McGregor his first Performance of the Night award.

Which referee stopped McGregor's first fight with Dustin Poirier at UFC 178?

The finish came at 1:46 of round one and was Poirier's first UFC loss by knockout.

Which Irish singer performed 'The Foggy Dew' live for McGregor's UFC 189 entrance?

The event set a Nevada attendance record of 16,019 and a US MMA gate record of $7.2 million.

Whom did McGregor beat at UFC 189 to win the interim featherweight title?

Mendes took the fight on short notice after the original opponent withdrew; McGregor won by TKO.

What injury forced José Aldo out of the planned UFC 189 title fight?

The pair had just completed a 12-day, eight-city world tour to promote the bout.

Against whom did McGregor coach on The Ultimate Fighter in 2015?

Faber's team member Ryan Hall won that season; McGregor coached again in 2023.

How quickly did McGregor knock out José Aldo at UFC 194?

It remains the fastest finish in a UFC title fight and ended Aldo's eighteen-fight winning streak.

Whose broken foot cost McGregor a lightweight title shot in March 2016?

Nate Diaz stepped in at welterweight and submitted McGregor with a rear naked choke in round two.

Why was McGregor pulled from the planned Diaz rematch at UFC 200?

The rematch moved to UFC 202 the next month, where he won a majority decision.

UFC 202's 1,650,000 buys broke a pay-per-view record previously held by which event?

The Diaz rematch was also awarded Fight of the Night, as the first bout had been.

Whom did McGregor beat at UFC 205 to become the UFC's first simultaneous two-division champion?

He dropped Alvarez repeatedly in round one and finished him in the second, repeating his Cage Warriors feat.

Why did McGregor announce time off from the UFC after winning the lightweight belt in 2016?

He spent most of early 2017 campaigning instead for a boxing match with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

McGregor's boxing match with Floyd Mayweather Jr. was held at which venue?

The arena sits in Paradise, Nevada; the gate came to more than $55 million from 13,094 tickets.

The Mayweather–McGregor bout was contested at which weight limit?

That is the super welterweight limit; the pair wore 8 oz gloves.

What was McGregor's guaranteed purse for the Mayweather fight?

Mayweather's guarantee was $100 million; with pay-per-view shares McGregor reportedly cleared about $130 million.

What specially created prize did McGregor and Mayweather box for in 2017?

Mayweather won by TKO in the tenth round with all three judges' cards in his favour.

In which round did Mayweather stop McGregor?

The scorecards read 87–83, 89–82 and 89–81 at the stoppage.

What submission did Khabib Nurmagomedov use to beat McGregor at UFC 229?

The fourth-round finish came in the most-bought pay-per-view in MMA history, with 2.4 million buys.

How many pay-per-view buys did UFC 229 generate?

It remains the most for any MMA event; the Mayweather bout drew more than 5.3 million in the US and UK.

What penalty did the Nevada commission give McGregor for the post-UFC 229 brawl?

The suspension was backdated to fight night, making him eligible again on 6 April 2019.

How long did McGregor take to stop Donald Cerrone at UFC 246 in January 2020?

It made him the first UFC fighter with knockout wins at featherweight, lightweight and welterweight.

McGregor's UFC 257 defeat to Dustin Poirier was the first of what kind in his career?

He was handed a six-month medical suspension afterwards and lost the trilogy fight that July.

What injury ended McGregor's third fight with Poirier at UFC 264?

He rolled his ankle stepping back and the ringside doctor stopped the bout at the end of round one.

Who was the opposing coach when McGregor returned to The Ultimate Fighter in 2023?

The season set up a welterweight bout at UFC 303 that was called off two weeks out.

Why was McGregor's scheduled June 2024 return at UFC 303 cancelled?

The UFC confirmed the withdrawal on 13 June after an abruptly cancelled press conference fuelled speculation.

McGregor's 18-month suspension announced in October 2025 was for what?

The ban was backdated to the failures in 2024, so it ended in March 2026.

How much did Forbes say McGregor earned when it ranked him the world's highest-paid athlete in 2021?

Most of it came from selling his stake in a whiskey brand; in 2018 he had ranked fourth with $99 million.

McGregor became part-owner of which combat sports promotion in 2024?

The deal went through his company McGregor Sports and Entertainment; he has appeared at several of its events since.

McGregor was cast alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in a remake of which 1989 film?

It was his first acting role; the casting was announced in 2022.

What did McGregor rename the Dublin pub he bought in 2020?

The pub was hit by petrol bombs in 2022 and a suspicious fire in July 2025; he bought a second pub, the Marble Arch, in 2021.

McGregor often trains at the Mjölnir gym in which city?

He trains there with Icelandic UFC fighter Gunnar Nelson, another SBG product.

Where did McGregor marry Dee Devlin in December 2025?

The couple, together since 2008 and engaged in 2020, wed at the Church of Santo Stefano degli Abissini.

Alongside Celtic, which football club does McGregor support?

He has also voiced support for Paris Saint-Germain through his friendship with Sergio Ramos.

Which tailoring brand partnered with McGregor on a millennial-focused suit line in 2017?

The brand was announced just before the Mayweather fight and aimed modern suits at millennials.

Which boxer is listed among McGregor's boyhood inspirations with Muhammad Ali and Bruce Lee?

His showman's trash talk has drawn the Ali comparisons that earned him the moniker 'The Notorious'.

Which NBA team's mascot did McGregor punch during a 2023 Finals promotional skit?

The man inside the Burnie costume was treated in an emergency room; McGregor later insisted 'it was a skit'.