Conor McGregor’s MMA career

On February 17, 2007, Conor McGregor made his MMA debut in Dublin. It was an amateur fight against Kieran Campbell, in which McGregor won. The following year, he began training under John Cavani at the Straight Blast Gym. He is left-handed and uses appropriate tactics, although he uses conventional positions. As a professional MMA fighter, Conor McGregor made his debut on March 8, 2008 in a fight organized by London promoter Cage Warriors, defeating Harry Morris by technical knockout. He then beat up Mo Taylor. He lost two of his first six fights before starting his impressive featherweight and lightweight winning streaks. Although he lost his bantamweight debut against Artemy Sitenkov, he won his next fight against Stephen Bale. He also defeated Conor Dillon before returning to lightweight to fight Joseph Duffy but losing the bout. Between 2011 and 2012, he won the CWFC featherweight and lightweight championships, making him the first professional European MMA fighter to hold titles in both divisions at the same time.

UFC

In February 2013, the UFC signed a contract with Conor. On April 6 of the same year, he made his UFC debut against Marcus Brimage. He won the fight, earning him his first Knockout of the Night award. McGregor finished this debut fight with a knockout victory in the first round. The winning streak continued in July 2015 when he defeated Chad Mendes for the interim featherweight title. In December, he knocked out Jose Aldo in a record 13 seconds. After that, he announced that he will compete in both divisions (featherweight and lightweight) while maintaining his championship status. At UFC Fight Night 26, Conor McGregor fought Max Holloway and won. During the fight with Holloway, Conor tore his anterior cruciate ligament. which required surgery. It sidelined him for about nine months. After recovering at UFC Fight Night 46 on July 19, 2014, he faced Diego Brandao in Dublin. He won the match and earned his first Performance of the Night title. On September 27, 2014, after Conor signed his second contract with the UFC, he faced Dustin Poirier at UFC 178 and won the fight. It was Poirier’s first loss in the UFC and Conor earned his second title of the night. On January 18, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 59, he faced Dennis Seaver. About 13,800 people watched the fight. The win earned Conor his third Performance of the Night award. Conor was now scheduled to face Aldo at UFC 189 for the UFC Featherweight division. UFC spent a lot of money on Aldo-McGregor fight. But suddenly there was a message, that Aldo has a broken rib and will not be able to fight. Conor moved on to fight Chad Mendes for the interim featherweight title. Conor and Mendes went head-to-head in front of a record crowd of 16,019. It was another win for Conor and his fourth Performance of the Night award. Conor eventually faced Aldo at UFC 194 on December 12, 2015 in Las Vegas in front of a massive crowd. The event broke all previous MMA fight records in the US. The fight was over in a very short amount of time and was recognized as the fastest finish of any UFC fight, making Conor the second undisputed UFC featherweight champion. He won his fifth Performance of the Night award. Conor and Mendes went head-to-head in front of a record crowd of 16,019. It was another win for Conor and his fourth Performance of the Night award. Conor eventually faced Aldo at UFC 194 on December 12, 2015 in Las Vegas in front of a massive crowd. The event broke all previous MMA fight records in the US. The fight was over in a very short amount of time and was recognized as the fastest finish of any UFC fight, making Conor the second undisputed UFC featherweight champion. He won his fifth Performance of the Night award. Conor and Mendes went head-to-head in front of a record crowd of 16,019. It was another win for Conor and his fourth Performance of the Night award. Conor eventually faced Aldo at UFC 194 on December 12, 2015 in Las Vegas in front of a massive crowd. The event broke all previous MMA fight records in the US. The fight was over in a very short amount of time and was recognized as the fastest finish of any UFC fight, making Conor the second undisputed UFC featherweight champion. He won his fifth Performance of the Night award. The event broke all previous MMA fight records in the US. The fight was over in a very short amount of time and was recognized as the fastest finish of any UFC fight, making Conor the second undisputed UFC featherweight champion. He won his fifth Performance of the Night award. The event broke all previous MMA fight records in the US. The fight was over in a very short amount of time and was recognized as the fastest finish of any UFC fight, making Conor the second undisputed UFC featherweight champion. He won his fifth Performance of the Night award.

A fight with Nurmagomedov

McGregor has long sparked public interest in his potential fight with Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov. The Irishman either aggressively challenged the Dagestani to a fight, then backed off and claimed that Nurmagomedov was not old enough to face him. On April 5, 2018, McGregor, enraged by the recent confrontation between his sparring partner Artem Lobov and Nurmagomedov (Lobov publicly called Nurmagomedov a “piss”), attacked Khabib’s team bus. No one was hurt, but Connor narrowly escaped prison. McGregor attacked Nurmagomedov’s bus In August of the same year, the date of the long-awaited meeting between McGregor and Nurmagomedov in the Ring became known: October 6, 2018. Meeting in the ring, the fighters did not shake hands. the hostile atmosphere was not dampened even by commentator Joe Rogan’s jokes. Khabib had the advantage from the first minutes. He “threw” the opponent to the floor almost immediately. Already after the first round, it was noticeable how the pressure of the Dagestani exhausted Conor. In the second round, the situation was repeated. In the third, the rivals sparred, McGregor made several shots, but it was not enough to break Khabib. In the fourth round, he knocked down McGregor and applied strangulation. The Irishman surrendered. but it was not enough to break Khabib. In the fourth round, he knocked down McGregor and applied strangulation. The Irishman surrendered. but it was not enough to break Khabib. In the fourth round, he knocked down McGregor and applied strangulation. The Irishman surrendered.

MMA fighter Dillon Danis from Conor’s team provoked a fight: first Khabib jumped into the hall, then members of Nurmagomedov’s team attacked McGregor. As a result, three Russians were taken to the police station. McGregor later tweeted that he was looking for a rematch.