Conor McGregor

Mixed martial arts is a dangerous and spectacular sport. To become famous and successful in mixed martial arts, you need to have remarkable skills and be able to captivate the audience. Conor McGregor is a man who has managed to do both.

Conor McGregor – the notorious star

McGregor is a former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion and a champion of the British organisation "Cage Warriors".

The fighter first became known in 2007, when the Irishman officially fought Ciaran Campbell. He knocked out his opponent in the very first round. From that moment on, the fighter's rapid and controversial career began.

The man adopted an aggressive stage persona – McGregor's trademark became the distinctive hand movements he made when entering the ring. His fiery charisma ignited the audience, but did not always win approval.

Over the years of his career, Conor McGregor earned the telling nickname "Notorious". He is still called by this nickname by both fans and officials. In 2017, the world even saw a film titled "Conor McGregor: Notorious", which tells about the fighter's thorny path to success.

The ups and downs of Conor McGregor

In total, McGregor has had 28 fights:

• 22 of them were decisive victories for Conor

• 6 were crushing defeats for the athlete.

In 2017, the fighter faced boxer Floyd Mayweather. This fight earned the title "The most expensive fight in history" – the organisers of the boxing match earned over 600 million dollars, and the fighters:

• 100 million – the winner

• 30 million – the loser

But the athlete did not intend to stop – already in 2018 he fought Khabib Nurmagomedov (which he also lost), and in 2021, after several promises to end his career, McGregor twice faced Dustin Poirier.

The second bout turned out critically unsuccessful for the Irishman – Conor McGregor broke his leg right in the ring. The athlete's ankle gave way, and the match ended in a technical knockout.

Until February 2022, Conor McGregor did not fight – he was recovering from the injury. At the same time, the former champion actively provoked his rivals and made it clear that he would soon return to the ring.

McGregor is now recognised by Forbes as the highest-paid athlete of 2021. However, he earned most of it not from fights but from selling shares in his whiskey brand. Previously, the Irishman was a Parimatch ambassador and even came to Ukraine for a shoot.