Conor McGregor

2.2 Early professional career

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 Featherweight Champion.
McGregor is the former Cage Warriors featherweight and
lightweight champion. As of 18 November 2015, he is
the #1 ranked featherweight contender and #12 ranked
pound-for-pound ghter in ocial UFC rankings.[1]

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 rst
round). During this period McGregor produced one of
the fastest recorded knockouts in MMA ending a ght
in 4 seconds at Immortal Fighting Championship in Letterkenny, Ireland.[11] In 2012, McGregor won both the
CWFC Featherweight and Lightweight titles, making him
the rst Irish professional MMA ghter 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
oered McGregor a UFC contract days later.

On 12 December 2015, McGregor became the rst Irish

UFC champion when he knocked out the current #1 UFC
pound-for-pound ghter Jos Aldo in 13 seconds of the
rst round in what was the fastest championship victory
in UFC history.[5]

Early life

McGregor was born in Dublin, Ireland.[1] He was raised

in the South Dublin suburb of Crumlin where he developed his rst 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.[6] Upon discovering the Crum- 2.3 Ultimate Fighting Championship
lin Boxing Club in his early teens, McGregor quit playing
football seriously. He later revealed he stopped playing In February 2013, the Ultimate Fighting Championship
football when he realised it was for women.[7][8]
(UFC) announced that they had signed McGregor to a
[12]
In joining, McGregor became
In 2006, at the age of 17, McGregor moved with his fam- multi-ght contract.
only
the
second
ever
ghter
from Ireland to compete for
ily to the South Dublin suburb of Lucan where he comthe
company,
following
fellow
SBG ghter Tom Egan.
[9]
menced a plumbing apprenticeship. While in Lucan, he
On
6
April
2013,
McGregor
made
his UFC debut against
began sparring with future Ultimate Fighting ChampiMarcus
Brimage
on
the
preliminary
card of UFC on Fuel
onship (UFC) ghter Tom Egan who taught McGregor
[13]
TV:
Mousasi
vs.
Lati.
He
was
successful
in his rst
how to grapple and ignited his passion for mixed martial
bout,
winning
via
TKO
just
over
a
minute
into
the rst
[10]
arts.
round. The win also earned McGregor his rst Knockout
of the Night award.[14]

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.[15] McGregor won the ght by unanimous de2.1 Amateur beginnings
cision. Following the bout with Holloway, an MRI scan
On 17 February 2007, at the age of 18, McGregor made revealed that McGregor had torn his ACL during the bout
surgery, keeping him out of action for
his mixed martial arts debut in an amateur ght against and would require[16]
up
to
ten
months.
Ciaran Campbell for the Irish Ring of Truth promotion
in Dublin. He was victorious via TKO in the rst round. In March 2014, the events surrounding McGregors ght
Following the ght, he turned professional and was signed with Holloway were the main focus of a documentary
by the Irish Cage of Truth promotion. In 2008, he began by Motive Television and SevereMMA.com for Raidi
training at the Straight Blast Gym in Dublin under John Teilifs ireann.[17] McGregor was expected to face Cole
Kavanagh.
Miller on 19 July 2014 at UFC Fight Night 46.[18] How-

Mixed martial arts career

4 CHAMPIONSHIPS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ever, Miller pulled out of the bout citing a thumb injury rmed that the coaches would not ght against each other
and was replaced by Diego Brando.[19] McGregor won at the shows conclusion, unlike the majority of previous
the ght via TKO in the rst round. The win earned Mc- seasons.[36]
Gregor his rst Performance of the Night bonus award.[20]
McGregor faced Dustin Poirier on 27 September 2014
at UFC 178.[21] After a build-up lled with argument
and hostility between the two, McGregor won the ght
via rst round TKO, making him the rst man to nish
Poirier via KO/TKO in a ght. The win earned McGregor his second straight Performance of the Night bonus
award.[22]
McGregor faced Dennis Siver on 18 January 2015 at
UFC Fight Night 59.[23] McGregor dominated his opponent, winning the one sided ght via TKO in the second
round. The win also earned McGregor his third straight
Performance of the Night bonus award.[24] After the ght,
McGregor jumped over the cage and confronted the UFC
Featherweight Champion Jos Aldo.[25]
2.3.1

UFC Interim Featherweight Champion

McGregor was expected to face current champion Jos

Aldo on 11 July 2015 at UFC 189 for the undisputed
UFC Featherweight Championship.[26][27] However, in
the days leading up to the ght, 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.[28]

2.3.3 UFC Featherweight Champion: McGregor

defeats Aldo
On 12 December 2015, at UFC 194, McGregor defeated Jos Aldo by knockout, thereby unifying the title
in the featherweight division. Before the opening of the
rst round, both Aldo and McGregor refused to touch
gloves and went immediately into combat.[37] As the ght
started, McGregor took control of the center of the Octagon. When Aldo got within his range, McGregor threw
a straight left hand to keep Aldo away. The punch did
not hit its target. McGregor then followed with a leg kick
that connected. As Aldo surged forward to connect with
a right-left punch combination, McGregor moved backwards and connected with left hook that landed on Aldos
chin and rendered him unconscious. Both punches connected, but McGregors left punch landed rst. As Aldo
fell to the ground, McGregor connected with two hammer sts until the referee stepped in to stop the ght.
When the ght was over, McGregor leaped into the fence
and celebrated his victory. Within a minute, Aldo regained consciousness and was on his feet.[38] The bout
lasted 13 seconds. The knockout was the fastest nish
in any UFC title ghts.[39] Again, nobody can take that
left-hand shot, said McGregor said in the post-ght interview. [Aldos] powerful and fast. But precision beats
power, and timing beats speed. And thats what you saw
there.[38][40]

McGregor walked out to the Octagon in front of more

than sixteen thousand attendees[29] as Sinad O'Connor
performed a live rendition of Foggy Dew.[30] McGregor was taken down several times by the All-American
wrestler in the rst round, but was able to score a second- 3 Fighting style
round TKO after getting back up to his feet, knocking
down Mendes, and nishing with ground and pound with McGregor pressures opponents with forward movement
three seconds left, winning the UFC Interim Feather- and carefully timed, powerful striking.[41][42] He is largely
weight Championship.[31][32]
known for his straight left hand, switch kicks to the body
The victory extended McGregors Performance of the and wheel kicks to the head. After stunning an opponent,
Night streak to four,[33] while the card drew a record he will usually seek to end the ght with a urry.[41][42]
$7.2 million gate and was a new United States record for
mixed martial arts.[29] The weigh-ins for the event also
proved groundbreaking, with capacity being reached al- 4 Championships and accomplishmost thirty minutes before its start time. The 11,500
ments
attendance dwarfed the previous record of 8,000 set by
UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II.[34] Later McGregor revealed that during the ght camp for UFC 189 he tore
80% of his ACL.[35]
2.3.2

The Ultimate Fighter series

Shortly after UFC 189, it was announced that McGregor

would be coaching against Urijah Faber in the following The UFC championship belt that McGregor won on
season of The Ultimate Fighter. In U.S. vs. Europe, the December 12, 2015
twenty-second installment of the reality series, it was con-

3
Ultimate Fighting Championship

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See also
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List of current UFC ghters
List of male mixed martial artists

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