Conor McGregor: All Fights Before the UFC

Take a look at a young, hungry Conor on his come-up. Check out all his fights leading up to the UFC.

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More About Conor McGregor 🔍:
Conor Anthony McGregor was born on 14 July 1988. He is an Irish professional mixed martial artist. He is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight and lightweight double-champion.

He is the first UFC fighter to hold UFC championships in two weight classes simultaneously. He is also the former Cage Warriors featherweight and lightweight champion. As of 27 June 2022, he is ranked #12 in the UFC lightweight rankings.

In his debut professional boxing match, he was defeated by Floyd Mayweather Jr. He is the biggest pay-per-view (PPV) draw in MMA history, having headlined five out of the six highest-selling UFC pay-per-view events. His bout with Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 drew 2.4 million PPV buys, the most ever for an MMA event. His boxing match with Mayweather drew 4.3 million PPV buys in North America, the second-most in combat sports history.

McGregor was ranked as the world's highest-paid athlete by Forbes in 2021, earning a reported $180 million. He also featured in the list in 2018, when he was ranked fourth, with a reported income of $99 million

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Conor Anthony McGregor's Early life
He was raised in Crumlin and attended Irish-language schools: the Gaelscoil Scoil Mológa, in Harold's Cross, at the primary level, and Gaelcholáiste Coláiste de hÍde in Tallaght at the secondary level, where he also developed his passion for sport, playing football.

In his youth, he played football for Lourdes Celtic Football Club. At the age of 12, he also began boxing at Crumlin Boxing Club, as a way to defend himself against bullies and raise his confidence.

In 2006, McGregor moved with his family to Lucan, Dublin, attending Gaelcholáiste Coláiste Cois Life. Following that, he commenced a plumbing apprenticeship. While in Lucan, he met future UFC fighter Tom Egan and they soon started training mixed martial arts (MMA) together.