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Conor Anthony McGregor (born 14 July 1988) is an Irish professional mixed martial artist, professional boxer, businessman and actor. He is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight and Lightweight Champion, becoming the first UFC fighter to hold UFC championships in two weight classes simultaneously. [10]
McGregor's last appearance in the octagon was in July 2021 at UFC 264, where he faced Dustin Poirier. The fight ended in a stoppage after McGregor's left leg twisted beneath him, resulting in a ...
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor, billed and promoted as The Money Fight, Boxing vs. MMA: Champion of Champions [2] [3] [4] and The Biggest Fight in Combat Sports History, [5] was a professional crossover boxing superfight between undefeated eleven-time five-division boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and two-division mixed martial arts (MMA) world champion and, at the time, UFC ...
UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) that was held on October 6, 2018, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
McGregor has lost three of his last four fights, raising doubts about whether he can recapture his old form. He won the UFC featherweight championship in 2015 and UFC lightweight championship in 2016.
Despite his considerable layoff, McGregor could still be considered the biggest draw in MMA. His last fight against Poirier left him with a broken tibia and a third loss in four fights.
A lightweight trilogy between former interim UFC Lightweight Champion Dustin Poirier and former UFC Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor headlined the event. [6] Their first fight was a featherweight bout that happened in September 2014 at UFC 178, where McGregor won by first-round technical knockout. [7]
An injured Conor McGregor after his loss to Dustin Poirier in July 2021 (Getty Images) When McGregor, 36, last fought, he suffered a broken leg in a second straight loss to Dustin Poirier.