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Conor McGregor is an Irish mixed martial artist, born in 1988. He has primarily competed in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

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30 Mar, 2015

London Face Off: McGregor taunts Aldo about not bringing belt

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At the Face Off in London with Aldo, McGregor taunts the Brazilian for not bringing his belt.

You forgot your belt. You forgot your belt…It’s a mental sign. It’s ok, it’s a mental sign….

To reporters:

He hasn’t wanted a hold of that belt for the whole trip. He wants it away from him.  You haven’t wanted to hold it. Translate that for him.

2 Apr, 2015

Responds to ‘mean tweets’

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McGregor reads out and responds to ‘mean tweets’ that have been sent to him ahead of UFC 189.

Tweet: Conor McGregor is like a little angry ginger cat
CMcG: A lion? A tiger. A leopard. A cheetah! But I’m not angry.

Jul 2015

Inside the Mac Mansion

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McGregor gives a tour of the mansion he is renting in las Vegas.

I wrote out some rules. The Mac Mansion house rules. Rule No. 1 Don’t talk about Fight Club…Rule 5: This is the rule that’s to do with the fridge. No processed sugars, treats, desserts. I don’t want to come down here to the fridge and see a big cake staring at me at the face and tempting me, ‘cos then I’ll eat the whole damn thing.

25 Feb, 2016

Disabled fan’s ‘miracle’

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Graham Merrigan, an Irish McGregor fan, recounts watching him fight.

The last fight with Aldo, I was in my friends house. I was in shock that it ended in 13 seconds. I nearly tried to stand up. My friend stood up and I used my friend’s shoulder and I was like, ‘Oh they don’t work’. He almost brought me to my feet. He nearly made a miracle!

Conor McGregor 'Nearly Made a Miracle' for a Fan | Sports Illustrated

1 Mar, 2016

Crashes fan’s apartment

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While driving around Las Vegas McGregor spots a cardboard cutout of himself on a fan’s balcony, and decides to pay a surprise visit.

I’m here on the West Coast. Like most fights I usually come out here two, three weeks before. But every time I come back it seems to be a little bit  more crazy with the fans. They’ve been treating me like I’m one of their own. I’ve been driving to the gym and I drive past this guy’s apartment, and on the balcony he’s got Irish flags, and a cardboard cut out of me. Now we’re gonna drop in to him and see what he’s about…

In the fan’s place:

I’m blown away by this…I’m gonna put on a show for you.

Fan:

Every Saturday before the fight I put up my cardboard cutout, I put up the flag, and I put up the banner. The only thing I can say is, that feeling he had with Jose Aldo when he knocked him out and became the champ. Hands down, that’s how it felt tonight. That’s how amazing it was.

7 Mar, 2016

Budweiser Dream Big ad

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McGregor appears in an ad for Budweiser Ireland’s Dream Big campaign.

Never give up on your dream, Be your own inspiration. A beacon of self-belief. Keep proving others wrong. If your dream doesn’t scare you, it’s not big enough, So dream as big as you dare.

10 Apr, 2016

Attends Ward v Carvallo

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McGregor attends Total Extreme Fighting 1 to see his SBG’s Charlie “The Hospital” Ward win his second professional bout, scoring a TKO victory over Portugal’s Joao Carvalho.

16 Apr, 2016

Beach Instagram

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McGregor posts an Instagram of him on a beach.

Somewhere in the world working hard.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BEOyqiErzua/

20 Apr, 2016

McGregor pulled from UFC 200

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UFC President White says that McGregor has been pulled from UFC 200 because he had refused to fly to Las Vegas to help promote the event. He says UFC is working on scheduling another fight for Diaz, and will add another bout to UFC 200.

What’s happened is we pulled Conor McGregor from UFC 200 and we’re working on other fights right now. Conor did not want to come to Las Vegas and film the commercial or be a part of any of the marketing we have. He’s in Iceland training and that’s not possible… Is Conor McGregor retiring? Only he can answer that question…Obviously we still have, as far as I’m concerned, a good relationship with Conor. I respect Conor as a fighter and I like him as a person, but you can’t decide to not show up to these things. You have to do it.

22 Apr, 2016

UFC 200 press conference

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White introduces the fighters for UFC 200. McGregor is not present. Diaz:

I didn’t ask for that fight, but he asked for it. And if that ain’t gonna happen, I’m going on Vacation…He’s got a lot of catching up to do, so there ain’t no time for this [media] shit. I’ve dodging all this for years, so it’s all good. Let him do his thing, get his training on, and let him fight.

White:

Listen, I just don’t see how that’s fair. These people have come from all over the world. The fights still three months away, that’s why we do it so early so we try not to interfere with their lives. People want Conor to fight, so do the fans, so do the media, everybody..You think I don’t want Conor to fight? Of course I do. It’s not right, you can’t not show up for this stuff. [Reporter: So you’re ruling him out at this point?]. Yeah!

UFC 200 Press Conference

28 Jun, 2016

Earn The Title teaser ad

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Rousey and McGregor square off at the start of a Bud Light ad teaser, called Earn The Title. The ad teases another commercial to be released on June 30, where two teams of three fighters apiece challenge for some kind of title. Velasquez, Johnson, and Dodson also appear, hitting a variety of inanimate objects.

Bud Light Living in the UFC – Earn The Title Teaser

4 Jul, 2016

Bud Light Living Challenge contest

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McGregor, Rousey, Velasquez, Zingano, Dodson and Johnson appear in a video for “Bud Light Living” Championship, representing one fan each to help them win tickets for UFC 200. The challenges include timed can-crushing, a bottle-punching/breaking contest, a standup cutout punching contest, and the finisher challenge, which sees which UFC superstar can come up with the most creative finishing move.

Conor McGregor Vs Ronda Rousey

The Mac Life channel launch video

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McGregor releases This is the Mac Life, a video that launches themaclife.com, a new channel of McGregor-related videos. In this video he is show sparring with Van Heerden.

This is the first of a docu-style series I have created for my fans that will go out through my news channel TheMacLife.com. The first video is a highlight of an intense sparring session I had in preparation for Nate Diaz and the possible future Floyd MayWeather fight. The series will be titled ‘This is The Mac Life’ and will give fans an in depth look at this crazy journey I am on. Witness the intense training, the luxuries, the sacrifice, the promotion and this entire Mac lifestyle first hand!

Conor McGregor sparring former IBO & IBF world champion