McGregor gets punchbag machine high score
Coach Kavanagh posts a video of McGregor getting the high score on an arcade punching bag machine.
McGregor beats Sowinski
At CG 2: Clash of the Giants, McGregor beats Sowinski by a KO in the second round.
McGregor beats Doherty in four seconds
McGregor beats Doherty at Immortal Fighting Championship 4, in Letterkenny, Ireland, with a knockout in four seconds.
Plays football for Yellowstone
McGregor plays football in Brickfield Park, Drimnagh, for Yellowstone, now known as Stanaway Celtic, for two years. Manager:
Most weeks we’d have had about five people, a dog and a man with an umbrella at our matches. The first year he was generally down with us all year. But in the second, you’d be lucky to get him in once a week, because he got more into the MMA and got more committed.
McGregor defeats Bailey
Mcgregor defeats Stephen Bailey with a TKO in 1:22 at K.O. – The Fight Before Christmas in in Whitehall Colmcille GAA club, Dublin.
I’m the f-cking future.
Interview
McGregor is interviewed in the bedroom of a house in Newbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland.
Without a doubt you will see me in the UFC in the future…I started MMA a few years ago and I really, really love it. It’s like an addition for me. I train twice a day. I don’t want to do anything else…If you’re not dedicated your not going to go anywhere…My dream is to be world lightweight champion in the UFC, to have more money than I know what to do with, and have a great life for my kids and my grandkids and everyone who has come up with me…
McGregor defeats Taylor
McGregor defeats Taylor with a TKO at Cage Rage – Contenders: Ireland vs. Belgium, which is held in Ireland’s National Stadium.
McGregor defeats Morris
McGregor makes his professional MMA debut at Cage of Truth 2, defeating Gary Morris with a second-round TKO.
Joins Straight Blast Gym team
McGregor joins Dublin’s Straight Blast Gym team, where he is coached by Sergey Pikulskiy.
Conor’s been wrestling since day one when I came to SBG. From the start he picked things up right away. He’s probably the only person who never missed a wrestling class.
Turns professional
0 CommentsFollowing the fight, McGregor turns professional and is signed by the Irish Cage of Truth promotion.
McGregor defeats Campbell
McGregor makes his MMA debut, at the amateur Ring of Truth contest in Ringside Boxing Club, Dublin. He beats Campbell with a TKO in the first round,
Discovers MMA
Having become a skilled boxer, McGregor’s interest in MMA is ignited when he begins sparring with Egan, his friend.
I met Tom who was just grappling at the time. Around the same time we discovered MMA, so I’d head up to his gym in Kildare and we’d teach each other what we knew, then scrap at the end of it.
Inspired by The Secret
0 CommentsConor’s sister, Erin, introduces him to The Secret, a book written by Rhonda Byrne, that tells the reader that the power of positive thinking can change their life and bring about anything they desire. Initially, he thinks the book is ridiculous, but a year later, after a bad day he gets a DVD of the book and, with his girlfriend, Dee, tries to visualise success.
Even when I first watched it, I was like, this is bullshit. But then something clicked for me…We would be driving to the shop and visualizing the exact car park space. And then we’d be able to get it every time.
Works as Plumber
After leaving school at the age of 17, McGregor spends 18 months working as an apprentice plumber in Kilternan, starting at 5am.
It was a rough time. I did not like the life and plumbing did not interest me so one day I said ‘f*** it’ and I quit.
Moves to Lucan, starts fighting
0 CommentsThe family moves from Crumlin and settles in Lucan, a suburban town on the edge of Dublin.
I certainly did not handle it well. I eventually did. But at the time, I had a lot of resentment towards my family. I actually was really upset for a long time…In the long run, it ended up working out better for my career, because I ended up being isolated. I ended up alone with my thoughts a lot more. I feel being alone with your thoughts is a good thing. It allows you to figure things out for yourself. And that’s what happened for me in Lucan.
He starts boxing, kickboxing, and jiu jitsu and his love of football fades.
I realized I was enjoying combat sports a lot more than I was enjoying football. Instead of going to the football club, I would go next door to the boxing club.
Dances at First Communion
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Conor McGregor born in Dublin, Ireland
Conor McGregor is born in Crumlin, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, to Tony McGregor and Margaret. Tony, the child of an Irish father and English mother, was born in Liverpool, England. But his family splits up when he was seven, and he is sent to live with relatives in Dublin. He meets Margaret when they are 15, while walking to school. A year later, they both land jobs in a local factory, and a romance sparked. They are married in 1980, when both were 21. Conor’s sister Erin is born in 1981. Conor attends Irish-language primary and secondary school in Tallaght, South Dublin. He plays football for Lourdes Celtic Football Club and supports Manchester United. Sometimes he pops into the boxing gym next to the football club before and after football practice, but that is the extent of his interest.
I was really focused on football.