Conor McGregor

The Mystic Mac/ The Notorious, anyone who is even slightly interested in martial arts will identify him. Conor McGregor is not an anonymous name, nor is it an unknown name, as he is the world’s famous featherweight and lightweight champion who was ranked 13 in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings as of 2021. But what made him The Notorious, the well-known boxer let’s dig deeper into that.

Well, how well do you know about Conor McGregor? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Conor McGregor’s net worth in 2021, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Conor McGregor to date.

Biography and Early Life

Conor McGregor was born on 14 July 1988 in Crumlin, Dublin to Tony McGregor and Margaret McGregor. He did not come from a wealthy family, and his father was a taxi driver in Dublin. Conor was not the only child; instead, he had two sisters as well, Erin and Aoife, hence the family’s financial condition was weak.

But this doesn’t mean that Conor was deprived. Instead, his parents were very caring and supportive. They supported their kids’ passion and did everything in their power to help realize their children’s dream. Conor’s father wanted him to become a plumber, and that’s the reason why Conor joined as a plumbing apprenticeship.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Conor McGregor in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Conor McGregor’s age is 33 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 14 July 1988. Though, he is 5′ 9″ in feet and inches and 175 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 170 lbs in Pound and 77kg in Kilograms.

Education

Conor was raised in Crumlin where he attended the local school for both primary and secondary level in Colaiste de hide, which is a local- Irish speaking school. He developed his interest in sports while studying here and played football which he took part in. He played football for Lourdes Celtic Football Club when he was just 12 years old. He was usually bullied in school for his poor background; hence, he learned boxing to protect him from those bullies.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Nothing much about the dating history of McGregor is available since he either didn’t have any or wants to keep it to himself. He met his sweetheart, Dee Devlin, at a nightclub and he took a shine for her. Soon the same year they began dating. It was the time when Conor was still struggling to get into the MMA world, and Dee Devlin became a great support for him in those years which bought them even closer to each other.

After nine years of dating, they were finally blessed with their first child on 5 May 2017 whom they named Conor Jack McGregor. Conor did not want to have a child till he was stable in the martial arts industry. Later after two years of Conor Jr.’s birth, they were again blessed with another child on 4 January 2019 whom they named Croatia McGregor.

McGregor announced his engagement recently via an Instagram post in which he said that he would be legally tying bonds with his dear girlfriend. Along with happy news, he gave a piece of sad news which is his voluntary retirement from UFC. The announcement came with millions of fans reacting and becoming sad as the very precious gem of martial arts would be retiring from fighting.

Is Conor McGregor Gay?

The sexuality of Conor is as clear as day, and he is straight. But once he was highly criticized for using the word ‘faggot’ trice in a rage, but this does not necessarily mean that he is homophobic as he later said sorry publically and said that he used those words in a fit of rage and that he didn’t mean any harm. Moreover, he was one of the supporters of the pride movement and making same-sex marriage legal. Hence, one can say that he is neither a homosexual nor homophobic.

Professional Career

A failure marked Conor’s debut as Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated him, But he never gave up instead came back with more force. He is famous for defeating Jose Aldo in 13 seconds because of which he received the title of The Fastest Fighter in UFC title fight history. Another title of the first fighter in UFC history to hold titles in two weight divisions simultaneously was achieved by him after defeating Eddie Alvarez.

6 June 2020 is a day of utter loss for the martial arts industry as Conor declared retirement via social media. Still, it is also said that he will have his one last fight with Dustin Poirier on 24 January 2021 as he singed officially.

Conor is famous for his technical-knockout via punches, and he is considered to be the most dangerous left-handed striker. He is highly inspired by Muhammed Ali for using, what is called “psychological warfare”.

Awards

Being a popular boxer Conor had won many awards, some of them are:

Ultimate Fighting Championship: UFC Featherweight Championship, Fight of the Night

Cage Warriors Fighting Championships: CWFC Featherweight Championship, CWFC Featherweight Championship

ESPN: 2015 Best Fighter

ESPYs: 2016 Best Fighter, 2016 Nominee for Best Breakthrough Athlete

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Conor McGregor in 2021

As of 2021, Conor has a net worth of $150 million from which his primary source of income comes from his winnings which are around $32 million. Recently in 2018, after renewing the sponsorship with Reebok, he started getting $5 million every year. Conor is highly ambitious and hard-working for the same. He aims at becoming a billionaire by the time he is 35. And as one can see, he is close enough to his dream.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

One of Conor’s house, which is in Spain, is just a few doors away from the famous football player Cristiano Ronaldo.

Conor’s mansion in Dublin is worth $2 million which is named Mac Mansion.

He engages in charity programs by funding for Children’s Medical Research Foundation, Simon Community Homeless, etc…

He pampers his family by paying off their mortgage and buying luxury cars.

There are two kinds of people, one who give up and the other who never give up, the best example of never giving up instead of learning from what you have done wrong is probably Conor McGregor. He refuses to give up no matter what the problem is what the losses are, and he rather finds a way to solve them and tries to make those stepping stones for his success. No wonder, he is the idol of not just people from martial arts but for everyone.