Training under former Olympic athlete Phil Sutcliffe, Conor McGregor would learn much of the striking skills he carries into the ring today. These skills would serve him very well as a youth, as he’d win the All-Ireland Youth Championship before stepping into the ring of the world famous Celtic Warriors Gym. Here, he would be praised for having a very unpredictable striking pattern and an unorthodox stance that according to several coaches made him see eye to eye with some world champion level competition. By age 16, he be transferred to a gym run in part by Jamie Kavanagh who aided him in learning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which he would gain a brown belt in.

By the age of 18, McGregor was in his first official mixed martial arts bout, in the “Irish Cage of Truth”, and would win within the first round. After this, he would leave his Plumbing apprenticeship (can you imagine this guy being a plumber?) and join the Straight Blast Gym under Kavanagh to hone his now professional skills. 2008 would prove to be a great year for McGregor, as not only would he end up being in his first set of bouts (3 wins and 1 loss) which would gain him wider attention, he would also start dating Dee Devlin, which he is still together with. One more loss and several more victories would await him in the next three years in both the featherweight and light weight divisions. In the 2011 and 2012 season, he would go onto an 8 win streak that would keep crowds coming and money flowing. During this streak, he would also become the first European fighter to hold division titles in two different weight categories. By 2013, Dana White, the head of UFC dropped by Ireland to pick up McGregor- as well as an award from Trinity College Dublin. By the time April rolled around, McGregor had won his first official UFC match against Marcus Brimage in just over 1 minute, using a variety of snap kicks and wicked uppercuts to knock him out of the match. His second match would again be a victory on account of his kicks and unusual boxing style, but unfortunately he’d end up tearing his ACL during the match and was kept out of the ring for quite some time as a result.

Coming back to UFC, Conor McGregor would come back as even more of a beast than he left as. With some signature trash talk and a bend for the extravagant, he would build up his personality alongside his fighting skills to make himself a contender for the Featherweight championship against Jose Aldo. After a world wide tour promoting the match though, Aldo backed out on account of a broken rib, and he was replaced by Chad Mendes, who unlike many of his previous opponents was a wrestling specialist as opposed to the more strike heavy game that McGregor played. Despite this disadvantage and last minute change, McGregor would come out the victor and showed a great amount of respect to Mendes after the fight, calling him an absolute legend for taking the fight. This would be a career shaping moment for both, as the gate collection was $7.2 Million, a record for UFC at the time, and attract over 16,000 audience members. It was such a special event, as it happened, that as opposed to having a pre-recorded version of “Foggy Dew”, his entrance music was instead performed by Sinead OConnor live.

After the match, Aldo and McGregor’s exchanges were increasingly volatile, and when the two finally met, it was clear they were both looking for blood, not even touching gloves before the match. The match would be record breaking quick at 13 seconds, with a hard cross landing Aldo to the ground followed by hammerfists until the ref called it. For this match, he’d be one of the highest earning men in world for that bout.

2016 would be the year of his first UFC loss, but would also be the time he would gain his second division championship in lightweight fighting. 2017, in contrast, would show to be a time Conor would take some time off from MMA to work on raising his son, as well as getting ready for a pro boxing match with Floyd Mayweather. While he did lose this match, Mayweather openly admitted he was a killer opponent, and a proper send off for his own career.

Conor McGregor Snapchat Name – Not on Snapchat

At time of writing, McGregor does not have his own Snapchat account, but has had an interesting history with Snapchat as a platform. While appearing on such accounts like FoxSports, when being confronted with fans who have wanted him to appear on their timeline, things have not gone so well. More than a few recordings have resulted in attempted swipes at the person in question, who usually didn’t ask for permission to record first.

Conor McGregor – Other Social Media Accounts

Conor McGregor Personal Facebook Account – There are two publicly available accounts that are for Conor McGregor. The first is his official Facebook page here,  while the second is for his upcoming film Notorious , which can be found here.

Conor McGregor Twitter Username – You can follow Conor Mcgregor on Twitter @TheNotoriousMMA .

Conor McGregor Instagram Username – McGregors current Instagram account is @thenotoriousmma.

Conor McGregor Kik Username or Code – At this time, McGregor does not have a public Kik account.

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So let’s take a look through his past, see where he makes his money and speculate as to where he is likely to go next.

Conor McGregor Net Worth 2018 – $34 Million

How Did Conor McGregor Make His Money & Wealth?

Conor McGregor was born in Crumlin, Dublin, in the Republic of Ireland. His birthday is July 14th, so I missed it by a week in writing this now. He grew up speaking Irish and English, attending a Gaelscoil, essentially Elementary School  and a Gaelcholáiste, like a High School. It’s rare enough, seen as English is still the most common tongue in the South. He excelled at sports from a young age, playing soccer for a local club, before moving onto boxing at age 12. In many ways he is still a boxer, striking is his most dominant skill.

Before moving into MMA he was apprenticed to be a plumber, which is good work and pays well over here. He was convinced to try his hand at MMA by Tom Egan, who himself would go on to some success within the UFC. He made his MMA debut in 2007 as an amateur in the Irish Ring of Truth promotion, based in Dublin. His win there secured him a professional contract, but it would be a few years more before Conor would hit big. He considered dropping the sport in mid 2009, regardless of his successes in it.

His star began to rise after Dana White, head of the UFC promotion, took a trip to Dublin. He was accepting a Gold Medal of Honorary Patronage from trinity College, White is of Irish Descent, and while here he was inundated with requests from McGregor fans, petitioning him to sign Conor. Not long after he met with McGregor, and signed him. Since then he has gone from strength to strength within the organization.

Fighting within the UFC comes with a large number of benefits. The trainers, the after match care and the medical care are second to none in the industry, it has to be. In terms of take home, the fighters get a cut of the door, with increasingly smaller percentages the lower down on the card you are. I have been trying to find out whether UFC has the fighters as employees or as contractors, but I cannot find that out. The purse money won by each fighter for the match varies depending on the profile of the fighter and the venue of the fight, but seen as Conor is one of the hot names in the business right now, we can sat that he was taking home the upper percentile when he was fighter, putting a non title bout in a non PPV event still in excess of $100,000.

McGregor is highly sought after by companies for endorsement deals, as when you combine his popularity with his social media there is a huge built in audience for advertisers. His most recent, and most lucrative, deals were with Anheuser-Busch, the beer, and Beats by Dre, the headphone manufacturer. It is likely that there are more incidental deals going on as well. For the upcoming fight with Mayweather win or lose Conor McGregor is set to earn $75 million. No small amount overall. At 29 Conor still has a fair few years in the octagon ahead of him, if he wants to have them anyway. More recently he has taken a step back to look after his growing family. It will be interesting to see where he goes from here.

Conor McGregor Personal Life & FAQ

Is Conor McGregor Married?

He is not. Conor has been in a committed relationship with his girlfriend Dee Devlin for nearly a decade though. The pair met in a nightclub in Dublin and have been together ever since. Devlin was a key component in Conor achieving the success in the ring that he has, as she supported him during his years training, long before he hit the big time.

Does Conor McGregor have any Children?

Conor McGregor has a son. Conor McGregor jr was born in May of this year, and it was the birth of this son that prompted Conor Snr to take a step back from fighting for a while. The fight with Mayweather being an exception.

Where is Conor McGregor from?

Conor is from Ireland. He grew up in and around Dublin, but currently lives in Kildare. Ireland has a long tradition of fighting in general, and boxing specifically. It’s the only sport we seem to get Olympic medals for.

Where does Conor McGregor live? Pictures of Conor McGregor’s house.

Conor recently moved into a $2.3 million mansion in County Kildare, ROI. He posted a video tour of the place shortly after getting settled, and it looks lovely. You can see there in the exterior picture some of the cars he bought. Conor is a well known lover of fast cars. Glad to see he has the space to store them now.

Is Conor McGregor really fighting Mayweather?

All signs point to yes. Conor began training as a boxer for years before going for UFC, so it is not so far fetched. The fight is scheduled for August 26th. The issue from my perspective is not whether or not McGregor will give him a fight, the issue is Mayweather is one of the greatest defensive boxers in history. The hype surrounding the fight is huge, while the actual fight is likely to be a touch disappointing.

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