![]() That December, he knocked out Jose Aldo in a record 13 seconds to unify the featherweight title. He continued his winning ways through July 2015, when he defeated Chad Mendes for the interim featherweight title. Signed by UFC President Dana White in early 2013, McGregor impressed with a first-round knockout in his April debut for the organization. He lost two of his first six fights before reeling off an impressive winning streak, claiming both the featherweight championship and the lightweight championship in 2012. ![]() McGregor made his professional debut on March 8, 2008, for the London-based promotion Cage Warriors, winning by TKO. He also found a job as an apprentice plumber but elected to forego the profession, over his parents' objections, to pursue his dream of becoming a professional fighter. In his later teen years, McGregor began training in the still little-known sport of mixed martial arts, under John Kavanagh. He was a member of the Crumlin Boxing Club from age 11 to 17, winning a Dublin Novice Championship during that time. Raised in the rough working-class section of Crumlin, McGregor enjoyed playing soccer as a boy before finding an outlet for his aggression in boxing. Early LifeĬonor Anthony McGregor was born to parents Tony and Margaret McGregor on July 14, 1988, in Dublin, Ireland. He abruptly retired from MMA in March 2019, before returning with a victory in January 2020. McGregor also famously fought boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. ![]() After joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 2013, "The Notorious" unified the featherweight division with his title win in 2015, and the following year he became a two-division champion by winning the lightweight title. ![]() Conor McGregor rose from a tough neighborhood to become the biggest star in the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). ![]()
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