My Idol – Athlete Сonor Mcgregor

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My Idol – Athlete Сonor Mcgregor
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Conor Mcgregor - Who is he?
Conor Anthony McGregor was born in
the Irish city of Dublin on July 14,
1988. He is one of the most famous
fighters in mixed martial arts. Already
in childhood, the boy showed interest
in sports and initially became interested
in football. The guy was an ardent fan
of FC Manchester United, and he
played for the Luders Celtic club.
McGregor spent his childhood in
Dublin, and in 2006 the family moved
to Lucan. Even when McGregor had
not yet thought about becoming a
professional fighter, fighting was
already a part of his life. During his
school years, Conor often got involved
in fights, and therefore his parents
often had to see the director.

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Career
McGregor
began his professional
career in mixed martial arts with
lightweight performances. Later,
having earned ten victories with two
defeats in his career statistics, he
made his debut in the lower category,
where in two fights he managed to
win the featherweight title of the
English
organization
"Cage
Warriors". Without stopping at one
title, McGregor returned to his former
division, where he took the
lightweight title from Ivan Buchinger,
thus becoming a simultaneous
champion in two weight classes.
Impressed by the performances of the
Irishman, the UFC management soon
signed a contract with him.

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Featherweight Champion
In August 2015, the organization announced a new date for
McGregor's meeting against Aldu. The previously failed
fight this time was supposed to lead the UFC 194
tournament. At the GO BIG press conference dedicated to
the upcoming tournaments, McGregor said that if he won
the title of undisputed champion from Aldu, he would
move to the lightweight category . On December 12, the
long-awaited fight did take place, however, to the surprise
of many fans, it ended earlier than many expected. Just
thirteen seconds into the first round, McGregor delivered an
accurate counter-punch to the jaw that sent Alda to the
canvas, ending his five-year dominance as champion.
Having won the undisputed title, McGregor topped UFC
196, where he was originally announced as a lightweight title
contender against reigning champion Rafael Douz Anjus.
On February 23, 2016 it became known that Dus Anjus
injured his leg during sparring and was forced to withdraw
from the fight. A day later, the organization found a
replacement for the injured champion in the person of Nate
Diaz, but the fight took place in the welterweight division .
Earlier, McGregor's coach stated that his player was
able to fight in the welterweight division against the
champion Robbie Lawler.

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Interim Featherweight Champion
At the end of January 2015, the date of the fight for the
UFC featherweight title between McGregor and Aldu
became known. The fight was supposed to take place on
July 11, 2015 and lead the UFC 189 tournament. And in
March, a twelve-day world tour took place in eight cities
around the world (from Rio de Janeiro to Dublin),
designed to advertise the upcoming tournament. The
world tour turned out to be dramatic and rich in all sorts
of attacks by McGregor on Aldu: it all started with a tense
battle of views in Rio, and reached its climax during a
press conference in the Irish capital, when McGregor
snatched his champion belt from the table of the
Brazilian. On June 23, it became known that Aldu suffered
a fractured rib during training and for this reason the fight
could be canceled . In this case, management prepared a
replacement for Alda in the person of two-time NCAA
wrestling medalist Chad Mendes, who would have fought
McGregor for the interim featherweight title.. On June 30,
Dana White confirmed the message that Aldu would not
be able to fight and was eliminated from the tournament,
and was replaced by Mendes. McGregor continued his
knockout streak by defeating Mendes to become interim
UFC featherweight champion..

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Combat style
McGregor is the owner of a very unusual
fighting style for the MMA world. Renowned
sports analysts such as Joe Rogan and
Dominic Cruz believe that McGregor has a
unique and highly effective combat arsenal
[source unspecified 1710 days]. Also known for
his unique boxing and taekwondo skills. He
can throw powerful kicks to both the head
and the body. He has a knockout punch from
both the left and right hands.
However, McGregor is not only known for his
fighting ability, he is also popular for his antics
and behavior outside the octagon. McGregor
will never miss a moment to insult, humiliate
and infuriate his counterpart. Before a fight
with any opponent, at each meeting, he pours
all the "dirt" on him. His loud statements
make him draw the attention of all the media
in the world of mixed martial arts. McGregor
knows how to "sell" his fight, attracting a large
audience thanks to the competent promotion
of the fight.

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Conor's main income
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Conor is the richest fighter in the UFC. According to
preliminary information, the Irishman can receive
more than 10-15 million dollars for the fight with
Khabib. But all these sums are small compared to
how much he earned on the show with Mayweather.
The exact details were not disclosed, but experts say
that his net (without bonuses, advertising and
percentage of sales from broadcasts) was about $ 30
million. Last year, after the fight with Mayweather,
Conor presented his whiskey to the public, he
dreamed of launching his alcoholic products.
According to him, The Notorious will soon "take
over the world" as it is "delicious as hell." But the
Irishman did not take into account that the brand
was free only in the United States. In Ireland and
Europe, it has long been occupied.
The US Patent Office allowed the brand to be
registered as The Notorious, but in Conor's home
country, an alcoholic drink with a similar name has
long been produced - Notorious, without the article
The. It belongs to the Irish brewery Carlow Brewing,
and they demanded a whiskey ban from McGregor
across Europe.

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Scandals and appearance
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Conor became famous not only for his
victories, but also for his spectacular
appearance that arouses the admiration
of women and the envy of men. The
brutal athlete outside the octagon
prefers elegant suits and regularly
appears in front of fans with new
hairstyles. Conor enters the octagon
with his trademark gait, which was
invented by the promoter Vince
McMahon - a straight back, relaxed
arms, a nose raised up. Promoters adore
Conor not only for a rich combat arsenal
and willingness, bleeding, to go to the
end. In Pay-Per-View, where viewers are
paid to watch television content, the
Irishman is second to none. McGregor
also has a talent for newsmaking
outside the sports field. The
sportsman's eloquence, fights with the
referee and security guards have already
become the talk of the town. Even a film
about his life is called Notorious.