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Dave McKenna

Conor McGregor grabs at his knee during his fight against max holloway

The Fights

If Conor McGregor Was A Horse, They’d Have To Shoot Him

PROVO, UT - JANUARY 28: Boxer Conor McGregor sports a Brigham Young hat during the second half of the Brigham Young Cougars game agaisnt the Baylor Bears at the Marriott Center on January 28, 2025 in Provo, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)

Politics

Conor McGregor’s Irish Presidential Campaign Was Brief And Humiliating

A close up of Conor McGregor yelling during the filming of the TV show The Ultimate Fighter in March 2023

Conor McGregor And The Politics Of Mean

Katie Taylor during her undisputed super lightweight championship fight with Chantelle Cameron at the 3Arena in Dublin.

Katie Taylor Always Lives Up To The Hype

Patrick Redford

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 12: Conor McGregor speaks onstage during the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center on September 12, 2021 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for MTV/ViacomCBS)

Famous Italian DJ: Conor McGregor Broke My Nose Hours After Baptizing His Son At The Vatican

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 10: Conor McGregor of Ireland is carried out of the arena on a stretcher after injuring his ankle in the first round of his lightweight bout against Dustin Poirier during UFC 264: Poirier v McGregor 3 at T-Mobile Arena on July 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Conor McGregor Can’t Back This Up Anymore

Lauren Theisen

Conor McGregor’s Big Night Belonged To Dustin Poirier And Michael Chandler

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