Are Star Wars Actor Ewan McGregor & UFC Superstar Conor McGregor Related?
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UFC star Conor McGregor shot to fame like no other. His fight skills and persona inside and outside the octagon contributed a lot to his popularity. However, because of his last name, many have wondered whether he is related to Hollywood actor Ewan McGregor.
‘The Notorious’ was born in Ireland and hoped to make a career in mixed martial arts. He held two belts in Cage Warriors before signing up with the UFC. In the famous promotion, he went on to become champ-champ once again.
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He had started his MMA career at Cage of Truth- an Irish MMA promotion. He jumped between a few different promotions during the early stages of his professional MMA career.
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On the hand, Ewan McGregor was born in Perth, Scotland. He has been a part of the ‘Star Wars’, ‘Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey’, ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and many other interesting movies. The 51-year-old actor is much older than Conor McGregor and does not seem to have ties to Ireland.
As per ‘IMDB‘, while both the actor’s parents were teachers, his uncle Denis Lawson was an actor. Like him, McGregor aspired to pursue acting and did so at the young age of 16. He is not only a critically acclaimed actor, but made his directorial debut with ‘American Pastoral’ in 2016.
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As a result, both the famous personalities are not related despite having the common last name McGregor. McGregor and Ewan McGregor do not have any ties to each other.
Conor McGregor: His rise to fame
Conor McGregor has surely been a special fighter for the UFC. After all, he was on a long winning streak before eventually getting stopped by Nate Diaz. He was also the fighter to become double champ in UFC’s history.
In addition to this, his presence in the promotion brought in tons of attention. Hence, the promotion was enthusiastic to make McGregor box Floyd Mayweather. The boxing match went on to become one of the biggest cross-overs and both sides benefitted incredibly.
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While McGregor lost the fight, he gained respect for facing a boxer like Mayweather.
Currently, the fighter is coming off a two-fight losing skid against Dustin Poirier. Post a painful leg injury, the fighter intends to grace the octagon with his presence soon. Till then, his fans can check out his social media to know what’s new with him.
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Edited by:
Paras Pande