Conor McGregor goes by the moniker ‘The Notorious.’ However, the Irishman does his fair share of good deeds outside the cage. He donates to charities and also helped his community a lot during the pandemic. UFC reporter Megan Olivi once told the story of how McGregor helped change her life in the promotion.

Olivi has interviewed a lot of top UFC superstars apart from Conor McGregor, including the likes of Tony Ferguson, Nate Diaz, Khabib Nurmagomedov, and so on. She once said that certain superstars along with UFC’s top brass played an important role in changing her life.

Megan Olivi on how Conor McGregor and others changed her life

Speaking on ‘The Residency Podcast’, Olivi looked back at her early days in the UFC. She gave the listeners some insight into what changed the trajectory of her career. The most important factors that changed her life, she said, were Ronda Rousey, Dana White, the Fertitta brothers, and Conor McGregor.

Talking about Ronda Rousey, she said, “We just had this really great rapport that was very natural. Nothing was forced about it.” Olivi also mentioned how Ronda and the others acknowledged and rewarded her hard work.“They all believed in me in different ways and nothing was ever forced or handed to me. It was always like, ‘hey, you’re working for this. We see it.'”

Speaking of Rousey and McGregor giving her interview opportunities, Olivi said,

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“…Ronda she’d be like: ‘I love your interview style.’ We did one and then she had told her agent basically ‘I always wanna work with her because it was easy.’ Same with Conor McGregor. I mean, we always worked together before every fight. So those were kind of like the life-changers for me as well.” 

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Reporters like Olivi really try hard to make UFC events more entertaining for the viewers and fans. It is really great to see stars like McGregor and Rousey appreciate and encourage these people with great opportunities.

‘The Notorious’ donated $500K to a Louisiana Charity

When Conor McGregor fought Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 in January 2021, the former had promised half a million dollars of donation to the latter’s charity. The pair maintained cordiality throughout the build-up and after the fight. However, things turned sour after the trilogy announcement.

Poirier accused McGregor of failing to come through with his promise. McGregor fired back, accusing Poirier’s charity to be an unreliable one. He cited this reason for not donating the money to them. Later, he paid the promised sum to a different charity that operates out of Poirier’s hometown of Louisiana.

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Poirier said he regretted dragging his organization’s name into the affair. He also expressed gratitude that the money went into his community, even though not through his charity. While the affair may have gotten ugly, McGregor delivered what he promised, and Poirier’s community was half a million dollars richer.

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What do you make of Megan Olivi’s comments on McGregor? Do you think ‘The Notorious’ one’s good side is just and generous? Give us your thoughts in the comments below.