Conor ‘The Notorious’ McGregor is one of the most prominent names in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He quickly laddered the ranks after entering the promotion. McGregor is one of the most controversial figures in the sport. The latter dominates his opponents inside the octagon with his aggressive fighting style.

The (25-5) record holder has an impressive professional MMA resume under his name. The Notorious has appeared in 27 matches in his professional fighting career. He has finished his opponents 19 times inside the octagon. McGregor dominated the featherweight division by defeating Jose Aldo in the very first round of the title bout at UFC 194.

After dominating the featherweight division, the 34-year-old moved his attention toward the lightweight division. He also became the first-ever double champion in the history of the UFC.

His indomitable spirit made a lot of MMA fans want to know more about this iconic figure in combat sports. Thus we will provide you with an insight into where ‘The Notorious’ McGregor hails from.

Where is Conor McGregor from?

According to reports, the UFC icon, Conor Anthony McGregor was born in Crumlin, a suburb in Dublin, Ireland. He came from a working-class family. McGregor was born to Tony and Margaret McGregor, an Irish couple having Catholic beliefs.

He did his primary and secondary schooling at Gaelscoil and Gaelcholaiste respectively, in the South Dublin town of Tallaght. During his time in Gaelcholaiste, McGregor started developing an interest in soccer and started playing for the Lourdes Celtic Football Club. However, he faced bullying in his teen years, which led him to boxing training. Later on, he transitioned to MMA.

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Where did Conor McGregor grow up?

At the time of his primary and secondary schooling, McGregor continued to live at his birthplace in Crumlin, along with his family. It won’t be wrong to say that McGregor’s neighborhood was a rather violent one. The former UFC champ-champ got into a lot of fights during his adolescent years. It was also the primary reason for McGregor to get into boxing.

The McGregor family moved to Lucan, Dublin when the former UFC champ-champ was 18 years old. McGregor also took up an apprenticeship as a plumber following his relocation.

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It was also in Luncan where he met his then-UFC fighter friend, Tom Egan. The ‘Notorious’ instantly got hooked on MMA, much due to his former boxing training. The duo also didn’t take long to start training in MMA together.

What is Conor McGregor’s Ethnicity?

Despite being born and brought up in Ireland, McGregor once talked about the Scottish roots of their family in a 2015 interview. He stated, “My family originated from the Scottish highlands, they fought for their independence. It’s something that runs in my family’s history, I’ve become obsessed with that a little bit.”

However, his father, Tony McGregor, has mixed English-Irish roots while Conor’s mother, Margaret McGregor, carries Scottish roots. But since McGregor was born and raised in Ireland, a lot of fans might rightly call him an ethnic Irish as well.

What is Conor McGregor’s nationality?

‘The Notorious’ McGregor, dawning the Irish flag with pride, is a sight that almost every UFC fan has seen. It leaves no further question that ‘the Crumlin native’ is a true Irish from his heart. He also is a legal of Ireland.

Conor McGregor’s Irish Roots and an Improbable American Dream

Conor McGregor made his professional MMA debut in 2008 and his UFC debut in 2013. The world knows about his meteoric rise to the top of the MMA world and the UFC. A lot would admit that an Irishman, ruling the biggest MMA promotion of the world based in America, is nowhere near an easy task to accomplish. However, McGregor has made a fortune for himself and his family through mixed martial arts. Today, he has become one of the most noted sportspersons even outside the MMA world.

But, for McGregor, it all started with a dream. While most middle youth class would consider “conquering the UFC” a dream too large, McGregor never had the mentality to settle for less. McGregor had his vision pretty clear in his head right from his initial days in MMA.

The noted London-based MMA promotion, ‘Cage Warriors’ became the first platform that he conquered prior to his transition to the UFC. Also, it was in the Cage Warriors that McGregor became a two-weight-division champion for the first time in his career. Yet, there was a lot McGregor still needed to accomplish to get to his destiny.

His prowess in the UK MMA scene had the UFC supremo, Dana White, signing him into the UFC in 2013. At this point in time, McGregor had revealed his obsession with MMA, along with the goals he wanted to achieve.

‘Mystic Mac’ went on to become one of the icons of UFC. His flush striking inside the octagon and brash words on the mic made him an unmissable personality. McGregor also had enough skills to back up his trash-talking. He finished the former UFC Featherweight Champion, Jose Aldo, inside 13 seconds of their bout when almost no one thought that he could overcome ‘the Brazilian’.

‘The Notorious’ also went on to repeat his ‘Cage Warriors’ feat in the UFC. McGregor snatched the UFC Lightweight title from the noted, Eddie Alvarez at their UFC 205 main event bout crowning himself the first-ever UFC two-weight division champion. Many would view this as the ultimate accomplishment of the ‘Irish middle-class boy’s American dream.

Besides that, McGregor seems to have accomplished the majority of his own goals. The Irishman boasts a number of luxuries today and has given an extravagant life to his family as well. Looking at all of these, would you also agree that McGregor did manage to accomplish his ‘Improbable American Dream’?