Conor McGregor
Irish mixed martial artist
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| April 2025 | A Sunday Independent poll revealed 7% of respondents would vote for McGregor in a presidential election, while 90% would not. 69% of respondents said they would be less likely to vote for a TD or councillor who nominated McGregor. |
| March 2025 | Announces independent candidacy in the Irish presidential election, expressing anti-immigration, far-right, and populist political views. |
| March 2025 | McGregor meets with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at The Pentagon, indicating a potential engagement with high-level U.S. military or political leadership. |
| March 17 2025 | McGregor visited the White House on Saint Patrick's Day, invited by U.S. President Donald Trump, where he made controversial comments about immigration, claiming Ireland was 'on the cusp of losing its Irishness' due to an 'illegal immigration racket'. His statements were strongly condemned by Irish political leaders, including Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Colum Eastwood. |
| March 2025 | It was announced that McGregor would not be charged for incitement, following the deletion of his controversial Twitter posts. |
| January 15 2025 | A detailed sexual assault lawsuit was filed against McGregor in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, alleging sexual assault during the NBA Finals at the Kaseya Center, with the plaintiff seeking medical treatment costs and compensatory damages. |
| 2024 |
Multiple retailers including SuperValu, Costcutter, Centra, Carry Out, Tesco, Ocado, Wetherspoons, Asda, and BWG Group delisted and stopped selling McGregor's Forged Irish Stout and Proper No. Twelve whiskey after the court case.
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| 2024 | McGregor was found guilty in a Dublin court case of assaulting and raping a woman in December 2018, leading to significant sponsor and retail product removals. |
| 2024 | Cast in the movie 'Road House', playing a character named Knox, marking his expansion into acting |
| 2024 | Featured as 'The Disruptor' Elusive Target in Hitman: World of Assassination video game |
| 2024 | Complaints about the sexualized advertising of Forged Irish Stout were upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland. |
| December 2024 | Ordered to pay the entire legal costs of the civil case, resulting in loss of several partnership deals. |
| November 2024 | Irish High Court finds McGregor guilty of assault and rape in a civil case, ordering him to pay significant damages. |
| July 31 2024 | McGregor's driving trial set to begin after his defence argued he could not attend the originally scheduled January 2023 trial due to being unwell. |
| June 2024 | Hand's partner was stabbed and home windows were smashed by attackers wearing balaclavas, an incident withheld from the jury during the trial. |
| June 29 2024 | McGregor was originally scheduled to fight Michael Chandler in a welterweight bout at UFC 303. |
| June 13 2024 | UFC officially cancelled McGregor's fight against Michael Chandler at UFC 303 due to McGregor sustaining a broken toe injury. |
| April 27 2024 | McGregor and his company 'McGregor Sports and Entertainment' became part-owners of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), with McGregor subsequently appearing at multiple BKFC events. |
| 2023 | Released 'McGregor Forever', a documentary focusing on his life and career as a professional mixed martial artist |
| 2023 | Appears in EA Sports UFC 5 as a playable fighter |
| December 2023 | Conor McGregor publicly considered running for President of Ireland, expressing concerns about national fund allocation and public representation. A poll revealed 8% of people would support his potential candidacy, while 89% would not. |
| November 28 2023 | McGregor was reported to be under criminal investigation for potential incitement to hatred due to his inflammatory social media statements following the Dublin stabbings. |
| November 26 2023 | Conor McGregor publicly criticized Taoiseach Leo Varadkar regarding his comments on immigration and his statement about an Irish hostage released by Hamas, specifically taking issue with Varadkar's description of the hostage and his failure to mention Hamas. |
| November 23 2023 | Conor McGregor made multiple anti-immigration statements on social media in response to the Dublin stabbings, tweeting that 'Ireland is at war' and calling for extreme action against the perpetrator. |
| October 18 2023 | The sexual assault case reported on June 11 was dropped. |
| October 18 2023 | The initial sexual assault case against McGregor was dropped by authorities. |
| June 13 2023 | Three days after the mascot incident, McGregor claimed that the altercation 'was a skit' and that 'all is well' between himself and Chris Brown. |
| June 11 2023 | Miami police received a report of alleged sexual assault by McGregor at the Miami Heat arena following Game Four of the NBA Finals. McGregor released a statement through Kessler PR Group denying the allegation. |
| June 10 2023 | During Game Four of the 2023 NBA Finals in Miami, Florida, McGregor punched the Miami Heat mascot (Chris Brown) in a planned promotional skit. He first knocked Brown down and then delivered a second, powerful punch to Brown's jaw while Brown was on the ground, resulting in Brown being treated at a local hospital emergency room. The crowd booed McGregor for his actions. |
| May 2023 | The Ultimate Fighter 31 began airing on television, running from May to August 2023. |
| February 2023 | McGregor began coaching The Ultimate Fighter 31, with Michael Chandler as the opposing coach. Filming of the reality show started in February 2023. |
| February 2023 | A brick was reportedly thrown through the window of the alleged victim's residence. Later in the month, the lawsuit against McGregor was discontinued by the plaintiff. |
| January 2023 | McGregor faced allegations of assault after the woman gave a formal statement to Irish police about the July 2022 yacht incident. The woman's car was subsequently set ablaze outside her Dublin home. |
| January 2023 | Lobov's defamation lawsuit against McGregor was denied by a judge, and Lobov was ordered to pay legal fees. |
| 2022 | The Black Forge Inn pub was targeted by petrol bombs. |
| 2022 | Conor McGregor was cast alongside actor Jake Gyllenhaal in a remake of the 1989 film Road House. |
| November 2022 | Lobov sued McGregor seeking five percent of the Proper No. Twelve sale proceeds. |
| September 8 2022 | McGregor was charged with an additional charge of careless driving, bringing his total charges to seven, including two dangerous driving charges, two of driving without license/insurance, and two of failing to produce documentation. |
| August 2022 | Artem Lobov alleged in an interview that he was instrumental in the creation of Proper No. Twelve whiskey. |
| July 22 2022 | During his birthday party in Ibiza, Spain, McGregor was accused of assaulting a 42-year-old woman aboard his yacht, with the woman claiming she was berated and physically assaulted, and forced to jump from the yacht. |
| June 23 2022 | McGregor appeared in Blanchardstown District Court regarding the March 22nd driving incident, was remanded on continuing bail, and was scheduled to appear again on September 8th for further directions. |
| March 2022 | The High Court made a pre-trial discovery order against McGregor, requiring the Gardaí to disclose information and documents gathered in the investigation. |
| March 22 2022 | McGregor was arrested in Dublin and charged with six driving offences, including two counts of dangerous driving, being uninsured, having no licence, and failing to produce documents. His car was seized by Irish police and he was released on bail. |
| 2021 | McGregor and his business partners sold their majority stake in Proper No. Twelve to Proximo Spirits for a reported $600 million. |
| 2021 | Ranked as the world's highest-paid athlete by Forbes, earning a reported $180 million. |
| 2021 | McGregor purchased the Marble Arch pub and officially launched Forged Irish Stout. |
| October 17 2021 | McGregor allegedly assaulted Francesco Facchinetti, an Italian musician and TV presenter, in a Rome nightclub. The assault involved breaking Facchinetti's nose in front of witnesses and bodyguards. A few days after the incident, Facchinetti filed criminal charges against McGregor for the attack. |
| July 10 2021 | McGregor faced Dustin Poirier for a third time at UFC 264, losing via technical knockout in round one. The fight was stopped by the ringside doctor after McGregor broke his lower tibia while stepping back, rendering him unable to continue. |
| May 2021 | French authorities dropped the sexual assault investigation against McGregor due to insufficient evidence, eight months after his initial arrest in Corsica. |
| January 2021 | Prosecutors declined to prosecute McGregor for the 2018 alleged sexual assault, and a civil claim for damages was launched in the High Court. |
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