The former UFC double division champion Conor McGregor is arguably the most entertaining fighter in all of the combat sports. His flamboyant and confident personality has made him a fan favorite. McGregor is now the richest fighter in the UFC.
His story is extremely inspiring, as the fighter came from very humble beginnings. He struggled with money while growing up and even once worked as a plumber. His family was not very well to do either. Now, though, McGregor is a global superstar, even after making millions of dollars.
His sister, who recently turned 41, Erin McGregor, praised her brother for keeping his word and proving himself right. She claimed that McGregor told her when she was financially struggling, that her life would not stay that way forever. The multi-millionaire fighter certainly lived up to it.
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Conor McGregor surprised his sister for her birthday celebration and flew back to Dublin for it.
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She wrote on Instagram, “I’ll always remember your words to me when I had no money to fix my broken car as I cried my eyes… ‘it won’t always be like this for u I promise u, sister…’Thank u for taking us all along with you #grafeful for you showing me to never give up on my dreams.”
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From the posts Erin McGregor made on Instagram, we can see Conor pull up in a beautiful rolls Royce for the party held at his pub, the black forge inn. For his sister’s birthday, he gifted her an exclusive diamond Rolex day-date watch, which looked stunning.
She was extremely happy with her gift, judging from her reaction to the Rolex. The watch is worth roughly over $50,000, including the precious diamonds, it is studded with.
Throwback to when Conor McGregor spoke about his difficult times
Conor McGregor talks about his earlier days when he was working as a plumber. In an inspiring interview, he gave to Conan O’Brien on TBS.
The Irishman said, “I had many days on site. It’s cold, it’s damp, it’s dark… For me, it just wasn’t a life I wanted to live. And I was in I remember during a lunch break. I was in the car park and it was pissing rain down.”
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He continued, “I just said to myself, there was some music playing, there wasn’t even words it was just a kind of a beat and I got like real. I went somewhere where then I was like I’m out of here, I’m gonna just drive out of this build. And so I head home and pursue this dream of becoming a world champion in mixed martial arts, and that’s what I did.”
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