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PRESENTATION OF CONOR MCGREGOR

My name is Arthur and I will make a presentation of Conor McGregor.

He became the biggest star in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts – MMA !
Conor McGregor was born in 1988 in Dublin and he’s Irish. At the age of 12, Conor McGregor
started boxing.
When young adult, he started to work as a plumber (“plombier”).
On day, he decided to quit his job to become a professional fighter because his passion was “Mixed
Martial Arts”.
But what is “Mixed Martial Arts”?
This sport combines numerous disciplines such as boxing, Thai boxing, judo, jiu-jitsu, wrestling.
During 3 rounds of 5 minutes, 2 fighters will fight and almost all kicks are allowed. They fight on a
cage named “Octagon”.
Conor McGregor debuted in MMA in 2008 at the age of 19 years old.
He won fight after fight and quickly became a champion of Ireland.
In 2013, Conor McGregor signed a contract with the UFC, which organizes MMA fights in the
United States (USA). It is the most famous organization for MMA in the entire world.
Quickly, he won fights and became a UFC Champion in two weight categories which never happened
before.
During his professional career, Conor Mc Gregor had 28 fights and won 22 fights (he lost 6 fights).
His fortune is estimated to 200 million dollars.
In April 2017, Times Magazine ranked Conor McGregor among the 100 Most Influential People.
In 2021, he had a difficult fight against Dustin Poirrier and broke his tibia. Since then, he stopped
fighting.
He’s supposed to fight again but the date is not confirmed yet.
He’s still a very famous champion and has 70 million of followers on social media.

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