What age is Conor McGregor and what height is the UFC star?

The Dubliner was last seen in the Octagon in July 2021 when he suffered a broken leg in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier

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Nov 21 2024
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What age is Conor McGregor and

Conor McGregor is still seen as the UFC biggest draw, despite having not fought in over three years.

The Dubliner was last seen in the Octagon in July 2021 when he suffered a broken leg in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier. It was his second defeat to the American in a matter of months, having lost to him in Abu Dhabi earlier that year.

McGregor is now 36 and is 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) in height. He has fought at a number of weights during his career and held UFC titles at featherweight and lightweight simultaneously.

The Notorious was due to return to the cage earlier this year to face Michael Chandler, who he coached against on The Ultimate Fighter, but he withdrew from the scheduled June bout after suffering a broken toe in training. He is now aiming to fight again next year.

"It'll be 2025," McGregor told Ariel Helwani while attending Daniel Dubois' win over Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium in September. "My opponent that I had scheduled, Chandler, has got matched [with former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira]."

He added: "My job is just to go to the gym, be in the gym, be in shape and one thing is for sure, whenever it is and wherever it is, I will be 100 percent ready. That's all I can focus on right now."

Dana White has spoken about the difficulty in trying to get McGregor to fight. However, the UFC President said he believes the former two-weight champion will return to the Octagon in 2025.

“He’s fighting with everybody right now, but he’s not fighting anybody right now,” White told Outta Pocket with RGIII. “You know, I’ve said this a lot and Conor has gotten into a position where he’s made so much money and he has all these businesses that continue to make him a lot of money. It’s tough to get up and fight when you’re in the position that he’s in.”

He added: “But I do believe that Conor McGregor will fight in ‘25. There is no fight made or a date set or any of that. But I believe. If you watch what I was saying in ‘24, I was saying I don’t think he’s gonna fight in ‘24 and I do believe he will fight in ‘25.”

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