UFC's McGregor admits getting 'lost' in his fame
Key takeaways
- As Conor Mc Gregor prepares to return to competition for the first time in five years at UFC 329 next month, the Irish superstar has admitted he was derailed by success and fame over the past decade.
- Mc Gregor, 37, will face Max Holloway in a welterweight contest on July 11 in Las Vegas.
- "Fame has its pitfalls," McGregor said, in an interview with Paramount.
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As Conor Mc Gregor prepares to return to competition for the first time in five years at UFC 329 next month, the Irish superstar has admitted he was derailed by success and fame over the past decade.
Mc Gregor, 37, will face Max Holloway in a welterweight contest on July 11 in Las Vegas. It will mark his first appearance inside the Octagon since he broke his leg during a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier in July 2021. In addition to the injury, Mc Gregor has been at the center of multiple legal investigations in recent years, including a civil case in which he was found liable for sexual assault in 2018.
"Fame has its pitfalls," McGregor said, in an interview with Paramount. "You better move carefully in this world, for sure, probably even more so now. I've taken a lot of lessons in my life, and it's just about self-discovery. Studying yourself. Learning yourself. Learning triggers. I find myself even now still in a fight with an old version of me or old ways that don't serve me."