Conor McGregor is continuous to hype up a marketing campaign run for president of Eire, and that’s at the moment holding his consideration with the cash not fairly proper in fight sports activities.
McGregor hasn’t competed since a ugly leg break harm in 2021 that noticed him snap his leg clear in two in opposition to Dustin Poirier. Since then there’s been loads of discuss of a comeback however no supply. The closest we got here was a UFC 303 struggle that was cancelled a month out because of McGregor breaking his pinky toe.
As 2025 wore on with no information, it appeared like McGregor would simply proceed to make use of the tease of a preventing return to hype up his varied companies endeavors and sponsorships. However then “The Infamous” visited U.S. president Donald Trump on the White Home, and now he has a larger calling: turning into president of Eire and saving the nation from immigration.
McGregor spoke on how his presidential run would have an effect on his struggle profession in a BKFC press convention.
“Like I’ve stated, I’ve bought two fights on the contract, I’m in negotiations,” McGregor stated of his standing with the UFC. “Final week one thing occurred to me. I went to the White Home, and my coronary heart bleeds for my nation proper now. So there’s loads of stuff happening again residence. I’m proud of what I’ve performed. There’s one thing else for me that’s in my intestine proper now, and that’s type of the place I’m going.”
That sounded virtually like retirement discuss, however then Mac swung the opposite means.
“We’ll see, greatness doesn’t rush,” he added. “There was a possibility, or ought to we are saying a deal, to struggle on Alcatraz just lately in June. They usually got here to me, and it wasn’t my value. As a fighter now we have to know our value. I maintain each pay-per-view document within the guide. I maintain each gate document within the guide. And my comeback could be slated as the best or the largest, most anticipated comeback of all time. So it must be proper. And proper now, Eire is in my coronary heart and that’s the place I’m at.”
Conor McGregor is requested if he would nonetheless struggle if he was President of Eire:
After all, are you loopy? That is a part of why I need to do it. pic.twitter.com/n8RRmsWbUw
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) March 28, 2025
There had been unconfirmed rumors that Conor McGregor was fielding struggle affords from boxing energy dealer Turki Alalshikh, and this touch upon Turki’s June Alcatraz occasion appears to verify that. MMAMania.com has heard from sources that there was a verbal settlement in place for McGregor to compete in boxing for Alalshikh within the fall. However every part is at the moment up within the air as McGregor’s political push develops.
McGregor’s possibilities of successful an election in Eire have been reported as being ‘close to zero,’ however sources say the Irish sports activities star expects some type of U.S. announcement relating to Eire at first of April which may shake issues up.
We don’t know what sort of loopy the wrong way up world we’re residing in the place Conor McGregor is coordinating with the U.S. authorities to win an Irish election, however that appears to be what’s occurring.
On this identical bizarro world, McGregor may see himself preventing after turning into president.
“F—ing proper I’ll!” he declared. “After all, are you loopy? That’s a part of why I need to do it! To be introduced because the president of Eire whereas having a struggle? Think about that. However for certain, hell yeah! Hell sure!”
