Conor McGregor was born in Dublin, Ireland. He was raised in the South Dublin suburb of Crumlin where he first developed his passion for sport playing association football. In his youth, he played football for Lourdes Celtic Football Club and supported Manchester United in the English Premier League.
In 2006, McGregor moved with his family to Lucan in west Dublin, attending the all-Irish secondary school, Coláiste Cois Life. Following that, he commenced a plumbing apprenticeship. He was getting in fights and trying to be a plumber. While in Lucan, he began sparring with future Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Tom Egan who taught McGregor how to grapple and ignited his passion for mixed martial arts.
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