Is Conor McGregor finally ready to settle down?
The controversial UFC superstar married his longtime partner Dee Devlin in a private ceremony on Friday in Vatican City.
McGregor and Devlin have been together since meeting at a nightclub in 2008 and got engaged in 2020. The couple have four children together — Conor Jr., Croía, Rían and Mack – ranging in age from two to eight years old.
According to TMZ, McGregor and Devlin exchanged vows in a private ceremony at the Church of Santo Stefano degli Abissini, which is a historic chapel within the Vatican’s walls.
In 2021, McGregor promised only the best for his wedding and appears to have lived up to his word.
“My wedding is going to be extravagant, that’s for damn sure,” he said. “We are gonna have the best of the best of the best, and then more to the best. I’m ready for it all.”
The two reportedly had an intimate ceremony which included dancers and fireworks before heading to the reception at a castle in Rome — which was complete with a packed dance floor, neon signs and a full cigar bar – having been transported in a vintage 1930s Rolls-Royce Phantom III.
The entire event is reported to have cost between $240,000 and $400,000.
The Irish MMA star is a former champion at both featherweight and lightweight, becoming the first fighter to hold titles in two different weight classes at the same time.
However, he has not competed in UFC since July 2021, when he suffered a broken leg in a loss to Dustin Poirier. McGregor, who has ties to U.S. President Donald Trump, is rumoured to be making his return to the Octagon during the UFC event set to take place on the White House lawn this coming summer.
Aborted run for political office
McGregor has been a controversial figure outside of the octagon while attempting to use his fame to run for political office in his home country.
Despite garnering public support through his MMA stardom and social media, McGregor was forced to abort his campaign to become president of Ireland.
McGregor, who had campaigned on an anti-immigration platform, bowed out of the race after it became clear he was a longshot to even be on the ballot for the election this past October — which was won by Catherine Connolly, who succeeded Michael D. Higgins.
Sexual harassment allegations
Earlier this year, McGregor was involved in a nude photo scandal with rapper Azealia Banks, who posted alleged unsolicited pics sent by McGregor.
The 212 hitmaker shared the content on X, calling out McGregor for his behaviour as well as his threats for her to not tell anyone about it.
Banks posted two screenshots allegedly sent to her by the MMA superstar via direct messages on Instagram.
In the X-rated snaps, McGregor is fully naked in what appears to be a closet while taking pictures in a mirror. In one, he appears to be wearing a weighted band around his penis.
The Irishman also was found liable in a civil case last November after a jury determined he sexually assaulted Nikita Hand in a hotel penthouse following a night of heavy partying nearly six years ago.
Hand claimed McGregor “brutally raped and battered” her while also threatening her life in a chokehold, leaving her badly bruised after the incident.
McGregor claimed in court that the two had consensual sex that was “athletic and vigorous” but not rough, and she “never said ‘no’ or stopped.”