Conor McGregor donates £890,000 to his old boxing gym in Ireland with the UFC superstar aiming to revamp the Crumlin Boxing Club and turn it into ‘the BEST on the planet’
- Conor McGregor has donated almost £900,000 to his old boxing gym in Ireland
- McGregor has vowed to make Crumlin Boxing Club the best gym on the planet
- His investment will improve facilities and also add two more floors to the club
Conor McGregor has donated £890,000 (€1,000,000) to his old boxing gym in Ireland.
The UFC star has vowed to make Crumlin Boxing Club in Dublin the ‘best boxing club on the planet.’
The boxing club posted a video on TikTok which was accompanied by the caption: ‘Conor McGregor paid to get Crumlin Boxing Club extended making it the Best Boxing Club on the Planet & 3 best Coaches also, Philip, Bra, & Stephen.’
In addition to adding two more floors to the boxing club, his investment will also help to improve its facilities further, as reported by talkSPORT.
McGregor developed his technique at Crumlin Boxing Club and has frequently returned there throughout his career.
Conor McGregor has donated £890,000 to help improve his old boxing gym in Ireland
McGregor developed his technique at Crumlin Boxing Club and has often returned there
Crumlin Boxing Club posted on TikTok about the investment that McGregor has made
He has previously spoken highly of Phil Sutcliffe, who helped him on his journey to becoming a major success.
McGregor has reportedly accepted an offer to coach on the next season of The Ultimate Fighter.
The 34-year-old hasn’t fought since breaking his leg in 2021 but could take on Tony Ferguson, who will be coaching the other corner, at the end of the series.
McGregor previously coached against Uriah Faber on the show in 2015.
Meanwhile, Charles Oliveira has criticised McGregor for ‘chickening out’ and cherry picking his fights.
The investment made by McGregor will improve facilities and add two floors to the club
Oliveira said: ‘There are no fools here, everybody knows we want this fight because he’ll give us a lot of money, but I do think he’s a guy that needs to be hyped.
‘I’ve asked for this fight plenty of times and he never says anything. I’ll be ready to fight him the day he wants, but I won’t call him out anymore.
‘McGregor chickened out a long time ago, Oliveira added. ‘Like Rafael (Dos Anjos) said, he handpicks his fights.
‘I think he looks at the guy and thinks “I can beat this one” and then he signs the contract. He’s right not to fight me because he knows what will happen.’
