Conor McGregor hasn’t really seemed like a full-time athlete since winning the lightweight title belt off Eddie Alvarez in 2016. That victory was followed by a year of buildup for a boxing match against Floyd Mayweather, which was followed by a year of buildup for a title fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov. Then came a year of assault allegations and contract negotiations all for a single fight against Donald Cerrone and another year of build up to two bouts against Dustin Poirier, the last of which came more than a year-and-a-half ago.
The last 18+ months has seen McGregor rehab a brutal leg injury, face more assault allegations, and shoot a movie.