Former UFC champion Conor McGregor remains to be eyeing the presidency in Eire.
McGregor, from Dublin, is the most important star in MMA historical past, by an extended shot. Nonetheless, within the midst of the longest layoff of his skilled combating profession, he introduced plans to run for president in his residence nation of Eire.
There’s only one downside. In Eire, working for president isn’t fairly so simple as throwing your title within the hat.
Right here is how fact-checkers at European media outlet Euronews summed it up:
“A presidential nominee needs to be an Irish citizen over the age of 35, standards which McGregor meets. However the nominee should additionally both by nominated by at the very least 20 members of the Oireachtas, the Irish parliament, or by at the very least 4 of Eire’s 31 native authorities.”
Sadly, McGregor is clearly low on help. Actually, lots of the politicians with any say within the matter appear to be repulsed by the thought of his getting into public workplace.
Conor McGregor isn’t backing down
Regardless of a transparent insecurity, McGregor remains to be fascinated by working.
Throughout a latest interview with media persona Tucker Carlson, the Irishman claimed he’s merely ready to see what occurs. He additionally prompt that, if he’s blocked from working for president, it implies a failing democracy in his residence nation.
Conor McGregor is requested when he has to make the choice about whether or not he needs to formally enter politics. pic.twitter.com/qLBN9mRzTZ
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) April 18, 2025
“I consider the election will happen November 11,” McGregor said. “It’s a 60-day run previous to that. I’m going to maintain requesting the democratic course of to play out, and permit the folks to resolve, and see the place it falls.
“It should change into extra evident [if] they deny this that we’re not a democratic nation, they usually must reply to their constituents at some stage. There can be accountability. How a lot are they going to be accountable for? They’ll must resolve.”
Conor McGregor has not fought since he was stopped by Dustin Poirier in 2021. It was his second loss in a row to the American. His final win occurred in 2020, when he knocked out Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. He was not too long ago discovered civically liable of sexual assault in his residence nation.
