Conor McGregor seen having fun in the South Florida sun. Fighter’s fiancée was MIA
Another year around the sun for martial arts star Conor McGregor — and another eyebrow raising scandal, or two.
The UFC fighter turned 37 on Monday, the day after being spotted by paps cozying up to a woman on the beach in Fort Lauderdale.
The lady friend seen in the snaps, shared by Page Six, was definitely not McGregor’s fiancée, Dee Devlin, the mother of his four kids.
But answering questions from an inquisitive partner may be the least of the Irishman’s issues at present.
Also on Monday, via X, rapper Azealia Banks accused the athlete nicknamed Notorious of sending her “unsolicited nudes,” and claims their digital dalliance has been going on for almost 10 years. (McGregor proposed to Devlin in 2020 after 12 years of dating.)
Banks also posted since deleted NSFW photos allegedly showing “the leprechaun” — whom she has apparently never met— in the raw.
So what does Devlin think of all of this? We don’t know, because she very intelligently set her Instagram account to private.
Can you blame her, though? Controversies surround this guy on a fairly consistent basis, even in the Miami area.
Back in March 2019, McGregor was arrested after being seen on surveillance video outside of the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel snatching the cellphone of a fan who wanted a selfie, then smashing it. The sports star was charged with strong-arm robbery and criminal mischief. That case resulted in reduced charges, and a civil suit was ultimately dropped.
And in June 2023, a woman claimed McGregor sexually assaulted her in the bathroom of a private club at the Kaseya Center downtown during Game 4 of the Miami Heat’s Finals against the Denver Nuggets. That same night McGregor also was seen slugging Burnie, the beloved team mascot.
The two time world champ (who has aspirations to run for president of Ireland) was ultimately cleared of any wrongdoing by the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office.
“The crime of sexual battery requires the state to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the victim did not consent to the sexual activity,” the SAO said after a months long investigation. “Based on the witness statements and other evidence available in the case, the state would not be able to meet this burden in this case.”
