Conor McGregor settles scores with petty act after Proper 12 sale

The sale of Conor McGregor and his business partner’s majority stake in Proper No. Twelve whiskey has given the Irish UFC superstar screw you money — and he appears set to use it.

The sale to Proximo Spirits for a reported $600m ($A770m) has put McGregor in the upper echelon of sports earners.

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The Proper No. Twelve whiskey was named after McGregor’s hometown Crumlin in Dublin since 2018.

In 2019, McGregor claimed he was a billionaire on the back of his whiskey dealings, claiming to have generated sales of more than $1 billion in the US.

But hardly as quickly as the ink dried, reports of McGregor settling some old scores were being circulated with McGregor splashing some cash.

McGregor bans man he punched after buying pub

Keogh brushed off the punch from the two weight UFC champion.Source:News Regional Media

In 2019, McGregor was charged after he punched 50-year-old Desmond Keogh sitting at the bar in Dublin pub Marble Arch.

It was understood McGregor lashed out after the man turned down a free drink from the Irish star.

McGregor pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined 1000 euros ($A1550) for the attack.

“What I did was very wrong and I’d like to apologise again to the injured party and today before the court and assure you that nothing of this nature will happen again,” McGregor said after his case was heard.

But McGregor appears to still be steamed by the incident, buying the pub for a reported $A3.1m.

Having bought the pub, McGregor is believed to have banned Keogh, a 14-year regular at the pub from drinking at the establishment.

Keogh reportedly told The Irish Mirror that he wouldn’t have wanted to drink at the pub if McGregor owned it.

“I’m not really concerned because I probably wouldn’t be going back to it now,” he reportedly said.

“I wouldn’t be going back anyway, probably especially now. I wouldn’t want to be spending money in his pub to be honest.

“I’ve a lot of friends there. I probably drank there for about 14 years.

“The fact that he was in the wrong you know, why blame me? It seems weird to me. It’s disingenuous.

“The past is in the past. It’s all done and dusted two years ago this month.”

McGregor’s petty Poirier charity feud

You can do some crazy things with that much money.Source:AFP

McGregor donated $500,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Acadiana in Louisiana, fresh off the social media battle with Dustin Poirier.

Earlier this month, McGregor and Poirier were caught in a social media battle after the American took to Twitter to call the Irishman out for reneging on a donation promise before their January fight.

Poirier evened their rivalry at 1-1 with a second round TKO in that fight with the trilogy to come up on July 10 at UFC 264.

He accused McGregor and his team of ghosting him and his charity, despite Poirer’s wife Jolie thanking McGregor for the donation after the January fight.

But McGregor hit back, saying it was “A donation, not a debt”, demanding to know exactly where his money would be going.

McGregor then called his rival an “inbred hillbilly” among another things before saying the UFC 264 fight was off.

While some fans believed they were just trying to hype the fight, the talk has already turned frosty, despite the last fight being somewhat amicable.

Poirier did apologise and the UFC announced the trilogy fight between the pair.

But it was revealed that McGregor had donated $500,000, just not to Poirier’s The Good Fight charity.

The main thing is that it went to a good cause.Source:Getty Images

Instead, ESPN reported that McGregor had donated the sum on Monday with the club president and CEO Missy Andrade revealing the money would be used for its eight-week summer program and bolster other health and recreation initiatives.

“It’s significant,” Andrade said. “It was totally unexpected, of course. Extremely appreciated and it’s really a game-changer for our organisation and the kids we have.”

Poirier said he didn’t take it as a swipe against him, despite reportedly having the money earmarked to make a gym for underprivileged kids.

In fact, Poirier’s foundation donated $107,000 to the same Boys & Girls Club and has worked with the club previously.

“That’s so incredible man, because at the end of the day helping the community, helping people in need was the mission and goal from the jump,” Poirier said. “At the end of the day, charity wins. It’s mission accomplished.

“People want to attach negativity and say that was a slap in the face when it comes to a donation because Conor didn’t donate it to my charity. It’s not my money — it’s the people’s money. I don’t know why people think that or get that from. It wasn’t a slap in the face. It was a high-five, because the people in the community are going to win.”

If all feuds could end with $500,000 going to a good cause then everyone would win.

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