Conor McGregor ends Irish presidential campaign | MMA News
Conor McGregor is not going to be the next president of Ireland. The former two-division UFC champion announced he is ending his presidential campaign.
“Notorious” made the announcement in a social media post on X “Following careful reflection, and after consulting with my family, I am withdrawing my candidacy from this presidential race,” McGregor wrote.
McGregor, 37, teased a presidential run last yr and made an official announcement in March that he meant to be on the presidential poll. To do that, McGregor needed the endorsement of at least 20 members of parliament or 4 of 31 local authorities. He blamed his campaign’s end on the necessities.
“Ireland has drastically changed in recent years, however, is constraint by the straitjacket of an outdated Constitution that is selectively upheld by the main Oireachtas parties, and exploited to prevent a true democratic Presidential election being contested, but rather fixed to ensure only Establishment approved candidates may be selected on the ballot,” McGregor said.
“This democratic deficit against the will of the Irish people has now been successfully magnified by my expression of interest. In a very short period, I have catalyzed a mobilization for positive change in Ireland against a malevolent political witch-hunt working together with the mainstream media supercharged Fake News,” he said.
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Per experiences, McGregor was on a record of potential candidates to seem before Dublin and Kildare County Councils on Monday, but his withdrawal got here before having to current his case where he may have doubtlessly confronted questions.
McGregor has been out of motion since breaking his leg in a trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021. He’s teased an octagon return for years but it hasn’t got here to fruition.
He was anticipated to return at UFC 303 against Michael Chandler in June 2024 but pulled out of the battle citing a toe injury. The Irishman now desires his comeback to be half next yr’s White House battle card, and UFC CEO Dana White would love him to doubtlessly headline the event.
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