Conor McGregor ends the Irish presidential election offer

The combatant of mixed martial arts, Conor McGregor, said that he was no longer trying to present himself in the Irish presidential election next month.

His announcement on Monday came a few hours before it is addressed to meetings of the Dublin Municipal Council and the Council of the County of Kildare, where he sought to guarantee the appointments necessary for his name to be on the ballot.

In an article on social networks, McGregor said that the decision to withdraw his name had come “after a careful reflection and after consulting my family”.

Ireland will go to the polls on October 24, with three candidates so far after obtaining the necessary support for Irish legislators or local authorities to stand in the race.

Presidential hopes must be an Irish citizen aged 35 years or over and require the approval of at least 20 members of the Irish parliament, Ouireachtas, or four of the 31 local authorities in Ireland.

McGregor, a veteran champion who has not contributed professionally since July 2021, said: “It was not an easy decision, but it is the right one.”

The 37 -year -old man, who swore for the first time to present himself to the presidency last year, said that he was “really humiliated” by the “support and encouragement” he received.

He said that the elections’ eligibility rules were a “tank of force” which prevented “a real disputed democratic election”.

Earlier this year, McGregor lost an appeal to the civil jury against a conclusion that he had sexually assaulted a woman, which he denied.

Nikita Hand accused McGregor of having raped her in a hotel in Dublin in 2018. In November 2024, she won her complaint against him for damages in a civil affair.

McGregor was ordered to pay £ 206,000 in damages more in MS Hand.

The future presidential candidates have until September 24 to obtain the support necessary to arrive on the ballot, with three so far.

Catherine Connolly is an independent who is supported by certain leftist parties – work, social democrats and people before profit.

Jim Gavin was selected by Fianna Fáil, which is most.

Heather Humphreys is the candidate of Fine Gael, a center-right party which is currently in the coalition government at Fianna Fáil.