Conor McGregor used to be the undisputed king of the fight game but he seems to have lost his way in recent months. Since his eye-watering takings from his boxing debut against Floyd Mayweather, McGregor has made the headlines for a host of reasons, with none of them involving his talent in the ring and octagon. There's been the back-and-forth with Mayweather and other fighters, the fight in the pub that led to him being threatened by Irish gangsters, and now this. Whatever you think of McGregor, whether you love him or loathe him, he always seemed like he had good family values. In many interviews throughout the years, McGregor has banged on about his love for his wife, Dee Devlin, who has stood by his side since his early days as an unemployed MMA fighter in Dublin. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/BbqGPTIgE4v/?taken-by=thenotoriousmma]] In fact, just this year, McGregor and Devlin gave birth to their first child. The couple has been seen on holiday together with their new baby and McGregor has regularly uploaded photos of the little one onto his social media accounts. So, the fact that the family seem happier than ever, makes this story a little bit confusing, to be honest. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/BcUKT-TB0Uj/?hl=en&taken-by=ritaora]] Rita Ora took to Instagram last night to upload a photo of her alongside McGregor and also uploaded a video of the fighter on her Instagram story, with the caption "date night". Unsurprisingly, social media has gone into meltdown about the photo - with many people questioning what the hell is going on between the two celebrities. [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/Saraatfixxx/status/937983550460133376]] [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/Leona_453/status/937975213253414912]] Some people were also quick to criticise Rita Ora for the photo, with people labelling her as a homewrecker among many other things. [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/RoxySmedley/status/937985548454649856]] [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/EmmaWatson_xxo/status/937983155084189698]] [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/RochelleNaylor/status/938015229434310657]] McGregor also came under fire for the footage, with Twitter users saying that he needs to remember the fact that he has a wife and child at home. [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/AprilXIX/status/937816648857341953]] [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/ShellyMurphy_x/status/937825158387195905]] [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/leah_kirkwood/status/937846662034284545]] [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/abbielxigh/status/938012432630415361]] While the footage may be innocent and it might be that no harm was done in the slightest, its just the latest controversy to surround McGregor in the last few weeks. The fighter has reportedly got involved in a spot of bother in his hometown of Dublin, Ireland. It's being reported that McGregor got involved in a brawl at a pub in Crumlin and it's believed that one of the other men involved had links to a highly violent, criminal family. While McGregor has stayed relatively coy about the whole incident, it seems like the fame and fortune have gone to his head. Last week, UFC President Dana White alleged that we may have seen the end of Conor McGregor the fighter, saying: "Try to get up and get punched in the face every day when you’ve got $100 million in the bank. Money changes everything for a lot of people." Whether the rumours regarding McGregor and Rita Ora are true or not, watching McGregor's fall from one of the greatest athletes in the world into a circus act has been cringe-worthy. The sooner he gets back in the game and back to doing what he does best, the better.

It seems like Conor McGregor is worming his way back into the headlines in recent weeks. While the MMA fighter used to be spoken about for his combat skills inside of the octagon and the ring, everyone is now talking about what he's been getting up to outside of the sport. According to reports that have emerged over the last week, McGregor had a brawl with three men inside of The Black Forge in Dublin over the weekend. To make matters worse for the Crumlin-born fighter, it is reported that the men in question have close links to criminal activity within the city. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/BbFopqAg4Yy/?hl=en&taken-by=thenotoriousmma]] According to reports in the Irish Independent, the sports star tried to assault a man in the pub and when someone else tried to intervene, McGregor punched him in the face. The man, who is in his 50s, is said to have close links with a convicted drug dealer who is reportedly connected to an infamous Irish gang. It is believed that the gang are now asking for a huge sum of money to put an end to the violence. [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/RosssEdmonds/status/935286304903852033]] But while there are multiple witness accounts of the alleged incident, Conor's dad has been quick to dispel the rumours. Tony McGregor has refuted claims that his family are in danger of further violence from the Kinahan cartel, who are fronted by "Dapper Don" Christy Kinahan, along with his son Daniel. Speaking to The Irish Mirror, Tony said: "That’s all nonsense that is. Absolute nonsense. It’s an absolute nonsense story. It’s grown legs and it’s getting that ridiculous – it’s become funny. "We have nothing to fear here whatsoever. There’s no one after us for anything. We’re a law-abiding family and we’ve stayed a law-abiding family. As a matter of fact, right now I’m going out to buy my TV licence. "I’d view 95% of that story as nonsense and the other 5% is overly exaggerated. And that’s it. He’s at home with his son. We’re all just settling down for Christmas now. I’ve just got the grandson’s presents in today, they just came in from America. I’ll be wrapping them, putting them under the tree for the big day. That’s it." [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/TheMMABible/status/935251423889117185]] A Facebook post the described the alleged incident read: Connor McGregor kicked off last night in Dublin thinking he was the big b*llocks and got into a fight, then battered three heavy Irish gangsters and one of their dads, who now want 900k off him. He flew out of the country first thing in the morning. He either pays up or pays someone to kill them, or his family will probably get it haha  [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/BcBqNAGgn5Q/?taken-by=thenotoriousmma]] The only word from McGregor so far was a cryptic video on his Instagram, captioned "the celebrity", which merely shows the UFC star in a black hoodie with only his eyes visible. Whatever is going on with McGregor, it certainly seems like he has lost his way a bit since his fight with Floyd Mayweather in August. I guess if you earned $100million in one night, you probably would lose your mind a bit.

It's been over five months since the now-infamous UFC 229, in which the real fight was upstaged by a chaotic scuffle inside and outside the octagon. Conor McGregor was decisively beaten by his opponent, Khabib Nurmagomedov, despite the months of trash talk he and his team had spread.

It's part and parcel for McGregor, who utilises his insults, jibes and self-promotion as a sort of superpower - and he's got the money to back it up. The Irish fighter's coach, John Kavanagh, said as much in an interview with Joe Rogan in October, where he spoke about Conor's penchant for messing with his opponents:

"Conor's a divider. Some people love it and some people hate it. I'm not really interested in people's opinions, I'm more interested in what is, and what is is that sells fights. There's a reason he's the highest paid guy. That's natural for him to do too, it's not an act."

"It's just part of the game for him, he enjoys it, it's a bit of fun."

It's not like he's let up since his fight with Khabib, either. Within minutes of thanking the Nevada Athletic Commission for dealing with him fairly after his temporary ban from the sport, he still hyped up the fact he got the "final blow of the night" during the post-match brawl.

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He's still talking about that fight, months later - but there's even older fights that he still hasn't had the final word on.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. isn't a stranger to hyping himself up or mocking his opponents, so there was a lot of talk before the boxer took on McGregor for their insanely lucrative fight in 2017. But Conor still has something to say about it.

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It all started when Twitter user 'mmaballer13' posted a gif from the Mayweather fight, depicting a slow-motion look at some of McGregor's best hits of the night. "That fight was completely Conor's fight through 8.5 rounds," they wrote. "Dang. So close. Rematch anyone?"

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That's when Conor, no stranger to weighing in on his fights on social media, jumped into the fray. Retweeting the post, he added:

"I spoiled it with the rush right hook here. The angle was made. He was in the dirt. I just had to set correctly into my feet and fire. Rushing the right hook I lost balance on my back hand. Great boxing fight! A rematch will be interesting no doubt."

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Of course, the thing that piqued most UFC fans' interest was that last comment, in which McGregor made it sound like a rematch may actually be on the way.

He's said in the past that a rematch would be on his turf in the octagon, where he would undoubtedly have a great advantage, but it's unclear whether Mayweather will opt for another boxing match instead. Or, maybe he'll end up taking on Khabib again instead.

There is a long list of things that we all want to leave in 2017 and the never-ending feud between Connor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather is definitely one of them. The two fighters, who fought in the highest-grossing fight of all time in August last year, continue to trade verbal blows long after the fight, which Mayweather won with relative ease. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/BdbmocmApFy/?taken-by=thenotoriousmma]] The fight, which took place in Las Vegas, saw McGregor to the leap from UFC into the world of professional boxing. While he battled valiantly and took the undefeated Mayweather through 10 rounds, the referee decided to call the fight and McGregor had to accept defeat on his boxing debut. However, given that both fighters pocketed millions of dollars from the fight, McGregor seemed to be pretty happy with the outcome, despite the loss. While Mayweather seems to have gone fairly quiet since the fight, with the boxer having bought a couple of mansions and some questionable art, Mcgregor has grabbed the headlines. Since pocketing the money, McGregor has been allegedly involved in a huge bar fight in a Dublin pub involving an Irish cartel and has also had allegations about his private life hit the press, amid rumours of an affair with Rita Ora. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/BcUKT-TB0Uj/?taken-by=ritaora]] However, while McGregor has been making the press for reasons outside the fight game, it seems that he hasn't lost his ability to smack talk. Taking to his Twitter account, the UFC star posted a Tweet which seemed to call out Mayweather, it read: [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/947853115910508545]] "Shin bone to the cheek bone. The rule set kept you out the funeral home." The picture sees McGregor shaping up a kick to Floyd Mayweather's face. Of course, it is completely (and badly) photoshopped, but it could be foreboding a potential rematch between the two. It has been widely reported that Mayweather is apparently in talks with the UFC about a potential fight inside the Octagon. Dana White, the president of the UFC, has described the prospect of Mayweather entering the Octagon as a "realistic possibility." "We’re talking to Floyd about doing a UFC deal. It’s real. He was talking about [boxing] Conor McGregor. Was that real? "Have you heard Floyd talk about many things that aren’t real? He usually tips his hand when he’s in the media and then that sh*t ends up happening. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/BdEiNoFAwnV/?taken-by=floydmayweather]] "We’re interested in doing something with Floyd. Everything is a realistic possibility. Mayweather vs. McGregor f*cking happened. "Anything is possible!" It's not just White adding fuel to the fire, in December, Mayweather hinted a possible return to the fight game, saying: "They just called me not too long ago and asked me to come back. "I can come right back. If I wanted to, I can come right back to the UFC. "I can go fight in the Octagon. I can do a three – or four-fight deal in the Octagon and make a billion dollars. "Remember, I’m Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather." Could we see a potential rematch in the Octagon? Surely Mayweather isn't that stupid? Although, given the fact that he isn't the brightest Crayon in the box, I wouldn't put it past him.

Ever since he entered the boxing ring with Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas in August, it would be safe to say that Conor McGregor has been in the headlines for his escapades out of the ring rather than in it. The UFC fighter, who made the unheard of switch from the octagon to the ring received an astronomical amount of money for the fight, and he certainly seems to be enjoying it.

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Since the now-infamous, but slightly disappointing, fight, McGregor has been getting himself into all sorts of trouble. Within months of the bout, there were rumours that the fighter fled his native Ireland after getting into a punch-up with a bunch of gangsters from the Irish cartel. Then, on top of the rumoured violence, it was reported that Conor had begun a wild and shocking affair with the pop singer Rita Ora.

Despite his denial regarding both of the stories, McGregor has continued to cause drama wherever he goes. He's been in court for speeding fines and also starred in quite possibly the most bizarre commercial ever made - check it out below.

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However, another story has also coincided with his hiatus from the Octagon: a rematch. That's right, according to various reports (not to mention Mayweather himself), a potential rematch may be on the cards - but this time it will be in the Octagon.

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"Everything takes time. Eventually, we’re gonna apply for the license, and hopefully, we can fight," said Mayweather.

"Even if it takes 6 to 8 months – whatever it takes. We want to make sure that everything is done correctly, and everything is done the right way."

It's not just Mayweather who has spoken about a potential re-match. Dana White, president of the UFC, also weighed in on the subject.

"We’re talking to Floyd about doing a UFC deal. It's real. He was talking about [boxing] Conor McGregor. Was that real? Have you heard Floyd talk about many things that aren’t real? He usually tips his hand when he's in the media, and then that sh*t ends up happening.

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"We're interested in doing something with Floyd. Everything is a realistic possibility. Mayweather vs. McGregor f*cking happened.

"Anything is possible."

While McGregor hasn't said too much regarding the issue - other than posting the odd photoshopped image of him beating up Mayweather, he recently took to his Twitter account to upload an image which suggests that he may be ready to return to the fight game.

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Simply captioning the image with the Irish flag and a flexed bicep, McGregor can be seen in his signature green shorts and looking pretty sweaty.

While there were a lot of users who were simply buzzing to see the return of "The Notorious" as well as taking time to wreck him for not fighting in the past few months, there was also plenty of people who were more than thirsty for a bit of the Crumlin-born fighter.

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Are we about to see the return of McGregor? Let's hope so. But, if we do, let's pray that it's a lot more entertaining than his fight with Mayweather.