What went wrong with Conor McGregor?
In the beginning, Conor McGregor was a man who knew exactly what he was about. He was a martial artist and prize fighter, converting a devastating left-hand into his ticket to the top. And it was to the top that he was headed. The fights got bigger and bigger as the hype around him exploded like an MMA mushroom cloud. Before we knew it the prospect from Cage Warriors was one of the most recognisable athletes on the planet. But then, somewhere along the way, something went wrong. There were fights outside the cage, assaults on officials, and a certain incident in New York that went straight to the combat sports hall of infamy. So what happened? Where, in Conor McGregor’s world, did the train start to come off the tracks? Well, in the early days it had been so straightforward. Back then his life was characterised by a Spartan simplicity. He might have been driving a beaten-up old Peugeot but his sense of identity was bulletproof. The Notorious that first burst into th...