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Conor McGregor uses his disastrous last UFC fight to motivate homeless man in heartwarming video

Originally posted on Bloody Elbow | By Kyle Dimond | Last updated Jan 6, 2026 11:24 AM ET

Conor McGregor was able to reframe one of the biggest lows of his career.

Michael Chandler is still focused on welcoming McGregor back later this year in what would be one of the biggest comebacks the sport has ever seen.

The magnitude of the UFC’s White House event in June has made the prospect of ‘The Notorious’ making the walk again seem a lot more realistic.

That being said, it has been six years since McGregor last won a UFC fight, which he made reference to shortly before the start of the new year.

The former UFC champ-champ also recently spoke about the last time that fans saw him inside the Octagon during a wholesome video.

Conor McGregor recreates the last time that fans saw him inside the Octagon during charitable pursuit

Conor McGregor’s third fight with Dustin Poirier was stopped after the first round due to him suffering from a significant leg injury.

As a result, the last images of ‘The Notorious’ inside the Octagon at this moment in time are from his enraged post-fight interview.

Joe Rogan believes McGregor should’ve withdrawn from the fight due to the information that came out after his loss about the injuries that he went into the bout with.

The long-time UFC commentator sat on the Octagon floor to speak with the Irishman in the ugly scenes that closed out UFC 264 in 2021.

McGregor recently made reference to this in a video that he posted on Instagram where he worked alongside the Liberty Soup Run non-profit to bring supplies to Ireland’s homeless.

One moment in the video saw him take a seat on the floor next to someone they were helping, which reminded him of that moment inside the cage.

“You know what, I was in the Octagon like this, yeah. I was in the Octagon like this after me last fight and I got back up. We get back up. We get back up on our feet.”

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Conor McGregor is keeping himself busy ahead of his potential UFC return

This isn’t the first time that Conor McGregor has helped the Liberty Soup Run to try and give some support to the homeless around the holiday period.

His charitable activities aren’t the only way that ‘The Notorious’ is keeping busy ahead of his potential UFC return later this year.

It was announced last month by BKFC president David Feldman that McGregor will host the promotion’s new docu-series.

“We will search the world. We’re going all over the globe to find who will be named the World’s Baddest Man,” Feldman said. “The docu-series will follow these fighters throughout the journey.”

This article first appeared on Bloody Elbow and was syndicated with permission.

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