‘Conor McGregor is the pipe dream. He has the cars, he has the yachts. Lots of people love him’

After Nikita Hand won her civil case against the former MMA star, the corporate world has turned its back on him, but his tough image still appeals to disaffected young men Swagger: Conor McGregor at a UK screening of his film Road House earlier this year. Photo: Samir Hussein/ WireImage In 2017, Guy Ritchie spoke about his attempts to cast Conor McGregor in his new film King Arthur . “You can see in his presence, in his demeanour, he’s got that swagger, that real appealing cockiness.

It’s an unmistakable spark,” the director said..