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Conor McGregor admits proper 12 whiskey filled his garage and led him astray
The Ariel Helwani Show
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"I wasn't dealing with it. God gave me these lessons. I was trapped and caught. I launched an Irish whiskey. Next thing you know there's thousands upon thousands of bottles in my garage. I'd leave my property with two bottles under my arm and that was it."
At UFC 329 media day, Conor McGregor publicly acknowledged for the first time that having a garage full of Proper 12 whiskey became problematic and contributed to him getting off track after the 2017 Mayweather fight. He framed it as a spiritual lesson and trap he fell into despite being an elite athlete at the time. McGregor no longer has a stake in Proper 12 after the company severed ties following his civil trial.
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