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Conor McGregor admits alcohol trap from Proper Twelve whiskey destroyed his career
The Ariel Helwani Show
Conor McGregor BREAKS SILENCE on Legal Issues & Controversy; Ariel Helwani Reacts to New Information
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"2017 Doubleweight world champion Floyd Mayweather banked. And then I launched an Irish whiskey. I didn't drink heavily, if at all, in that time of my life. I was an athlete at the top of my game. Next thing you know, there's thousands upon thousands of bottles in my garage. Sell this, Conor. Okay, I'd leave my property and with 2 bottles under my arm, and that was it. I was caught, you know. I wasn't used to it. I fucking— that's it. God gave me these lessons. That is where I stand."
Conor McGregor publicly acknowledged for the first time that his whiskey brand Proper Twelve led to an alcohol problem that derailed his fighting career. He described having thousands of bottles in his garage after launching the brand in 2017 and being unable to resist drinking despite being at his athletic peak. McGregor has since parted ways with the brand following his civil sexual assault case.
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- Conor McGregor BREAKS SILENCE on Legal Issues & Controversy; Ariel Helwani Reacts to New Information
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