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Irish Mirror
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Oisin Doherty

Sinead Kavanagh - Conor McGregor gave me €10,000 when I was homeless to follow my dream

If it wasn't for the €10,000 that Conor McGregor gave her at the beginning of her career, who knows where Sinead Kavanagh may have ended up.

After a series of tragic events that included the death of the father of her child and her mother being involved in a life-changing car crash that claimed the lives of Sinead’s Aunt and Uncle, Kavanagh found herself homeless for a period of almost six years in her 20’s.

After years of grinding on the amateur boxing scene, the Inchicore native transitioned to MMA. On February 25th, she takes on Janay Harding in a huge bout at Bellator 291 in the 3Arena, but it wouldn’t have been possible had it not been for McGregor’s extraordinary show of generosity.

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