CARING Conor McGregor donated PS8,500 to Ian Coughlan, a paralysed MMA fighter who had suffered a terrible injury.
Coughlan was paralysed after he fell on his head in a training accident.
Conor McGregor donated PS8,500 for Ian Coughlan, paralysed.
To raise PS62,000 to pay for treatment in Germany, he now needs the support of the public.
John Kavanagh, McGregor's coach, recently announced that he will hold a seminar on the 18th of December to raise funds.
McGregor, his star pupil, donated PS8,500 out of the PS35.391 that was raised at the time this article was written, leaving around PS27,000 as the goal.
The Irishman who in May topped Forbes’ list of highest-paid athletes over the last 12 months with £130m earned, spread awareness on his Twitter page.
McGregor, 33, wrote: "Guys, let's get to work together and support this young fighter from Ireland who sustained a terrible injury in a gym here in Ireland.
"Coach John, the SBG team are hosting a training session and my recovery permitting, I hope that I can be there.
"There will also be signed fight wear!"
Coughlan, 29 years old, was competing in the 2019 event and was training to return when he sustained the fatal injury.
He is currently being cared for at Dun Laoghaire and has opened up about his tragic experience.
SevereMMA.com was informed by him that the most important thing to me is adapting my home when I return. It is becoming very expensive.
"They tell us that we must change this. We need to change it.
"There is still something that I don't believe is happening.
"Huge, it's huge. "Huge, it's huge. This injury has taken my MMA profession from me. It's taken a lot of my life and what I love doing. But I don't believe that I'm going into debt because it happened.
"There is government funding but it doesn’t cover the entire scope of what goes into it and what’s required.
"That's a tough pill to swallow, but we'll have the courage to adapt."
Donate to Coughlan’s JustGivingPage here.
