UFC superstar donates $500K to Boys & Girls Clubs following social media fight with Dustin Poirier
Conor McGregor donates $500K to Acadiana Boys & Girls Clubs
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We re learning more about how a generous donation from UFC superstar Conor McGregor will help the Boys & Girls Club of Acadiana. The $500,000 donation was made after a fight on social media.
Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Acadiana says the money will be used to support the clubs upcoming summer camps and recreation activities across their six club sites. Really at the end of the day this is a game changing donation for them. They might not know that yet, but for them this is huge,â said Boys & Girls Club of Acadiana executive director Missy Andrade.
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April 28, 2021
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Conor McGregor has made a huge donation to help kids in Louisiana, but the situation isn’t as simple as it might appear.
According to TMZ, the Irish-born UFC superstar has donated $500,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Acadiana. The move from McGregor comes after Dustin Poirier called him out for never following through on the promise to donate $500,000 to his charity.
We thanked him because his team reached out fight week to initiate the process but ghosted us the past 2 months after the fight. My foundation has reached out 3 times since with no reply. We’ve moved past it! We will be announcing our next goal soon! Its a big one???? https://t.co/mtiOFBsd2q
Conor McGregor has donated $500k to a Louisana Youth charity following his recent dispute with Dustin Poirier.
In the lead-up to McGregor and Poirier’s rematch at UFC 257, the Irishman said he would be donating $500k to Poirier’s charity. However, just recently, “The Diamond” revealed the Irishman never donated. After some back-and-forth, Poirier apologized for his public spat with McGregor.
“I am very passionate about my charity as you all know. I jumped the gun and took my private matters between Conor and my foundation public,” Poirier wrote on Twitter about McGregor. “My mistake, we live, we learn. Spreading positivity and doing good is my goal. I feel like I have brought a negative energy and personal opinions into something I am working so hard on that gives people a reason to cheer and smile.
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Dustin Poirier reacts to Conor McGregor donating $500K to a Boys & Girls Club in Louisiana, saying that ultimately charity wins and people will be helped. (1:58)
Conor McGregor has donated $500,000 to a Boys & Girls Club in Louisiana as an apparent resolution to an issue he had with rival Dustin Poirier.
The hefty donation from McGregor s team came in to the Boys & Girls Club of Acadiana on Monday, club president and CEO Missy Andrade told ESPN on Tuesday. The club first posted about the news Monday on Instagram.