sport news Conor McGregor donates £890,000 to his old boxing gym in Ireland trends now Conor McGregor donates £890,000 to his old boxing gym in Ireland amid bid to make Crumlin Boxing Club 'the best on the planet' UFC star Conor McGregor has donated £890,000 to his old boxing gym McGregor has vowed to make Crumlin Boxing Club the best on the planet The investment will improve facilities and add two more floors to the club By Jeorge Bird For Mailonline Published: 19:04 GMT, 3 February 2023 | Updated: 19:10 GMT, 3 February 2023 Viewcomments Conor McGregor has donated £890,000 (€1,000,000) to his old boxing gym in Ireland. The UFC star has vowed to make Crumlin Boxing Club in Dublin the 'best boxing club on the planet.' The boxing club posted a video on TikTok which was accompanied by the caption: 'Conor McGregor paid to get Crumlin Boxing Club extended making it the Best Boxing Club on the Planet & 3 best Coaches also, Philip, Bra, & Stephen.' In addition to adding two more floors to the boxing club, McGregor's investment will also help to improve the facilities further, as reported by talkSPORT. McGregor developed his technique at Crumlin Boxing Club and has frequently returned there throughout his career. Conor McGregor has donated £890,000 to help improve his old boxing gym in Ireland McGregor developed his technique at Crumlin Boxing Club and has often returned there Crumlin Boxing Club posted on TikTok about the investment that McGregor has made He previously spoke highly of Phil Sutcliffe, who helped McGregor on his journey to becoming a major success. McGregor has reportedly accepted an offer to coach on the next season of The Ultimate Fighter. The 34-year-old hasn't fought since breaking his leg in 2021 but could fight Tony Ferguson, who will be coaching the other corner, at the end of the series. The investment made by McGregor will improve facilities and add two floors to the club McGregor previously coached against Uriah Faber on the show in 2015. Meanwhile, Charles Oliveira has criticised McGregor for 'chickening out' and cherry picking his fights. Oliveira said: 'There are no fools here, everybody knows we want this fight because he’ll give us a lot of money, but I do think he’s a guy that needs to be hyped. 'I’ve asked for this fight plenty of times and he never says anything. I’ll be ready to fight him the day he wants, but I won’t call him out anymore. 'McGregor chickened out a long time ago, Oliveira added. 'Like Rafael (Dos Anjos) said, he handpicks his fights. 'I think he looks at the guy and thinks "I can beat this one" and then he signs the contract. He’s right not to fight me because he knows what will happen.' Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility