When Conor McGregor: Notorious begins, we get a look at a Conor McGregor that we’re not used to seeing. He’s five years younger, missing his iconic gorilla tattoo on his chest, but most importantly, he’s a man without money. It’s in these early moments of the documentary that Notorious is at its best. What is especially remarkable is the level of access given to the camera crew for a fighter who, at this point in his career, was flying under the radar of the mainstream MMA world.
There are some great candid moments of Conor living with his girlfriend at his parents’ house in Dublin, watching tapes of his earliest fights, training at John Kavanagh’s gym while lamenting the fact that, despite housing a European welterweight champion, they can’t afford proper gear. As a big fan of McGregor, all of this is really interesting stuff that I wouldn’t have been able to see anywhere else.
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