Conor McGregor ‘to marry longtime partner Dee Devlin in secret Vatican ceremony TODAY’ after losing civil rape case
CONOR McGregor is set to marry long-time partner Dee Devlin in a hush-hush Vatican ceremony.
The couple is reportedly set to tie the knot inside the tiny Chiesa di Santo Stefano degli Abissini.
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Conor McGregor and Dee Devlin are set to tie the knotCredit: Getty
The pair has been together since 2008Credit: Instagram @deedevlin1
The couple will have an intimate ceremony inside the tiny Chiesa di Santo Stefano degli Abissini
McGregor and Devlin have four children togetherCredit: instagram
Insiders at the Vatican said the church has been reserved for the private ceremony, according to the Irish Independent.
Earlier this week, Vatican senior spokesman Matteo Bruni told the outlet that he knew of no such wedding arrangements and there was no confirmation of the wedding.
The pair, together since 2008 and parents to four children will wed in an intimate service after years of on-and-off planning and repeated questions over whether they would ever make it down the aisle.
The mixed martial arts star, 37, and Devlin, 37, had long dreamed of exchanging vows in the Sistine Chapel, but the Vatican does not permit weddings there, forcing a rethink and a more discreet ceremony.
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A source close to the family previously said: “Conor and Dee want to get married before Christmas and are planning a wedding at the Vatican in Rome.
“They are both staunch Catholics and it is their dream to wed there.
“They ideally would like to marry in the Sistine Chapel but it is not allowed so they may have to settle for the Cappella del Caro, which can accommodate 100 people beside St Peter’s Basilica.”
McGregor and Devlin met in a Dublin nightclub in 2008, when he was a 21-year-old aspiring fighter who had just quit a plumbing apprenticeship.
Devlin was a waitress and former model with ambitions of her own.
They have since built a high-profile family life spanning luxury homes in Ireland and Marbella, a multimillion-pound whiskey brand and record-breaking fight purses.
McGregor has always credited her with keeping him grounded, saying: “Dee is a lifesaver for me. I wouldn’t be doing this if it wasn’t for her. I’m doing all of this for her.”
He added: “Every day, since I started out in this game, she’s supported me. She’d drive me to the gym, and she’d listen to all my dreams.”
The couple, engaged for more than five years, have stayed together through a turbulent decade marked by global fame, staggering earnings and scandals that have rocked their public image.
The wedding comes just months after McGregor lost a high-profile civil rape case, with an appeal dismissed earlier this year.
He was ordered to pay more than £200,000 in damages to hairdresser Nikita Hand after a jury found he had assaulted her at a Dublin hotel in 2018.
McGregor denied the allegation, saying he had “fully consensual sex.”
But he lost his appeal on all five grounds and now faces legal bills of around £1.2million.
McGregor is still preparing to return to MMA following a major anti-doping ban, with speculation he could fight next at the White House.
Devlin, once tipped to become a mega-earning WAG in her own right, has repeatedly sacrificed her own ambitions to stand by McGregor.
Friends have long said she is the “brains behind his brand”, handling finances, sponsorships and logistics while living largely out of the spotlight.
An insider previously told The Sun: “Dee is incredibly loyal and Conor knows that.
The pair have been together since they met in 2008Credit: Instagram
They have been engaged for more than five yearsCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
She quietly accepts his behaviour and because she’s been there from the beginning, she’s always willing to move on.
“She’ll stick with him, even if he pushes her loyalty in return.”
Brands once courted her wholesome girl-next-door image, but insiders say multiple scandals – including violence, affairs and sexual assault allegations – pushed major labels away.
Even so, Devlin has continued to publicly defend their relationship.
After last year’s civil case she wrote: “Conor and I dealt with these issues privately many years ago, as should be done in a relationship, and we have come out stronger than ever.
“We have four beautiful children now whose smiling faces and happy hearts are a testament to who he is and who we are!”
More recently she declared: “My man and I have created a beautiful life together. No one is entitled to comment on our relationship- we trust one another and love one another.
“Nothing or nobody will change that. Our family stands strong!”
Dee and Conor’s wedding comes just months after the fighter lost a high-profile civil rape caseCredit: Getty
