Dee Devlin's gilded cage: Conor McGregor's fiancée who works for him and 'collects the cheques' stood by him after rape case, now he's kissed another woman and 'sexted' Azealia Banks - so, what would it take for her to walk away?
While many likely would have left behind the Irish UFC fighter, 37, years ago, his fiancée has stood by him amid a myriad of scandals - making her support clear through social media posts.
The pair have been together for 15 years and are not married - but did get engaged in August 2020 after McGregor proposed while they were celebrating his 32nd birthday.
The family, with four children, enjoys a luxury lifestyle of constant getaways abroad, with Conor once known for having a £300,000 Rolls Royce and £2.6 million luxury yacht in his possessions.
Although his future reputation remains unclear, Conor's net worth was in 2023 estimated to be around a staggering £160 million - with top US sports analysts once so sure of his money-making prowess, they claimed he'd become a billionaire by the time he's 35.
However, despite the athlete once boasting that 'being able to take her out of work, give her everything she's ever wanted and to travel the world with her filled him with pride', Dee's unwavering loyalty has faced a lot of tests.
This weekend alone, Conor couldn't keep his hands off of a mystery brunette woman on a busy Florida beach over the weekend as they were pictured kissing - with the photos coming on the heels of rapper Azealia Banks accusing him of sexual harassment.
She posted two shocking photos - seemingly of McGregor - posing in the mirror while completely naked, which she alleges he sent to her via direct message on X despite not following him.
'How you gonna send a b**** a some crooked d*** pics then threaten her not to tell,' she wrote alongside the screenshots. '@TheNotoriousMMA n**** do you know who the f*** I am? This is HARAM.'
She continued: 'Like how are you really going to sexually harass me with the potato farmer d*** then threaten me not to tell???? Honey…… ain't u trying to be the president of Ireland what is it giving fam? Use some f***ing sunscreen damn'.
As well as the alleged nude selfies, the screenshots also show a message from what appears to be McGregor's account reading: 'Don't be a rat cos all rats get caught'.
Alongside one image which seemingly shows his manhood strapped to a dumbbell, the Irish fighter apparently wrote: 'Lifting weights'.
Banks then shared another screenshot of the alleged pictures suddenly being 'hidden' on X because she does not follow McGregor's account. Although it is unclear if he had anything to do with that change, she commented: 'The motherf***er woke up early LOL.'
At the time, DailyMail.com had reached out to the last-known attorneys on record for Conor McGregor, his agent and Azealia Banks' agent for comment.
And while Dee now enjoys the spoils of living in a £2.5million home in Kildare, a 40-minute drive from Dublin with their children Conor Jr, eight, daughter, Croia, five, and sons Rian, three and Mack, who was born in 2023 - she had first met Conor when he didn't have a penny to his name.
They met as teenagers back in 2008 in a nightclub and Dee is a key part of the MMA star's story having supported him when he was unemployed and committing himself fully to making it as a professional fighter.
Elsewhere, Conor told MMA Fighting how he loves to 'spoil' Dee. Both pictured during the Cannes Film Festival in 2022
He previously told VIP magazine: 'I asked her to come over and we just started chatting. She seemed like a nice girl, and I like good girls.'
'He was already training when I met him, so I really admired his dedication to that,' she added.
Elsewhere, Conor told MMA Fighting how he loves to 'spoil' Dee.
'She does not work anymore, I hired her to the business. She works for me now and collects the cheques,' he explained.
'Dee worked very hard throughout the years and stuck by me when I had essentially absolutely nothing. I only had a dream that I was telling her... We've been together a long time. She's been through it all with me.'
Despite this - as the damning snaps emerged over this weekend - Dee has brushed off the photos as she posted a birthday tribute to her long-term partner on Monday.
'Happy Birthday to the person who always keeps Dee entertained and makes her smile,' she shared a post from a fan account on her Instagram story.
Proving all is well, she also reposted a series of pictures of herself and McGregor together from a fan account.
It's not the first time she has demonstrated utmost devotion to her fiancé. McGregor lost his 2024 civil case as jurors at the High Court in Dublin found him liable of raping Nikita Hand, 35, in a Dublin hotel on December 9, 2018, with the judge awarding Hand €250,000 in damages.
But despite the verdict, Dee has emphatically made clear that she intends to back McGregor - attacking Hand in a series of posts on Instagram at the time.
In the posts 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!'
The exact figure of McGregor's current net worth is unknown however in an interview with Megan Olivi in 2023 - via the Irish Mirror - the UFC fighter boasted: I'm closing in on a billion now.
'I think I'm at about $650m (£516m) all in I've made. I think they (Forbes) estimate that.
'I'd have to probably do my own little check of that. But I fancy my chances, I fancy my chances of getting up that list.'
His fortune from fighting has been enhanced by his businesses. McGregor sold his stake in Proper No. 12 Whiskey for an estimated £128m and interest in the Forged Irish Stout he launched is spreading like wildfire.
The family live in a house which was bought for around £2.5million - and previously belonged to the son of former taoiseach (prime minister) Albert Reynolds' son, Albert Jr.
It is known as The Paddocks, comprises of five bedrooms and six bathrooms, a living room, dining room, kitchen and games room and stables near the landscaped garden looking out onto the river Liffey.
The couple were also understood to be interested in a couple of other properties in the same area. One of them was owned by Formula One legend Eddie Irvine and U2 lead singer Bono would have been their neighbour had they opted for that one.
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