Conor McGregor 'To Be Married Today' at Vatican as Officials Raise Concerns
Reports in Italy and Ireland claim that Conor McGregor is set to marry long-time partner Dee Devlin at a historic church inside Vatican City, in a ceremony that has already stirred debate among church insiders. The former two-division UFC champion is said to be tying the knot in front of a small, invited crowd in the heart of Catholicism.
Viral claim: McGregor “getting married today” at the Vatican
Social media lit up when a widely shared post claimed that the Irish star was “getting married today at the Vatican,” attaching a photo of a suited-up McGregor alongside Devlin and framing it as a landmark moment for combat sports and celebrity culture colliding with one of the holiest sites in the world.
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— Catholic Arena (@CatholicArena) December 12, 2025
UFC fighter Conor McGregor is getting married to Dee Devlin today at the Vatican 💍 🇻🇦 pic.twitter.com/rcfVNA4SS5
The reported venue inside Vatican City
According to Irish media reports, the ceremony is expected to take place at the Chiesa di Santo Stefano degli Abissini, a small, ancient church tucked behind St Peter’s Basilica on the route to the Vatican Gardens. The Church of St Stephen of the Abyssinians is often described as the oldest surviving church in the Vatican, having escaped the early 16th-century demolition of the original St Peter’s Basilica.
Insiders claim the church has been privately booked out for the wedding, with security and logistics handled discreetly to keep fan traffic and media attention to a minimum around the Vatican on the day.
No official Vatican confirmation, mixed signals behind the scenes
Despite the headlines, senior Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni publicly stated earlier in the week that he was unaware of any such wedding being scheduled and that there had been no formal Holy See confirmation. That contradiction between public messaging and behind-the-scenes claims has only added more intrigue to the reported Conor McGregor Vatican wedding.
Separately, senior Vatican figures are understood to have voiced private concern over the idea of granting a Vatican venue to a figure as controversial as the former UFC star. McGregor’s public image has long been shaped not just by spectacular knockouts and global fame, but also by a string of legal and behavioural incidents away from the cage.
Why McGregor’s past is part of the debate
The most serious episode came in 2024, when a civil jury in Dublin’s High Court found that McGregor raped a woman at a hotel in 2018. His legal team challenged the verdict, but Ireland’s Supreme Court later rejected his appeal, ruling that he had received a fair hearing and refusing any further challenge to the decision.
That ruling is cited by those inside the Vatican who question whether a man with such a high-profile civil finding against him should be granted a highly symbolic venue inside Vatican City for his wedding, even if the ceremony is private and low-key.
From the Sistine Chapel dream to a smaller historic church
Earlier reports suggested that McGregor and Devlin’s dream location was the Sistine Chapel, but Vatican rules flatly prohibit weddings there. With that option off the table, attention appears to have shifted to the smaller, more discreet Chiesa di Santo Stefano degli Abissini as a compromise – still inside the Vatican walls, still loaded with history, but far more manageable from a logistical and security perspective.
Whether this reported ceremony goes ahead exactly as described or not, the story captures how far a fighter like Conor McGregor has travelled: from a hungry prospect in the UFC featherweight division to a global celebrity whose private life, legal history and alleged Vatican wedding can dominate headlines well beyond the world of MMA.
