Conor McGregor Reveals Letter From Vatican That Forced His Wedding to Be Moved

Conor McGregor has claimed that a letter from the Vatican informed him that his wedding to his now-wife, Dee Devlin, had to be moved.

On Monday (January 12), the former two-weight UFC champion posted several images of himself and Devlin at the altar on social media, accompanied by a lengthy caption in which he claimed to love several members of his family and God.

McGregor said that he and Devlin, who have been together since 2008 when he was 19, and she was 21, got married at the Chapel of Santo Stefano degli Abissini — the Vatican’s oldest church on the 12th of December at 12:12 pm.

The Irishman explained how the fact that the ceremony took place at that time, while also being 151 days after his birthday, tied into the “numerology” of his name and “that of Jesus Christ”.

However, the timing was by chance, with the currently banned UFC fighter saying that the ceremony had to be moved a week earlier than first planned after he received a letter from the Vatican requesting him to reschedule.

In a 274-word X post, he then revealed how he felt the “need to wed Dee”, after he awoke from treatment in Mexico.

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On November 23, the Irishman took to X and revealed he had undergone Ibogaine treatment in Tijuana, Mexico.

According to The New York Times, Ibogaine, which comes from the bark of the iboga tree root and is a naturally occurring psychoactive compound, is consumed as a powder.

The treatment can cost in excess of £30,000 but is currently illegal in the US and classified as a Schedule 1 controlled substance.

McGregor will be hoping to return to the Octagon in 2026, having last fought in July 2021 when he broke his leg against Dustin Poirier.

The 37-year-old has since dealt with several issues outside of the sport, including being found liable for the assault of Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel in December 2018, following a civil case heard at the High Court in Dublin in November 2024.

Hand was awarded €248,000 (£206,000) in damages. McGregor lost his civil jury appeal.

Then, in October of 2025, he was handed an 18-month ban for violating the UFC’s anti-doping policy (ADP).

Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD) took his cooperation into account, which helped him avoid the usual 24-month suspension.

The sanction ran from September 20, 2025, to March 20, 2026, meaning he will be cleared to be on the UFC White House card on June 14, 2026, which is scheduled to take place on President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday.