McGregor was invited by the Russian president to the 2018 FIFA World Cup final, which was hosted in Moscow. The two shared a brief conversation before posing for a handful of pictures.

McGregor instinctively put his arm over Putin’s shoulder and was promptly asked by security personnel to avoid any such contact. Footage of this interaction was posted on his YouTube channel, TheMacLife.

Watch McGregor’s interaction with Vladimir Putin below:

McGregor went on to share pictures of his meeting with Putin on his social media handles. He was subsequently hit with a significant amount of flak for describing the controversial political leader in glowing terms:

Check out McGregor’s post right here:

‘The Notorious’ is a character played by Conor McGregor, says security guard

Conor McGregor’s body guard, Mitchell Atkinson, recently offered fans some personal insight into the real McGregor. He asserted that McGregor was a much quieter and more composed person than he pretends to be. He further admitted that the Irishman plays the character of ‘The Notorious’:

Watch Mitchell Atkinson’s entire interview right here:

The Dubliner is currently coming off back-to-back losses at the hands of Dustin Poirier. His most recent setback took place at UFC 264 back in July 2021.

The fight came to an end after doctor’s intervention due to Conor McGregor suffering a gruesome injury in the first round. The Crumlin native has since been licking his wounds and recovering from the injury to prepare for a boisterous return to winning ways.

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