St. Patrick's Day weekend was already set up to be an incredible weekend for Irish fight fans with Mick Conlan's pro debut set to take place in Madison Square Garden on the 17th, and then Katie Taylor making an appearance on the GGG fight undercard the very next day, but it's just got even better.
Balls sources has been told of a rumour that The Notorious Conor McGregor was set to accompany Michael Conaln to the ring while raising the tricolour for his first professional bout, and that has been confirmed as true by the man himself on twitter as he posted a picture of himself, his brother Jamie, and McGregor together.
Mr @TheNotoriousMMA carring out the Tri Colour for my debut fight on St Paddys Day NY MSG!!! @trboxing @mattmacklin pic.twitter.com/tvHwmr17b7
— Michael Conlan (@mickconlan11) December 2, 2016
Awesome.
If you have already booked your tickets, the news is just more enjoyment on top of an already cracking weekend, but if you haven't... Well, good luck.
The news has been very well received by Conlan's fans on twitter:
@mickconlan11 @TheNotoriousMMA @trboxing @mattmacklin one Irish sporting great representing another . Great to see
— Arran Farrell (@ArranAFCSTL) December 2, 2016
@mickconlan11 @TheNotoriousMMA @trboxing @mattmacklin brilliant gesture ☘☘☘???
— Joe Finnegan (@joefin11) December 2, 2016
@mickconlan11 @TheNotoriousMMA @trboxing @mattmacklin big up mick ??
— Keith Clarke (@thaboy12) December 2, 2016
Great to see.
