‘All on the house’ – Conor McGregor funds big party after Forged Inn football team wins cup final
Conor McGregor is celebrating a big win ahead of his UFC comeback fight next month.
‘Notorious’ hopes to taste victory for the first time since beating Donald Cerrone four years ago when he fights Michael Chandler at UFC 303 in Las Vegas on June 29.
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McGregor’s highly anticipated comeback is edging closerCredit: GettyThe former dual-weight champion has quit booze to fully focus on training seriously for the first time since breaking his leg at UFC 264 in July 2021.
However, he’s taken time out from his fight camp to celebrate a huge result from the football world – and it’s not Manchester United’s shock FA Cup win over Manchester City.
On Saturday, a team named after his Black Forge Inn pub won the MMI Cup.
The amateur side picked up a 4-1 win over Glasnaíon FC in the final before sending the UFC superstar pictures and videos of the immediate post-game celebrations.
READ MORE ON CONOR MCGREGORMcGregor shared a picture from the team’s Instagram page with his 47.6 million followers and instructed everyone involved to go to his bar for an all-expenses paid party.
He wrote: “The Black Forge FC won the Cup today!! Big congrats to all the squad! Back to the spot for celebrations and all on the house! Ballers!”
McGregor followed it up with a video showing a team member arriving at the Black Forge Inn with the trophy.
The 35-year-old captioned the post: “Ballers in the gaf!”
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McGregor’s pub team won their biggest game of the seasonCredit: @blackforgefc_official_media – instagram
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The UFC legend covered the tab for a post-game partyCredit: @thenotoriousmma – instagramAnother video showing the team he sponsors lifting the cup for the first time was uploaded by McGregor, who wrote ‘Baby we did it’ alongside the clip.
No footage from inside the bash has made its way online yet.
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We can only assume it was epic as the MMA legend spares no expense when it comes to throwing a party, even if he can’t be there himself.
McGregor hopes to have an even bigger reason to celebrate soon, but Chandler could spoil what the Irishman expects to be the ‘greatest sporting comeback’ ever.
