Conor McGregor is doing everything but competing in the UFC octagon. After failing to come back in 2024, many fans have lost faith in the โNotorious.โ However, this hasnโt stopped the fighter from enjoying himself, as evidenced by his most recent visit to London to watch a soccer game.
McGregor recently went viral after fans captured him at a London shisha lounge. Apart from that, McGregor was at the Emirates Stadium to watch Arsenalโs Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain. After the contest, McGregor had the opportunity to meet Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice.
In the video, Saka and McGregor can be seen casually passing each other the ball as they interact with each other. McGregor is a global superstar, and it wasnโt surprising to see him hang out with the soccer stars. McGregor was also seen playfully sparring with Saka and kicking him.ย
McGregor trying his UFC moves on Saka ๐คฃ๐คฃ pic.twitter.com/q8JAmwNxzo
โ george (@StokeyyG2) October 2, 2024
Arsenal is one of the biggest soccer clubs in the world, with a total valuation of $2.6 billion. They are one of the favorites to win the Champions League this season. Saka is one of the top players in Arsenal and scored the first goal against PSG at the Emirates Stadium. As expected, few fans were worried about McGregor mistakenly injuring the โstarboyโ.ย
Fight fans react to Conor McGregor kicking Arsenalโs Bukayo Saka
As an Irishman, Conor McGregor is a huge soccer fan and used to play it as a teenager. Recently, the Irish fighter was pretty active during the Euros and won a huge sum betting on Spain to beat England. This time, he used the opportunity to promote his beer, Forged Irish Stout, inside the stadium.ย
However, as expected his interaction with Bukayo Saka got the maximum attention from both MMA and soccer fans. Here are some notable reactions;
Artetaโs gonna have khabib at every game from now on
โ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐ ๐ก (@CHIPFAT_) October 3, 2024
Someone go get Khabib to choke him out again before he injures Saka https://t.co/z9AR7OhiC3
โ KS ๐๏ธ (@K4YZ__) October 2, 2024
Get this guy away from the star boy immediately. https://t.co/HO7kggP4NE
โ Joyboy Jude (@judeblay) October 2, 2024
Heโs like the friend that gets drunk and takes it a little too far ๐คฃ
โ Mike Cutty (@themikecutty) October 3, 2024
Saka would’ve been put out for like weeks if those kick hit him ๐
โ Unku (@Unkulash) October 3, 2024
โ AFCAMDEN (@AFCAMDEN) October 3, 2024
Dey say be careful, McGregor na Man United fan, he fit tear your รCL you go think say na mistake
โ Fero Blogger (@Feroblogger1) October 3, 2024
Donโt joke Mc, we need our star boy intact
โ soccer bae๐ฃ (@elligator256) October 3, 2024
As expected, many Arsenal fans joked about McGregor potentially injuring Saka by kicking him. Many hilariously mentioned that McGregor supported Manchester United and could possibly hurt Saka ahead of their match. Others asked to bring McGregorโs old rival Khabib Nurmagomedov to defend Saka.
