Arsenal star Kieran Tierney has thrown his support behind Conor McGregor ahead of tonight's showdown with Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone at UFC 246.
The ex-Celtic full-back has long been a supporter of the Dubliner and, speaking to Arsenal.com, jokingly claimed he is McGregor's 'biggest fanboy'.
Former two-weight kingpin McGregor received a Celtic shirt from Tierney during his time at Parkhead, which 'The Notorious' wore during training.
The Scot said: "I'm the biggest fanboy of Conor McGregor, ever. The documentaries I've watched, I've watched every video on YouTube, twice I think!
"For me, to have a relationship of some sort with him, I've messaged him on Instagram and I sent over a shirt he wore on and put on Instagram.
"To see that, honestly, I didn't get any sleep that night either after I saw that.
"He supports me as well so I'm delighted to just sort of be friends with him. I've met him as well, I met him at UFC in Belfast at a UFC event and that's what started it off."
Tierney - who is out injured for Arsenal's clash against Sheffield United this afternoon - will be glued to the action tonight when McGregor fights for the first time since defeat to Khabib Nurmagomedov in 2018.
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