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Robert Hynes

Dee Devlin's joy as Conor McGregor helps to keep gym open

Dee Devlin has expressed her joy after Conor McGregor helped to keep an Irish gym open.

The Notorious financially contributed to SBG Portarlington to save the gym from closing its doors.

The gym's owner Philip Mulpeter announced on Friday that it was to close before McGregor stepped in to help.

SBG Portarlington said: "From the lowest low to the highest high. WE ARE NOT CLOSING!!

“Our team-mate and friend Conor McGregor has decided to help us out and keep the gym running. We will be eternally grateful.

“To everyone that messaged and got in touch with us to show your support, thank you all so much. See you all on the mats.”

Devlin shared the post with a love heart emoji on Instagram, with McGregor also commenting by saying: "Let’s go SBG Portarlington!"

Meanwhile, McGregor's manager believes the Dubliner is in the best condition he has ever been in for his bout fight Dustin Poirier next month.

Audie Attar told The National: "This is the best Conor I've seen ever, and I've been with him almost a decade now.

"It's the mental fortitude, the emotional intelligence, the self-awareness, the time he's spending with his kids in between sessions and what that does to him.

Conor McGregor and Dee Devlin (Instagram/ ConorMcGregor)

"It's the reflection of everything that's happened to us to date - the good, the bad and the ugly - having a level of wherewithal and foresight to understand what we need to do going forward to achieve the goals we have now."

Attar also indicated that McGregor could face boxing great Manny Pacquiao after his bout with Poirier.

He added: “There’s no way Conor’s looking past Dustin, so he’s just trying to focus on what he can control. But the fans want it – there’s serious interest from all fans from all around the world – and both fighters want it. It’s hard not to make it happen.

Conor McGregor is training for the Dustin Poirier fight on January 23 (Instagram - thenotoriousmma)

“Manny Pacquiao sees Conor McGregor as a real threat and a real formidable opponent. And he has his own plans politically; he’s a machine in what he does.

"Either of them isn’t trying to go fight YouTubers next.

“At the end of the day, I don’t see why it shouldn’t happen. As we saw in 2020, you can never count anything out any more, but right now the intention is for that to happen in 2021.”

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