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Paige VanZant recalls meeting Conor McGregor and plans to visit his Dublin pub while on holiday in Ireland

Paige VanZant is hoping to visit Conor McGregor's Dublin pub while on holiday in Ireland.

The Notorious owns the Black Forge Inn after purchasing the Crumlin boozer for €2million and pumping a further €1million into it with renovations.

During a recent question and answer session on Instagram stories, VanZant revealed that she was about to board a flight to Ireland with her family.

In the video, VanZant told fans of the number one thing on her wishlist.

“That is like no.1 on our list of things to do in Ireland. I know his dad, his step-dad, and my dad are all extremely excited to go to Conor McGregor’s bar,” VanZant said.

She also admitted to meeting McGregor once, adding: "I remember meeting him and telling my dad he was a fight genius and that he was going to be a mega star."

The 27-year-old parted ways with the UFC in 2020 despite her winning three fights in a row.

Paige VanZant (Instagram/ Paige VanZant)

She then signed with the Bare Knuckle FC, but so far she has not been able to emerge victorious, losing fights to Britain Hart and Rachael Ostovich.

Meanwhile, McGregor has been mocked for not having won a UFC fight "since the 90's" with his comeback planned for later this year.

He has suffered three defeats in his last four outings which also includes a defeat to Russian rival Khabib Nurmagomedov in an illustrious clash back in 2018.

MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz took to Twitter to mock McGregor in a conversation with Usman Nurmagomedov and Brian Kelleher, tweeting: "Brian, this guy has not won a fight since the 90’s, you a lot better than him.

"This guy get beat up inside the cage and outside the cage."

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