Animal rights organisation PETA has called on Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone to stop wearing clothing items made from the skin of exotic animals.
The fighters joked about the organisation at their UFC 246 press conference in the early hours of Thursday morning - and PETA say they will be sending both men information on the animal skin trade over their comments.
Revealing his coat was made from python skin and his hat from the skin of rattlesnakes, Cerrone said: “Peta might be here because I got rattlesnakes and python [on me]."
McGregor replied: “Python, good man. [Peta] have a warrant out for me, they’re coming for me, too.
“We don’t want trouble with Peta. We’ll get to that another day.”
Responding to the comments, a PETA spokesperson told The Irish Mirror: "Cerrone and McGregor may be known for being tough guys in the Octagon, but the ultimate challenge for these fighters would be to watch PETA's stomach-turning exposés, which show workers peeling snakes' skin off while they're still conscious.
"Phythons, who are taken from their jungle homes, are often nailed to trees and skinned alive so that their skins can be turned into coats, shoes, belts, and bags.
"Many of them suffer for hours or days as they slowly die.
"PETA will be writing to the pair with information and a simple request: be a fighting champ for animals and knock exotic skins out of your wardrobe."
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