Conor McGregor was mobbed by fans as he exited his New York hotel this week, including one crazed, selfie-hunting, high-profile supporter… sort of.
The Irishman was in Manhattan facing charges relating to an altercation at a UFC event in April and remained there ahead of expected confirmation of his return to the sport, where he is set to face Khabib Nurmagomedov later this year.
As excitement around the announcement builds, fans were waiting outside of McGregor’s hotel, leading to the ‘Notorious’ having an unexpected stare-down with the UK’s own ‘Battling Brexiteer’.
As he left where he was staying, McGregor had an unexpected chance meeting with Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, who was walking past with his children.
Unsurprisingly, neither man recognised the other in this bizarre clash of worlds, which was caught on camera by a UFC fan documenting his meeting with McGregor.
McGregor has not fought in UFC since knocking out Eddie Alvarez in November 2016 before moving into boxing to face Floyd Mayweather in one of the sport’s biggest ever paydays.
He did all but confirm his return to the Octagon in a recent Instagram post however, where he was in his fighting gear with the caption, “Honey, I’m home”.
