LAS VEGAS -- It's not often an MMA fighter takes a stand on current events, whether it be political, social or otherwise. That's why when Conor McGregor tweeted about Ireland's same sex marriage referendum this week it got a lot of attention.
On Tuesday, McGregor tweeted to urge everyone in his home country of Ireland to vote yes for marriage equality when the polls open on a referendum Friday. The tweet was accompanied by a graphic of McGregor and his entire team in front of a flag for the LGBT movement.
"We all deserve equal rights," McGregor said at a media day Thursday to promote his UFC 189 main event against Jose Aldo on July 11 in Las Vegas.