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Conor McGregor poses with Vladimir Putin, calls him ‘one of the greatest leaders of our time’

It’s a celebratory atmosphere throughout France, as Les Bleus captured the 2018 FIFA World Cup with a 4-2 win over surprise finalists Croatia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia.

Earlier in the day, both UFC stars Conor McGregor and lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov were seen at the stadium, although they did not have a personal encounter. After the game, McGregor put up an Instagram photo of himself and Russian president Vladimir Putin, and claimed that Putin invited him to attend the World Cup Final.

Today I was invited to the World Cup final as a guest of Russian President Vladimir Putin.