Former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor hasn’t fought in over a year now. Instead, he’s been battling with legal issues outside of the Octagon.
Given McGregor’s extra-curricular activities, lightweight contender Paul Felder feels the Irish fans that were once behind “The Notorious” is now turning on him.
“You’re representing Ireland and you got all these Irish fans behind you but I think they’re turning on you,” Felder said in a recent TMZ interview (transcript by BJPenn.com). “If you want to fight somebody’s who’s got that Irish blood in him too who’s an American, why don’t you fight an Irish American?