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Report: UFC champ Conor McGregor forced to hire bodyguards in wake of recent death threats

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight champion Conor McGregor may be the baddest man at 145 pounds (for now), but that doesn't mean he's the man of steel. So as you might expect, "Notorious" wasn't taking any chances when he recently stepped out for a night on the town (pics) and brought a pair of bruisers to watch his back.

Just in case he ran into any crazed Floyd Mayweather fans.

"He told people their names were Rocky and Drago," a source told the Irish Mirror. "And that he'd hired them because of death threats.