Drogheda United have distanced themselves from former two-weight UFC champion, Conor McGregor on social media this week, after the mixed martial arts star claimed he was open to purchasing the entire League of Ireland following the club’s FAI Cup success over the weekend.
McGregor, a former undisputed lightweight champion and featherweight titleholder under the banner of the promotion, shared a host of pictures on his social media over the weekend, one of which showed him alongside the FAI Cup which had been brought to his Black Forge Inn public house.
Conor McGregor vows to purchase League of Ireland clubs in the future
And on social media, McGregor boldly claimed he would be open to purchasing a number of clubs in the national League of Ireland — before then revealing he was weighing up purchasing the entire organization in the future.