Conor McGregor plays football for his pub’s team and puts in crunching tackles but also nearly scores from 30 yards out
CONOR MCGREGOR flew into crunching tackles and came close to scoring a screamer as he swapped the octagon for the football pitch.
The UFC legend shocked fans by lining-up for pub team Black Forge FC yesterday.
McGregor donned the No11 shirt for the side named after the pub he owns in Dublin called the Black Forge Inn.
The 36-year-old appeared to play on the left-wing as footage of him in action went viral on social media.
He used his physical presence and aggression to good use, holding off defenders and putting in flying challenges.
In one of the clips, McGregor is beaten to the ball and falls to the floor before bouncing back up and steaming into another tackle with his studs showing.
And after avoiding booking, he later goes for a volley from a set-piece but ends up booting an opposition player’s stomach in true MMA style.
The match against Harding FC in the United Churches Football League finished 1-1.
But McGregor could have been the hero when he came close to scoring from 30 yards out.
The Irishman latched onto a long ball over the top of the defence and he tried an audacious half-volley that cannoned off the top of the bar.
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But it was not all good from McGregor, who did trip over the ball after receiving a short pass from a team-mate.
Fans loved his performance, with one saying: “The type of tackles I would expect him to make.”
https://x.com/NotACasualMMA/status/1878132288736596049Another joked: “Can see why he picked fighting.”
A third wrote: “McGregor playing footy is the funniest thing ever.”
Inside McGregor's Notorious lifestyle
With more sides to his personality than an Octagon, Conor McGregor's rise has been an enthralling watch.
Going from UFC icon to entrepreneur and Hollywood star, the Irishman has transcended the sport he helped bring to the masses.
He has four children with fiancee Dee Devlin and the family enjoy a lavish lifestyle.
McGregor has not fought in UFC since breaking his leg in a trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier in 2021.
That has not stopped him amassing a net worth of over £150m thanks to his Proper No Twelve whiskey and fashion line.
And he is due to return to the Octagon at UFC 303 in an eagerly-awaited headline clash with Michael Chandler.
McGregor also starred alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in the Amazon Prime remake of classic movie Road House, although he is dreading his mum seeing one X-rated scene.
Notorious turned up to the premiere in a £60,000 suit that was outdone by his £460k watch.
The only thing sharper than his fashion sense is his tongue and the Dubliner has several bitter spats under his belt, including with UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov.
That row led to one of his biggest controversies in 2018 as he travelled 3,000 miles to confront Khabib in a vicious attack on his bus.
He pleaded guilty to assault after punching a man in a pub in 2018 and had his £150k Bentley seized by police for driving offences four years later.
Joe Rogan lashed out at McGregor in a four-letter outburst and the Irishman has also fired shots at Jake Paul, KSI and Tommy Fury.
Boxing great Floyd Mayweather also has McGregor on his enemy list after the pair clashed in a cross-sport bout in 2017.
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