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Conor McGregor ringside at 3Arena, Dublin. Picture date: Friday February 25, 2022. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)
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Conor McGregor ringside at 3Arena, Dublin. Picture date: Friday February 25, 2022. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)
Ahead of his fight with Tommy Fury, Jake Paul during an interview with talkSPORT, requested Conor McGregor to sponsor Katie Taylor’s debut in Ireland against Amanda Serrano. While Katie Taylor dreamed about fighting at the Croke Park arena, the primary organizers of the event were reluctant to pay the estimated bills. At this, the former UFC champion Conor McGregor publicly declared that he would sponsor the said event and pay the extra security bill.
McGregor has not forgotten his words and in a recent interview with Ariel Helwani spoke about his involvement with the upcoming Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano event in Ireland. According to Conor McGregor, Croke Park is a dream venue for any combat sports enthusiasts and martial artists.
Conor McGregor would love to make Katie Taylor’s dream come true
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McGregor revealed the role he was playing in the event. “The Katie Taylor situation. I am involved. So, I’m gonna support the event, I’m gonna sponsor the event. Now it’s going to be in the O2, I wanted to get it in Croke Park. We are pushing still for Croke Park… And we’re pushing for September,” McGregor said.
❗️Conor McGregor reveals he will be sponsoring Katie Taylor’s fight and they’re still trying to get it in Croke Park Stadium in Ireland. Aiming for September❗️ pic.twitter.com/KpXfOpoGxN
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The former UFC champion would love to see Taylor fight at Croke Park. In the interview, Conor McGregor, addressing Katie Taylor’s dream, spoke about the phenomenal arena that Croke Park is. “It’s such a great arena. To get a combat event in Croke Park, for all those combat enthusiasts and Martial Artists of Ireland would be a dream. So, I would love to see Katie do it,” McGregor added by saying.
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Like any other martial artist from Ireland, Katie Taylor has long wished to fight inside the Croke Park arena. On the Flash Knockdown podcast, regarding Croke Park, she’d said, “That would be an absolute dream. It’s a shame really that I’ve had 21 fights in my career and I’ve never actually fought in Ireland.”
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NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 28: Katie Taylor (black and gold trunks) defeats Victoria Bustos (blue trunks) by Unanimous Decsion in their Lightweight fight at the Barclays Center on April 28, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough in New York City. (Photo by Bill Tompkins/Getty Images)
Although there is a high chance of the fight now taking place in the O2 Arena, McGregor has assured that he is still pushing for Croke Park.
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What do you think about the latest statements by McGregor? Do you want to see Katie Taylor make her Ireland debut in Croke Park? In addition, what are your expectations from Taylor’s next fight? Let us know in the comments below.
