Colby covington whether Conor McGregor president of Ireland. Photo: Montage/SUPER FIGHTS
Colby covington, next challenger for the welterweight belt (up to 77kg.) UFC, declared his support for the possible candidacy of Conor McGregor to the presidency of Ireland in the 2025 elections. In an interview with the Mirror Fighting website, the North American praised the Irishman, who is a former champion of two categories of Ultimate and one of the biggest stars in the world. MMA world.
“Conor would be a great leader. He has many leadership qualities, champion experience and believes in freedom, which is the most important thing. I respect Conor a lot because he cares about his people and wants their freedom. He doesn't want to see his people killed in the streets and the streets of Ireland being burned. So I sympathize with Conor and I think he would be a great leader there. The guy is already a world-class fighter, one of the best fighters we've ever seen in the sport, certainly the greatest fighter the sport has ever seen. I think he would do great things in politics in Ireland,” Covington said.
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McGregor, who is recovering from a serious leg injury suffered in the defeat to Dustin poirier in July 2021, he expressed his intention to run for president of his country in a publication on the social network 'X' (formerly Twitter) last Monday (4). The Irishman criticized current Irish politicians and stated that he has no party affiliation. He also proposed holding weekly votes to consult the people on government decisions.
“I have no affiliation, bias or favoritism towards any party. They would be genuinely held responsible for the current influence of public sentiment. I would put everything to a vote. There would be votes every week to be sure. I can finance. It wouldn't be me in power as president, people of Ireland. It would be me and you,” McGregor wrote.
Mr. Ireland 🇮🇪 One of my proudest achievements as Mr. Ireland, was securing our nations flag on the coveted @ufc belt. There are only 8 country flags on the belt. They signal the 1st 8 countries that won UFC gold. I did it for Ireland! UP THE IRISH! IRISH FOREVER! pic.twitter.com/OMH6NafEgV
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) December 7, 2023
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McGregor's candidacy, however, is not yet official and depends on several legal requirements. To become eligible for the presidency of Ireland, an individual must be an Irish citizen and be at least 35 years of age. Furthermore, he needs the support of at least 20 members of Parliament or four municipal councils.
McGregor also faces problems with Irish justice, which is investigating him for alleged hate speech and for allegedly inciting violent protests in Dublin. At the end of November, a rare attack in the Irish capital, in which five people – three of them children – were stabbed, sparked a wave of demonstrations with an anti-immigration bias. The fighter shared some videos of the protests on his social networks and blamed Prime Minister Leo Varadkar for the insecurity situation in the country.
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