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Ireland Shows Minimal Interest in McGregor Comeback as Home Country Turns on Fighter
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Conor McGregor's NIGHTMARE UFC Return: What Happened & What's Next? Ariel Helwani Reacts
"The newspapers, not a lot of coverage at all in the buildup to it. My dad was calling me this week and he was like, mate, I haven't even heard them talk about this on the radio. To see the outpouring of joy for what had happened was pretty crazy. The amount of people sharing things, like a victory lap of sorts because he had lost in this way was pretty crazy."
Irish media gave minimal coverage to McGregor's UFC 313 comeback, with radio stations barely mentioning the fight that once would have dominated coverage. An Irish correspondent noted that social media influencers and citizens celebrated McGregor's injury loss with 'victory laps,' while newspapers waited until Monday to run brief stories questioning if he'll ever fight again. The stark contrast to previous McGregor events reveals how dramatically his home country has turned against him.
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