Conor McGregor celebrated Katie Taylor’s undisputed title fight as if he had scooped world glory himself while hosting a glitzy watch party.
The Irishman failed to hide his delight after his compatriot outpointed Chantelle Cameron in their eagerly-anticipated rematch last year.
Taylor went into the fight having lost in her attempt to become the undisputed light-welterweight champion having lost a majority decision to Cameron in May 2023.
It was the first defeat of her professional career in what was her 23rd fight in the paid ranks having won everything there was to win as an amateur.
Six months later, the Bray native locked horns with the Englishwoman again after invoking her rematch clause – bidding to exact immediate revenge.
And in turned into a barnstormer, with fans treated to a ‘Fight of the Year’ contender at the 3Arena in Dublin.
Ten rounds of pulsating action saw Taylor’s hand raised as the winner on a majority decision to become an undisputed champion in two weight classes.
Unlike the first encounter, McGregor failed to be in attendance, instead choosing to watch the bout from the comfort of his Black Forged Inn.
The two-weight UFC champion gazed upon the TV screen with friends and family as he hosted a watch party at his pub.
McGregor was on hand to film the attendees as they cheered for Taylor.
And once ‘And the new’ was read from ring announcer David Diamante’s lips, the whole pub burst into celebration.
MMA icon McGregor shared the jubilant scenes on Instagram, where he also uploaded pictures of him from the night.
He simply captioned the post: “What a night.”
McGregor himself was filming jumping in the air after Taylor was awarded the decision.
The 36-year-old then followed that up by posting an old picture of himself and Taylor on X.
He wrote: “Two division, Irish born and bred, UNIFIED World Champions! Boxing and MMA.
“Trilogy Rematch at OUR weight in Croke Park. @KatieTaylor HUGE CONGRATS!”
McGregor also stated: “Two women amazing! Congratulations Katie Taylor!
“What a comeback! What a redemption! What a hero of Ireland!”
While a trilogy with Cameron is yet to materialise, Taylor will be defending her light-welterweight belts against Amanda Serrano on the undercard of Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson on Friday night – live on talkSPORT.
The pair clashed two years ago, with Taylor nicking a split decision in what proved to be a ten-round war.
But she now stands to potentially lose her $6.1million purse from her rematch should Paul shock Tyson at the AT&T Stadium in Texas following a crazy bet.
