This weekend, many Irish people traveled to Las Vegas to watch UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor make his professional boxing debut.
Unfortunately, McGregor was unable to pull off the upset and defeat boxing legend Floyd “Money” Mayweather.
McGregor still impressed many people with his performance. In the opening rounds of the fight, McGregor appeared to be the better fighter and won the early rounds. But as the fight went on McGregor began to fatigue. Mayweather started gaining momentum as the Irishman got tired.
In the 10th round, swarmed McGregor with punches, which resulted in the referee stepping in and stopping the fight.
Even though McGregor was defeated, the Irish people didn’t let the loss ruin their fun. After the fight, many Irish people were seen in Las Vegas continuing to sing.
In the video above, you can see how the Irish reacted to McGregor’s loss.
