Conor McGregor, in addition to his successful MMA career, has showcased his entrepreneurial skills in many occasions. The Irishman recently introduced his new beverage, Forged Stout, and promoted it at the 02 Arena following a heavyweight bout.
During the event, McGregor went beyond the boundary to offer the stout to Anthony Joshua, leading to discussions among fans about his motives with some comparing his actions to KSI’s prime in the competition.
Conor McGregor gets Anthony Joshua drink his stout
At the 02 Arena, McGregor played a dual role – supporting Joshua and promoting his sprout. However, the former two-division champion’s unexpected offer of Forged Stout to a still-excited and tired Anthony Joshua surprised many.
The surprise didn’t stop there, as McGregor had already sent Joshua a gift package of his new stout along with an uplifting message a day before the fight. The Notorious praised Joshua as the embodiment of class, quality, and loyalty, expressing his eagerness to witness Joshua’s prowess in the ring.
The genuine surprise shown by Joshua underscores the deep bond between these two superstar athletes hailing from different combat sports. McGregor’s presence at the event, even though it was tied to the promotion of the drink, was genuinely appreciated by the audience.
Conor McGregor feeding Anthony Joshua his Forged Irish Stout at ringside after Joshua’s knockout over Robert Helenius 😭😭😭
— MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) August 12, 2023
Fans contemplate Conor upping KSI’s Prime hydration
Fans turned to Twitter to share their thoughts about McGregor’s unique way of presenting the drink to Anthony Joshua. Coinciding with this, McGregor challenged KSI to a bare-knuckle fight on the same night. This naturally led to comparisons between KSI’s $250m worth Prime hydration drink and Conor’s Forged Stout which costs $10 each.
“I thought prime had it figured out, Conor’s the next level, bro straight up fed the drink to him.” a fan wrote.
Conor McGregor Interview, calls out KSI😭#JoshuaHelenius #AnthonyJoshua #RobertHelenius pic.twitter.com/6myqfCDfeS
— 🪐🥊 (@plutommaboxing) August 12, 2023
Edson, shocked at Conor’s behavior while being inactive for more than two years, mocked him by saying, “Mcgregor just a water boy nowadays. Bloke hung up the gloves.”
“Man getting force-fed a stout right after a fight is wild af.” a fan expressed his surprise.
Another fan made fun of that drink and wondered whether AJ would fail a drug test now as he said, “Haha f**k knows what’s in that, wouldn’t shock me if he failed a test now.”
🥊 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵𝘂𝗮: “Wilder next? It’s looking like it.
👏 𝗠𝗰𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿: “AJ was amazing. Big respect to Helenius, but I’m happy for Joshua.”
Anthony Joshua & Conor McGregor speak to talkSPORT after AJ’s huge KO win pic.twitter.com/DKKGZ3FZsr
— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) August 12, 2023
“This is just like watching the WWE. Well-performed actors. Shame on you Eddie Hearn making a joke out of the game.” another user commented.
Nicola seeing the activity of Mystic Mac, found it surprising why the UFC president still values him a lot as he said, “Don’t know why Dana bothers with him anymore he’s starting to look embarrassing.”
“Conor McGregor always wants to be close to the limelight even though he knows he can’t get back into top flight fight. He only has his mouth but no fists to back it up.” a user said.
🚨 Conor McGregor gatecrashed Anthony Joshua's fight last night and it was pure chaos pic.twitter.com/ni4Azfs3aF
— SPORTbible (@sportbible) August 13, 2023
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