During the 2018 World Cup final between France and Croatia, which took place in Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium, McGregor tweeted a photo of himself alongside Vladimir Putin. The former UFC champion was pictured with his arm around Putin and revealed that he had been invited as a guest of the Russian president.
“This man is one of the greatest leaders of our time,” McGregor said of Putin on social media, following France’s 4-2 win. “I was honoured to attend such a landmark event alongside him.”
McGregor ended his social media post with a Cyrillic phrase that translates to “Go, Russia.