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Video: Watch the Conor McGregor Budweiser ad banned for promoting underage drinking

Drink Dream Big!

Conor McGregor just can't catch a break these days.

The reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight kingpin was submitted by Nate Diaz in the UFC 196 pay-per-view (PPV) main event earlier this month in Las Vegas, Nevada, and now his latest Budweiser advertisement has been banned by Irish State broadcaster RTE.

Apparently the sight of "Notorious" walking down the street and encouraging people to follow their dreams is enough to promote underage drinking. Paul Mulligan, Head of Operations for RTE Commercial Television, provided a statement to Irish Mirror:

"RTE Television received finished commercials for Copy Clearance for Budweiser featuring Conor McGregor.