When Conor McGregor named Kieran Tierney as his favourite footballer at a press conference in Russia in October, it was just another example of the pair's rapport. While on the face of it an unlikely sporting friendship, UFC fighter McGregor formed a bond with Tierney while our left-back was playing for former club Celtic. Tierney admits that he's a massive fan of the Irish mixed martial artist – and is sure to be tuning in when he makes his return at UFC246 on Saturday. "I met him in Belfast at a UFC event and that's what started it off," Tierney told Arsenal Player. "I am the biggest fanboy of Conor McGregor ever! Honestly, the documentaries I've watched... I've watched...
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