CONOR MCGREGOR gifted a young UFC figurine creator a whopping £1000 for three action figures of himself.
Mixed martial arts fan Samuel Romero was given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go behind the scenes at the UFC Apex during the filming of the latest season of The Ultimate Fighter earlier this year.
UFC/ESPNConor McGregor met MMA fan and action figurine creator Samuel Romero during TUF 31[/caption]
UFC/ESPNThe Notorious was blown away by the figures and offered to buy them all[/caption]
UFC/ESPNMcGregor handed the young kid a whopping £1000 for the three figures[/caption]
UFC president Dana White opted to invite the action figure creator to meet McGregor after seeing his impressive work on social media.
And Romero’s collection of McGregor dolls blew away The Notorious, who was quick to praise his work as he eyed the figures up for his son Conor Jr.
The UFC’s first simultaneous two-weight champion said: “Junior is going to love these, the kids are going to love these.”
He added: “It’s really cool. You’re really talented, man. I’ll take these three.”
McGregor then whipped out a huge wad of $100 bills before opting to give Romero a “12 ton.”
Young Romero couldn’t believe his eyes when McGregor handed him the stack of bills for his work.
McGregor later said of the meeting: “He puts all these different parts of all these different wrestlers and all and he made me and made a few other guys.
“It can turn at the wrist, it can turn at the elbow and my son Junior loves that he can make all different positions with the guy.”
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McGregor, 34, is currently gearing up to make his long-awaited return to the octagon later this year against Michael Chandler – his rival coach on this season of TUF.
A date for the pair’s welterweight showdown hasn’t been announced, although it’s expected to take place in Las Vegas on December 16.
And McGregor recently claimed the bout will be officially announced before this season of Ultimate Fighter draws to a close.
He said late last month: “The fight’s signed now. It’ll be announced during The Ultimate Fighter.
“So, The Ultimate Fighter is airing in a few days on ESPN.
“By the time that show finishes, we’ll have a date and everything set for the fans.”
McGregor’s clash with Chandler will be his first since his ill-fated trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier.
The Irishman shattered his left leg in the first round of their Sin City showdown in July 2021 – his second defeat on the bounce.