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13th November 2016
08:11pm GMT

"I saw it so clearly, so consistently, until it was here in reality," he said.His achievement, in dethroning that "warrior" Eddie Alvarez and claiming the UFC lightweight title belt has been rightly lauded by so many Irish people of the last few hours. https://www.instagram.com/p/BMvxKhBhX0l/?taken-by=jamieheaslip Greatest Irish sports star of our generation? Ever? And this coming from a man that was an inspiration in the 40-29 win over the bloody All Blacks. Jamie Heaslip knows his shit. He's tuned in. Our major political figures? Haven't a clue. https://twitter.com/PresidentIRL/status/797796074207334400 There hasn't been a glimpse of acknowledgement for the Crumlin fighter since he made history. As for Enda Kenny... Nothing for a few days now but he was quick off the mark when the rugby lads ended 111 years of hurt in Chicago. https://twitter.com/EndaKennyTD/status/795027168078217216 Mixed Martial Arts is still looked down upon. It has captured the hearts of a demographic that our leaders have also ignored for far too long. We've written before about this shameful snubbing of a true Irish sporting legend but the record has not changed.
Our political leaders have dug their heels in and are not for turning.
Perhaps if he wins a third UFC belt, they'll use a few of their allocated 140 characters to tweet a 'well done'...
So it's up to the every-man and every-woman to tell McGregor he made us bloody proud. He'd much prefer it that way.
He's one of us.
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