Conor McGregor is set to host a special meet and greet event with Ebanie Bridges tonight at his renowned pub, The Black Forge Inn.

‘Blonde Bomber’ took to social media to announce her upcoming appearance at the Dublin-based bar. Following suit, the former two-division UFC champion extended a warm welcome to Bridges and the fans, sharing his excitement for the event. He posted on X:

Meet and greet at the @blackforgeinn today at 5:30 pm! Meet the beautiful and friendly world champion boxing superstar Ebanie ‘Blonde Bomber Bridges! 5:30 pm today! All welcome, see you there! 🥊”

Check out Conor McGregor’s post below:

Meet and greet at the @blackforgeinn today at 5.30pm! Meet the beautiful and friendly, boxing superstar world champion, Ebanie “Blonde Bomber” Bridges! 5.30pm today!
All welcome, see you there! 🥊 https://t.co/gc38Nkwxhi

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) February 24, 2024

Fans responded to ‘The Notorious’ and the IBF female bantamweight champion’s joint venture with a diverse range of reactions.

One fan wrote:

You’s are definitely sha**ing on the side lol.”

Another wrote:

“Booking my flight from the US! be there shortly! pour me one!”

Check out some more reactions below:

“Only thing worth pulling in there will be you 🤣🤣”

“God I wish I was in Ireland now 😍”

“Do you even box anymore?”

Last August, Bridges and the Irishman attracted notable scrutiny for their ringside snapshots during the Anthony Joshua vs. Robert Helenius boxing bout, leading to fan conjecture about their connection.

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Bridges was one of the models endorsing McGregor’s widely-discussed beverage, Forged Irish Stout, during the event. She subsequently revealed that ‘The Notorious’ had officially sponsored her to promote the stout.

When Ebanie Bridges opened up about her team-up with Conor McGregor
Ebanie Bridges discussed her enduring friendship with Conor McGregor, highlighting that ‘The Notorious’ has consistently provided support throughout her boxing pursuits.

In an interview with Boxing King Media in August 2023, Bridges emphasized that her relationship with the UFC fighter is strictly professional. She underscored McGregor’s prowess as a shrewd entrepreneur, particularly his effective promotion of products, as a key factor in their collaboration:

He reached out to me and said, ‘Hey, you wanna be part of the team and be part of the Forged army and partner up with me,’ and help promote his stout. So what better way to promote than to get pictures with the ‘Blonde Bomber’ at an Anthony Joshua fight, wearing your gear? And it worked, didn’t it? Because we’ve broken the internet again and everyone’s talking about it… It’s just business.”

She added:

“You think Conor McGregor would be with me in public, doing everything that we’re doing, like getting me to be a part of his forged Army team if his fiancee had a problem with it, these people who sit at home, know nothing about show business, no nothing about celebrity and what it’s like to be famous, you have to have very very thick skin to one be a celebrity and be in a relationship with a celebrity, and she gets it.”

McGregor posted a new video of him sparring that drew praise from Bridges but fans told him to choice a training partner that will actually hit back

Conor McGregor’s latest training video sparked praise from close friend Ebanie Bridges – but some of his fans didn’t share the same sentiment.

The UFC legend is gearing up for his highly-anticipated comeback fight against Michael Chandler but is still without a date despite being announced over a year ago. McGregor has been posting more training footage of late compared to last year and the likes of his teammate Kiefer Crosbie and UFC star Paulo Costa praised him for looking “sharp” in the clio.

World champion boxer Bridges commented flame and love heart emojis whilst boxing legend Evander Holyfield wrote: “Ok then”. Some fans questioned McGregor’s sparring partner in the clip with one comment reading: “Stop sparring yesmen and get someone that tries to hurt you.”

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“He needs more sparring partners that will actually throw punches at him, because these guys ain’t it,” a second comment read. “Why don’t you actually spar an actual UFC fighter? For example, go train with Khamzat, I remember him inviting you to train with him,” another user wrote. “Conor needs to spar guys who actually want him to get better not some yes men,” a final comment read.

McGregor was ineligible to fight for most of last year having dropped out of the USADA drug testing pool after breaking his leg. The Irishman re-entered the testing pool last October but the UFC have since cut ties with USADA to launch a new testing program with Drug Free Sport. McGregor moved closer to his comeback fight by providing two samples to the organization last month.

Assuming that McGregor doesn’t fight until late summer, over three years would have passed since his last fight. McGregor and Chandler were pushing for their fight to take place at UFC 300 in April, but head honcho Dana White insisted the Irishman is unlikely to fight until autumn.

Chandler said of his fight with McGregor: “I want battlegrounds of epic proportions, I want to stand in the cage with that man, I want to break that man’s will, I want to break his jaw. I want to separate him from consciousness, completely flatline him inside the octagon, and then we say farewell to the sport’s biggest star. Then we can go about our merry way.”