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Conor McGregor has donated £10,000 towards life-changing treatment for a baby girl in Ireland.

UFC superstar McGregor has helped support the Hope For Evie campaign, which is raising funds for the one-year-old who has a rare genetic condition.

McGregor donated a pair of signed gloves for a fundraiser at his local Crumlin Boxing Club on Friday, which raised £430 (€500).

That fundraiser helped raise £1030 (€12,000) when the Irishman was asked if he would match that donation, reports the Irish Mirror.

Boxing coach Bra Brady said: "We got €500 for the gloves and being a bit cheeky I asked if he would match whatever we made and he said it was no problem."

(Image: Crumlin Boxing Club/Facebook)

(Image: Irish Mirror)

Evie was diagnosed in March of this year with a rare condition called microcephaly with pontine cerebellar hypoplasia, and a mutation in her CASK gene.

The condition stunts the development of Evie’s brain and can cause a wide variety of problems that include a seizure disorder, developmental delays, intellectual disabilities and facial distortions.

Her parents discovered a doctor in the US that can help with the condition but needed to raise funds to reach their £51,500 (€60,000) needed for the trip in February.

(Image: Irish Mirror) (Image: Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

They have recently smashed the £86,000 (€100,000) barrier, thanks to UFC superstar McGregor.

Evie's mum Emma Nolan said: "It was not by any means a publicity stunt from Mcgregor as he did not even what to be mentioned, we can’t thank Conor enough for helping our little girl.

The time and effort put into the Crumlin boxing fundraiser was unbelievable and I would like to thank Katie, Sinead, Bra, Aaron and Phil and all involved in the club.

"They really went above and beyond on the day and we are forever grateful."

You can donate to Evie's fundraising page here .