UFC champ Conor McGregor welcomes baby boy, who has huge Instagram following already

Is the world ready for another Conor McGregor? It better be.

The UFC lightweight champion and girlfriend Dee Devlin welcomed Conor Jack McGregor into the world Friday night at Coombe Women and Infants Hospital in Dublin.

“Baby Conor Jack McGregor was delivered last night at 8pm in the Coombe Hospital,” grandfather Tony McGregor told mirror.co.uk. “He came in at 8 pounds 14 ounces. The whole family are absolutely delighted.”

Conor Jr. is the first child for McGregor and Devlin, who have been together for almost 10 years.

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The couple created a verified Instagram account for their son, @conormcgregorjr, with a bio that reads, “Account run by my parents – Conor McGregor and Dee Devlin.” Although nothing has been posted as of this writing, the account already has 20,000 followers and rapidly rising.

After defeating Eddie Alvarez last November at UFC 205 to win the UFC lightweight championship, McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) said he would take time off until after the birth of his child. McGregor is intent on finalizing a deal to fight Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match that would easily net the UFC star is biggest payday, estimated by Dana White at more than $75 million.

For more on the UFC’s upcoming schedule, visit the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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