Irish UFC fighter Conor McGregor visited the White House on St. Patrick's Day, where he referred to the United States as Ireland's "big bro."

President Trump met at the White House on Monday with controversial mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor to mark St. Patrick’s Day. McGregor met with other White House officials during

McGregor made headlines in late 2024 after an Irish civil court jury ruled that the fighter had “brutally raped and battered” a woman “in a Dublin hotel penthouse”, forcing him to pay her 250,000 euros — or about $257,000, according to CNN.