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Robert Hynes

HISTORICAL FACTS: Conor mcgregor s infamous f the queen rant after poppy criticism - The Untold Story

Conor McGregor once took aim at The Queen after fans criticised him for wearing a poppy.

Back in 2015, the UFC star hit back after some suggested it was hypocritical for him to wear the British remembrance symbol because he walks to the Octagon to republican ballad The Foggy Dew, a song about the 1916 Easter Rising.

But McGregor stated that he doesn't need "a stupid little flower with a 100 different meanings" to tell him if he does or doesn't represent Ireland.

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