UFC star Conor McGregor brings ring girls with him to watch Anthony Joshua vs Robert Helenius
CONOR McGREGOR made a grand entrance when arriving at the O2 Arena to watch Anthony Joshua in action.
The UFC superstar cut short a family holiday to jet over to London for AJ's return bout against Robert Helenius.
McGregor's Forged Irish Stout is sponsoring the show and the Irishman has been full of support for Joshua.
He rocked up wearing a dapper blue suit jacket with a black shirt, flanked by his own ring girls dressed in Irish Forged Stout gear, and joined by glamorous boxer Ebanie Bridges.
McGregor gifted Joshua a box of his Forged Stout and hailed the two-time heavyweight world champion in a tweet.
The 35-year-old posted: "This man @anthonyjoshua is the definition of class, quality, and loyalty!
"What him and @EddieHearn have built is just absolute magic!
"I cannot wait to witness AJ Powerhouse do work this weekend and live from ringside! Wow! Honored! Letβs go!"
Joshua, 33, is back in action for the first time sine Jermaine Franklin, 29, on points in April.
And he was due to rematch Dillian Whyte, 35, who he beat in 2015.
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But Whyte was withdrawn with just seven days to go after failing a pre-fight drug test.
It left promoter Eddie Hearn scrambling to save the show but he called upon Helenius, who boxed only a week earlier.
The Swedish-born Finn accepted the late-notice fight to save the day.
Boxing bosses from Saudi Arabia attended the fight with the view of AJ facing Deontay Wilder, 37, in the Middle East next year.
