25 February 2024 , 13:01
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Ebanie Bridges has thanked UFC icon Conor McGregor after spending an "incredible" night at his pub in Dublin.
Australian boxer Bridges is a good friends with McGregor and she's also an ambassador for his beer brand, Forged Irish Stout. Saturday saw Irishman host a meet-and-greet with fans at his pub, The Black Forged and Bridges, 37, paid a visit alongside British-Polish fighter Jasmina Zapotoczna.
Taking to social media platform X, the now former IBF female bantamweight champion - who lost her title in December - posted: "What an incredible night with Conor McGregor and Jasmina Zapotoczna at the Black Forge Inn. Unbelievable food and atmosphere. Thank you everyone who came out. 'If you haven't been to The Black Forged in YOU HAVE TO GO. And don't forget to have a Pint of the Forged Irish stout. I f***ing love Ireland."
Bridges insists that her and McGregor are "friends," as one fan replied to her post: "Out together AGAIN!" She responded by saying: "That's what friends do." The 37-year-old and McGregor have attended fight nights together too, with the Crumlin-born megastar taking his beer brand beyond UFC. "He's smart getting into boxing, because if you think about it, there's fights nearly every weekend," Bridges explained to Lucky Block.
"He's sponsoring the shows and he sponsors a lot of other boxers. I love that he's giving back to the boxing community. I love that he's giving back to combat sports, because he could just keep all that money, but he's giving back and you don't have to do that. I've seen some comments online saying, 'You need to have t**s and blonde hair to get sponsored.' I reply, 'I think he pretty much sponsors every single boxer on all the shows.' They've all got a partnership with Forged Stout."
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Bridges, who has a highly successful OnlyFans page, is keen to take her business ventures further and she believes that McGregor's involvement can only help her. "Obviously, mine and his collaboration is a little bit deeper," the 'Blonde Bomber' also said. "I'm a face for Forged Stout now. I can learn a lot from him as well for when I finish boxing - and what he's doing in business, I think is really inspiring. It was natural and we'll be working together for the remainder of my career. We work really well together. I'm great for his brand and he's great for my brand, and we get along really well."