Conor McGregor Responds to Claim That He Will Be in Game of Thrones

Last December, it was reported that UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor will appear in the final season of Game of Thrones, but it looks like the rumors just turned out to be... rumors.

When asked about the rumor during an interview with the Good Times Network (via EW), the UFC star said that he "never heard about" the news when it went viral.

"I heard about it once after [a fight]," McGregor said, "backstage in the dressing room. [UFC executives, including Dana White, were] in front of me and they were saying ‘these [vistors] want you to be in Game of Thrones.' I'm banged up, my shin's in a heap, I've been kicking his knee's straight for 25 minutes, my leg's in bits, and he's trying to offer me a Game of Thrones role."

Of course, McGregor wasn't interested in starring in Game of Thrones.

"And I'm saying, ‘Listen, come at me with s*** I want to hear, I'm not trying to be in show business, I'm trying to be in the fight business. Come at me with a real number to fight again. So that was the only time I ever heard the [words] Games of Thrones. And it went everywhere like months later! So I don't know where that came from. But I've never been in contact with nobody from Game of Thrones and now I'm starring in Game of f—ing Thrones!"

The lack of Game of Thrones executives kept the rumors in circulation, but I'm glad that we can finally put these rumors to rest.

Game of Thrones Season 7 will premiere Summer 2017.

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