Irish fight fans have spent enough money to fly to Las Vegas in support of Conor McGregor so are more than entitled to enjoy themselves.
Joe Rogan offered a short, sweet and undeniably accurate description of the travelling fanbase as the UFC 194 prelims came to a close.
"The Irish people are drunk and they're on fire."
It was meant as a compliment as the arena was the loudest it's been since UFC 189 and most fans simply found it hilarious.
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Others were less happy.
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We get that Rogan divides opinion on a number of topics but we're giving him a pass on this one, completely innocent.
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