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VIDEO: Irish fans in Las Vegas lose their minds as their favourite son gets back in the win column

Published 07:11 21 Aug 2016 BST

Darragh Murphy
VIDEO: Irish fans in Las Vegas lose their minds as their favourite son gets back in the win column

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There are going to be some flights missed tomorrow.

The party in Las Vegas could well continue on into September judging by the scenes arriving from the strip of the fight capital of the world. Many believed that Irish fans would not be their usual omnipresent selves in Vegas as so many had bought tickets for UFC 200 after Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz II was slated for the July 9 event and, unable to cancel flights and hotels, were forced to use that as their fight card of the summer. But the scenes emerging from the T-Mobile Arena in the wake of McGregor's redemptive victory over his Stockton foe would lead you to believe the opposite. "There's only one Conor McGregor," echoed against the walls of Vegas' newest venue as supporters of 'The Notorious' filtered out of the arena after the main event of UFC 202. https://twitter.com/btsportufc/status/767221988167258112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw And once they reached the streets outside, it was of course a chorus of "The Fields of Athenry." https://twitter.com/MMAHistoryToday/status/767222805871984640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw And the dancing will continue into the wee, wee hours. https://www.instagram.com/p/BJW5DqhBsTJ/?taken-by=arielhelwani

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VIDEO: Irish fans in Las Vegas lose their minds as their favourite son gets back in the win column