Conor McGregor could reportedly appear in Game of Thrones after being headhunted for a role in the HBO fantasy drama.
Irishman McGregor, currently the UFC’s lightweight champion and arguably the organisation’s biggest star, has reportedly agreed to appear in one of the final two seasons of the hit show.
Per Metro‘s Adam Starkey, a source told Belfast-based outlet the Sunday Life:
It’s been agreed that McGregor will appear in one of the remaining two seasons of Game Of Thrones.
He was headhunted as it were by HBO, as one of the Game Of Thrones directors is a huge UFC fan. They believed that he would be a perfect fit for the show.
Based on George R. R. Martin’s series of fantasy novels, Game of Thrones has so far run for six seasons, and there are now only two more remaining. Season 7 is expected to air in summer 2017, per The Independent’s Jack Shepherd.
McGregor, 28, has already been filmed with a star of the show, sparring with Icelandic strongman Hafthor Julius Bjornsson—who plays The Mountain—back in 2015:
Who The Notorious will play and how he will be involved with the ongoing storylines is, as yet, unknown. But the prospect of McGregor stepping out of the Octagon and into the world of Game of Thrones will undoubtedly intrigue UFC and fantasy fans alike.
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