Ebanie Bridges responds to backlash over appearance with Conor McGregor at Anthony Joshua fight
Ebanie Bridges is appreciating all the good and bad attention she’s getting after her cameo at Anthony Joshua’s fight with Robert Helenius.
On Saturday night, the IBF bantamweight champion initially posted a picture of herself pulling pints of Conor McGregor's Forged Irish Stout while wearing his merchandise.
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‘Notorious’ later made his grand arrival at London’s O2 Arena alongside a group of ring girls that included Bridges who sat next to him to watch Eddie Hearn’s heavyweight show.
Throughout the night, the pair were pictured together several times and seemed to play up to the cameras as McGregor even let Bridges serve him his drink at one point.
Ultimately, the former dual-weight UFC champion separated from Bridges and tried to steal the show by giving AJ some stout after his win and calling out KSI.
Despite that, the popular Aussie boxer is receiving a ton of feedback about her budding friendship with McGregor, and apparently not all of it is good.
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“Shoutout to everyone talking about me and Conor McGregor,” Bridges wrote alongside two pictures of her and MMA’s most famous man.
“Especially the haters cos u guys r talking the loudest.
“Appreciate u promoting us & the Forged Stout. Absolute legends ILY”
McGregor and Bridges first met while attending the Katie Taylor vs Chantelle Cameron fight earlier this year.
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‘The Bray Bomber’ suffered the first defeat of her career, but pictures of ‘Mystic Mac’ and ‘The Blonde Bomber’ were almost more talked about.
Bridges stirred intrigue about their relationship when one fan commented: “He looks like he's manhandling you in every picture.
To which Bridges replied: “'I felt like he was ngl. [not going to lie] Lol.”
Gossip about the two soon died down and McGregor returned to his pregnant partner Dee Devlin and their three children to enjoy the summer before he heads back into camp.
What appeared to be an epic night at Joshua’s fight may be the last time the Irishman gets to let loose for a while as he expects to start serious training soon.
McGregor is booked to face Michael Chandler and says they will clash at UFC 296 on December 16 despite the fact he has an ongoing drug testing issue with USADA [United States Anti-Doping].
They want him to undergo six months of testing before competing again but the UFC can make an exception for its biggest star and are likely to announce what’s happening in the coming days.
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