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18th Dec 2015

PICTURE: The Rock Loves Conor McGregor More Than You Do

"You're on your way to becoming an icon".

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Make room, people… There’s a new bromance blossoming before our eyes.

Facebook statuses, Twitter timelines, pub conversations and sporting news has been dominated by The Notorious ConorMcGregor since his incredible win on Sunday morning.

In case you’ve been living user The Rock a rock for the last few days, the Dubliner managed to knock-out opponent Jose Aldo in a swift 13-seconds to become the UFC Featherweight Champion of the World. When you say it out loud it does sound pretty impressive.

In a touching show of sportsmanship, the new champion shared an inspiring post to his Instagram account hours after the fight. He thanked his fans, friends and family, who have been his rock throughout the years.

Dwayne Johnson, a.k.a. The Rock, regrammed the post commending McGregor on his win and show of respect.

One of the classiest messages and show of respect for his opponent I’ve seen from a champion. Congrats @thenotoriousmma. You’re on your way to becoming an icon. #Respect ・・・ Thank you for all the kind messages! I am extremely grateful and proud to be in the position I am in. To the naked eye it was 13 seconds, but to my team and my family it has been a lifetime of work to get to that 13 seconds. Congratulations to the staff at the UFC on a historic week in the sports history and an amazing 2015 for the company. It is an honor to be playing a part in this great companies continued growth and success and an honor to top off a phenomenal week in the sports history. Thank you to all the fans who travelled and made this week what it was!! The traveling Irish are untouchable when it comes to creating the atmosphere needed to make a week like this what it was!! I am forever blown away by the support of my country. We have changed the game forever!!! Respect to a great champion in Jose Aldo. The true greats will always overcome adversity. I wish him and his loyal team well on their journey back. Much respect. Thank you all!!!

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“One of the classiest messages and show of respect for his opponent I’ve seen from a champion. Congrats @thenotoriousmma. You’re on your way to becoming an icon. #Respect”, he wrote.

We look forward to the inevitable McGregor-Rock selfie.