Justin Bieber told millions of his Instagram followers that he's "like 60 percent Irish"Getty Images
Bieber and McGregor connected over the Irishman's Proper 12 whiskey
Justin Bieber has revealed on social media that he is “like 60 percent Irish," prompting a shoutout from Irish fighter Conor McGregor.
On Saturday, Bieber shared with his millions of Instagram followers: “Just found out I’m like 60 percent Irish."
“Shout out Ireland,” he added, alongside an image of the Irish flag.
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The revelation came after Bieber’s father Jeremy posted a picture with Conor McGregor’s Irish whiskey Proper 12:
The goods @ProperWhiskey @TheNotoriousMMA @MapleLeafs pic.twitter.com/Q7yYnfKVs9
— Jeremy Bieber (@JeremyBieber) April 19, 2019
In turn, McGregor, who recently announced his retirement from MMA fighting, gave Bieber a shoutout on Twitter:
Justin is a top young man!
Training hard on the @McGregorFast program also.
Real excited to see the results and hear his latest music this summer.
Thank you @justinbieber and father @JeremyBieber!
The Irish runs deep with the Bieber’s.
Shoutout my young bro Johner Bieber also. https://t.co/bJJWDqWRPR— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April 20, 2019
Turns out Bieber and McGregor aren’t exactly strangers - last year, after McGregor was infamously arrested for tossing a barricade into a bus at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, Bieber said “I think Conor will be fine,” said Bieber, “we all make mistakes.”
Justin Bieber ain't holding anything against Conor McGregor #TMZ pic.twitter.com/W1Y06MesGv
— TMZ (@TMZ) April 10, 2018
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