Conor McGregor's Fans Reach out After He Reveals His Aunt Died From Contracting Coronavirus
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Conor McGregor's Fans Reach out After He Reveals His Aunt Died From Contracting Coronavirus Conor McGregor is mourning the death of his aunt, Anne Moore, and fans are doing all they can to send him support. Her cause of death is apparently tied to the coronavirus that is spreading across the globe. In an Instagram post uploaded on Saturday, the UFC fighter shared a gallery of joyous snaps with family, accompanied by a caption about Ireland's ongoing struggles with combating the virus and the disease it causes, known as COVID-19. After that, he revealed the photos shown were from a joyous family outing taken just days ago.
McGregor, a former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion, then contrasted that joy with the heartbreaking news that his aunt just died. He appeared to blame "this stupid f—ing virus." Despite his sadness and shock, he closed out the message with a more positive message to fans, telling them to "stay tight" as this pandemic continues.
"These photos are from a few days ago at a studio in Dublin’s City centre," McGregor wrote in the second half of his message. "I was to announce to the world my A great day! A proud day, I brought my family with me to the studio. Sitting in the chair about to beam live to all the U.S morning talk shows, I get a phone call telling me that my lovely little auntie Anne had passed away. I couldn’t go live anymore. My poor little friendly loving auntie. My mother’s sister. This stupid f—ing virus. What the f— is happening. I took my family to bull island. Looked out at the sea. Took a deep breath. Thank f—! Lord thank you [prayer hands emoji]
"Stay tight people! We are all we got [heart emoji] Rest in Peace Anne Moore I love you."
Scroll through to read the rest of McGregor's message and read reactions from his fans about the news.
McGregor's Message to Ireland
"Ireland you amazing, amazing country," McGregor wrote in the first half of the message. "I believe we have this virus contained. And through this containment, we actually may have gone and contained them all. The good habits we will have now gained from this wild covid-19 attack will see us too strong in future. Hand hygiene. Touching of own face hygiene. Consistent thorough cleaning of handled areas hygiene. What we should really be all doing anyway. I have always been on with my hand hygiene. But not enough.
McGregor, a former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion, then contrasted that joy with the heartbreaking news that his aunt just died. He appeared to blame "this stupid f—ing virus." Despite his sadness and shock, he closed out the message with a more positive message to fans, telling them to "stay tight" as this pandemic continues.
"These photos are from a few days ago at a studio in Dublin’s City centre," McGregor wrote in the second half of his message. "I was to announce to the world my A great day! A proud day, I brought my family with me to the studio. Sitting in the chair about to beam live to all the U.S morning talk shows, I get a phone call telling me that my lovely little auntie Anne had passed away. I couldn’t go live anymore. My poor little friendly loving auntie. My mother’s sister. This stupid f—ing virus. What the f— is happening. I took my family to bull island. Looked out at the sea. Took a deep breath. Thank f—! Lord thank you [prayer hands emoji]
"Stay tight people! We are all we got [heart emoji] Rest in Peace Anne Moore I love you."
Scroll through to read the rest of McGregor's message and read reactions from his fans about the news.
McGregor's Message to Ireland
"Ireland you amazing, amazing country," McGregor wrote in the first half of the message. "I believe we have this virus contained. And through this containment, we actually may have gone and contained them all. The good habits we will have now gained from this wild covid-19 attack will see us too strong in future. Hand hygiene. Touching of own face hygiene. Consistent thorough cleaning of handled areas hygiene. What we should really be all doing anyway. I have always been on with my hand hygiene. But not enough.