Katie Taylor got a fairytale ending to what has been an illustrious boxing career. The 40-year-old walked into Croke Park, Dublin, in front of 83,000 people for what she had already decided would be the final fight of her career.<\/p>\n
After 10 rounds, she had beaten Flora Pili, raised her hands to the roaring home crowd, and left her gloves in the middle of the ring. It was the ending Taylor deserved. While the Irish star was ready to close the book, fellow countryman Conor McGregor <\/a>wasn’t quite ready to let her.<\/p>\n \u201cONE MORE FOR THE MAC\u201d – Conor McGregor Celebrates Katie Taylor’s Croke Park Fairytale<\/p>\n McGregor’s admiration for Taylor has never exactly been a secret. The two have crossed paths several times over the years, with the 38-year-old famously showing up to support Katie Taylor <\/a>when she defended her WBA and IBF lightweight titles against Cindy Serrano at TD Garden in Boston in 2018.\u00a0<\/p>\n As a matter of fact, their friendship has continued to grow alongside their respective journeys at the top of combat sports. When Taylor finally got her Croke Park moment, the \u201cMystic Mac\u201d had to have a say.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cKatie Taylor, let\u2019s do ONE MORE FOR THE MAC\u2026 Well done champ!\u201d he\u00a0wrote <\/a>on X, accompanying the message with a picture of himself alongside the pugilist. He followed it up with another picture of the pair, simply writing, \u201cReal love! \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea for God and for country!\u201d<\/p>\n Conor McGregor’s Career Has Parallels with Katie Taylor’s<\/p>\n McGregor’s most striking post was a little trip through Irish sporting history. He shared <\/a>a side-by-side collage of Muhammad Ali’s famous 1972 victory over Alvin \u201cBlue\u201d Lewis at Croke Park and Taylor’s win over Pili at the same venue. \u201cSENSATIONAL!\u201d the 38-year-old captioned it.<\/p>\n