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Joey Barton has given Conor McGregor his seal of approval following his win in Las Vegas

Published 23:02 1 Oct 2014 BST

Updated 17:48 14 Nov 2014 GMT

Joe Harrington
Joey Barton has given Conor McGregor his seal of approval following his win in Las Vegas

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The outspoken footballer is a fan of The Notorious...

Conor McGregor convinced pretty much everyone that he's the real deal following his emphatic dismantling of Dustin Poirier at UFC 178 last weekend. The Dubliner moved up the rankings and made a truck load of cash off the back of the win and now the debate about whether or not he's a title contender seems to be put to bed. However, there's one man who likes to get his opinion across in every debate and that's QPR footballer Joey Barton. The outspoken Merseysider is a regular tweeter and he's finally had his say on The Notorious and it's all positive, here's what he had to say...  

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Joey Barton has given Conor McGregor his seal of approval following his win in Las Vegas