Conor McGregor made an appearance on ‘SNL Weekend Update’ on Thursday. Well, someone trying to be Conor McGregor showed up, at least. The show took a shot at the boxing mega matchup between McGregor and Floyd Mayweather by having featured player Alex Moffat play McGregor. Instantly recognizable wearing his famous red turtleneck sweater and white fur with a gold chain combination, the MMA mega star hyped up the match by insisting that kicks would be allowed and just generally insisting that he won’t lose.
The segment made some jokes about McGregor’s Irish heritage while only slightly acknowledged the actual boxing match itself.
“I’m going to drive Mayweather out of the ring the same way St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland — piss drunk while screaming something about Jesus,” Moffat said as McGregor.
Weekend Update host Colin Jost points out that Mayweather is a pretty good boxer, to which McGregor initially agreed.
“Yeah, but I’m Irish,” the fictional McGregor said. “So I’m going to win the Irish way: Get my arse beat down but then just get back up and wander into the pub like nothing happened.”
There was also a Lucky Charms joke the audience seemed to enjoy.
“Boxing is just kicking with your hands and your feet,” a nonsensical McGregor said at one point during the segment. McGregor also says he can beat anyone “at their own game,” including the shark that beat Michael Phelps in a race.
It’s not the best sports-related ‘SNL Weekend Update’ because it’s not Keenan Thompson playing LaVar Ball, but it’s probably the most enjoyable the run-up to this fight has been in some time.
