Ian Garry was greeted by Conor McGregor ahead of his UFC bout with Kenan Song this weekend.
The Notorious' fellow Dubliner faces Song in what will be his fourth UFC bout since joining the promotion in 2021.
Garry has won all three of his UFC bouts to date after switching over from Cage Warriors.
McGregor is in Las Vegas to coach on the UFC's The Ultimate Fighter and went along to the weigh-ins for UFC 285 on Friday, where he met Garry.
Posting online, the former two-weight champion wrote: "Ireland’s in the house! Back at the @mgmgrand Garden Arena to see the @ufc weigh ins and to film a scene for my upcoming movie, @roadhousemovie. Brought back a lot of memories. The famous green seats! We packed this place out crazy over the years. What an arena! Good luck Ireland’s Ian Garry competing! @forgedirishstout."
Meanwhile, Garry is backing McGregor to beat his teammate Michael Chandler when he returns to the octagon later this year.
"This is very simple," Garry told Mirror Fighting. "I have trained with one guy [Chandler] for a year. I like Mike, nothing against him but he's going up against a guy who inspired an entire nation. A guy who I've looked up to and inspired my entire nation. A guy who I've sat about been anxious about when he fights. A hundred per cent I'm team Notorious.
"I've already said this to the guys in the gym, I'm Team Conor every single day of the week. One guy has told me I'm late consistenly because he's always hallf an hour early to the gym. The other guy has done nothing but try and help me and inspire my entire career so f*** that. Team Conor baby!"
Chandler has previously compared Garry to McGregor because of his fighting abilities and charisma, with the 25-year-old boasting an unbeaten professional record of 10 wins. Garry is back in action against Song Kenan this Saturday on the undercard of Jon Jones' title fight in Las Vegas and he predicted a "violent" knockout of his opponent.
"Song Keenan hasn't fought in two years so the unknown is dangerous. When I think about myself. if you gave me two years off I would come back a completely different animal. So I'm expecting him to be the best Song Keenan I've every seen, but I'm going to knock his a** out and I'm going to do it f****ng violently. I want to cut him open, I want to hurt him and fold him. I want to hit him so hard that he goes stiff."
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