Conor McGregor sent a message to Barry Keoghan following his fellow the Dubliner's BAFTA win.
The Irish star picked up best supporting actor for The Banshees Of Inisherin at the the Royal Albert Hall in London on Sunday evening.
And MMA star McGregor, who is currently in Las Vegas working on the new series of UFC's The Ultimate Fighter, was among those to congratulate the 30-year-old following his win.
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McGregor tweeted: "Congrats @BarryKeoghan on winning the Bafta with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleesons Irish film “The Banshees of Inisherin” What a story this young man is having! Delighted for you mate, some pup. Onwards to Oscar!"
Keoghan previously spoke of his admiration for McGregor and said he would love to play the former two-weight UFC champion in a movie one day.
He revealed: “I really admire Conor McGregor for his drive and attitude.
“Coming from where he did, and it’s not too far away from me, there aren’t a lot of opportunities, but look what he achieved.
“I’ll play him one day in a movie!”
Reflecting on what his BAFTA means for Ireland, Keoghan told the PA news agency: “It encourages the arts at home and we are an island of storytelling and great actors and poets and writers.
“And this helps the industry massively at home and encourages people to send the scripts in and go for what they want to do.”
He added that he planned to celebrate his win with his son Brando by ordering room service after the ceremony, and that he will keep the award under a picture of his mother, who struggled with drug addiction and died when Keoghan was a child.
The Dublin-born actor also dedicated the award to children from the area he comes from.
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