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Darragh Culhane

Fans will get chance to meet Ariel Helwani at Conor McGregor's pub on Friday

MMA fans will get the chance to meet Ariel Helwani at Conor McGregor's pub this weekend with the journalist in town for Katie Taylor's fight against Chantelle Cameron.

Helwani is one of the most well-known figures in all of MMA but is also a massive Katie Taylor fan and covered her fight against Amanda Serrano last year..

And the Canadian journalist has made the trip to Dublin for Saturday's fight as professional boxing returns to Dublin.

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Fans of Helwani will have the chance to meet the veteran journalist on Friday as he visits Conor McGregor's Black Forge Inn.

The Dublin boozer announced there will be a meet and greet and Friday between 2.30 pm and 4 pm.

Announcing on their social media page, they said: "Join @arielhelwani this Friday from 2.30pm - 4pm at The Black Forge Inn! Meet and Greet Ariel Helwani! The Black Forge Inn, home of @forgedirishstout and @properwhiskey"

Helwani visited the popular pub on Wednesday and shared a snap outside the Crumlin spot.

He said when sharing on social media: "The big man went out of his way to visit the studio last month, so it was only right to visit his place upon landing in Dublin. Lovely to finally visit the world famous @blackforgeinn. I hear the steak on the stone is to die for, right @TheNotoriousMMA?"

And Helwani did indeed try the steak and gave it two thumbs up.

He added: "Update: it’s fantastic. Really impressive place. Congrats, @TheNotoriousMMA and team."

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