Conor McGregor will run for the Irish presidency in elections later this year, the controversial former fighter said on Thursday, as he announced his candidacy for the largely ceremonial role on an anti-immigration stance.

Controversial UFC star Conor McGregor is officially throwing his hat into political ring. And -- despite McGregor's aspirations being international -- it appears President Donald Trump may have played a role in it.

Who else will stand up to Government and oppose this bill?” he wrote in the lengthy post. “Any other Presidential candidate they attempt to put forward will be of no resistance to them.