The Special One meets the Notorious One! Roma boss Jose Mourinho hosts MMA star Conor McGregor and receives Irish whiskey in return for a club shirt

  • Roma's Jose Mourinho revealed pictures of his meeting with Conor McGregor
  • The 'Special One' linked up with 'The Notorious' MMA fighter in the Italian capital
  • Mourinho offered him a Roma club shirt with 'Conor 10' emblazoned on the back
  • In return McGregor gave the Portuguese some of his Proper Whiskey to sample 

Roma manager Jose Mourinho has revealed details of his meeting with MMA star Conor McGregor on Friday night on his social media account.

The Special One - former boss of McGregor's boyhood favourites Manchester United - linked up with 'the Notorious' in the Italian capital in a gathering of two giants of their respective sports, with McGregor in Rome for his son Rian's christening.

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And Mourinho revealed in an Instagram post to his 2.5million followers - already liked more than 180,000 times - that he offered McGregor a Roma club shirt with 'Conor 10' on the back and received some of the 33-year-old's Proper Whiskey in return.

Roma manager Jose Mourinho (left) shared pictures of his meeting with Conor McGregor
'Special One' presented 'the Notorious' McGregor with a club shirt with 'Conor 10' on the back

His caption read: 'Yes it's him! Yes, the great @thenotoriousmma is in Rome and yes it was a real pleasure to meet him, to share some stories and to offer him the most beautiful shirt in town @officialasroma. 

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'He made a miracle, it's impossible to say no to Conor, I had to try @properwhiskey LEGENDA'.

Pictures on McGregor's story also display the meeting, and the Irishman echoed the respectful dialogue between the pair, writing the caption: 'Respect to this man. Legend.' 

McGregor continued the respectful dialogue between the pair with the caption 'Respect to this man. Legend.'
The 33-year-old (right) was also seen enjoying his own whiskey alongside Mourinho

McGregor recently said he was returning to Europe to continue his road to recovery after a long spell in the US following his broken leg suffered in his defeat against Dustin Poirier in their trilogy fight.

Mourinho, meanwhile, has enjoyed a solid start to his career at the Stadio Olimpico after joining in May after his sacking by Premier League Tottenham.

The 58-year-old's side have won five and lost two of their seven Serie A games, lying in the fourth Champions League spot and six points behind leaders Napoli, and are top of Europa Conference League Group C after two victories from two.