Conor McGregor Reveals He Will Not Have a Role on Game of Thrones

UFC star Conor McGregor dispelled the rumors he would be appearing on Season 7 of Game of Thrones, saying in no uncertain terms during an interview on the Good Times Network variety channel he wouldn't have a cameo on the show, as James Hibberd of EW.com relayed Monday.

"That was everywhere and I've never even heard about it! I heard about it once after [a fight] … backstage in the dressing room," McGregor said. "[UFC brass, including Dana White, were] in front of me and they were saying 'these [visitors] want you to be in Game of Thrones.' I'm banged up, my shin's in a heap, I've been kicking his knee's straight for 25 minutes, my leg's in bits, and he's trying to offer me a Game of Thrones role. And I'm saying, 'Listen, come at me with s--t I want to hear, I'm not trying to be in show business, I'm trying to be in the fight business. Come at me with a real number to fight again.' So that was the only time I ever heard the [words] Games of Thrones. And it went everywhere like months later! So I don't know where that came from. But I've never been in contact with nobody from Game of Thrones and now I'm starring in Game of f--king Thrones!"

The rumor of McGregor's casting made the rounds on the internet before UFC President Dana White appeared to confirm it during an interview on Fox Sports Live (via Hibberd): "I knew that a few months ago that they were interested in putting him in the show. I’m glad he did it. It'll be great."

However, McGregor claims he did not do the show, making White's comments curious.

As for McGregor's future plans, he continues to push for a boxing match against Floyd Mayweather Jr. In a Q&A session in England this past weekend, he spoke about ongoing negotiations with the retired boxer (h/t Scott Rafferty of Rolling Stone): "I'll go to Vegas, we'll figure the situation out, and we'll come to a dotted line and then we're going. This is happening."

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While McGregor continues to push heavily for the fight, Mayweather has been more reserved. Nonetheless, he didn't deny the possibility of the two fighting when asked about it during an interview on Showtime on Saturday night.

"I believe the fight could happen," he said, per ESPN.com. "He's a tough competitor and has proved throughout the years in the UFC that he can fight standing up. So we'll just have to see what the future holds. Hopefully we can make the fight happen."

Since the fight would be a boxing match, Mayweather would be the prohibitive favorite, as he was a perfect 49-0 against men who had trained their entire lives to be boxers. McGregor, meanwhile, is 21-3 as an MMA fighter and is the UFC's biggest star, but he has never trained exclusively as a boxer.

Contractual obligations will also be an issue, as McGregor is still under contract with the UFC. For that reason, White has been less optimistic the fight will take place, saying at UFC Fight Night in Denver on Saturday night he had a better chance of being Tom Brady's backup quarterback at the Super Bowl.

In other words, White is putting the chances of the fight at zero, which is also the chance McGregor has of being on Season 7 of Game of Thrones. It turns out the logistics of this proposed fight are dark and full of terrors.