Putin bodyguard’s warning for UFC superstar

The UFC superstar met the Russian President at the final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Moscow – which saw France crowned champions of the globe.McGregor, 33, had a jovial conversation with fight fan Putin, whose presence he seemed to be in awe of.Watch Chelsea v Liverpool in the Carabao Cup Final Live with beIN SPORTS on Kayo – Mon 28th Feb 3:30AM. New to Kayo? Try 14 Days Free >The MMA mogul then asked to have a picture taken with the 69-year-old, putting his right arm around his shoulders.But he quickly took it off after a stern word from one of Putin‘s bodyguards.The fearsome McGregor had a slight look of concern on his face after the telling off, albeit briefly.The pair then posed for more snaps, although McGregor posted the picture of himself with his arm around Putin‘s shoulders to his Instagram.The Irishman‘s accompanying caption wrote: “Today I was invited to the World Cup final as a guest of Russian President Vladimir Putin.“This man is one of the greatest leaders of our time and I was honoured to attend such a landmark event alongside him.“Today was an honour for me Mr. Putin. Thank you and congratulations on an amazing World Cup.”McGregor‘s meeting with Putin came a matter of months before his UFC 229 grudge match with Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov, which he lost via fourth-round submission.The Notorious has only fought three times that defeat to Nurmagomedov, beating MMA vet Donald Cerrone and suffering back-to-back losses Dustin Poirier.Putin, meanwhile, has recently declared war on Ukraine after months of rising tensions – ordering troops to invade Russia‘s neighbours.He‘s described the invasion as a ‘special military operation’ in the breakaway region of Donbass, although there have been several clashes in other cities and explosions have been heard in the capital, Kyiv.And he‘s warned global superpowers there’ll be consequences if they interfere, saying: “Whoever tries to hinder us, and even more so, to create threats to our country, to our people, should know that Russia’s response will be immediate.“And it will lead you to such consequences that you have never encountered in your history.“We are ready for any development of events. All the necessary decisions have been made in this regard. I hope that I will be heard.”This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au