Stars have been reacting to Conor McGregor's loss against Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas, with Katie Taylor impressed by McGregor's "valiant effort" against the undefeated boxing champion.
The fight, which was McGregor's first ever professional boxing match, saw Mayweather win with a 10th round technical knockout.
Katie Taylor took to Twitter to congratulate Mayweather on his "remarkable legacy in the ring" while acknowledging McGregor's "valiant effort".
Niall Horan shared one of McGregor's post-match quotes with his Twitter followers, posting, "I'm just havin a buzz and if anyone wants a knock , give me a shout !"
"I'm just havin a buzz and if anyone wants a knock , give me a shout ! "
— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) August 27, 2017
Big congrats to @FloydMayweather on 50-0. Remarkable legacy in the ring. Valiant effort @TheNotoriousMMA. 🇮🇪#MayweatherMcGregor
— Katie Taylor (@KatieTaylor) August 27, 2017
Gary Lineker commended McGregor's "really brave effort" while actress Kat Dennings labelled hs performance a "triumph".
Really brave effort from @TheNotoriousMMA but @FloydMayweather is a true champion of his sport.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) August 27, 2017
Freddie Prinze Jr. likened McGregor's move to boxing to Michael Jordan's baseball career saying, "Michael Jordan couldn't hit a curveball. Tonight's shouldn't be a surprise or a disappointment."
Johnny Knoxville posed that should Mayweather try his hand at MMA, he would not be able to stop The Notorious. "No way Mayweather lasts 30 seconds in an MMA bout," he tweeted.
... Michael Jordan couldn't hit a curveball. Tonight shouldn't be a surprise or a disappointment.
— Freddie Prinze Jr (@RealFPJr) August 27, 2017
Congrats to the @TheNotoriousMMA on a brilliant fight. No way Mayweather lasts 30 seconds in an MMA bout. pic.twitter.com/FXFwNP6rZY
— Johnny Knoxville (@realjknoxville) August 27, 2017
Rosie Perez shared her congratulations with Mayweather while also giving "respect" to his opponent, while Frozen's Josh Gad joked that "Bono lost a lot of money tonight."
Nick Lachey labelled McGregor "one of the best entertainers in recent memory" with Bryan Greenberg saying he "showed heart".
I, for one, am inspired. Wow.
— John Mayer (@JohnMayer) August 27, 2017
Shit. Bono lost a lot of money tonight
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) August 27, 2017
Conor showed heart. Better than most thought. Just not enough gas tonight.
— Bryan Greenberg (@bryangreenberg) August 27, 2017
