Although I rooted for Mayweather I have nothing against McGregor - he's a phenomenon in the UFC - but I'll never understand why so many people feel compelled to root for an athlete, who competes in a sport they have very little interest in, just because they share the same passport.
It's like all the Norwegians - who know feck all about cycling - that goes bananas when Boasson-Hagen wins a stage at the TdF
Or the hordes of Norwegians who were just outraged that Johaug got suspended after failing to read a huge warning sign on a tube of cream.