Published 16:31 IST, July 29th 2020

Conor McGregor's UFC 246 gear up for grabs with gloves auctioned at around £17,000

UFC icon Conor McGregor has decided to auction off his gloves, shorts and Irish flag from his last bout at UFC 246 in January, which was against Donald Cerrone.

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MMA fans have opportunity of a lifetime to bid for gear used by Cor McGregor in his last-ever UFC fight. Cor McGregor UFC 246 gear that is up for sale includes his autographed gloves, shorts and a Republic of Ireland flag. It is reported that highest bid for his gloves currently stands at a whopping £16,200 with his shorts going for £2,700 and Irish flag going for £1,930 at moment.

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Cor McGregor UFC 246 gear up for auction

Cor McGregor took to Instagram to inform his 36.7 million followers that y can bid for his UFC 246 event-used memorabilia. McGregor fought and defeated Donald Cerrone at  UFC 246 main event on January 18, 2020, at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, which was incidentally his last bout in octagon. Cor McGregor UFC 246 gear is w up for sale with fans set for a bidding war. 32-year-old revealed that he has partnered with FansAuntic to auction off his memorabilia and fan auction will run for ar three weeks.

items up for auction include a signed pair of Cor McGregor's fight-worn gloves and wraps, signed fight-worn shorts and a signed Irish flag. McGregor vs Cerrone UFC 246 fight lasted only 40 seconds so items are expected to be as good as new. So far, re have been nine bids for gloves, seven bids for shorts and four bids for Irish flag. 

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Following UFC 246 in January, Cor McGregor shocked world by anuncing his retirement on June 6, 2020. It was third time in four years that a Cor McGregor retirement was anunced by Irishman on social media. In March 2016, McGregor retired for first time but returned later that summer for a rematch against Nate Diaz. 

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McGregor n anunced his retirement once again on Twitter in April 2019 but returned in January. McGregor anunced his thrid retirement last month and claimed that he's w 'over fighting' as coronavirus pandemic messed up his plans. However, McGregor has still been uploading videos and photos of his workouts on social media as he continues to remain in fighting shape.

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16:31 IST, July 29th 2020