07-12-2015 15:00 via mmafighting.com

Conor McGregor on sparring 'The Mountain' from Game of Thrones: 'I still folded him up'

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Conor McGregor never intended to get into a sparring session with "The Mountain." It just kind of happened.
The UFC interim featherweight champion went toe-to-toe with 6-foot-9, 400-pound Hafthor Julius Bjornsson at SGB Ireland back in October. Video of the scene was captured and went viral. McGregor, who stands 5-foot-9 and fights at 145 pounds, said it all started when he asked for a photo op -- kind of like the famous picture of Bruce Lee facing off with Kareem Abdul
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