Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather: UFC star pulls out of Dublin meeting to jet off to States and make anti-bullying video for school kids as fight with boxing legend nears

CONOR McGREGOR pulled out of a scheduled Dublin meeting this week to fly to the States and make an anti-bullying video for school kids.

The UFC superstar will shoot the picture as part of a deal with the Nevada Sport Commission after he was deemed to have thrown a bottle of water at Nate Diaz.

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McGregor and Diaz became embroiled in a wild bottle-throwing fracas ahead of UFC 202 in August.

The Notorious, 28, was due to attend an £85-a-head gathering in Dublin, but withdrew today because of "an unavoidable schedule change".

A spokesman for the hotel said in a statement: “The Red Cow Moran Hotel in association with Industry

Entertainment regret to announce that the evening event with Conor McGregor scheduled for Friday February 17 has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond their control.

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“An unavoidable schedule change will see Conor McGregor in Las Vegas at the time of the event.

“All ticket holders who purchased tickets via TicketStop.ie will be automatically refunded, if you purchased a ticket or booked a table for the event through the Red Cow Moran Hotel please contact the team on 01 4593650 or via email [email protected] who will manage your refund directly.”

McGregor's trip to Vegas will also see him finalise details with his representatives as a superfight with Floyd Mayweather edges nearer.

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A source close to the undisputed UFC lightweight champ told the Irish Sun: "Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather have agreed a deal to fight and have both settled on their respective fees.

“The contract hasn’t officially been signed yet because of a third party hold-up but all the details have all been agreed on.

“The fight could even be announced within two weeks.”