Imelda May will sing Amhrán na bhFiann for the fight of the century McGregor vs. Mayweather.
The singer took to social media to reveal the exciting news, “Here’s the news!
“I’ve been asked to perform the National Anthem ahead of the #mayweathermcgregor fight in VEGAS! Let’s go McGregor.”
Here’s the news! I’ve been asked to perform the National Anthem ahead of the #mayweathermcgregor fight in VEGAS!????????Let’s go McGregor!! ????????????????????
— Imelda May (@ImeldaOfficial) August 26, 2017
Dana White, President of the UFC, was very critical of Showtime for the short notice he was given to find a singer.
“Showtime basically popped it on us two days ago and said ‘you guys have to.’
“We were like: ‘What do you mean we have to? This is your show! OK, you want to play it like that? Alright.’
“I was trying to call Ireland at all the wrong times and get all this stuff. We called Bono first. He said he wanted to do it but he’s got a wedding this weekend. You can’t call these guys with three day’s notice.”
