He argued that there should be no criticism of the Gardaí for how they handled the protest. “The people who are responsible for crimes are those who commit them,” he said.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that while the perpetrator of the stabbing in Parnell Square on Thursday was “intent on murder”, the rioters “brought shame on Dublin, brought shame on Ireland and brought shame on their families and themselves”. Earlier, McGregor posted an angry response to video footage of an interview with Garda Commissioner Drew Harris where he condemned the "disgraceful scenes" in Dublin on Thursday.Read more: Dublin city centre stabbing latest as five-year-old victim remains in critical condition Following the stabbing incident, protestors gathered at the scene before making their way to the O’Connell Street area, where buses, trams and Garda cars were set on fire, and a number of shops were looted. In their much-anticipated rematch that August, McGregor again jumped out to a fast start before the tide turned. This time he rebounded to win the crucial fourth round and held on through Diaz's desperate late flurry to win the instant classic by majority decision. Two-Division Champion

In his later teen years, McGregor began training in the still little-known sport of mixed martial arts, under John Kavanagh. He also found a job as an apprentice plumber but elected to forego the profession, over his parents' objections, to pursue his dream of becoming a professional fighter. MMA Career Cage Warriors Martin said: “There has been many comments I’ve watched online of that type which are absolutely disgraceful. Katie Taylor's promoter, Eddie Hearn, was interviewed on Virgin Media's Ireland AM this morning, and was asked about McGregor's involvement on Saturday.McGregor's beer brand have played a big role in the promotion of the fight. Forged Stout helped erect a statue to Katie Taylor near Bray Head. It will host a 'Dublin City Takeover' event tonight in Temple Car to promote the fight. McGregor and Hearn were both involved in a prefight event at Crumlin Boxing Club during the week. McGregor's return was a success, as he finished off American Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone with a 40-second TKO — the second-fastest win of his career, and his first victory in more than three years. Height and Fighting Style

During horrific scenes on Thursday night, 13 shops were significantly damaged or subject to looting, 11 garda vehicles destroyed through arson or extensively damaged and three Dublin Buses and a Luas tram were destroyed. Gardai were also injured during the violence. Mr Martin said: “There's been many comments I've watched online of that type, which are absolutely disgraceful. We've a parliamentary democracy, we value that. The Irish people do as well. Isolated voices like that and voices that essentially are inciting hate and a degree to some extent incitement is unacceptable.”

I don't believe he's attending the event. I mean I don't speak on his behalf, he's obviously someone that has his own views as everybody does. McGregor's comments prior to the riots have also been strongly criticised by barrister and GAA pundit Joe Brolly.

READ MORE: Katie Taylor fight organisers not considering ending Conor McGregor sponsorship Read More Related Articles The Tánaiste has blasted online commentators for “essentially inciting hatred” in the aftermath of the stabbing on Parnell Square and in the lead-up to the riots in Dublin.It's hard to believe that this could have been worse had they not done so. Let’s not forget that those who intervened were not just from Ireland. They're from other countries as well.” You've got a number of Irish fighters on the card who are all living their dream, and fighting in front of a sold-out arena. The Taoiseach strongly condemned the protests in Dublin, saying that people had brought “shame” upon the capital and the country. It's not right to be blaming the Gardaí or anybody else. People need to be held responsible for their actions.