A DUBLIN schoolboy has gone viral after dressing as his favourite UFC star, Conor McGregor, for Halloween.
Seven-year-old Mason O’Connor from Kiltipper in Tallaght is the talk of Instagram after his mum posted a video of the youngster dressed as the ‘Notorious’.
The clip captured the moment Mason made his way into school dressed as McGregor.
Suited up and wearing two homemade UFC belts, Mason made his way from his parents’ car to the school door accompanied by a suitably pumped hiphop soundtrack.
His drawn-on ginger beard, fake tattoos, sunglasses and slicked back hair only added to the outfit’s authenticity and the general amusement of what’s already the best Halloween costume of 2018.
"When your 7yr is absolutely obsessed with Conor McGregor @thenotoriousmma and it's dress up day who wants to be a batman when u can be the king," his mother wrote alongside the video.
The video has proven a hit already, clocking up close to 200,000 views at the time of writing.
His excellent efforts are made all the more impressive by the fact Mason hadn’t actually been planning on dressing up as the Notorious until the very last minute.
"I had bought him Batman and his little seven-month-old brother Robin but Mason said no way. So, on Wednesday with threw together his outfit for school Thursday," Vickie told the Irish Examiner.
"I drew the tattoo on his neck and chest by hand with markers."
McGregor remains a popular figure with fight fans old and young and while Mason’s is the best of the bunch, he’s definitely not the only one to have dressed up as the Irishman for Halloween.
Here are just a few of the other efforts on display across social media.
My son dressing up as the @TheNotoriousMMA for Halloween! pic.twitter.com/Ci2G67wfly
— Michael Odiotti (@odiotti) October 31, 2018
@TheNotoriousMMA halloween done PROPER #propertwelve pic.twitter.com/lrORE5ghrJ
— Steven Pearce (@StevenP88372941) October 31, 2018
My son wants to know if you approve of the Halloween costume @TheNotoriousMMA my wife wouldn’t let him have the #propertwelve pic.twitter.com/xGGd5q1a0r
— Justin Vogeler (@vogs00) October 31, 2018
It's not just the kids who are dressing up as McGregor either - a lot of adults seem to be taken with the Irishman's distinctive look too.
Halloween champ! @TheNotoriousMMA pic.twitter.com/zWDJxM0wiP
— Quinn Briceno (@Qbriceno) October 29, 2018
Hey @TheNotoriousMMA , I dressed up as you for my Halloween workout, how’d I do? #getthestrap pic.twitter.com/ejMIHOCYaf
— TrevCo (@TrevcoInd) October 30, 2018
Happy fookin Halloween! @TheNotoriousMMA pic.twitter.com/LdTDT1Qbl5
— Jonathan Boxill (@Boxill89) October 31, 2018
In fact, there are arguably more adults than children dressed up as the Notorious these days.
@TheNotoriousMMA happy fooking Halloween. pic.twitter.com/SDuXok03sy
— MJROD (@broncman26) October 31, 2018
@TheNotoriousMMA can I get a retweet? Having a proper Halloween. Fook the Jameson Brothers #ProperTwelve pic.twitter.com/mWBgO7sYQQ
— Bobby McGuire (@EastcoastBobby) October 31, 2018
Happy Halloween Conor McGregor fans!
