Conor McGregor will once again enthrall the crowd and drum up Irish fervour inside Madison Square Garden, only this time he isn't fighting.
The UFC's most prominent star has agreed to carry the Irish tricolour flag for countryman Michael Conlan on his professional boxing debut.
Conlan is set to move up from the amateur ranks on St Patrick's Day in New York and will have McGregor at his side.
McGregor only recently put on a devastating show for his loyal fans in the first mixed martial arts event to be held in the city.
His domination of Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 earned him a second belt as he made history inside the octagon.
But the Irishman will return to the scene of his triumph as a supporter and will no doubt send fans from the emerald isle into raptures.
There is a mutual respect between McGregor and Conlan, the boxer having found success in the Olympics, winning bronze in London 2012 and controversially losing a decision to Vladimir Nikitin in Rio.
The 25-year-old in enjoying a raised profile since signing with Bob Arum's Top Rank promotions company and will certainly enjoy a boost with his association with McGregor.
Conlan told The Second Captains: 'I've just seen the way he conducts himself and how much belief he has in himself.
'He might not be the best operator in the world but he's going and doing the job because he has that belief in himself.
'These guys are in the game a lot longer than he's in the game and he's just come in and taken over all of them because he has that belief and that voice.
'He's gone in there and talked himself into where he wants to be and he is selling out places so it's fantastic what he's doing. It's great for sport and great for Irish sport.'
The travelling fans and existing community in New York will ensure March 17 will be coloured green as the Irish prepare to take over once again.
