Conor McGregor: 'Maybe Donald Trump won't be so bad'

(CNN) He's not known for pulling his punches -- either inside or out of the Octagon -- and now MMA star Conor McGregor has weighed in on underdog Donald Trump's stunning upset of Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Presidential election.

"I'm not from around here, [but] maybe Donald won't be so bad," Irishman McGregor told CNN as he was preparing to take on Eddie Alvarez at Saturday's UFC 205 Madison Square Garden showpiece.