'My knees are still shaking' – Conor McGregor meets an NYPD policewoman and makes her day
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'My knees are still shaking' – Conor McGregor meets an NYPD policewoman and makes her day

UNDERNEATH his macho-type image, Conor McGregor is actually a charming sweetheart.

From posting a selfie posing with a young fan who had forgotten her phone, to making a surprise visit to the apartment of an unsuspecting superfan, the Dubliner has heart both in and out of the octagon.

McGregor lived up to that side of his character in New York this week when a local policewoman became star-struck when coming across The Notorious, who in the Big Apple for his fight against Eddie Alvarez on Saturday night.

"My knees are still shaking,” beamed the giddy New York Cop after meeting her hero, the moment having been captured on film by American entertainment website TMZ.

“Besides my kids being born this is one of the best days of my life," she added.

Watch the moment McGregor delighted the superfan in the video below...