Conor McGregor declares intention to enter Irish presidential race 

Former MMA fighter Conor McGregor is proposing a petition urging a change to the nomination process for Irish presidential elections. File picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews 

Former MMA fighter Conor McGregor has announced that he intends to seek to become the next president of Ireland — but wants to change how the nomination process works to enable him to do so.

McGregor, who last week lost his appeal against a High Court jury's finding that he raped Nikita Hand, made the announcement on social media on Monday evening.