Baby named 'most Conor McGregor thing ever'

Social media has had a field day over the birth of Conor McGregor's first child, with fans taking particular delight over the name he bestowed upon his son.

The UFC superstar and long-time girlfriend Dee Delvin welcomed their baby boy into the world on Friday evening in Ireland.

Born at 8pm local time at Coombe Maternity Hospital in Dublin, little Conor Jack McGregor tipped the scales at 8 pounds and 14 ounces.

McGregor Sr is known to have a high opinion of himself, so it came as little surprise to many observers that he chose the same name for his baby boy.

McGregor and Delvin have been together for eight years. McGregor’s father, Tony, said the baby and mother are both healthy.

"We've experienced this recently with our eldest daughter and there’s no better feeling in the world than being a grandparent," grandfather Tony McGregor said.

"The parents are absolutely over the moon and everyone is healthy."

Not only is the baby healthy and less than a week old, he also has his own Instagram account.

Set up by Conor Jr's doting parents, its followers include McGregor’s management team as well as more than 20,000 others.

After becoming the only fighter in UFC history to hold two divisional belts at the same time by knocking out Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in November, McGregor informed the world that he was going to be a father.

He’s currently taking time off to adjust to life as a father with no immediately plans to return to the Octagon.

In his time away from mixed martial arts, McGregor has been trying to negotiate a boxing match against undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Those negotiations have reportedly stalled.