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Olympic wrestler Helen Maroulis training with McGregor at SBG Ireland

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Olympic wrestler Helen Maroulis has traveled to Ireland in search of her next challenge.

The 25-year-old gold medalist is visiting the Emerald Isle for a week of training at John Kavanagh's Straight Blast Gym, home of UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor. Whether the Maryland native converts her interest in MMA to a full-on foray remains to be seen, but who better to help her test the waters than the Dublin camp?

Maroulis made history at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the first female American wrestler to win Olympic gold.

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