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McGregor calls Putin 'one of the greatest leaders of our time'

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Conor McGregor attended Sunday's World Cup final between France and Croatia in Moscow, and he had some high praise for the man who invited him there, Russian President Vladimir Putin.

McGregor said he was a guest of Putin and went on to call his host "one of the greatest leaders of our time."

The caption concluded with "Go Russia!" written in Russian.

France beat Croatia 4-2.

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