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Conor McGregor rescues Portarlington MMA gym forced to close due to Covid-19 crisis
The Notorious offers financial lifeline to club dealt knockout blow during pandemic
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Irish MMA star Conor McGregor has thrown a lifeline to a Laois MMA gym threatened with permanent closure due to the Covid-19 crisis.
SBG Portarlington, which has been in operation for four years at the town s Riverside Commercial Park, shut its doors for what its owners thought would be the last time on Friday evening.
The outfit is run by Portarlington man, professional mixed martial artist Philip Mulpeter, and his wife Alvina, and has over 200 members drawn from Kildare, Laois and Offaly.