Watch Conor McGregor Ditch UFC For Horse Racing In ‘The 13th Jockey’

Conor McGregor has big things planned for 2017, including a change in sports and new running buddies.

That’s the premise of “The 13th Jockey,” a new series of video shorts starring the UFC superstar and comedian Jon Lovitz. In the series, McGregor drops his fighting career to pursue horse racing — not as a trainer but as a jockey.

Here’s McGregor’s introductory press conference in the sport of kings.

https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/816647493563752448

UFC scribe Mike Dyce has some additional info about “The 13th Jockey.”

Comedic value alone should make this worth watching in the new year.