Conor McGregor Welcomes Kim Kardashian To His Family As He Finds Out They Are 'Related And Descendants Of Scottish Royalty'

 

BELIEVE it or not, Conor McGregor is a distant relative of Kim Kardashian – via Scottish royalty.

The UFC superstar, 32 – who has challenged Dustin Poirier to a charity MMA fight – appeared to enjoy the news and tweeted his approval, saying: "Welcome to the family."

Kardashian's mum Kris Jenner has ancestry from Scotland and is related to outlaw and folk hero Robert Roy MacGregor — a huge figure and member of one of Scotland's oldest clans.

The rebel and cattle thief died in 1734 aged 63, was part of the Jacobite rising of 1689 and took part in the Battle of Glen Shiel in 1719.

Nobleman MacGregor was depicted in the 1995 film Rob Roy, starring Liam Neeson.

According to the Daily Record, that gives the pair a link to legendary first King of Scots Kenneth MacAlpin.

Kardashian's sister Kourtney named her daughter Penelope Scotland Disick in 2012 — an apparent acknowledgement to their heritage north of the Hadrian's Wall.