PHOTOS | Conor McGregor with pop music icon after concert

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has certainly become one of the most recognizable faces in sports, in addition to being one of the most popular fighters in the UFC.

After a concert with his girlfriend, Dee Devlin, McGregor posed with pop music icon Rihanna backstage. Both stars ended up posting pictures to their social media accounts with kind words about each other.

Met @thenotoriousmma #ConorMcGregor backstage last night! So much heart! Thanks for your kind words!

A photo posted by badgalriri (@badgalriri) on Jun 21, 2016 at 8:43pm PDT

An honour to see the pound for pound number 1 female in the game perform tonight!! This woman ain't playin!! #AntiWorldTour @badgalriri

A photo posted by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Jun 21, 2016 at 5:09pm PDT

McGregor is currently gearing up for his UFC 202 welterweight rematch with Nate Diaz on August 20th, where he will look to avenge the first loss of his UFC career.