New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- Conor McGregor sought help from Tesla and SpaceX owner Elon Musk, as the former UFC champion has taken a step away from the fighting ring to throw his hat at the Ireland presidential elections. McGregor launched his bid to be Ireland's new President last week, which he has been planning fir month. He officially announced his nomination on a social media post.

The current President of Ireland is Michael Daniel Higgins, an Irish politician, poet, broadcaster, and sociologist, who has been serving the country in the post since 2011. Higgins's 14-year term will end on November 11. A date in late October has been reserved for polling day.

Recently, McGregor posted a screenshot of his FaceTime call with Musk on Instagram...