Irish mixed martial artist and mega celebrity Conor McGregor sat courtside for BYU basketball’s clash with Baylor, and his presence became an even bigger story than the Cougars’ tense, overtime victory.

The world of college basketball was in for a surprise when the UFC superstar attended Tuesday night's game between BYU and Baylor, which saw the Cougars beat the Bears 93-89 in overtime. Perhaps, Ireland's McGregor was the good luck charm BYU needed - hyping up the crowd courtside.

When Kevin Young took the head coaching gig at Brigham Young University, one of his biggest goals was to make BYU an NBA pipeline. To change Provo to PROvo.