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To be fair I don't think the actually went as far as meeting him. I think they were savvy enough to ask him for proof of funds and his gold chip backers before they wasted any time on him. I seem to remember that his "bid" became unstuck at that point.
It's pretty obvious that anyone making a serious bid would expect to be asked such a question on first contact and would be ready to provide full proof without any delay or bullshit.
No, it was a lad who used to do our Podcast who was/is a cage fighter Once Storey found out he was legit and was Conor McGregor's first professional opponent he stopped offering him out, funnily enough...