Whether McGregor believes his own straight-faced rhetoric is unclear. During a recent UFC 197 press conference, McGregor surely claimed himself Apollo, the chariot that rides across the sky. If you thought McGregor's ego had grown to the level of Greek mythos prior to UFC 194, we are surely beyond the parable of Icarus and the sun by now.
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And yet while it's generally agreed that most trash talkers do so to build themselves up or get under the skin of another, it's unclear whether McGregor is simply talking or whether he actually believes the hyperbolic statements he makes. What is perhaps most surprising about McGregor is that his words bear the same acerbic wit as his punches, able to verbally spar with his rivals in a manner reminiscent of Muhammad Ali. Make no mistake, I am cocky in prediction, confident in preparation, but I am always humble in victory or defeat." I have nothing but respect for these competitors. I have no emotion toward them at the end of the day I'm on my journey," McGregor said. I cannot hate a man that has the same dreams as me. It was weird to me that he was like, ‘I've never hated a guy as much as I hate this guy in my life.' To me that's weird. Long before he'd taken the interim featherweight belt he took a few moments following his win at UFC 178 to offer Dustin Poirier praise. If McGregor has been consistent in his pernicious pre-fight ad hominem attacks on his opponents, he has been equally conciliatory in victory. The true greats will always overcome adversity. I wish him and his loyal team well on their journey back. "Respect to a great champion in Jose Aldo. "To the naked eye it was 13 seconds, but to my team and my family it has been a lifetime of work to get to that 13 seconds," he wrote, before offering a mea culpa to Aldo. Later, on Facebook, the Irishman gave a heartfelt analysis of his great accomplishment: Perhaps the truest glimpse of the real McGregor was seen when running the UFC 194 post-fight press conference by himself, offering praise to his vanquished foe whom he'd spent most of the past year slagging off. The fire in his eyes burn down to coals, his eyelids droop in relaxation, he seems to breathe more freely and his words are refreshingly honest. #MayPac best moments of the "Notorious" Conor McGregor can be seen after the war is over and the dust has settled. N2X5fIXvgIĬonor McGregor dancing during the face off with Floyd Mayweather. You might say Conor McGregor is confident. See some clips of their trash talk below and judge for yourself who won the war of words:
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Showtime will also air a behind-the-scenes series leading up to the fight, “All Access: Mayweather vs. McGregor and Mayweather will fight on Aug.
“He’s in a f-ing track suit,” McGregor said. Mayweather on the other hand wore a track suit hoodie with the American flag decorating the sleeves and hood. He said if you zoom in, the pinstripes read “F- You,” and he wasn’t lying. McGregor was decked out in a suit from his personal line of clothing. Of course, this wouldn’t be a sports press conference if it didn’t in some way become about fashion. That didn’t sit well with McGregor, who laughed and joked Mayweather hasn’t knocked anyone out in 20 years.Īlso Read: Conor McGregor Trolls Floyd Mayweather With Giant Knockout Punch Mural He came out of retirement at age 40 for this fight and insisted that although he’s not the same fighter he was even two years ago, he would still knock McGregor out. “God only made one thing perfect, and that’s my boxing record,” Mayweather said. Mayweather fired back, saying McGregor came to fight in the ring because “he knew I was the A-side.” Mayweather brandished his record, a perfect 49-0, and his money, even pulling an un-cashed check out of his backpack to boast how much he’s worth. McGregor also called out Mayweather for demanding boxing regulations instead of fighting inside the Octagon with UFC rules, calling it “half a fight.” “If it was a real fight, it wouldn’t even take one round,” McGregor said.Īlso Read: Floyd Mayweather: 'Today, I Am Officially Out of Retirement for Conor McGregor' (Video) “His little legs, his little core, I’m going to knock him out in four rounds, mark my words,” a confident McGregor said to Mayweather during the press conference at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Who will win the upcoming fight between Floyd Mayweather and UFC’s Conor McGregor? The battle may have already been decided at their first press conference, where the two fighters traded trash talking like the pros they are.
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