1. Declaring that 2015 will be his year
Following his KO win over Dustin Poirier at UFC 178 in 2014, Conor McGregor was scheduled to fight No.10 ranked fighter Dennis Siver in a potential title eliminator fight. During the UFC’s ‘The Time is Now’ press conference, McGregor was asked by a journalist about his thoughts on the fight and subsequent year plan. The supremely confident Conor McGregor revealed his plans in his trademark style and went on to make it happen in the exact same manner.
2. The ‘red panty night’ incident
Ahead of Conor McGregor’s scheduled meeting with featherweight champion Jose Aldo for the title unification bout, McGregor revealed his plans to move up in weight to win the lightweight title after defeating Aldo. When lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos was asked by the media whether he will be willing to fight Conor McGregor instead of his scheduled opponent Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone, McGregor answered the question for RDA. He asserted his importance for UFC as well as his peers in a rather interesting manner.
3. Rubbing shoulders with Jesus
Religious people who heard this quote must have been left red-faced when Conor McGregor compared himself with Jesus Christ ahead of his lightweight title fight against Rafael Dos Anjos. It was a lighthearted moment that landed the Irishman in hot water.
4. Giving Floyd Mayweather a wake-up call
Conor McGregor’s competitive interest in MMA was fading by the time he defeated Nate Diaz in the UFC 202 rematch and laid a claim to lightweight title. While talking to the media during UFC 205 press conference ahead of his UFC 205 fight against then champion Eddie Alvarez, Conor McGregor made a boastful claim that went on to culminate into one of the biggest crossover fights in the history of combat sports. McGregor predicted a knockout win over Eddie Alvarez followed by a potential fight with Floyd Mayweather.
5. Beating Khabib ‘inside of the first round’
Khabib Nurmagomedov can easily be considered as the biggest competitive rival of Conor McGregor. During the UFC 229 press conference that brought McGregor and Khabib in the same physical space for the first time since the infamous Brooklyn incident, Conor McGregor predicted the nature of his potential win over Khabib in a spiteful manner.
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