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How's it going?
Uh, welcome to Shinobi Vlog.
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My name is Conor McGregor,
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I'm a mixed martial artist
with the Ultimate Fighting Championship,
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and I'm from Dublin, Ireland.
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[indistinct chattering]
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- [interviewer] What scares you most?
- [inhales]
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[Conor] Uh, I don't know.
I don't really fear...
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fear too much. I don't fear... I don't
really think about things like that.
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[mumbles] Nothing fears me.
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People might, might expect me to say
losing might fear me, or defeat.
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Defeat isn't...
isn't something that fears me,
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success isn't something that inspires me
either, you know what I mean?
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Success doesn't inspire me,
and fear doesn't...
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and defeat doesn't fear me.
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[interviewer] What d'you wanna be?
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That's another thing,
"What do you wanna be?"
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I don't... I don't wanna be anything.
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I... I am...
I am everything I wanna be.
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I'm already there, you know?
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I don't, I don't want anything.
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People say, people say like,
"I want this."
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Or "I wanna, I wanna do this, or do that."
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But the vibe you're putting out is want.
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You're always going to want.
I always have the attitude that I have.
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Again, I always felt
like I was a black belt.
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You know what I mean? I always
felt like I was the world champion.
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I always felt like
I already could do everything.
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Know what I mean?
But I don't want anything,
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I have everything. That's the mindset.
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I mean, I have everything.
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I have everything!
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[opening theme music playing]
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UFC 257 is officially in the books,
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and you probably heard by now
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that Dustin Poirier
defeated Conor McGregor...
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Dustin Poirier dusted up
Conor McGregor in the second round.
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Holy shit, that just happened!
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...knocking out Conor McGregor,
the whole world was watching...
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- Yeah, he fought well in the beginning...
- [man 1] He did.
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Poirier just mangled the leg
of Conor McGregor.
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He walked out with a cane.
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His legs were shot.
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I just feel like Conor McGregor
really shit the bed out there.
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John Kavanagh told us
before the last fight,
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this is the best Conor McGregor
you've ever seen.
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And it was without doubt the worst
Conor McGregor we've ever seen.
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[Joe] I don't think he's the same animal.
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[man 2] Wasn't the Conor of old.
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[man 3] That ain't the same guy.
That's not the same guy.
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[man 4] We need the old Conor back,
we need the trash-talking Conor...
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[man 5] I told you, he's a rich man now.
Got a lot of money.
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[man 6] He was in the gutter,
in Abu Dhabi or Dubai,
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sipping up.
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[man 7] It's hard to get up
at 5:00 in the morning
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and go running
when you're sleeping in silk pajamas.
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[man 8] Sleeping on super-yachts
and living a billionaire lifestyle.
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[man 9] The difference between
wanting to win and needing to win...
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McGregor is in that want-to-win stage.
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He's fighting dudes who still need to win.
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They're hungrier, and if McGregor
can't get hungry like that,
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then he should hang it up.
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[Julian] Conor, he had been
under a bit of pressure,
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from, from a lot of different angles.
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He needed a bit of breathing space.
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He needed that little bit of time
to find himself.
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[Colin] Nothing quite feels
like losing a fight
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because it's prime.
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If the referee wasn't there,
you would've died, and you know it.
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He's got to ask himself, "Do I want it?"
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Do you wanna put up
with that misery in your underwear
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in front of 20,000 people,
in front of the world?
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It's as... it's as honest as it gets.
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And then all the criticism that comes
from that, when you win or lose.
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Fact is, when you walk out there,
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and the bell goes ding-dong,
d'you wanna kill the guy or not?
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[documentarian] That's how it's been
for the last few weeks?
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You coming in here, dead of the night,
getting your work done?
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Yeah, that's it. Two sessions a day.
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Just doing me work. Head down.
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Fully focused.
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And enjoying it, I have to say.
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You know. A lot of time on my own,
obviously with the family,
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but alone from the team.
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You know... [lightly pants]
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...a lot of soul searching
and deep thinking.
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How I wanna go about the next one
and what I should be doing.
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You can learn a lot from tough times,
you know what I mean?
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If not... the most.
You learn the most from...
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your hardships, your losses.
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Then come back better than ever.
And that's what I feel.
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- I really feel I've figured it out.
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I can feel my purpose,
I feel like I'm glowing again.
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I'm getting that glow about me again.
And, uh...
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[documentarian]
Do you feel that's a solo journey?
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Ah, well, of course it's a solo journey.
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I've got an incredible team who all help
me out and are all there for me,
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but it is a solo journey.
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I'm the one that has to walk
into the cage at the end of the day.
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So, um...
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[men shouting]
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[man 1] McGregor! Yes!
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[man 2] Champion!
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[serene music]
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[Audie] Conor's someone
that takes his losses in the chin,
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but comes right back with a vengeance
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and shows that he's learned
and he's grown from that experience.
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When he's faced with adversity,
he runs back into it,
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as opposed to away from it.
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And so, he told me,
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I don't want anything else
but that rematch.
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- [tense music]
- [man 1] Breaking UFC news...
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[man 2] It's official. Dustin Poirier
vs Conor McGregor 3. UFC 264.
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[man 3] Dustin Poirier,
Conor McGregor, part 3.
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[man 4] I can't overstate
how big this fight is for Conor.
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[man 5] The pressure
is on McGregor to come back.
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[man 6] There's a lot on the line.
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[man 7] He can't continue
losing like this.
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[man 8] As he stepped in there,
he was so focused on...
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[man 9] Conor was just
so predictable in that last fight.
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[man 10] Don't know if he and
his team can construct the right game plan
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to defeat the best 155-pound fighter
in the world.
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[interviewer] What were your thoughts
this week with the added media attention?
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I don't pay attention to it.
I just pay attention to my team.
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The people in my circle.
Nobody else matters.
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That's perfect,
straight to the mat there.
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[Conor] My team is my team since day one.
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My coach has been my coach since day one.
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I feel people go to different gyms
and go in search of something,
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but it's a sign of a weak fighter, to me.
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You build it yourself with a belief
in your surroundings,
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belief in your work
and belief in your team.
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I listen to my team, show up at the gym,
put more work in than anyone else.
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And at the same time,
no one can critique me... myself
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more than I critique myself.
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You know what I mean? So...
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what other people say
doesn't really come into the equation.
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[commentator] Nice body shot there
from Conor.
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[Conor] Catch that left-turn kick,
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off of something coming
on the back.
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Right. That definitely could be a feature
of Dustin's plan, you know?
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Yeah, lay-up, yeah. Yeah.
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- [John] Poor on round three.
- [Conor] Yeah.
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There's nice shots here.
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- Isn't there like?
- Yeah.
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Around the temple,
he's weak around the temple.
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The dome, like...
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There's a few glancing elbows there.
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They kinda pulled this trick
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outta the back pocket,
and fair play.
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We know that now.
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Look, no one loses better than Conor.
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It takes a very special mindset
to be able to sit back,
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have your ego in check,
watch the tape back,
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and say, "We screwed up here,
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why so many calf kicks?
We never had this issue before.
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Where am I weak?"
Well, look. Here, here, and here.
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The great thing with Conor
is that he understands
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that failure is a necessary ingredient
towards success and improvement.
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And you go out there and you do it.
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[clapping]
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If you were squaring up
in front of me...
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I can't kick that,
and if I try and kick that,
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that left hand's gonna fuckin'...
like a missile down the pipe.
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He won't get a heavy lead
like he did last time.
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He hit me with 18 kicks,
I hit him with one.
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Eighteen low kicks, I hit him with one.
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You know what I mean?
I'll be the 18, he'll be three or four.
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You know what I mean? And that'll be
in the first two fuckin' minutes.
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[Owen] Yeah, man, excellent job.
Good leg kick.
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Boom, boom, go.
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Kick and go!
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One more round to finish five.
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Let's do that high-high kick.
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[Owen] Now push! Now push!
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Back up and then spin. Hey!
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[John] One of the very common questions
I get is,
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"Oh, did you know right away with Conor?"
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Or, "When someone comes in,
do you know they're special?"
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I'd be lying if I said yes.
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Because I don't know if they can do it
every day for six months.
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So it's very tempting to say
the wall came down
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and split the mats in two,
and out walked Conor...
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Oh, no, he was just a kid
that just wouldn't stop showing up,
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wouldn't stop messaging me
outside of class times with his questions,
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and that's what separates him
from the others.
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Every session is done with a mindset
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that this is for a UFC championship
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in Madison Square Garden,
with half the world watching me.
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Those daily repetitions
done with a mindset
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of somebody
that's winning a title every day.
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[Conor] It was a tough session.
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The sessions I need
and the sessions I'm relishing.
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I'm enjoying them very much,
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so keep it going, six weeks to go, today.
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That's a camp for people, six weeks.
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I'm full of energy, I'm fresh.
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Keep it going. We've got this.
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[kids chattering]
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This is my new son, Rian.
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- The next... the next champ.
- [kids playing in background]
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All right, buddy?
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One week old.
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One week old, yeah.
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So just the smell of him, and all.
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[chuckles] It's great.
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Hey there, buddy.
Another little one to teach.
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Now I've got Junior
that's gonna help me teach as well.
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I'm excited.
He's very good with him as well.
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Dee had the third child, Rian.
He's a beautiful baby boy.
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And, you know, I've seen Conor grow
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with every new family member
that he's brought into this world.
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- He's smiling a little bit, isn't he?
- He's smiling.
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[Audie] I can see, honestly,
a twinkle in his eye.
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[Conor chuckles]
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- Daddy, can I have some more?
- Want some more food?
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[Audie] He does it all for them.
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Like The Lion King. [giggles]
Look at his little face.
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[punches landing]
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[indistinct chattering]
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Again. Hey! Nice one.
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The difference between that
and that, you know?
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So, just a slide back,
different shot.
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[Owen] Thirteen minutes.
Thirteen minutes to go.
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[Conor grunts]
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[Owen] Sixteen minutes.
Sixteen minutes gone.
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[groans]
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[Conor] On the ankle as well.
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A little sore on the shin.
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Throwing them and sometimes
they lift and hit the knee,
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but it's all good.
Couple of days or a week...
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of minding it,
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and I should be good to go again.
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One of the things that... unfortunate...
Conor had to deal with
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was a lot of swelling around that ankle.
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We feared that it was a stress fracture.
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The X-rays done in Dubai came back
that it was a deep bone bruise.
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So, we were trying to figure out,
how do we get him through this camp,
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finish camp and get him to fight?
Or do we have to push the fight back?
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It's not a decision
that's taken lightly at all,
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particularly when Conor
never tries to pull...
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He tries to avoid...
He doesn't wanna talk about it.
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But at the end of the day, for us,
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we have to first make sure his health
and safety is put above everything else.
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This happened right before he flew to LA.
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[Conor] My surgeon is the head doctor,
so we came out to see him,
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to chat about the ankle.
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A couple of days' rest, naturally,
after the last mesocycle.
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So I'm okay to do all this.
249
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Then I want to start pushing,
getting back to training.
250
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I want to kick again, bounce again,
spar again.
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If these are things I can't really do,
there's gonna be an issue.
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I'm gonna see how it unfolds
and make a decision what to do after that.
253
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I've been sparring a lot
with no shin pads.
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Obviously,
there's to be a trauma in the, in the...
255
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bunch of low kicks, the last time.
I wanted to be sparring
256
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and training with no shin pads,
so I can feel the exact force.
257
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So I threw a couple of kicks,
I've thrown loads of kicks,
258
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one of them hit the knee with the shin,
259
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and the other one hit the knee
with the ankles. Two separate kicks.
260
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So, is this part sore?
261
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Not when you press it, no.
262
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Your bone's bruised on this.
You got a big bone bruise here.
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- It shows that, does it?
- I'll show you the MRI scan.
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- So, whenever you do that...
- [cracks]
265
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When I do that,
I can feel something here.
266
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What you're feeling there
is the swelling around the bone, here.
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I have a feeling, when you kick,
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you kick with force, so your leg stops,
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- your ankle and foot keep coming.
- Yeah.
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- [Dr. Neal] Does this hurt when I do that?
- [Conor] No.
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- So that's what happens when he kicks.
- [John] Yeah.
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[Dr. Neal] It'll stop here,
this will come forward.
273
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If that doesn't hurt you,
that's a good sign.
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- [Conor] Yeah.
- Let me show you what you have here.
275
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- So that's new.
- [Conor] What?
276
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The bone bruise.
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[Conor] That's from the kick?
That's from kicking the knee?
278
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Yeah, and it's also from the added impact
279
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of what you're doing to train,
the running too.
280
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I guess the real reason we came here
was to get a time estimate
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of what you think
that this is going to take.
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[Audie] That, or figure out
if we should push the fight back.
283
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[Dr. Neal] Yeah. It's gonna be,
basically, based on his symptoms,
284
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not based on how you follow it like this.
285
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I think that you decrease the impact,
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let him go into the Octagon
and do what he'd normally be doing
287
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at this point before a fight,
and see how it responds.
288
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If it gets worse
289
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over the course of a week or so,
290
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then we gotta shut it down.
291
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When you're training,
as soon as you make contact
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with that part of your ankle
with somebody's shin or knee,
293
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if you hit it like that...
294
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anything hard... There's no padding here,
295
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there's no muscle or anything
under the skin here,
296
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it's gonna light you up. And so...
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if we at least pad it,
298
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for training, it's not going
to eliminate the impact,
299
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but you need to be able
to throw some kicks to...
300
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- [Conor] To go through the motion.
- ...to go through the motion of training.
301
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Once I can go through the mechanisms
of it and not be limping then after it,
302
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I'll be happy with that.
303
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[osteopath] I mean, I could cut this bit.
304
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[Conor] Yeah, perfect.
305
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Perfect, man.
306
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What you need to do
is go get your stance,
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- 'cause it's gonna get very hard.
- Yeah.
308
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[osteopath] See, that's better, right?
But the question is, is it functional?
309
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- [man] When you bounce around?
- [Conor] It is functional.
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[osteopath] You can take stress off,
train and feel confident.
311
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[Conor] That's it. That's all I need.
312
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He's gonna have to have this for training.
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This is gonna keep coming back
if he doesn't.
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[Audie] This gives some confidence to know
there's an adjustment we have to do
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from an ongoing perspective,
316
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what we've been training,
this gives us all the tools we need.
317
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He's exposing it to what got you here
in the first place,
318
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so this is, going forward,
319
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- stuff he should work on.
- No problem.
320
00:17:30,424 --> 00:17:32,051
Thank you so much.
321
00:17:32,134 --> 00:17:34,219
Thank you. I really appreciate it.
322
00:17:34,303 --> 00:17:36,096
Two geniuses here.
323
00:17:36,180 --> 00:17:38,265
I wanna be correct going in here.
324
00:17:38,348 --> 00:17:41,602
I'm giving nothing.
I'm not giving an inch with this fight.
325
00:17:41,685 --> 00:17:43,312
There's a lot on the line,
326
00:17:43,395 --> 00:17:46,940
and hopefully in a couple of days,
it'll settle and we'll be good.
327
00:17:47,024 --> 00:17:48,192
But we'll see.
328
00:17:57,743 --> 00:18:00,412
[Conor] Point out the difference
to the UFC floor.
329
00:18:00,496 --> 00:18:03,248
This is the exact UFC Octagon,
that's the UFC canvas.
330
00:18:03,332 --> 00:18:05,292
How good does that feel?
331
00:18:05,375 --> 00:18:08,087
Doesn't it? Ah! It's unbelievable!
332
00:18:08,170 --> 00:18:10,172
- [cheers]
- [man laughs]
333
00:18:10,255 --> 00:18:12,966
[Conor] This is the McGregor compound
here in Newport.
334
00:18:13,050 --> 00:18:15,302
Look at it. It's a dungeon,
know what I mean?
335
00:18:15,385 --> 00:18:18,931
It's all state-of-the-art equipment,
but it has that feel of hard work.
336
00:18:19,014 --> 00:18:21,308
I look forward to coming here
and working hard.
337
00:18:21,391 --> 00:18:25,104
Lovely selection of bags. That is
a real nice selection of bags there.
338
00:18:25,187 --> 00:18:28,440
[Audie] He wanted something
that had all the necessary equipment,
339
00:18:28,524 --> 00:18:30,692
from the Octagon to the heavy bags,
340
00:18:30,776 --> 00:18:33,695
but he also wanted it to be real,
he didn't want it to be dressed up
341
00:18:33,779 --> 00:18:36,698
to make it look like
it was some palatial space
342
00:18:36,782 --> 00:18:39,576
that he was coming in to lounge.
He was coming in to get working.
343
00:18:39,660 --> 00:18:43,080
Blown away by it, to be honest with you.
Everything that we need is here.
344
00:18:43,163 --> 00:18:46,458
Plus, he's happy,
and that's the biggest thing.
345
00:18:46,542 --> 00:18:49,044
You can hear him in the background
being happy, yeah? [laughs]
346
00:18:49,128 --> 00:18:50,337
[Conor] It's perfect.
347
00:18:50,420 --> 00:18:52,631
It's mad, like an up and down game.
348
00:18:52,714 --> 00:18:56,760
Not just fighting, you know, life,
it's an up and down mental game.
349
00:18:56,844 --> 00:19:01,181
Good to get here, good to see the gym,
good to talk to the doc,
350
00:19:01,265 --> 00:19:04,226
good to feel a plan
is in place for that final stage.
351
00:19:04,309 --> 00:19:08,313
I'm just thinking, I need to get
this recovery time right.
352
00:19:08,397 --> 00:19:10,107
I need to take this and enjoy this.
353
00:19:10,190 --> 00:19:12,609
That's when I switched,
before I came here,
354
00:19:12,693 --> 00:19:15,487
and this is sending me
like a rocket to the moon.
355
00:19:15,571 --> 00:19:17,823
And then the fight's handy.
356
00:19:17,906 --> 00:19:19,950
With the prep, the fight's handy.
357
00:19:20,033 --> 00:19:22,077
So, good day, good day today.
358
00:19:34,423 --> 00:19:36,592
Getting sent pictures of the kids.
359
00:19:36,675 --> 00:19:39,761
- [John] How are they?
- [Conor] They're just after having baths.
360
00:19:39,845 --> 00:19:41,346
[Conor laughs]
361
00:19:41,430 --> 00:19:44,808
Conor's at a state
where he's grown into this man,
362
00:19:44,892 --> 00:19:46,310
into this father...
363
00:19:46,393 --> 00:19:47,811
That's a good start.
364
00:19:50,689 --> 00:19:53,483
But right now, the focus is on the fight.
365
00:19:55,027 --> 00:19:57,613
And if he wants to be at his best,
366
00:19:57,696 --> 00:20:00,532
he feels he needs that singular focus.
367
00:20:00,616 --> 00:20:02,993
So, it was the family's decision
368
00:20:03,076 --> 00:20:05,078
that they stay home in Ireland,
369
00:20:05,162 --> 00:20:07,539
but then meet up right after the fight.
370
00:20:08,123 --> 00:20:12,127
And I think that it will allow him
to feel that energy, that vibe
371
00:20:12,211 --> 00:20:15,172
that he needs to go in there
and be the best version of himself
372
00:20:15,255 --> 00:20:17,090
come fight night.
373
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[intense music playing]
374
00:20:36,318 --> 00:20:38,153
[Owen] It got very real very quickly.
375
00:20:38,237 --> 00:20:40,364
There's five weeks to go.
376
00:20:40,447 --> 00:20:43,992
We've come with a different approach
to put the pressure on Poirier.
377
00:20:44,076 --> 00:20:45,869
He's going with a boxing mentality,
378
00:20:45,953 --> 00:20:47,996
thinking you'll do the same,
some leg kicks...
379
00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:50,666
- Then suddenly, whop, wonky.
- Yeah.
380
00:20:51,291 --> 00:20:54,169
[John] What have we changed?
I would say variety.
381
00:20:54,253 --> 00:20:57,839
We're gonna see a much more
expansive range of techniques.
382
00:20:58,382 --> 00:21:02,344
The mixed martial artist is here,
and he's here to win.
383
00:21:09,184 --> 00:21:10,352
[Owen] That one's high.
384
00:21:10,435 --> 00:21:12,646
[John] Keep your leg a little bit
in the kicking range.
385
00:21:12,729 --> 00:21:15,524
Keep your center straight,
move your leg back nice and fast.
386
00:21:15,607 --> 00:21:18,694
Put a jab or stutter-step
your way in, it's all good.
387
00:21:22,239 --> 00:21:25,617
Getting light on the feet.
Finding the left leg.
388
00:21:25,701 --> 00:21:27,369
Not damaging it.
389
00:21:27,452 --> 00:21:29,621
All I need is the target.
390
00:21:33,500 --> 00:21:36,295
Got to get your body strong
to be in this game,
391
00:21:36,378 --> 00:21:38,755
for this long, at this level.
392
00:21:38,839 --> 00:21:41,091
So rehabilitation work,
393
00:21:41,174 --> 00:21:43,218
you've gotta become a master at it.
394
00:21:43,302 --> 00:21:45,470
Otherwise,
395
00:21:45,554 --> 00:21:47,723
you'll be here today, gone tomorrow.
396
00:21:49,057 --> 00:21:51,727
[man] This one's one of my favorites.
397
00:21:52,436 --> 00:21:53,812
Thank you. Thanks so much.
398
00:21:53,895 --> 00:21:56,690
Got your whiskey back at the house.
I'm gonna drink it tonight.
399
00:21:56,773 --> 00:21:58,942
Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
400
00:22:01,153 --> 00:22:02,946
I'm not gonna rush now, cracking him.
401
00:22:03,030 --> 00:22:05,782
I'm gonna crack him, get in,
put it in his face!
402
00:22:05,866 --> 00:22:07,951
I know he's gonna do that.
403
00:22:08,035 --> 00:22:10,662
Elbow off that, exactly. Bam, bam!
404
00:22:10,746 --> 00:22:12,914
Go straight off. You have the technique.
405
00:22:12,998 --> 00:22:15,375
One notable thing, the first time,
406
00:22:15,459 --> 00:22:17,502
Dee's not here and the kids.
407
00:22:17,586 --> 00:22:20,464
The fact she's not here, I think,
does him a favor.
408
00:22:20,964 --> 00:22:24,968
Definitely more testosterone in the air.
409
00:22:25,052 --> 00:22:27,971
There's definitely more aggression,
410
00:22:28,055 --> 00:22:29,681
but that increased aggression
411
00:22:29,765 --> 00:22:32,434
is a very good thing
for the fight environment.
412
00:22:32,517 --> 00:22:35,312
Beautiful knockout.
There's going to be a devastating victory.
413
00:22:35,395 --> 00:22:36,855
An ass whooping.
414
00:22:36,938 --> 00:22:39,649
Feeling that longing for his family,
415
00:22:39,733 --> 00:22:42,569
that crushes him, but it also fuels him.
416
00:22:42,652 --> 00:22:45,697
It's like you take something away
that someone loves
417
00:22:45,781 --> 00:22:48,492
and it builds this energy
that you wanna have
418
00:22:48,575 --> 00:22:50,202
heading into a combat sport.
419
00:22:50,285 --> 00:22:52,329
He's not coming back from this.
420
00:22:52,412 --> 00:22:53,830
This is gonna be a bad one.
421
00:22:53,914 --> 00:22:55,749
Mark me words on that.
422
00:22:55,832 --> 00:22:57,834
[music crescendos]
423
00:23:00,837 --> 00:23:04,341
[Colin] You can see the change
in Conor's personality.
424
00:23:04,424 --> 00:23:08,678
He's starting to look more like
that creative, precise killer.
425
00:23:11,056 --> 00:23:12,307
We're ready.
426
00:23:13,391 --> 00:23:15,560
It's just time to go and get it done now.
427
00:23:21,149 --> 00:23:23,318
- [Conor] The one I hit here.
- [man 1] Yeah.
428
00:23:23,985 --> 00:23:27,614
I do mix it up sometimes.
I got hit in the knee a few times.
429
00:23:27,697 --> 00:23:29,991
- With that one as well.
- Yeah.
430
00:23:30,075 --> 00:23:32,077
Leg kick.
431
00:23:33,662 --> 00:23:35,580
[Conor] So I've been training
with no shin pads
432
00:23:35,664 --> 00:23:38,834
because the shin pads let me down
the last time in camp because
433
00:23:38,917 --> 00:23:42,170
it felt like I was in a safe place,
taking the kicks in a certain area,
434
00:23:42,254 --> 00:23:44,881
and when you remove the shin pads,
it was way different.
435
00:23:44,965 --> 00:23:47,926
They had a major effect.
I wanna feel the exact feeling
436
00:23:48,009 --> 00:23:49,511
in the leg kicks.
437
00:23:50,095 --> 00:23:51,888
Keep them kicks busy, man. Really.
438
00:23:51,972 --> 00:23:54,307
I wanna pump every fucking time...
kick me.
439
00:23:54,391 --> 00:23:57,686
- You know? That's on the fourth round.
- [man 2] Yeah.
440
00:23:59,062 --> 00:24:03,024
[Julian] The nature of the sport
is high impact, high trauma sport.
441
00:24:03,108 --> 00:24:05,735
And after the previous fights,
442
00:24:05,819 --> 00:24:09,239
Conor wanted to spar
without the shin pads.
443
00:24:09,322 --> 00:24:11,616
It's just to see how he would get on.
444
00:24:13,535 --> 00:24:16,913
We're very keen on early rehabilitation.
445
00:24:17,789 --> 00:24:19,392
[man 3] So, have you had the stim before?
446
00:24:19,416 --> 00:24:22,002
- [Conor] I have had a stim before.
- [man 3] Perfect.
447
00:24:22,085 --> 00:24:25,714
So, this one's gonna start feeling
like little electrical shocks,
448
00:24:25,797 --> 00:24:28,383
little pulses.
It shouldn't feel painful at all.
449
00:24:28,466 --> 00:24:31,344
At any point,
you can just let me know as I start it up,
450
00:24:31,428 --> 00:24:33,428
if it starts feeling good,
starts feeling too much.
451
00:24:33,471 --> 00:24:35,182
So I'm just gonna leave it there.
452
00:24:35,265 --> 00:24:37,726
Should feel pretty mild as it starts up,
453
00:24:37,809 --> 00:24:39,853
it's going
for about eight minutes... [voice fades]
454
00:24:43,648 --> 00:24:45,650
[man 4]
He's not the same Conor McGregor.
455
00:24:45,734 --> 00:24:48,069
Will we ever see Conor
from Conor vs Dustin 1?
456
00:24:48,153 --> 00:24:49,613
Does that guy even remain?
457
00:24:49,696 --> 00:24:51,257
[man 5] Nobody likes the respectful Conor.
458
00:24:51,281 --> 00:24:53,718
[man 6] The subdued McGregor
wasn't as fiery coming to the fight.
459
00:24:53,742 --> 00:24:56,095
[man 7] Conor's killer instinct was
half the battle for him.
460
00:24:56,119 --> 00:24:57,537
Is Conor there mentally?
461
00:24:57,621 --> 00:24:59,724
[man 8] On Fight Island,
it was an even playing field.
462
00:24:59,748 --> 00:25:03,293
Conor made an even playing field,
he'd grown up and matured.
463
00:25:03,376 --> 00:25:05,462
He's become a pussycat
inside the Octagon.
464
00:25:05,545 --> 00:25:09,466
This time around,
I want the full mink coat out again,
465
00:25:09,549 --> 00:25:12,719
because I believe he needs
to do that to become notorious.
466
00:25:12,802 --> 00:25:15,889
[man 9] Now we find out
Conor doesn't have his family with him.
467
00:25:15,972 --> 00:25:18,808
He's gonna be calm,
and he's gonna calmly say,
468
00:25:18,892 --> 00:25:20,685
"I'm gonna put you in the fucking ground."
469
00:25:24,397 --> 00:25:26,566
[man] Excellent. Hands down, fists tight.
470
00:25:26,650 --> 00:25:28,818
[Stephen] Conor, I gotta
ask you this question.
471
00:25:28,902 --> 00:25:32,405
Considering all that you've accomplished
in life and career,
472
00:25:32,489 --> 00:25:33,657
why are you here?
473
00:25:33,740 --> 00:25:35,909
[Conor] Every time I sit in an interview,
474
00:25:35,992 --> 00:25:38,161
it's, "Oh, why are you here?
You've too much money.
475
00:25:38,245 --> 00:25:40,038
You're too successful,
you've done it all."
476
00:25:40,121 --> 00:25:42,249
Blah, blah, blah.
There's a lot more left in me,
477
00:25:42,332 --> 00:25:44,501
I'm still very young,
I'm very fresh in the game,
478
00:25:44,584 --> 00:25:47,587
And I'm a dangerous man, Stephen.
I'm the most dangerous of them all.
479
00:25:47,671 --> 00:25:49,714
[Stephen] Obviously, he's made
a ton of money,
480
00:25:49,798 --> 00:25:52,235
maybe the hunger isn't there as much.
What do you think of that?
481
00:25:52,259 --> 00:25:53,760
That makes him more dangerous to me.
482
00:25:53,843 --> 00:25:55,905
He's doing it 'cause he wants to,
not 'cause he has to.
483
00:25:55,929 --> 00:26:00,183
Let's rewind the clock to the sequel.
You were incredibly nice.
484
00:26:00,267 --> 00:26:03,270
[bleep] that this time.
That's the mindset here.
485
00:26:03,353 --> 00:26:05,855
[Stephen] Obviously, the last one,
you knocked him out cold.
486
00:26:05,939 --> 00:26:07,524
Will that make him hungrier?
487
00:26:07,607 --> 00:26:09,669
He wants that back,
that's what makes him so dangerous.
488
00:26:09,693 --> 00:26:12,821
[Conor] I break people's faces
for money and bounce.
489
00:26:12,904 --> 00:26:15,949
That's what I do.
Saturday night, I'm gonna do it again.
490
00:26:16,032 --> 00:26:17,826
Excuse me, sir,
that just happened to you.
491
00:26:17,909 --> 00:26:20,245
Yeah, well, here we go again. I'm back.
492
00:26:20,328 --> 00:26:24,374
[Stephen] What's the difference between
Conor McGregor that won in 2014
493
00:26:24,457 --> 00:26:26,501
and Conor McGregor that lost in 2021?
494
00:26:26,584 --> 00:26:29,671
[Conor] Sure, I lost.
It happened. I'm not a loser.
495
00:26:29,754 --> 00:26:31,631
Sometimes, a defeat is what you need,
496
00:26:31,715 --> 00:26:33,442
a defeat is the secret ingredient
to success.
497
00:26:33,466 --> 00:26:36,052
[Stephen] When this fight is over,
what will we walk away
498
00:26:36,136 --> 00:26:37,929
saying about Conor McGregor?
499
00:26:38,013 --> 00:26:40,557
The greatest of all time,
what a dangerous man.
500
00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:42,475
Shouldn't have doubted him.
501
00:26:42,559 --> 00:26:45,395
I'm gonna be doing it
for a long, long time yet.
502
00:26:45,478 --> 00:26:49,190
[Stephen] When you say a long, long time,
you're 32, how long are we talking?
503
00:26:49,274 --> 00:26:53,111
Three hundred and thirty-two.
I'm doing this until the day I go out.
504
00:26:53,194 --> 00:26:54,696
[crowd cheers]
505
00:26:54,779 --> 00:26:58,950
This game is mine.
This city, Las Vegas, is mine.
506
00:26:59,034 --> 00:27:02,245
This world is mine.
Saturday night, I'm gonna show that.
507
00:27:03,997 --> 00:27:06,708
[Dustin] I'm sure he's going out there
with something to prove.
508
00:27:07,834 --> 00:27:09,669
Come and get it.
509
00:27:09,753 --> 00:27:13,340
[Conor] I'm coming in
with vicious intent here.
510
00:27:13,423 --> 00:27:17,177
Murder shots. KO, out on a stretcher.
511
00:27:17,677 --> 00:27:19,763
Know what I mean?
I'm coming in to kill this man.
512
00:27:21,264 --> 00:27:22,932
[crowd cheering]
513
00:27:24,601 --> 00:27:27,979
[man] Dustin, you said
Conor had kinda lost his aura,
514
00:27:28,063 --> 00:27:30,690
but I wonder, this is
an entirely different environment, right?
515
00:27:30,774 --> 00:27:33,318
We're talking sold out,
bunch of Irish flags everywhere.
516
00:27:33,401 --> 00:27:36,237
Has the challenge changed for you
because of this?
517
00:27:36,321 --> 00:27:38,490
Not anymore, I...
518
00:27:38,573 --> 00:27:40,575
[crowd jeers]
519
00:27:40,658 --> 00:27:43,995
You know, you guys in the crowd,
cheer it up, have fun.
520
00:27:44,079 --> 00:27:45,879
But I see a man
in front of me that I defeated
521
00:27:45,955 --> 00:27:47,582
and I know I can defeat again.
522
00:27:47,665 --> 00:27:51,836
You're getting walked like a dog
in that Octagon on Saturday night.
523
00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:54,589
[crowd roars]
524
00:27:54,672 --> 00:27:57,926
[man] It's getting kinda ugly again.
Is this personal for you, at this point?
525
00:27:58,009 --> 00:28:00,553
Nah. It's straight business, man.
This is...
526
00:28:00,637 --> 00:28:02,430
You're only a little bitch.
527
00:28:02,514 --> 00:28:05,308
[crowd cheers]
528
00:28:05,392 --> 00:28:08,019
Your wife is your husband!
529
00:28:10,146 --> 00:28:13,858
You're a little bitch of a thing,
a silly little hillbilly.
530
00:28:14,651 --> 00:28:18,405
You used to be a lot better than that.
The trash talk was better than that.
531
00:28:18,488 --> 00:28:21,116
Yeah. Shut your mouth.
I'm gonna dance on your head.
532
00:28:21,199 --> 00:28:23,701
He's done here. This is it for him.
533
00:28:23,785 --> 00:28:25,370
This is the end of the road.
534
00:28:25,453 --> 00:28:26,496
So, it's on now.
535
00:28:26,579 --> 00:28:29,249
Saturday night, he's getting walked
around that Octagon like a dog
536
00:28:29,332 --> 00:28:30,750
and put to sleep.
537
00:28:32,419 --> 00:28:35,964
Conor, in the build up to the last fight,
you were unusually kind to Dustin.
538
00:28:36,047 --> 00:28:37,882
Now, on fight week,
it's the exact opposite.
539
00:28:37,966 --> 00:28:39,259
Where did the switch happen?
540
00:28:39,342 --> 00:28:41,177
[Dustin] Because he got knocked
the fuck out.
541
00:28:41,261 --> 00:28:42,929
[crowd roars]
542
00:28:43,012 --> 00:28:46,891
Conor, win or lose,
do you respect Dustin Poirier
543
00:28:46,975 --> 00:28:49,227
no matter what happens on Saturday night?
544
00:28:49,310 --> 00:28:51,521
I don't give a fuck about him,
to be honest.
545
00:28:51,604 --> 00:28:53,440
I don't give a rat's ass about him.
546
00:28:53,523 --> 00:28:57,652
It was a fluke win and I'm going
to correct it on Saturday night.
547
00:28:57,736 --> 00:28:59,612
[crowd cheers]
548
00:28:59,696 --> 00:29:01,990
Thank you. We'll see you
at the weigh-ins tomorrow.
549
00:29:02,073 --> 00:29:05,076
- [crowd cheering]
- [tense music playing]
550
00:29:29,684 --> 00:29:33,980
[Dana] We got the serious, hardcore,
ready-to-win Conor McGregor back,
551
00:29:34,063 --> 00:29:37,442
with the mind games that are played
leading up to the fight.
552
00:29:37,525 --> 00:29:40,153
He's the absolute best in the world at it.
553
00:29:40,236 --> 00:29:42,739
If he wins,
he's in line for a title shot,
554
00:29:42,822 --> 00:29:44,741
he could be the world champion again.
555
00:29:44,824 --> 00:29:47,202
[man 1] They were buddy-buddy last time.
556
00:29:47,285 --> 00:29:48,870
The noise disappeared.
557
00:29:48,953 --> 00:29:50,789
But that didn't work for him.
558
00:29:50,872 --> 00:29:52,332
Anger with a purpose,
559
00:29:52,415 --> 00:29:54,501
something to overcome.
560
00:29:54,584 --> 00:29:56,628
That's his lift.
561
00:29:56,711 --> 00:30:00,340
[man 2] He's the villain,
and it's glad to see villain Conor back.
562
00:30:01,633 --> 00:30:03,259
[Julian] Four pounds to go.
563
00:30:03,343 --> 00:30:05,011
[man 3] If you go back to UFC 205,
564
00:30:05,094 --> 00:30:07,722
he was a double champion,
he had all the potential in the world.
565
00:30:07,806 --> 00:30:09,808
What is this guy going to accomplish?
566
00:30:09,891 --> 00:30:11,851
Is he going to get back to that guy?
567
00:30:11,935 --> 00:30:14,813
Is he going to realize
the potential that we saw at UFC 205?
568
00:30:16,356 --> 00:30:18,942
- [Conor] One fifty-six on the dot.
- [Julian] Perfect.
569
00:30:19,526 --> 00:30:22,070
[man 4] Why is he back? For one reason.
570
00:30:22,153 --> 00:30:23,696
He's back for legacy,
571
00:30:23,780 --> 00:30:26,324
he's back to prove that
he's one of the greatest of all time.
572
00:30:26,407 --> 00:30:27,826
[man 5] If Dustin wins?
573
00:30:27,909 --> 00:30:31,329
For Conor McGregor,
is that him done in the UFC?
574
00:30:31,412 --> 00:30:33,081
[man 4] Conor's got nowhere else to go.
575
00:30:33,164 --> 00:30:35,959
If he doesn't beat Dustin,
if he doesn't win this fight,
576
00:30:36,042 --> 00:30:38,878
where does he go from there,
with all due respect?
577
00:30:38,962 --> 00:30:42,257
[Stephen] You gotta find a way to get back
to whatever it was that you had
578
00:30:42,340 --> 00:30:44,259
when you were winning all of those fights.
579
00:30:48,012 --> 00:30:49,848
[crowd cheers]
580
00:30:49,931 --> 00:30:53,560
[interviewer] When people ask you about
pressure you face in your life and career,
581
00:30:53,643 --> 00:30:56,646
you always say you enjoy that pressure.
What pressure?
582
00:30:56,729 --> 00:30:59,816
[Conor] Maybe previous,
when all the stuff was going on,
583
00:30:59,899 --> 00:31:03,236
all the world tours I went on,
amount of media obligations,
584
00:31:03,319 --> 00:31:07,699
the amount of times I felt like
I was a monkey in the zoo,
585
00:31:07,782 --> 00:31:12,036
locked in a cage, and they feed me
a banana and tell me to dance.
586
00:31:15,874 --> 00:31:18,418
Now what I'm doing this for
is finally here.
587
00:31:18,501 --> 00:31:20,128
I'm not doing this for this.
588
00:31:20,211 --> 00:31:22,380
I'm not doing this for fake acting,
589
00:31:22,463 --> 00:31:26,676
trying to give emotion to some guy
that wants emotion from me for a shot.
590
00:31:26,759 --> 00:31:28,845
I can't do that. I don't do this for that.
591
00:31:30,471 --> 00:31:32,724
I do it for the competition.
592
00:31:33,933 --> 00:31:35,560
To step foot inside that Octagon.
593
00:31:39,981 --> 00:31:42,275
Someone asked me what it's like
when I make that walk,
594
00:31:42,358 --> 00:31:44,235
when you walk into that arena.
595
00:31:44,319 --> 00:31:46,446
When I walk out to that arena,
596
00:31:46,529 --> 00:31:49,782
I honestly feel
like I'm unshackling chains off me.
597
00:31:49,866 --> 00:31:52,994
I feel like I'm chained,
I'm carrying a cross or something.
598
00:31:53,077 --> 00:31:56,497
Then when I get to that Octagon,
I'm peeling it all off.
599
00:31:56,581 --> 00:31:58,750
When I finally step foot in that Octagon,
600
00:31:58,833 --> 00:32:01,127
place my bare feet
on special UFC canvas,
601
00:32:01,210 --> 00:32:03,254
I feel free.
602
00:32:06,132 --> 00:32:08,384
That is why I say
I don't feel pressure in there.
603
00:32:08,468 --> 00:32:10,887
I do not. I feel free in there.
604
00:32:12,597 --> 00:32:14,933
[intense instrumental music playing]
605
00:32:15,016 --> 00:32:18,519
You're giving everything you've got.
You're in there to die,
606
00:32:18,603 --> 00:32:21,356
you're prepared to die in there.
I am prepared to die in there.
607
00:32:21,439 --> 00:32:23,483
And I'm also prepared to kill in there.
608
00:32:23,566 --> 00:32:26,027
[music stops]
609
00:32:34,243 --> 00:32:36,120
[aria plays]
610
00:32:50,677 --> 00:32:54,430
I remind him every day,
you don't have to do this ever again.
611
00:32:54,514 --> 00:32:57,141
You don't have anything to prove
ever again.
612
00:32:58,768 --> 00:33:02,814
"I have something to prove to myself,"
is the answer that I get from him.
613
00:33:02,897 --> 00:33:05,566
[crowd cheers]
614
00:33:09,654 --> 00:33:13,324
[Julian] He has an incredible vision
of what he can achieve.
615
00:33:13,408 --> 00:33:17,620
It's his belief in himself
and his lack of limitations
616
00:33:17,704 --> 00:33:20,206
that allows him to do these things.
617
00:33:22,709 --> 00:33:25,837
There's a saying, "reasonable men
never achieved anything,"
618
00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:29,215
and Conor's a very unreasonable man.
619
00:33:36,639 --> 00:33:40,393
[Owen] Most people don't have
the guts to put it all on the line.
620
00:33:40,476 --> 00:33:44,731
To say what they're going to do
and be brash and confident about it.
621
00:33:45,314 --> 00:33:49,152
These are unique characters
that come every once in a lifetime.
622
00:33:49,861 --> 00:33:53,614
And if you're lucky enough
to be living in that era,
623
00:33:53,698 --> 00:33:57,994
you're gonna get the opportunity
to experience something.
624
00:33:58,077 --> 00:34:01,831
We call them the unicorns.
He is one of them.
625
00:34:01,914 --> 00:34:03,541
There will be more.
626
00:34:03,624 --> 00:34:05,460
Will there be another
that does like it Conor?
627
00:34:05,543 --> 00:34:07,128
I don't think so.
628
00:34:09,505 --> 00:34:11,049
[loud cheering]
629
00:34:11,132 --> 00:34:14,635
[man] We've been over the rules.
We're gonna have a clean fight.
630
00:34:14,719 --> 00:34:16,471
Touch gloves if you wish at this time.
631
00:34:16,554 --> 00:34:18,139
Let's do it.
632
00:34:27,482 --> 00:34:31,152
[Joe] McGregor, two turning sidekicks
to the body in a row.
633
00:34:32,361 --> 00:34:33,780
- Beautiful!
- Oh!
634
00:34:37,742 --> 00:34:40,078
[Daniel] Oh, he stunned him
with that left hand.
635
00:34:40,161 --> 00:34:42,705
[Jon] He's gotten out ahead of Dustin
a little bit.
636
00:34:48,211 --> 00:34:50,129
- [crowd cheers]
- [commentators exclaim]
637
00:34:58,971 --> 00:35:01,557
[Daniel] Poirier landed
a nasty left hand there.
638
00:35:01,641 --> 00:35:03,559
[Jon] Furious start.
639
00:35:03,643 --> 00:35:05,061
[Daniel] Oh!
640
00:35:06,187 --> 00:35:08,564
Oh! Oh, he's got a guillotine here.
641
00:35:17,156 --> 00:35:18,825
[Jon] He's only got one arm now.
642
00:35:18,908 --> 00:35:21,035
- He's getting up.
- [Daniel] Poirier's fine.
643
00:35:23,329 --> 00:35:25,706
[Jon] Big elbow by Dustin.
644
00:35:28,376 --> 00:35:31,129
- Solid elbows.
- [Daniel] Big elbows by Conor.
645
00:35:31,212 --> 00:35:32,797
Make space for the shins! Yes!
646
00:35:34,173 --> 00:35:37,510
[Jon] Now Poirier throwing
massive elbows of his own.
647
00:35:37,593 --> 00:35:39,679
[Daniel] My goodness, this pace is crazy.
648
00:35:40,263 --> 00:35:43,141
- [Jon] Oh!
- [Joe] Dustin's dropping bombs!
649
00:35:43,224 --> 00:35:45,143
Keep that foot under him!
650
00:35:50,523 --> 00:35:53,484
[Jon] That's a big right-hand shot
from Poirier!
651
00:35:58,614 --> 00:36:00,908
Oh, big up-kick!
652
00:36:00,992 --> 00:36:03,072
- That was a big up-kick!
- [Daniel] That one landed!
653
00:36:03,119 --> 00:36:04,912
But Dustin's right back on top of him.
654
00:36:04,996 --> 00:36:07,290
- [Jon] Oh!
- [Joe] Oh!
655
00:36:07,373 --> 00:36:09,125
[Jon] Dustin's dropping bombs!
656
00:36:17,049 --> 00:36:19,427
- [Daniel] Now McGregor back to his feet.
- Yes!
657
00:36:29,896 --> 00:36:31,564
[cracking sound]
658
00:36:32,732 --> 00:36:35,526
Oh!
659
00:36:39,822 --> 00:36:42,783
[John] When you hear
the ten-second warning,
660
00:36:42,867 --> 00:36:45,036
you start making your way to the cage.
661
00:36:45,119 --> 00:36:49,165
Already, in my head, I kinda had
my 30-second speech ready.
662
00:36:50,374 --> 00:36:53,211
And then it kinda happened
in that time period.
663
00:36:54,003 --> 00:36:55,463
Why's he still sitting down?
664
00:36:55,546 --> 00:36:57,882
I make my way towards him, he looks up...
665
00:36:57,965 --> 00:37:02,678
foot's broken... And then we see this
misshapen ankle and it's like, "Oh, no."
666
00:37:02,762 --> 00:37:05,723
- [Jon] He broke his ankle!
- [Joe] His leg's broken!
667
00:37:05,806 --> 00:37:07,183
Oh, no!
668
00:37:08,226 --> 00:37:11,187
[Owen] You could just see it,
he was so devastated.
669
00:37:21,280 --> 00:37:24,951
And that devastation
turned just into anger.
670
00:37:25,034 --> 00:37:26,803
- He was so annoyed.
- [screams in frustration]
671
00:37:26,827 --> 00:37:28,746
[Jon] Well, I'm rendered speechless.
672
00:37:28,829 --> 00:37:30,539
Not the stoppage!
673
00:37:30,623 --> 00:37:32,375
You tell him not the stoppage!
674
00:37:32,959 --> 00:37:36,045
[Bruce] Declaring the winner, by TKO,
675
00:37:36,128 --> 00:37:39,173
Dustin "The Diamond"
676
00:37:39,257 --> 00:37:43,052
Poirier!
677
00:37:44,679 --> 00:37:47,848
[Owen] Nobody wants to be standing
beside your friend,
678
00:37:47,932 --> 00:37:50,059
his leg is broken,
679
00:37:50,142 --> 00:37:54,063
and everything he's trained for
gets taken away from him.
680
00:37:54,146 --> 00:37:55,940
That's definitely a hard one to take.
681
00:38:03,531 --> 00:38:05,116
[Audie] It was surreal.
682
00:38:06,325 --> 00:38:08,828
I was like, is this happening right now?
683
00:38:10,037 --> 00:38:12,331
I was like, that can't be real.
684
00:38:17,545 --> 00:38:19,922
[indistinct chattering]
685
00:38:22,842 --> 00:38:24,468
[woman] This way, right here.
686
00:38:32,893 --> 00:38:35,354
Well, that was...
687
00:38:35,438 --> 00:38:39,650
one of the most unfortunate accidents
that ended a fight.
688
00:38:40,484 --> 00:38:42,945
It's like... What can you say?
689
00:38:43,029 --> 00:38:44,238
[car door closes]
690
00:38:44,322 --> 00:38:45,698
[Conor sighs]
691
00:38:48,409 --> 00:38:51,287
- [man] UMC? You're going to...?
- [cell phone dings]
692
00:38:51,370 --> 00:38:54,290
Hospital. It was not...
It was not a sprained ankle.
693
00:38:54,373 --> 00:38:58,210
It's not like he had a recurring,
unstable ankle.
694
00:38:58,294 --> 00:39:00,129
That's not what he was wrapping it for.
695
00:39:00,212 --> 00:39:03,049
He was wrapping it
so that it dispersed it.
696
00:39:05,134 --> 00:39:07,219
We probably need...
697
00:39:07,678 --> 00:39:08,678
Immediately.
698
00:39:08,721 --> 00:39:10,561
- See how much swelling there is.
- [man] Yeah.
699
00:39:16,354 --> 00:39:20,399
Dustin Poirier defeats Conor McGregor
700
00:39:20,483 --> 00:39:23,694
via TKO doctor stoppage.
701
00:39:23,778 --> 00:39:25,154
First round, doctor stoppage...
702
00:39:25,237 --> 00:39:28,324
I think Conor put up
almost a rabid-level fight.
703
00:39:28,407 --> 00:39:31,118
Conor McGregor had a phenomenal game plan.
704
00:39:31,202 --> 00:39:32,995
Chewing up the legs of Dustin Poirier...
705
00:39:33,079 --> 00:39:36,123
Dustin Poirier was winning
that fight, easily.
706
00:39:36,207 --> 00:39:37,541
He was beating him, okay?
707
00:39:37,625 --> 00:39:39,835
On the ground, Conor was bleeding.
708
00:39:39,919 --> 00:39:42,689
There's a lot of questions about what
would happen if Conor didn't get hurt.
709
00:39:42,713 --> 00:39:45,383
Conor could've had
a very strong second round.
710
00:39:45,466 --> 00:39:47,593
He won a fight against Conor McGregor
711
00:39:47,676 --> 00:39:50,096
by McGregor stepping funny on his leg
712
00:39:50,179 --> 00:39:51,472
and it snapping in half.
713
00:39:51,555 --> 00:39:55,309
It snapped. I'm talking about
tibia and fibula, snapped.
714
00:39:55,393 --> 00:39:57,645
Oh, man, it looked like, just...
715
00:39:57,728 --> 00:40:00,272
This one of them freak accidents...
716
00:40:00,356 --> 00:40:02,525
- Conor's facing a long rehab.
- Yes.
717
00:40:02,608 --> 00:40:05,486
- Is Conor McGregor done?
- I think yes.
718
00:40:05,569 --> 00:40:08,114
We'll probably never see
Conor fight in the cage again.
719
00:40:17,331 --> 00:40:20,418
[Dr. Neal] Okay, so,
that's the side view of your ankle.
720
00:40:24,171 --> 00:40:26,006
- Fibula.
- [Julian] In half.
721
00:40:26,090 --> 00:40:27,591
[Conor] So, tibia and fibula?
722
00:40:27,675 --> 00:40:29,969
[Dr. Neal] The tibia was in four pieces,
723
00:40:30,052 --> 00:40:32,388
fibula cracked like that.
724
00:40:34,723 --> 00:40:37,101
You wanna see the thing that I love?
725
00:40:37,643 --> 00:40:41,397
- [Conor] The job?
- Oh. Look at how perfect that is.
726
00:40:42,189 --> 00:40:45,151
All that smashed stuff is now...
727
00:40:45,234 --> 00:40:47,027
looks like a normal joint.
728
00:40:48,154 --> 00:40:50,215
[Conor] It's only gonna get better,
isn't that right?
729
00:40:50,239 --> 00:40:53,325
- [Dr. Neal] It's gonna get better.
- [Conor] This is the worst of everything.
730
00:40:53,409 --> 00:40:56,954
I'm on all the pain medication.
I'm moving into a new thing.
731
00:40:57,037 --> 00:41:00,416
This is gonna be a little bit
of a rocky road early on,
732
00:41:00,499 --> 00:41:02,626
and then once you get going again,
733
00:41:02,710 --> 00:41:06,797
Conor, then all of a sudden,
you'll feel more like yourself again.
734
00:41:06,881 --> 00:41:09,300
- But, um...
- When do you think I'll be
735
00:41:09,383 --> 00:41:11,594
ready to go again?
736
00:41:11,677 --> 00:41:15,055
I think that...
you're gonna be able to start training,
737
00:41:15,139 --> 00:41:18,058
not kicking, but training,
probably six months.
738
00:41:18,142 --> 00:41:22,062
I won't be able to train until six months,
though I'll be off a crutch at six weeks?
739
00:41:22,146 --> 00:41:25,441
You'll be exercising, rehabbing.
Training like you train,
740
00:41:25,524 --> 00:41:29,028
simulating kicking and punching the bag,
741
00:41:29,111 --> 00:41:32,531
and things like that,
I would bet it's gonna be about six.
742
00:41:32,615 --> 00:41:35,910
Okay, that's for an intense training
regimen. What about...
743
00:41:35,993 --> 00:41:37,786
other training, when do you think?
744
00:41:37,870 --> 00:41:41,415
I know you've been enjoying
the biking and things like that
745
00:41:41,499 --> 00:41:44,084
you were doing in Orange County,
you'll be doing that
746
00:41:44,168 --> 00:41:47,254
probably just, maybe, two months,
eight weeks from now.
747
00:41:47,338 --> 00:41:49,882
[Conor] I'd be able to that?
That would be amazing
748
00:41:49,965 --> 00:41:52,259
because I can get real work done there
749
00:41:52,343 --> 00:41:55,012
and I can also build
the strength back up in my leg.
750
00:41:55,095 --> 00:41:57,973
So that will definitely tide me over.
751
00:41:58,057 --> 00:41:59,350
Yeah.
752
00:41:59,433 --> 00:42:02,353
When d'you think
I'll be able to fight? A year?
753
00:42:02,436 --> 00:42:05,439
Yeah, I think...
I think ten months to a year.
754
00:42:06,565 --> 00:42:10,402
Let's face it, when you get in there,
you're gonna wanna be...
755
00:42:10,486 --> 00:42:14,031
You don't wanna be compromised,
you don't wanna be restricted,
756
00:42:14,114 --> 00:42:16,492
you wanna be full go, everything goes.
757
00:42:16,575 --> 00:42:18,869
- And I think it's gonna take that long.
- Mm.
758
00:42:18,953 --> 00:42:22,248
I appreciate you, doc, man.
I really, really do.
759
00:42:24,250 --> 00:42:26,835
See you soon.
Have a good night. Nice to see you.
760
00:42:26,919 --> 00:42:29,022
- See you later. Good to see you.
- Nice to see you again.
761
00:42:29,046 --> 00:42:30,631
[emotional music]
762
00:42:45,563 --> 00:42:47,189
[Julian] How are you doing today?
763
00:42:47,273 --> 00:42:48,607
A little bit sore, so...
764
00:42:48,691 --> 00:42:51,193
It's alright...
but it's been...
765
00:42:51,277 --> 00:42:53,571
Fells like it's getting grayer in here.
766
00:42:53,654 --> 00:42:55,823
[Julian] Lights are off.
Want me to turn them on?
767
00:42:55,906 --> 00:42:57,533
No, not with the light.
768
00:43:00,160 --> 00:43:03,289
It's, like, up and down.
You know what I mean?
769
00:43:03,372 --> 00:43:05,124
I find myself up, buzzy, over it.
770
00:43:05,207 --> 00:43:08,627
And then I find myself
in a bad way over it.
771
00:43:08,711 --> 00:43:10,546
So, it's just about
772
00:43:10,629 --> 00:43:13,465
managing the way of...
773
00:43:14,258 --> 00:43:16,010
how good.
774
00:43:16,552 --> 00:43:18,971
Comes with the fuckin' territory,
doesn't it?
775
00:43:19,722 --> 00:43:21,974
Couple of weeks, I'll be all right.
776
00:43:22,057 --> 00:43:24,935
[emotional music]
777
00:43:40,326 --> 00:43:42,703
[man 1] It's time to accept reality
for McGregor fans,
778
00:43:42,786 --> 00:43:44,830
and most importantly
for McGregor himself.
779
00:43:44,913 --> 00:43:47,291
[woman] Is Conor McGregor done?
780
00:43:47,374 --> 00:43:49,501
[man 2] When you look at the career
781
00:43:49,585 --> 00:43:53,047
of Conor McGregor,
it's going to be before Floyd
782
00:43:53,130 --> 00:43:54,715
and after Floyd.
783
00:43:54,798 --> 00:43:57,301
[man 3] A man who's aged, who's simply...
784
00:43:57,384 --> 00:44:00,179
[man 4] Conor was on fucking welfare,
785
00:44:00,262 --> 00:44:03,057
and look at him how many years later?
786
00:44:03,140 --> 00:44:06,685
What is it, six or seven years?
Little more, seven or eight years.
787
00:44:06,769 --> 00:44:09,647
Multiple weight class titles,
he became a worldwide celebrity.
788
00:44:09,730 --> 00:44:12,399
[man 5] At some point in time,
you're like, "You know what?
789
00:44:12,483 --> 00:44:15,861
My heart is not in it to do this anymore."
790
00:44:15,944 --> 00:44:20,199
[man 6] I've questioned every single day
why this fucking guy is still fighting.
791
00:44:20,282 --> 00:44:22,326
Why're you fighting? What's the point?
792
00:44:22,409 --> 00:44:24,536
Just ride off into the sunset, my friend.
793
00:44:28,165 --> 00:44:30,125
It was a tough area, where I grew up.
794
00:44:30,209 --> 00:44:31,889
You just had to be able to
defend yourself,
795
00:44:31,960 --> 00:44:36,090
not that I couldn't fight,
but I would more be afraid of situations.
796
00:44:36,173 --> 00:44:39,927
If something happened, I was like...
I realized I was getting these nerves,
797
00:44:40,010 --> 00:44:42,304
and I was like,
they're a weird emotion I just had.
798
00:44:49,561 --> 00:44:52,064
Ultimately, that was what
drove me to combat sport.
799
00:44:52,147 --> 00:44:55,692
To be able to be comfortable
in an uncomfortable situation.
800
00:45:01,365 --> 00:45:04,493
I suppose all of these things combined,
doing these things as a kid,
801
00:45:04,576 --> 00:45:08,163
feeling these emotions, have just led me
to get to that better stage.
802
00:45:08,247 --> 00:45:10,749
But again, there is no limit to this.
803
00:45:10,833 --> 00:45:13,669
I'm gonna keep on going...
I don't know when I can stop.
804
00:45:13,752 --> 00:45:14,878
[clicks]
805
00:45:22,302 --> 00:45:24,596
[exhales, clears throat]
806
00:45:24,680 --> 00:45:27,975
[Conor] You know,
it's a high-pressure situation,
807
00:45:28,058 --> 00:45:30,727
this life, I suppose.
808
00:45:30,811 --> 00:45:34,815
It's just about coming in, enjoying it,
getting your work in, being committed.
809
00:45:35,774 --> 00:45:38,527
You know, I thrive under these conditions,
810
00:45:38,610 --> 00:45:40,446
in all aspects of my life.
811
00:45:41,321 --> 00:45:45,033
It builds character.
It makes me stronger.
812
00:45:45,117 --> 00:45:46,994
There's no question about it.
813
00:45:47,077 --> 00:45:49,997
All that I've faced in me life
has made me who I am.
814
00:45:51,915 --> 00:45:55,586
There may be a time
where I actually cannot fucking do this.
815
00:45:55,669 --> 00:45:58,255
You know, if that day comes,
816
00:45:58,338 --> 00:46:01,467
I don't really feel it will come.
I'll find a way.
817
00:46:04,303 --> 00:46:07,473
[Dr. Neal] It is still gonna be
non-weight bearing for about six weeks.
818
00:46:08,265 --> 00:46:11,059
The question is, do you get
the regular pedicures?
819
00:46:11,143 --> 00:46:13,770
[chuckles] No, I haven't.
I've been thinking about it.
820
00:46:13,854 --> 00:46:16,315
- Definitely have to change that.
- [Conor chuckles]
821
00:46:16,398 --> 00:46:19,318
At the end of the day,
he's a mortal man.
822
00:46:19,401 --> 00:46:21,778
He definitely can't do this forever.
823
00:46:21,862 --> 00:46:24,531
But he still wants to compete.
824
00:46:25,949 --> 00:46:28,994
It's not about the fame,
it's not about the fortune,
825
00:46:29,077 --> 00:46:31,788
it is because he has that drive
826
00:46:31,872 --> 00:46:35,292
to continue to prove himself.
827
00:46:35,375 --> 00:46:38,754
That's how he took the world by storm.
828
00:46:38,837 --> 00:46:41,048
- [man] Good. You all right?
- [Conor] Yeah.
829
00:46:41,131 --> 00:46:45,427
[Audie] So now, it's just another chapter
in his own life and career,
830
00:46:45,511 --> 00:46:50,224
and the story's being told
and it will unfold right before our eyes.
831
00:46:50,307 --> 00:46:55,145
[Julian] It's looking promising
for getting back in training again.
832
00:46:55,229 --> 00:46:56,897
[pants]
833
00:46:56,980 --> 00:46:59,107
Back in no time.
834
00:46:59,191 --> 00:47:02,027
Where's that Brazilian at? [chuckles]
835
00:47:02,110 --> 00:47:05,030
[John] Certainly with Conor,
he has shown himself to be somebody
836
00:47:05,113 --> 00:47:08,867
that long after
any financial incentive was there,
837
00:47:08,951 --> 00:47:10,911
he is still doing it.
838
00:47:10,994 --> 00:47:13,080
Ah.
839
00:47:15,123 --> 00:47:16,792
- Welcome back.
- Welcome back.
840
00:47:16,875 --> 00:47:18,460
Welcome back.
841
00:47:18,544 --> 00:47:19,795
Yes!
842
00:47:19,878 --> 00:47:23,173
[John] I would challenge anybody
to give me a better reason,
843
00:47:23,257 --> 00:47:27,261
a better explanation
other than he clearly loves it.
844
00:47:27,344 --> 00:47:29,054
It's his passion.
845
00:47:29,137 --> 00:47:31,515
It's his love
for the thrill of competition.
846
00:47:31,598 --> 00:47:34,309
The enjoyment of the activity,
847
00:47:34,393 --> 00:47:36,061
the enjoyment of the sport,
848
00:47:36,144 --> 00:47:38,730
that has not waned, it's not gone away.
849
00:47:38,814 --> 00:47:41,483
If anything,
the power seems to be growing.
850
00:47:41,567 --> 00:47:42,901
Yes. [pants]
851
00:47:42,985 --> 00:47:45,988
There's always a way. Always a way.
852
00:47:46,071 --> 00:47:47,948
If you're willing,
853
00:47:48,031 --> 00:47:49,449
you're also able,
854
00:47:49,533 --> 00:47:51,910
and I'm more than fucking willing.
855
00:47:55,789 --> 00:47:59,084
[Owen] From day one,
he just always had that belief in himself.
856
00:47:59,167 --> 00:48:01,003
He'll say something,
857
00:48:01,086 --> 00:48:03,130
lets everybody know he's gonna do it,
858
00:48:03,213 --> 00:48:05,173
and he'll be brave enough to go after it,
859
00:48:05,257 --> 00:48:08,719
whether it's fighting,
whether it's business...
860
00:48:09,761 --> 00:48:12,556
[woman] Conor McGregor
just sold the majority of Proper 12
861
00:48:12,639 --> 00:48:14,933
for $600 million.
862
00:48:15,017 --> 00:48:17,603
[man] Conor McGregor
was the highest paid athlete
863
00:48:17,686 --> 00:48:20,355
in 2021.
864
00:48:21,106 --> 00:48:23,984
[Conor] I know I'm a made man.
I know I'm set.
865
00:48:24,067 --> 00:48:25,777
It's nice having that in the back pocket.
866
00:48:25,861 --> 00:48:28,947
It makes me, like, "Yeah, lovely.
You're damn right, I'm a made man.
867
00:48:29,031 --> 00:48:31,033
You're damn right I'm set."
868
00:48:31,116 --> 00:48:33,201
I'm extremely grateful for it.
869
00:48:33,285 --> 00:48:35,662
I'm proud of my life
and what I've done.
870
00:48:35,746 --> 00:48:37,623
I'm motivated to keep going,
871
00:48:37,706 --> 00:48:40,417
but I'm a competitor,
through and through.
872
00:48:40,500 --> 00:48:43,503
I'm at my best when I'm in competition.
873
00:48:44,755 --> 00:48:48,050
I'm gonna fight for me,
for my enjoyment and my love of it.
874
00:48:48,133 --> 00:48:50,802
For the love of being
in great physical condition,
875
00:48:50,886 --> 00:48:52,638
in body and mind.
876
00:48:52,721 --> 00:48:55,724
For the love of giving entertainment
to the fans
877
00:48:55,807 --> 00:48:58,310
and the people that support me,
do or die.
878
00:48:58,393 --> 00:49:01,563
- Through it all, the fans support me.
- [man] I love you, Conor!
879
00:49:03,523 --> 00:49:05,942
Most days back smiling, yeah?
880
00:49:06,026 --> 00:49:07,611
Feel pretty good, though.
881
00:49:07,694 --> 00:49:10,197
So, well ready, well up for it.
882
00:49:11,573 --> 00:49:14,117
My legacy is already set in stone.
883
00:49:14,201 --> 00:49:16,745
I broke the game
before I was 30 years of age.
884
00:49:16,828 --> 00:49:20,207
[man] Mr. McGregor, let's do this.
885
00:49:21,500 --> 00:49:23,752
[Conor] I've been fighting my entire life.
886
00:49:23,835 --> 00:49:25,730
I just wanna compete,
I wanna do what I love to do,
887
00:49:25,754 --> 00:49:28,048
and I will continue to do so.
888
00:49:29,925 --> 00:49:32,177
It's what I was put here to do.
889
00:49:41,353 --> 00:49:43,456
That's what I've been doing,
I've been just figuring out
890
00:49:43,480 --> 00:49:45,273
more and more stuff about myself.
891
00:49:46,233 --> 00:49:47,943
And I've been really enjoying it.
892
00:49:48,026 --> 00:49:50,254
I'm gonna keep going.
I don't think I'm there yet, you know.
893
00:49:50,278 --> 00:49:53,990
I think I've barely unlocked
my potential.
894
00:49:59,496 --> 00:50:02,332
[Conor] I'm gonna get a picture
of all you motherfuckers.
895
00:50:02,416 --> 00:50:03,792
[crowd laughs]
896
00:50:03,875 --> 00:50:06,837
You might all have to just take
a little half a step back.
897
00:50:08,338 --> 00:50:09,881
[laughs]
898
00:50:09,965 --> 00:50:11,216
[camera shutter clicks]
899
00:50:14,219 --> 00:50:16,430
[closing theme music playing]