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[knocks] Oh, this is clicking.
It's, like, literally clicking.
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Like, move it
and it'll go click or something.
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Dunno, feels a bit broke, to be honest.
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[Colin] Can you move it?
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It's banged up, like.
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It's banged up.
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[foreboding music]
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[Julian] A hand injury's always difficult.
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{\an8}It's an injury to the joint,
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{\an8}and it's actually worse
than a fracture,
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in that it's going to
take more time.
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It's gonna require an operation,
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and we're looking at
some time off training,
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something in the region of 12 weeks.
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- Twelve?!
- [Julian] Twelve.
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[sighs]
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[reporter] How does a guy who's
so concerned with putting work in,
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how does he cope with rehabilitation
and time on the sideline?
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I'm fight-- to be honest,
I'm probably fighting depression daily.
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I'm fighting myself,
know what I mean?
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'Cause you are fighting yourself.
There is no--
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there is no opponent, you know
what I mean? It's you versus you.
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For an athlete, for a guy like me,
you know, if I can't train,
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or if I have nothing to work towards,
it's tough, but,
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I need to be strong, 'cause other people
have came back and conquered it,
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so that's what I plan on doing.
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I always had that belief that in my head,
that I was gonna return.
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And not only return, return better than
anybody has ever returned before.
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[drum beats]
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[Conor] You're gonna have to
be very careful with it.
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And I was even thinking
of maybe holding it like this.
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Yeah.
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At least then I got none
coming back on the thumb,
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whereas this way, there's always
the risk I'm gonna come on the thumb
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if I get a bit tired.
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You're not training to be a rower,
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{\an8}you're just trying to workout
out of the thing.
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{\an8}If you want that, that's...
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{\an8}[Julian] Conor, he's not a guy
that'll sit around doing nothing,
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even if you tell him to.
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So, pretty much straight after
he got back out of the hospital,
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straight down to the gym,
straight back training.
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- [Julian] How's the hand feeling, Conor?
- It's all right.
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It's not bad. Still yelps me.
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[sighs] Had a rough week.
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Did a week where it got,
like, infected.
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Antibiotics and fuckin'...
It was a bleedin' heavy week, it was.
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[Conor] Like I dipped down badly,
know what I mean?
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Like, you have it
and then you just lose it,
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and then you just have
to fight to get it back.
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[Julian] Conor can be up and down
and it's just a question of reading him.
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- [Conor grunting]
- So sometimes you have to hold him back
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or he'll stay there too long,
or do too much.
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[strains, pants]
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This is a nuisance, everything.
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A lame paw. It's like a lion
without a paw, know what I mean?
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It's been a fuckin' rough
couple of bleedin'--
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In my headspace,
dunno what's gonna happen.
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[emotional music]
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[interviewer] How much of your game
do you think is mental versus physical?
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It's probably 100% mental, I believe--
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People say it's 90% mental,
10% physical,
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I just think it's 100% mental.
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I think everything is an illusion,
you know,
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the mind is what creates
these things, you know, it's just--
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[Conor] The mind is a powerful thing,
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and I'm only learning that,
I'm growing at that,
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and I mean,
so what's to stop me?
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[indistinct chattering]
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[Conor] When I was a kid,
I realized I was getting these nerves.
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I'd sit back and I'd be analyzing
those emotions I had
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and saying,
they're a weird emotion I just had,
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and ultimately,
that was what drove me to combat sport.
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To be able to manage those emotions.
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That was when I first got into it.
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So every time I'd go to a boxing gym,
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I would feel them butterflies
that I felt that time,
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and I'd be thinking,
"yes, now I'm getting more comfortable."
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Now I'm feeling these feelings more.
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The more I feel them,
the more I'm gonna be comfortable in them.
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That's why I will always
search for that feeling.
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Now I'm fucking fighting in the MGM Grand,
and I don't give a shit, know what I mean?
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[light panting]
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You know, that showed me
that the mind is a powerful thing.
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[pastor] Croia Mairead, I baptize you
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- in the name of the Father...
- [Conor] Good girl.
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...and of the Son,
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and of the Holy Spirit.
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Amen.
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- [Croia coos]
- Yeah!
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Good girl, good girl.
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[bell rings]
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[man laughs]
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Now, little girl, this is all for you.
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This is all for you, little girl.
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So what happened was, I'd done it,
had two wires put in it.
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{\an8}It was taken out the cast
after five days, it was too soon.
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{\an8}Then I was shadow boxing again
and moved it,
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and then the wires came loose.
So I had to go again.
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It's not bad, though.
It's getting-- it just takes time.
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[Conor speaks indistinctly, fades]
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{\an8}[Ariel] Conor was almost like
this beacon of good health.
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{\an8}So him injuring his hand
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{\an8}was like a rare sign of vulnerability
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that this guy is, like,
actually kind of human.
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Around that period, I had heard
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that there was talk
of booking him a fight
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and I believe
the hand injury screwed it up.
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[fireworks explode]
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People were talking
about when can he go fight again.
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[fireworks continue exploding]
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[Conor] I was in great shape
before I broke the hand.
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Like, really, good shape,
like fight shape.
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I done a couple solid rounds
the other day with 18 ounce gloves.
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- Brand new, I felt. So--
- [man] Queally?
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With Queally.
I'm not bad, like fitness-wise.
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But when there's a crowd and everything,
then it makes it...
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Know what I mean?
That's what I want, that's what I need,
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to get the feet wet,
know what I mean? [clears throat]
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[man]
Are you announcing a fight?
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No, I'm not announcing, but I'd love
to fuckin' announce a fight.
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I don't know what way to play.
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Let's suss it out.
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Let's have a couple of days,
I need to suss it out.
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I'd almost like to do a December one,
like for charity or something.
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If they're not giving me
that tune-up fight I wanted.
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I don't care, necessarily,
about the money or anything like that.
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That's the excuse
for the Frankie thing.
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It's a bigger picture thing.
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I want it up for a season.
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I wanna come back,
I wanna fight Frankie,
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then I wanna fight,
fucking, whoever,
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like, early next-- 2020,
then continue with, like, a season.
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The way I've fuckin' always done it
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before the bleedin' politics
of the prize got involved.
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D'you know what I mean? [sighs]
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Let's see what happens anyway.
[clears throat]
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[Julian] Three, two, one, go.
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{\an8}[Dana] The way we take every Conor fight
is that you let the fight happen,
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you let the division play out,
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then as it gets closer for
Conor to fight,
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you see what the landscape looks like.
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[grunts]
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But you know,
we look at what could screw up
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making the fights that we wanna make.
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Injuries, contract negotiations,
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and fame.
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You get to a certain point
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where you've made a bunch of money.
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Now you've got other
business opportunities
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that compete with fighting.
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And, you know, there's always something
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interesting and new going on with Conor.
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[airplane engine whirring]
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It doesn't matter
where you go in the world,
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everybody has heard of Conor McGregor.
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[chuckles]
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Conor is one of the biggest stars
ever in the history of the sport,
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and he's the guy who helped
truly take the sport global.
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[indistinct chattering]
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[announcer]
To be a sex symbol...
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Sex symbol? [laughs]
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[host] It's about you.
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Conor McGregor here, everybody!
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[crowd cheers, applauds]
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[woman] It's unbelievable
actually to see you, really, here.
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[Conor] Thank you so much.
I appreciate that.
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[woman] Like, it's really you!
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[Conor] If anything bad goes wrong,
it was a clone, you know what I'm saying?
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[laughter]
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[woman]
Now, you're very so kind, so calm.
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What is your true face?
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My behavior
and my attitude reacts to how...
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my surroundings,
you know what I mean?
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If I'm scheduled to fight a man,
and I know this man is
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gearing up to
punch me in the face, and hurt me,
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my attitude and behavior is different, so.
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Right now, I'm in a relaxed environment,
you know, so,
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this is it,
this is my true face, you could say.
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[man] What would be your next fight?
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We're very, very close to announcing it,
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not just yet, but surely over
the course of this trip,
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we should have an announcement,
that's what we're aiming for.
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- [applause]
- That's it. Thank you so much.
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Thank you very much.
Conor will sign the gifts for you now.
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{\an8}[Ariel] He can capture the attention
and the imagination of the world.
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People are drawn to him
because he's just like this tornado
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of charisma, and success,
and enthusiasm, and fun.
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You know the fan pages...
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Obviously there's
fucking millions of them.
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- McGregor face, Notorious Mate.
- Dee Devlin Queen.
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- Devlin Queen!
- [Dee laughs]
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There's bleedin'
millions of them, like.
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[both laugh]
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But whatever, we love them, don't we?
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So, we're in these fan pages,
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we were in Kiev, me and Dee,
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and came all the way
in the train.
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- [Conor] How long she been here?
- [Dee] Since this morning.
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Hello, how are you?
Very good, how are you?
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[Ariel] How could you not be inspired?
The way he speaks,
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the humble beginnings,
the plumber's apprentice,
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and then he becomes the biggest
star in the history of the sport.
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He just believed it,
and he really willed it into existence.
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And so, who can't
live vicariously through that?
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[applause]
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In my first ever
mixed martial arts competition,
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I was 17 years of age.
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So 17. You guys are 10, 11, 12.
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I had not even began training,
and I rose up,
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through hard work, through focus,
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and became the multiple weight
champion of the UFC.
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So you guys,
you have a head start already.
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So as long as you stay focused,
the sky is the limit.
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So I wish you all the best,
and it's an honor to be here.
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[applause, cheers]
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[Ariel] I remember when
I was in Ireland,
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there were a bunch of kids
who came by, and I asked them
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why they liked him so much,
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and they said that he comes
from where I come from,
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and he has given us hope
that we can make it in the world.
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That's amazing, isn't it?
Jesus Christ, man.
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I'm blown away.
Honestly, I'm blown away to see this.
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So fair play to you.
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- It's our future to invest in.
- Exactly.
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Invest in the future, yes, no doubt.
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Very good, guys, very good.
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[Ariel] The thing about Conor is,
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you become
emotionally invested in his journey
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and then he takes you
on this roller coaster ride with him.
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He brings this whole movement with him.
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And you're seeing this movement,
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and you're seeing this connection
that he has with the people.
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You can't help but fall in love
with the movement as well.
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There's just something about him.
This doesn't happen often.
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There's, like, something
magnetic about all that.
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[people chattering]
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[female MC in Ukrainian]
I'd like to introduce Conor McGregor!
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[cheers, applause]
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[Conor]
I'm very, very excited to be here
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and I have some news for you all,
for the world, here.
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I would like to announce to the public,
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the return of the notorious Conor McGregor
will take place on January 18th
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in the T-Mobile arena
in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Ask the UFC who the authority is,
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because I do not give a fuck.
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I am going to go through the entire roster
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like a chainsaw through butter,
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make no mistake about that.
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The return of Conor McGregor.
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{\an8}Yes, the notorious one,
he is, in fact, coming back
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{\an8}on January 18th
against Donald Cerrone. UFC...
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{\an8}- Conor and Cowboy.
- Oh, shit!
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{\an8}- It's coming up.
- Give the date.
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{\an8}- [overlapping chatter, chimes]
- Cowboy Cerrone is the opponent
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{\an8}for Conor's first appearance
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{\an8}since that UFC 229 loss
to Khabib Nurmagomedov.
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{\an8}I'm surprised it's Cowboy.
He is a very good fighter,
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{\an8}I think people agree with that,
and a legend,
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{\an8}he's not on the level
you see McGregor fight, usually.
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{\an8}If I'm gonna point out a spot
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{\an8}that I think Donald can beat Conor,
it's if he can get him to the ground.
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{\an8}McGregor. He hasn't fought
in 12 months in the Octagon,
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{\an8}he lost 204 by way of submission...
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{\an8}Conor's fast, Conor's tricky. So's Cowboy!
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[Stephen] What are your thoughts on
Conor McGregor coming in to this fight?
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{\an8}I got a lot more weapons
standing up than he does,
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{\an8}he's working on everything
he's ready for this fight, as am I.
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{\an8}- [Owen] Cerrone will always pose a threat.
- [announcer 1] Donald Cerrone!
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{\an8}[Owen] He's a veteran of the game.
He grows into the fight.
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[announcer 2] Wow, and Cerrone
now trying to lock up the arm
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and go for submission victory.
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That's it!
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[Owen] He's tough as nails
very skillful,
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he has nice set ups,
and tricks, stuff like that.
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{\an8}- [announcer 3] That's it! It's over.
- [announcer 2] Head-kick knockout.
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{\an8}[John] The man is solid everywhere.
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{\an8}Very good off his back,
with his triangle game.
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On the feet, very slick kickboxer.
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[announcers] Oh!
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[John] And let's not forget all
the great wins he had
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against plenty of
top level competition.
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[announcer 3] Oh, my goodness!
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Vicious head-kick by Cowboy.
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[Owen] He's a winner.
He's got a winner's mentality.
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[announcer 2] The all-time leader in wins!
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[Conor] Well, it was a rest day.
I let off the gas a little bit.
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I kinda just, after rest,
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I let me food go a little bit,
stayed up a little later,
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those little things, and then
they impacted me the next day,
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when I was waking up,
'cause I didn't get much sleep,
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and then I'm kinda try to catch it back.
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It's after the sessions that I--
If I don't...
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If I don't fully commit
after the sessions,
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it just impacts everything,
it's just snowballs down.
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{\an8}One day puts you back a week.
One day puts you back a week.
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{\an8}You know, until the fight,
until the fight--
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{\an8}I was saying to the boys,
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if I was to say a percentage
of how much I'm all-in,
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I'm about 75%.
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I'm 100% when in the gym,
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I'm working as hard as I can possibly go.
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But the little touches outside of it,
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I'm not as fully committed as I could be.
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Now, don't get me wrong,
I'm fucking...
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We're 10 weeks out,
I'm gonna up that as well,
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as I'm closing in, it doesn't impact me.
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Yup, double bag.
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Double bag.
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[John] You know,
Conor's obviously, he's my fighter,
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{\an8}I coach a fighter. I always felt Conor
was like a kid brother or something,
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{\an8}and I just didn't see the point
in him doing any more,
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unless he was really up for it,
unless it was really motivating to him.
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I wanted it to be
that he's really enjoying it.
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Ah, good work.
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That's what I've seen
in these last few months.
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The smile is back again,
the post-training questions and chats,
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and looking at techniques.
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All of those things that were
a lot of fun with him on the way up,
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I see a return, very strong.
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- [Phil] Up! Again! Up!
- [Conor grunting]
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[exhales]
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Last time,
I was just not committed, simple as.
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And that led to injuries,
that led to doubt in the mind.
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Keep it simple. Know what I mean?
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Put in the time,
you'll get the reward back.
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{\an8}[Owen] He's gonna do five-fives,
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{\an8}kickboxing rounds with takedowns...
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{\an8}with all the guys
that are a similar size to Cerrone.
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And they're all high-level kickboxers
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so they're going to be able to
mimic him very well.
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[Conor] Look at the amount of them.
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[laughs]
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It's a bit over the top now,
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- there's only bleedin' a million of them.
- [Owen laughs]
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I don't need them all,
give me a minute.
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[Owen] He's not preparing
to beat up Donald Cerrone,
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he's preparing to give
an exhibition of mixed martial arts.
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As opposed to, like,
revenge, and anger,
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and aggression,
and wanting to hurt somebody.
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It's very, very different mindsets.
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It's night and day, it's night and day,
and that's what we see a return to here.
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[Julian] He's a very different
athlete since that loss.
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{\an8}Part of that's the training
that we've been doing,
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that's one part,
but you've gotta want to do it.
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He found that want.
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That's why his mental attitude
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and his approach to this,
this time is a whole lot better.
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Set a time to train,
train at that time.
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Set a time to go to sleep,
go to sleep at that time.
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Set a time to get up,
get up at that time.
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Don't tell yourself you need to
do something and then don't do it.
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That's what I was
talking about with Ariel. I said--
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I knew in my head,
I was saying, "get up at this time."
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I got--
I didn't get up at that time.
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"Train at this time."
I didn't train at that time.
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"Don't eat this." I ate that.
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"Don't drink that." I drank it.
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And these all just
infiltrate my mental strength.
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- Just little, kind of, defeats.
- Exactly.
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Little defeats instead of wins.
And it just culminates into, "ahhh."
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And you just don't wanna be here.
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So, I'm just figuring meself out,
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like I've never figured meself out before.
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{\an8}[Owen] You go from a camp where there's
a lot of animosity between the two people
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into a camp where
it's back doing it for the love of it,
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and I always remember from day one,
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Conor fights at his best
when he's like that.
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[intense music playing]
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In the early days,
when Conor started fighting,
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he had no kickboxing, no wrestling,
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no jujitsu, but he loved to train.
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He was always trying to improve.
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Always trying to get better technically.
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And then eventually
he got the call up for Cage Warriors,
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and, obviously, Conor's results
spoke for themselves,
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like all serious, unbelievable KOs, TKOs.
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Because he's the most
obsessed person I've ever met
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about fighting.
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Everything I do
in my life is related to this.
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I don't do nothing else,
if it's not got to do with fighting.
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It's in my head 24/7.
I don't think about nothing else.
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{\an8}That's why it's become a career for me,
because I love it.
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{\an8}I love what I do. It's my life.
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Ireland!
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You know what I mean,
there's two things I've learnt.
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Number one is that hard work pays off.
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And number two is that dreams comes true,
and that's what's happened.
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[announcer] A two division champion.
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The notorious Conor...
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McGregor!
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[announcer]
We are excited to see Conor McGregor
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step into the Octagon.
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This is my UFC debut
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and I'm very excited about it.
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I'm on an eight-fight win streak, yeah.
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Love to make it nine,
but I don't really think about that.
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I just don't really think about that,
just keep the head clear.
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I picture meself going in there,
and feeling at home.
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[announcer 1] And here we go.
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Quickly taking the center of the Octagon.
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Black trunks for Dublin,
Ireland's McGregor.
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Look at that uppercut!
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- Looking to finish it here!
- [crowd cheers]
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[announcer 2] This is why everyone's been
talking about Conor McGregor!
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[announcer 1] It is all over!
Conor McGregor, another first round win!
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Wow!
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Dana, 60 Gs, baby!
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[laughs]
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Someone is
calling out for knockout of the night.
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[Conor laughs]
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- Well done.
- Welcome to the UFC, man.
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Thank you very much.
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So, there's been a lot of hype,
I guess the hype is real.
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{\an8}[Dana] Even when I met him, he had that
thing you can't put your finger on,
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{\an8}but a lot of people
call it the "it factor."
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He's got a certain energy to him,
he's exciting,
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he's funny, he's witty, he's smart.
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I knew right away if this kid could break
into the top five, he'd be a big star.
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[reporter]
What was the feeling like?
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Describe the emotions
at the end of the fight?
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To be honest,
I don't know what's going on here.
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I'm just, after hearing $60,000...
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[laughter]
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I'm just thinking about what
I'm gonna spend it on.
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Just last week
I was collecting the social welfare,
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you know what I mean?
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Now I suppose I'm just gonna
have to tell them to fuck off!
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[laughter, applause]
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[reporter 2]
Conor, just one more question.
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{\an8}[Owen] Before Conor's UFC debut,
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{\an8}nobody knew what MMA was
in Ireland.
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{\an8}It was a very, very small scene
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but Conor captivated the Irish people.
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[crowd cheers]
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[reporter 1] Why was it so important
to be here tonight?
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Support teammates, support teammates.
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[reporter 2] Are you proud to be, like,
leading the way
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for more SBG
and Irish fighters in UFC?
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Of course I am. You know what I mean,
to give people an opportunity
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to come onto the stage,
and to make money,
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{\an8}and make a living out of it,
that's something nobody can take from me.
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- Focus, just calm.
- It's your show. It's your show.
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[Conor] I paved the way for this
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so I take great pride in this,
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and when it's all said and done,
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and when I walk away from the game,
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and I watch these young kids
coming up that no one's even heard of
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at the minute,
that are climbing the ladder,
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I can sit back and watch with a smile
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knowing that I played some part in that.
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{\an8}[Owen] We had a great team
even before Conor started fighting,
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{\an8}but we never had that belief in ourselves.
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[Conor]
Let's go, Peter.
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{\an8}[Owen] But when Conor came in,
everyone changed their belief in the gym.
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We were like, this is our boy,
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if he can do it, why can't we do it?
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[bell dings]
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{\an8}[Peter] MMA wouldn't be how
it is today if Conor didn't arrive.
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- Especially for Irish MMA.
- [Conor] Yes! There you go!
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[Peter] We just weren't getting a look in
until Conor came along.
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And then that put
the spotlight on the country,
463
00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:21,883
and he really kind of
drug Ireland into the scene.
464
00:22:22,634 --> 00:22:25,637
[crowd roars]
465
00:22:28,848 --> 00:22:31,643
- [cheering continues]
- [triumphant music plays]
466
00:22:33,686 --> 00:22:37,232
Yes!
467
00:22:37,232 --> 00:22:41,152
Fucking delighted,
that's a hardworking man right there.
468
00:22:41,152 --> 00:22:42,529
Understand that.
469
00:22:42,529 --> 00:22:44,322
The work that man puts in.
470
00:22:44,322 --> 00:22:46,908
He commits his whole life to it.
471
00:22:46,908 --> 00:22:49,327
Fucking proud of him,
swear to God, man.
472
00:22:51,079 --> 00:22:53,623
Before I got here,
we weren't even on the map.
473
00:22:53,623 --> 00:22:55,834
Now it's all they seem
to be talking about.
474
00:22:55,834 --> 00:22:58,753
So I will embrace it,
and I will raise the tricolor high,
475
00:22:58,753 --> 00:23:00,463
and I will be proud of it.
476
00:23:07,637 --> 00:23:09,889
- Hello, how are you?
- I'm good. How are you?
477
00:23:09,889 --> 00:23:12,725
I'm good, good, good.
I have some paperwork for you to sign.
478
00:23:12,725 --> 00:23:15,895
Signature and full date right over here.
479
00:23:15,895 --> 00:23:18,064
Right, and one more, 14 up here.
480
00:23:18,064 --> 00:23:22,152
{\an8}[Audie] Today is check-in day, it's where
he signs the UFC official posters,
481
00:23:22,152 --> 00:23:26,406
{\an8}gets his gear, really sets the tone
for the rest of the week.
482
00:23:26,406 --> 00:23:28,908
{\an8}- How are you? Good to see you.
- Good to see you too.
483
00:23:31,452 --> 00:23:34,539
- How's the week?
- Oh, that's always a little struggle.
484
00:23:34,539 --> 00:23:35,874
- [chuckles] Yeah.
- Yours?
485
00:23:35,874 --> 00:23:38,209
I'm on that. Thank the fucking Lord!
486
00:23:38,209 --> 00:23:41,087
- All I know is I'll make it.
- Yeah, good on you.
487
00:23:41,087 --> 00:23:42,922
- True pro.
- Yeah, hop on.
488
00:23:44,424 --> 00:23:48,094
{\an8}[Ariel] There was a ton of pressure
on Conor going into the Cerrone fight.
489
00:23:48,094 --> 00:23:51,055
He was coming off
the disastrous Khabib fight
490
00:23:51,055 --> 00:23:52,849
and there was this long lay-off,
491
00:23:52,849 --> 00:23:56,186
and I think people were starting
to think, if he stumbles here,
492
00:23:56,186 --> 00:23:58,062
the old Conor is no more.
493
00:23:58,605 --> 00:23:59,772
Perfect.
494
00:23:59,772 --> 00:24:01,482
[Ariel] But I think he handled it well.
495
00:24:02,150 --> 00:24:04,110
He was calm, he was relaxed.
496
00:24:04,110 --> 00:24:08,615
It just seemed like he was in a very
sort of zen-like state before that fight.
497
00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:15,205
[tense music playing]
498
00:24:17,707 --> 00:24:19,542
Dear fans in Scandinavia,
499
00:24:19,542 --> 00:24:21,794
UFC 246 is this Saturday,
500
00:24:21,794 --> 00:24:23,546
watch on Viaplayer.
501
00:24:23,546 --> 00:24:26,257
Tune in to see the return
of the notorious one.
502
00:24:26,257 --> 00:24:31,054
Hola. Soy Conor McGregor.
Enjoy UFC 246 aquí en Español.
503
00:24:31,054 --> 00:24:33,306
What are your thoughts
on fighting Cowboy Cerrone?
504
00:24:33,306 --> 00:24:35,433
This is gonna be-- Sorry.
505
00:24:35,433 --> 00:24:38,603
This is going to be a...
very exciting bout for the fans,
506
00:24:38,603 --> 00:24:41,189
and I'm very excited--
I hate this part of it!
507
00:24:41,189 --> 00:24:42,607
I swear to God.
508
00:24:42,607 --> 00:24:45,026
I can't, man. Okay, go again.
509
00:24:45,818 --> 00:24:48,738
[interviewer] You said once
that what defines us
510
00:24:48,738 --> 00:24:51,241
is how well you rise after falling.
511
00:24:51,241 --> 00:24:53,743
Is that quote something
that is still true for you?
512
00:24:53,743 --> 00:24:56,663
Yeah, of course. You know,
I've came back-- I came back before
513
00:24:56,663 --> 00:24:58,248
right after the Diaz loss,
514
00:24:58,248 --> 00:25:00,250
and I proved everyone,
I showed everyone,
515
00:25:00,250 --> 00:25:03,002
what a fully focused Conor can do.
516
00:25:03,002 --> 00:25:04,837
It's like sometimes when I get it all,
517
00:25:04,837 --> 00:25:07,173
I have to kinda give it away
for me to want to get it again.
518
00:25:07,465 --> 00:25:09,259
So, maybe that's where I am right now.
519
00:25:09,717 --> 00:25:11,886
And I'm in a great spot.
520
00:25:11,886 --> 00:25:14,722
I'll get this, and I don't think I'll--
I don't think I'll give this up.
521
00:25:14,722 --> 00:25:17,058
Been focusing on the skills,
you know,
522
00:25:17,058 --> 00:25:20,103
focusing on my inner self,
I feel really good doing that,
523
00:25:20,103 --> 00:25:21,771
feel a lot more calmer,
a lot more at peace.
524
00:25:22,563 --> 00:25:24,524
I'm treating this like a season,
525
00:25:24,524 --> 00:25:27,402
so Donald is first up,
and there will be many after him.
526
00:25:29,862 --> 00:25:32,407
- You looking forward to the face-off?
- Yeah, most certainly.
527
00:25:32,407 --> 00:25:34,492
[Conor] It's just good to get in there,
528
00:25:34,492 --> 00:25:36,619
and get the excitement built up.
529
00:25:36,619 --> 00:25:38,413
Conor, I wanted to start with you.
530
00:25:38,413 --> 00:25:41,499
It's clear that you've got a much
different energy about you this week.
531
00:25:41,499 --> 00:25:44,252
{\an8}You know, sometimes you gotta go
to certain places in our life to...
532
00:25:44,460 --> 00:25:47,046
{\an8}to realize what we need to do,
and I certainly--
533
00:25:47,046 --> 00:25:48,339
{\an8}I turned over a new leaf.
534
00:25:48,339 --> 00:25:51,342
{\an8}Although I feel I'm still
the same young man,
535
00:25:51,342 --> 00:25:54,220
but, I don't know,
I am as real as it gets,
536
00:25:54,220 --> 00:25:55,638
like the company slogan, you know.
537
00:25:55,638 --> 00:25:58,683
I react to how the situation is.
538
00:25:58,683 --> 00:26:00,143
He has my respect,
539
00:26:00,143 --> 00:26:02,437
and although there will be blood spilled,
540
00:26:02,437 --> 00:26:03,730
on January 18th,
541
00:26:03,730 --> 00:26:05,023
it will not be bad blood.
542
00:26:05,023 --> 00:26:08,067
And for the Mystic Meg prediction,
it will be a KO.
543
00:26:08,067 --> 00:26:09,235
- [chuckles]
- [crowd cheers]
544
00:26:09,235 --> 00:26:11,404
Cowboy, many people say
545
00:26:11,404 --> 00:26:15,575
that you prefer when there's no bad blood.
Does it matter to you?
546
00:26:15,575 --> 00:26:17,827
No, there's no truth.
We're just professionals.
547
00:26:17,827 --> 00:26:21,205
Why can't we-- why can't Conor sit here
and hold himself like he's doing, right?
548
00:26:21,205 --> 00:26:22,999
This is fucking amazing,
are you kidding me?
549
00:26:22,999 --> 00:26:25,918
I mean, you guys aren't getting
the clickbait and all the shit y'all want,
550
00:26:25,918 --> 00:26:29,005
but as a man, pssh, my hat's off
to the sumbitch for sitting here.
551
00:26:29,005 --> 00:26:30,048
[crowd cheers]
552
00:26:30,048 --> 00:26:31,924
[reporter] Excellent, thank you very much.
553
00:26:31,924 --> 00:26:35,178
[reporter 2] Hey, Conor, you've laid out
plans for the 2020 season,
554
00:26:35,178 --> 00:26:36,262
as you're calling it.
555
00:26:36,262 --> 00:26:38,306
[Conor] I'm in a good spot,
I am ready to fight,
556
00:26:38,306 --> 00:26:40,600
any weight, any division, any anything.
557
00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:42,226
Line them fucking up.
558
00:26:45,396 --> 00:26:47,565
I feel good.
I feel energetic, light, fast,
559
00:26:47,565 --> 00:26:49,734
accurate, and precise.
560
00:26:49,734 --> 00:26:53,029
So if I'm going
to kickstart UFCs 2020 year big.
561
00:27:06,918 --> 00:27:08,169
[Croia coos]
562
00:27:08,836 --> 00:27:10,963
[Conor] When am I on, 10 o'clock?
563
00:27:10,963 --> 00:27:12,465
[man] I think so.
564
00:27:13,216 --> 00:27:16,427
See if we can find actual
clarification on an exact time.
565
00:27:16,427 --> 00:27:19,222
Usually they can tell you
you'll be walking out--
566
00:27:19,222 --> 00:27:20,890
Where's your hands?
567
00:27:20,890 --> 00:27:23,309
- Where's your hands?
- [Dee laughs]
568
00:27:24,477 --> 00:27:28,523
[Conor Jr. babbling]
569
00:27:31,067 --> 00:27:33,236
Daddy's gonna fight on there
later on tonight.
570
00:27:33,236 --> 00:27:35,154
- Wow, no way!
- Swear to God!
571
00:27:35,154 --> 00:27:38,032
[babbling]
572
00:27:38,032 --> 00:27:39,742
Yeah, I'm gonna boot him around.
573
00:27:39,742 --> 00:27:41,744
Yeah, and then bop!
574
00:27:41,744 --> 00:27:43,162
- Yah!
- Yeah!
575
00:27:43,162 --> 00:27:45,206
- We're gonna do it!
- Yes, we are, champ!
576
00:27:45,206 --> 00:27:47,834
- We're gonna fight on the telly.
- Yes. Boom!
577
00:27:48,751 --> 00:27:50,920
Say, "Good luck, Daddy!"
578
00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:53,172
Let's go, Daddy! Give us a kiss.
579
00:27:53,172 --> 00:27:55,174
- Bye, now.
- See you!
580
00:27:55,174 --> 00:27:56,676
See you in a bit!
581
00:27:56,676 --> 00:28:00,179
- Good luck, Daddy. See you later.
- Thanks, Kathy. Thank you. Appreciate it.
582
00:28:00,972 --> 00:28:03,266
- See you later.
- All right, champ. Have fun, all right?
583
00:28:03,975 --> 00:28:05,351
Aw, are you sad?
584
00:28:05,351 --> 00:28:07,645
Aw, I need your support, buddy.
585
00:28:07,645 --> 00:28:09,439
See you in a bit, all right, buddy?
586
00:28:09,439 --> 00:28:11,524
We'll watch it
when we come back.
587
00:28:11,524 --> 00:28:13,651
We're gonna watch the fight
when I come back?
588
00:28:16,821 --> 00:28:19,031
[Hamm on TV]
Places, everybody! Andy's coming!
589
00:28:19,574 --> 00:28:21,701
Buzz Lightyear will help me, won't he?
590
00:28:23,453 --> 00:28:26,998
That's okay, Daddy has to go.
It's just work, Daddy has to go to work.
591
00:28:34,797 --> 00:28:36,382
Come on, come on.
592
00:28:41,512 --> 00:28:44,474
{\an8}[Owen] In the Cerrone fight,
he was back having fun.
593
00:28:46,768 --> 00:28:48,936
The big thing with Conor is
594
00:28:48,936 --> 00:28:51,773
when he's enjoying the challenge,
he's at his best.
595
00:28:53,441 --> 00:28:56,152
When he's just in the moment,
not emotional,
596
00:28:56,152 --> 00:28:59,530
just reading the game,
reading the opponent,
597
00:28:59,530 --> 00:29:01,491
and finding the shots.
598
00:29:01,491 --> 00:29:04,702
There's nobody on the planet that can
touch Conor when he's like that.
599
00:29:09,457 --> 00:29:12,668
Feeling very good. Energetic.
600
00:29:12,668 --> 00:29:14,962
Bags of energy, I have.
601
00:29:17,548 --> 00:29:19,717
[exhales]
602
00:29:20,551 --> 00:29:22,845
- Perfect.
- [chuckles]
603
00:29:23,012 --> 00:29:25,431
{\an8}[Audie] Conor's at a state in his career
604
00:29:25,431 --> 00:29:28,684
{\an8}where it's about leaving the legacy
and the moments behind
605
00:29:28,684 --> 00:29:31,103
that he wants to be remembered by.
606
00:29:31,729 --> 00:29:33,731
Even though he's a legend, right now,
607
00:29:33,731 --> 00:29:35,566
if he decides to never compete again.
608
00:29:35,566 --> 00:29:37,693
But that's not who he is.
609
00:29:39,028 --> 00:29:42,198
When you see him so focused, so driven,
610
00:29:42,198 --> 00:29:45,910
so present in his craft,
611
00:29:45,910 --> 00:29:48,830
it's because he has
that fire and that edge
612
00:29:48,830 --> 00:29:50,957
and that ambition to just go get it,
613
00:29:51,833 --> 00:29:55,753
and really just put a stamp
on what he's trying to achieve.
614
00:29:56,671 --> 00:29:58,881
We're going up. We're going up.
615
00:29:58,881 --> 00:30:01,551
[applause, cheering]
616
00:30:02,260 --> 00:30:03,594
[whistling]
617
00:30:04,887 --> 00:30:07,682
[suspenseful music building]
618
00:30:09,058 --> 00:30:10,685
[audio drops out]
619
00:30:12,061 --> 00:30:14,230
[crowd cheering]
620
00:30:19,819 --> 00:30:22,697
[interviewer] Did you have faith
that you would be able to explode
621
00:30:22,697 --> 00:30:24,365
onto the scene, as you had?
622
00:30:24,365 --> 00:30:26,492
[Conor] If I didn't,
it wouldn't have happened.
623
00:30:26,492 --> 00:30:28,744
I had to believe in it. I had to feel it.
624
00:30:28,744 --> 00:30:32,039
I had to have faith in it
for it to happen.
625
00:30:32,039 --> 00:30:33,583
So, you're damn right I did.
626
00:30:33,583 --> 00:30:37,420
[interviewer] What happens if you do lose?
627
00:30:37,420 --> 00:30:40,756
[Conor] That is not in the equation,
that does not process in my brain
628
00:30:40,756 --> 00:30:42,133
for one second.
629
00:30:42,133 --> 00:30:45,261
[interviewer] Is there like a safe,
that's in your brain, that's locked,
630
00:30:45,261 --> 00:30:46,554
and it just doesn't open?
631
00:30:46,554 --> 00:30:49,307
I don't know. I'm not a neurologist,
I'm not a neurologist.
632
00:30:49,307 --> 00:30:51,350
I just cannot see it, I cannot feel it.
633
00:30:53,144 --> 00:30:55,354
When you put it all together,
634
00:30:55,354 --> 00:30:57,815
not just the weigh-ins,
not just the fight,
635
00:30:57,815 --> 00:30:59,358
all of the other stuff,
636
00:30:59,984 --> 00:31:02,028
nobody can do it better than me.
637
00:31:11,245 --> 00:31:13,539
[intense music playing]
638
00:31:47,573 --> 00:31:49,283
[announcer] Oh!
639
00:31:49,283 --> 00:31:51,577
Early head kick from McGregor!
640
00:31:51,577 --> 00:31:54,455
Cerrone covering up! Cerrone's down!
641
00:31:57,166 --> 00:32:00,544
Oh, Cerrone trying to survive,
30 seconds in.
642
00:32:04,215 --> 00:32:06,217
- [crowd cheering]
- Conor McGregor!
643
00:32:06,217 --> 00:32:09,387
Too easy! Wow!
644
00:32:09,387 --> 00:32:11,764
Wow. Wow.
645
00:32:13,224 --> 00:32:14,809
Less than a minute in,
646
00:32:14,809 --> 00:32:18,020
Conor McGregor announces his return
647
00:32:18,020 --> 00:32:21,607
with about as many
style points as you can produce.
648
00:32:21,607 --> 00:32:26,737
Proclaimed the winner by TKO,
649
00:32:26,737 --> 00:32:30,116
the notorious Conor...
650
00:32:30,116 --> 00:32:35,788
McGregor!
651
00:32:37,123 --> 00:32:38,499
Woo!
652
00:32:38,499 --> 00:32:40,668
Oh, my God, I can't--
653
00:32:40,668 --> 00:32:43,129
You know what Conor said to me,
I think it was last week?
654
00:32:43,129 --> 00:32:45,464
{\an8}"Everyone thinks he's gonna knock
me out with a head kick.
655
00:32:45,464 --> 00:32:49,010
{\an8}I'm gonna knock him out
with a head kick." I swear to God.
656
00:32:50,553 --> 00:32:52,471
Congratulations, champ.
657
00:32:58,352 --> 00:33:00,187
Come on, you fucking legend!
658
00:33:00,187 --> 00:33:01,564
Yes!
659
00:33:01,564 --> 00:33:04,442
[cheers, applause]
660
00:33:08,988 --> 00:33:11,282
Yeah, all the boxing training.
661
00:33:11,282 --> 00:33:12,700
I banged him on his shoulder!
662
00:33:13,909 --> 00:33:15,327
Eh, d'you remember?
663
00:33:15,327 --> 00:33:17,246
D'you remember it was back
in Georgia, USA?
664
00:33:17,246 --> 00:33:19,415
You turned your back
and I said, "Don't go away."
665
00:33:22,460 --> 00:33:24,587
Ah, rushed that.
666
00:33:24,587 --> 00:33:26,839
Good, very good, but I rushed the finish.
667
00:33:26,839 --> 00:33:29,675
I got--
It was done, and I was like, "Ah!"
668
00:33:29,675 --> 00:33:32,219
- Then you... then you did take a second!
- [overlapping chatter]
669
00:33:32,219 --> 00:33:34,263
And then I did take a second,
yeah, then I did.
670
00:33:34,263 --> 00:33:35,890
I told him so.
671
00:33:35,890 --> 00:33:37,767
That's control, man, that's all it is.
672
00:33:37,767 --> 00:33:39,018
D'you know what that is?
673
00:33:39,018 --> 00:33:40,853
That's something out of the cage.
674
00:33:40,853 --> 00:33:42,271
That I weren't like that.
675
00:33:42,271 --> 00:33:44,356
Usually I would have just settled into it.
676
00:33:48,069 --> 00:33:49,779
[all] Oh!
677
00:33:50,362 --> 00:33:52,156
{\an8}Fucking wow!
678
00:33:52,156 --> 00:33:53,824
{\an8}Seriously, fucking wow.
679
00:33:54,533 --> 00:33:57,453
{\an8}[Dana] Every Saturday night,
I gotta make people jump outta their seats
680
00:33:57,453 --> 00:34:01,165
and say, "Holy shit," and
whether he won or lost the fight,
681
00:34:01,165 --> 00:34:03,584
every Conor fight,
it was a "holy shit" fight.
682
00:34:03,584 --> 00:34:06,128
Is anybody else as blown away
as I am by that shit?
683
00:34:06,128 --> 00:34:08,172
Am I the only guy in the whole place
684
00:34:08,172 --> 00:34:11,425
- that didn't see that coming?
- [Conor] Thanks, mate!
685
00:34:12,218 --> 00:34:14,428
I did not see that coming.
686
00:34:14,428 --> 00:34:16,847
I thought it was gonna be a war.
687
00:34:17,473 --> 00:34:20,184
What about the shoulder shoves,
like, what are they?
688
00:34:20,184 --> 00:34:21,811
Boom, that got him.
689
00:34:21,811 --> 00:34:24,563
He's a slow starter but, Jesus Christ.
690
00:34:25,356 --> 00:34:26,982
That was madness.
691
00:34:26,982 --> 00:34:29,276
The whole fucking arena was like this...
692
00:34:29,276 --> 00:34:32,279
The whole place. Holy shit.
693
00:34:32,279 --> 00:34:34,907
Happy days, happy days.
694
00:34:35,658 --> 00:34:37,827
[peaceful music playing]
695
00:34:39,328 --> 00:34:40,996
[Ariel] Conor, congratulations.
696
00:34:40,996 --> 00:34:43,958
After everything you have
been through since the Khabib fight,
697
00:34:43,958 --> 00:34:46,794
is it possible to put into words
what this moment means to you?
698
00:34:47,670 --> 00:34:49,630
The hard work pays, you know what I mean?
699
00:34:49,630 --> 00:34:52,091
{\an8}It's... I'm no different
than I was before,
700
00:34:52,091 --> 00:34:54,468
{\an8}I just was committed, worked hard,
and earned it.
701
00:34:54,468 --> 00:34:56,470
And that's it, we're all equal, I feel.
702
00:34:56,470 --> 00:35:00,349
It's the work you're willing to put in and
the commitment you're willing to put in,
703
00:35:00,349 --> 00:35:02,434
and I was committed to this camp,
704
00:35:02,434 --> 00:35:06,188
and I'm happy and proud
to represent my team and our work.
705
00:35:06,730 --> 00:35:09,066
Is it fair to say you're
a little emotional right now?
706
00:35:09,066 --> 00:35:11,110
Of course,
fighting is an emotional game.
707
00:35:11,110 --> 00:35:14,321
You've no idea, it's a rollercoaster of
emotion, maybe a little more this time,
708
00:35:14,321 --> 00:35:17,324
all I've gone through, and all the team's
gone through, and my peoples gone through.
709
00:35:17,324 --> 00:35:19,869
It's good to get us back where we belong.
710
00:35:20,703 --> 00:35:23,664
[Conor] Very grateful for the people
that stuck with me through
711
00:35:23,664 --> 00:35:27,459
this trying time,
and this one's for... for them.
712
00:35:29,420 --> 00:35:32,840
[applause]
713
00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:37,386
Well done, mate. Great fight, you know.
714
00:35:39,805 --> 00:35:41,682
The Irish won it again.
715
00:35:41,682 --> 00:35:44,560
[all] Yeah!
716
00:35:47,062 --> 00:35:49,148
Oh, yes.
Thank you, men. I appreciate you all.
717
00:35:49,732 --> 00:35:52,067
Talk to me about
the emotional release.
718
00:35:52,067 --> 00:35:55,237
- At the end...
- Oh, it's... It's just a wild game, man.
719
00:35:55,237 --> 00:35:58,282
It's such a psychological [bleep]
rollercoaster, man.
720
00:35:58,282 --> 00:36:00,367
You know, it's just...
721
00:36:00,367 --> 00:36:02,912
It's worth every penny this business,
you know, so...
722
00:36:02,912 --> 00:36:04,580
It's a good buzz.
723
00:36:04,580 --> 00:36:07,666
[reporter 2] Conor, congratulations
on your victory this evening.
724
00:36:07,666 --> 00:36:09,335
[Conor] Thank you, sir,
I appreciate that.
725
00:36:09,335 --> 00:36:12,004
[reporter 2] 40 seconds. I don't think
a lot of people saw that one coming.
726
00:36:12,004 --> 00:36:15,382
So obviously something changed from
your preparation in the Khabib fight?
727
00:36:15,382 --> 00:36:18,802
Yeah, just my commitment.
You know, I just felt like I disrespected
728
00:36:18,802 --> 00:36:21,722
the people that believed in me
and supported me,
729
00:36:21,722 --> 00:36:26,310
and... and that's what led me
to re-center myself,
730
00:36:26,310 --> 00:36:28,938
and get back to where I was at.
731
00:36:28,938 --> 00:36:31,357
[reporter 3] If you get to pick
for your next shot here,
732
00:36:31,357 --> 00:36:33,400
in terms of when or who,
733
00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:35,069
leaning towards anything specific?
734
00:36:35,069 --> 00:36:37,863
[Conor] I don't think the who matters.
Right? I think I'll be ready.
735
00:36:37,863 --> 00:36:39,907
You know, I'll have a celebration tonight,
736
00:36:39,907 --> 00:36:42,952
I'll chill with my kids tomorrow,
I'll show Junior the fight on the telly,
737
00:36:42,952 --> 00:36:44,078
see what he thinks of it,
738
00:36:44,536 --> 00:36:46,956
and then back to training, and carry on.
739
00:36:58,884 --> 00:37:00,970
- Ready to go, baby?
- [Dee] Yep.
740
00:37:04,682 --> 00:37:07,893
[GPS] You have reached your
destination on the left-hand side.
741
00:37:08,602 --> 00:37:11,397
[guide] Any where you like.
If you wanna be in the middle...
742
00:37:15,359 --> 00:37:19,029
- Vroom, vroom, vroom.
- Yay, champion!
743
00:37:19,029 --> 00:37:22,241
Woo-hoo! Yes!
744
00:37:22,241 --> 00:37:24,285
- Alligator, there, look.
- [Dee gasps]
745
00:37:24,285 --> 00:37:25,828
See him, buddy?
746
00:37:25,828 --> 00:37:27,788
- Conor, see him?
- See that, champ? Look!
747
00:37:27,788 --> 00:37:29,456
Crocodile.
748
00:37:30,291 --> 00:37:32,918
- [Conor] Look how still they stay.
- [tranquil music playing]
749
00:37:34,795 --> 00:37:38,048
{\an8}[Julian] The Cerrone fight was a way
for him to redeem himself.
750
00:37:38,048 --> 00:37:40,384
{\an8}It was a way to reset everything,
751
00:37:40,384 --> 00:37:43,429
{\an8}and it was flawless,
his performance was flawless.
752
00:37:43,429 --> 00:37:47,516
He came back from that
and there wasn't a scratch on him.
753
00:37:48,350 --> 00:37:51,228
{\an8}[John] It was beautiful,
and, you know, you do feel
754
00:37:51,228 --> 00:37:55,190
{\an8}pressure mounting a little bit, and just
to have that come off your shoulders
755
00:37:55,190 --> 00:37:58,819
and that fight,
all of it is just gorgeous,
756
00:37:58,819 --> 00:38:01,238
just beautiful to watch,
I'll watch it all day long.
757
00:38:04,158 --> 00:38:05,951
- Look, there!
- Oh, yeah, look, it's moving!
758
00:38:05,951 --> 00:38:08,078
- It's coming right for the boat.
- Oh, my God!
759
00:38:08,078 --> 00:38:09,997
It's coming right for the boat!
760
00:38:11,248 --> 00:38:12,583
[growling]
761
00:38:12,958 --> 00:38:15,002
Look, I'm seeing him
doing his head, there.
762
00:38:17,504 --> 00:38:19,214
- [Dee] Alligator.
- [woman] Alligator, yeah.
763
00:38:19,214 --> 00:38:21,342
- [Dee] What is it, Conor?
- A gator.
764
00:38:21,342 --> 00:38:23,469
[Dee] Alligator. Do you like it?
765
00:38:23,469 --> 00:38:24,928
Oh, look, alligator.
766
00:38:24,928 --> 00:38:26,305
- [Conor] He knows I'm not food.
- Ooh!
767
00:38:26,305 --> 00:38:28,724
What? Relax,
I'm just seeing how it reacts.
768
00:38:28,724 --> 00:38:30,809
I'm in control of that thing.
769
00:38:30,809 --> 00:38:33,062
Watch, watch, watch! See?
770
00:38:33,062 --> 00:38:35,647
Told you, didn't I? He took a back step.
771
00:38:35,647 --> 00:38:37,900
Yes, off you go, son.
772
00:38:40,361 --> 00:38:41,362
[laughs]
773
00:38:41,362 --> 00:38:42,696
Yes!
774
00:38:42,696 --> 00:38:45,282
It's going,
it's submerging, it's going under.
775
00:38:45,282 --> 00:38:46,784
It's going under.
776
00:38:52,081 --> 00:38:54,083
{\an8}[Owen] Conor enjoyed it in there.
777
00:38:54,083 --> 00:38:55,876
{\an8}And you could see that
in the performance.
778
00:38:55,876 --> 00:38:58,754
{\an8}And you could see how quickly
he dismantled Cerrone.
779
00:38:58,754 --> 00:39:01,006
[acoustic folk music playing]
780
00:39:02,132 --> 00:39:04,551
We felt like we got it right in that camp.
781
00:39:04,551 --> 00:39:07,137
The energy was perfect,
the training was perfect,
782
00:39:07,137 --> 00:39:10,808
and we felt like
if we start putting a run together now,
783
00:39:10,808 --> 00:39:14,228
we're back on top
and we're going onto even bigger things.
784
00:39:20,067 --> 00:39:22,945
[somber music playing]
785
00:39:37,459 --> 00:39:41,130
{\an8}[John] People were saying
that's it for contact sports, it's over.
786
00:39:41,130 --> 00:39:44,883
No one's ever gonna play rugby again,
no one's ever gonna wanna wrestle again.
787
00:39:45,592 --> 00:39:49,263
This killer disease,
and it seems to be mutating,
788
00:39:49,263 --> 00:39:50,848
and taking over everything.
789
00:39:52,349 --> 00:39:56,186
{\an8}[Owen] After the Cerrone fight,
there was lots of talk of welterweight,
790
00:39:56,186 --> 00:39:58,063
{\an8}and welterweight title fights and stuff.
791
00:39:58,730 --> 00:40:01,692
And, you know,
it could've easily been done.
792
00:40:04,069 --> 00:40:07,614
Pandemic hits, gyms are closed.
793
00:40:07,614 --> 00:40:09,950
Shows were canceled, you know.
794
00:40:10,492 --> 00:40:12,744
It was difficult.
795
00:40:14,413 --> 00:40:17,416
[John] Could just see
all these conflicting thoughts,
796
00:40:17,416 --> 00:40:20,085
but look, we keep going,
797
00:40:20,085 --> 00:40:23,172
we keep walking forward.
798
00:40:35,767 --> 00:40:37,769
[Conor]
That's not the one we're taking, is it?
799
00:40:37,769 --> 00:40:40,272
- [man] We're taking the white one, yeah?
- [Conor] Okay.
800
00:40:40,272 --> 00:40:43,400
[man 2] White ones are too common.
You're better off with this one.
801
00:40:44,401 --> 00:40:48,322
[Conor] I always visualize
what giving would feel like.
802
00:40:48,739 --> 00:40:50,574
Givin' to people who have given to me.
803
00:40:50,574 --> 00:40:51,700
What that would feel like.
804
00:40:51,700 --> 00:40:54,286
I always dreamed of just showing up
one day and being, like, here!
805
00:40:54,286 --> 00:40:56,246
And that would always
give me good feelings.
806
00:40:58,582 --> 00:41:01,376
[Conor] This is the first drop-off,
in Connolly Hospital.
807
00:41:02,336 --> 00:41:04,463
I done two back-to-back shoulders
808
00:41:04,463 --> 00:41:06,423
in Connolly Hospital with me left paw.
809
00:41:06,423 --> 00:41:08,091
Thank you very much.
810
00:41:08,091 --> 00:41:10,302
- One for all, sir, one for all.
- Good man.
811
00:41:10,302 --> 00:41:13,222
So, it's good to be back here
and gifting back now.
812
00:41:14,014 --> 00:41:16,600
Now I can do
what I've been dreaming of doing,
813
00:41:16,600 --> 00:41:19,102
giving back to the people
who have given so much to me.
814
00:41:22,731 --> 00:41:24,816
I think it's my duty,
815
00:41:24,816 --> 00:41:26,902
it's the duty of people
who are not affected
816
00:41:26,902 --> 00:41:29,363
or are in a position to help, to help.
817
00:41:29,988 --> 00:41:31,865
- [man] Thank you very much.
- My pleasure.
818
00:41:31,865 --> 00:41:34,117
Oh, no, there's one more,
there's one more, sorry.
819
00:41:35,911 --> 00:41:38,038
I don't know how
many weeks, now, it's been,
820
00:41:38,038 --> 00:41:40,123
so I'm only human,
I've slipped a few times,
821
00:41:40,123 --> 00:41:41,875
and I was training so hard
822
00:41:41,875 --> 00:41:43,961
and then you have a week or two
where you cannae let it go.
823
00:41:44,586 --> 00:41:49,591
But overall, I'm pretty good and it's been
a good self-learning experience.
824
00:41:53,845 --> 00:41:55,973
{\an8}[John] Conor was in a financially
comfortable position
825
00:41:55,973 --> 00:41:58,225
{\an8}where he could just say,
okay, see you later, guys.
826
00:41:59,309 --> 00:42:02,563
And he's still wanting to train,
still wanting to be involved.
827
00:42:04,314 --> 00:42:06,858
And that gives you hope,
that gives you courage,
828
00:42:06,858 --> 00:42:08,944
gives you purpose.
829
00:42:10,988 --> 00:42:13,448
{\an8}[Owen] Nobody knew
when this was gonna end.
830
00:42:14,866 --> 00:42:18,161
{\an8}But then Dana was talking about,
well, we're working on stuff.
831
00:42:19,454 --> 00:42:21,665
[Dana]
There's a solution to every problem,
832
00:42:22,583 --> 00:42:25,919
{\an8}and my job is to figure out a solution
833
00:42:25,919 --> 00:42:27,462
{\an8}to whenever problems pop up.
834
00:42:27,462 --> 00:42:31,341
Rolling over, quitting, hiding,
835
00:42:31,341 --> 00:42:34,595
none of those things
are in the way that I'm built.
836
00:42:37,973 --> 00:42:41,018
[announcer] Big news,
UFC president, Dana White,
837
00:42:41,018 --> 00:42:44,938
announced that UFC 251
will take place July 11th
838
00:42:44,938 --> 00:42:46,607
on Fight Island.
839
00:42:46,607 --> 00:42:48,609
[reporter]
Only Dana White could come up with that.
840
00:42:49,526 --> 00:42:52,613
[Dana] Fight Island
was the only true bubble
841
00:42:52,613 --> 00:42:54,865
that ever existed during COVID.
842
00:42:54,865 --> 00:42:58,493
We brought people onto this island,
and they were there
843
00:42:58,493 --> 00:43:00,871
for weeks, away from everybody else,
844
00:43:00,871 --> 00:43:04,708
being tested,
and we went into this true bubble
845
00:43:04,708 --> 00:43:08,086
that nobody ever left until
it was time to go back home.
846
00:43:08,086 --> 00:43:10,797
We were talking to everybody
back then, you know,
847
00:43:10,797 --> 00:43:13,175
because I have to offer them
three fights a year.
848
00:43:13,175 --> 00:43:14,551
And they can say no.
849
00:43:15,260 --> 00:43:18,096
So, we were in talks
with everybody, including Conor.
850
00:43:24,478 --> 00:43:27,397
- It's good to see you're well.
- [laughs]
851
00:43:27,397 --> 00:43:29,316
I haven't had
contact training in a long time.
852
00:43:29,316 --> 00:43:31,026
If you're looking for spars, we have them.
853
00:43:31,026 --> 00:43:33,153
{\an8}Let's get this session in,
see where we're at.
854
00:43:33,153 --> 00:43:35,030
{\an8}- Not now.
- Yeah, not now.
855
00:43:35,030 --> 00:43:38,241
{\an8}Like, I said to the doctor,
I'd let you just find your spot.
856
00:43:38,241 --> 00:43:40,410
This is my first time
in the gym, like, even.
857
00:43:40,410 --> 00:43:42,412
That's what I'm saying,
just find your spot.
858
00:43:42,412 --> 00:43:45,832
[Conor] When this Corona thing happened,
I got into the best shape of me life.
859
00:43:45,832 --> 00:43:49,002
That spurred me on
to stay put, stay focused,
860
00:43:49,002 --> 00:43:51,588
get your work in, and I went levels up,
861
00:43:51,588 --> 00:43:53,924
even from the last camp,
862
00:43:53,924 --> 00:43:56,718
and then it was active rest week,
863
00:43:56,718 --> 00:43:59,388
idle... devil... what's the quote?
Devil fucking...?
864
00:43:59,388 --> 00:44:01,765
- What's the quote?
- Devil makes work for idle hands.
865
00:44:01,765 --> 00:44:04,726
Devil makes work for idle hands,
and that's what happened to me.
866
00:44:04,726 --> 00:44:07,312
I swan-dove back into the bleeding pit.
867
00:44:07,312 --> 00:44:09,356
But then I crawled myself
back out of it again
868
00:44:09,356 --> 00:44:11,733
and then I was kinda like,
up and down and in and out.
869
00:44:12,359 --> 00:44:14,444
And that's where I've been since, so.
870
00:44:17,239 --> 00:44:20,200
{\an8}[Audie] We were really
pushing to stay active.
871
00:44:20,951 --> 00:44:23,078
{\an8}Cerrone was the start of it.
872
00:44:23,078 --> 00:44:25,789
We thought that was gonna start
to have him fighting
873
00:44:25,789 --> 00:44:28,333
two, three times a year,
which is a good cadence,
874
00:44:28,333 --> 00:44:30,711
in terms of frequency of activity.
875
00:44:31,628 --> 00:44:33,672
[Conor]
I don't know what's gonna happen.
876
00:44:33,672 --> 00:44:36,883
They haven't...
Haven't approached me with anything!
877
00:44:36,883 --> 00:44:38,969
They've not come near me.
878
00:44:38,969 --> 00:44:41,471
The Anderson, the Masvidal, the Usman.
879
00:44:41,471 --> 00:44:43,181
None of them.
880
00:44:45,350 --> 00:44:49,104
[Audie] Ultimately, I can't tell
you what they were thinking.
881
00:44:49,104 --> 00:44:53,316
The reality of it is, is they weren't
booking him, weren't keeping him active,
882
00:44:53,316 --> 00:44:56,945
after numerous requests from us to them,
883
00:44:56,945 --> 00:45:00,949
knowing that, hey, listen,
we want to stay active.
884
00:45:08,707 --> 00:45:11,668
{\an8}[reporter] How hard is it
to sit here by the sidelines
885
00:45:11,668 --> 00:45:13,462
{\an8}and watch other people fight?
886
00:45:13,462 --> 00:45:16,965
To see these great contests, and I'm
sitting there, can't-- know what I mean?
887
00:45:16,965 --> 00:45:19,217
So, definitely, it's tough.
888
00:45:19,217 --> 00:45:22,429
I will fight anyone. I'll fight
my corner man, I'll fight my coaches,
889
00:45:22,429 --> 00:45:24,473
I'll fight my teammates, know what I mean?
890
00:45:24,473 --> 00:45:27,184
- Yeah, man, I will fight you right now...
- [reporters chuckle]
891
00:45:27,184 --> 00:45:30,437
...but I'm just trying to keep a positive
mindframe and always be happy,
892
00:45:30,437 --> 00:45:33,732
because why not?
I mean, what else...
893
00:45:33,732 --> 00:45:36,902
nothing good ever comes from worrying,
894
00:45:36,902 --> 00:45:39,154
or sitting and feeling sorry for yourself,
895
00:45:39,154 --> 00:45:41,656
even though I've had a few nights
where I felt sorry for myself,
896
00:45:41,656 --> 00:45:44,618
I just keep positive, keep pushing on,
things will turn good.
897
00:45:44,618 --> 00:45:47,954
[motivating music]
898
00:45:54,211 --> 00:45:56,588
[Conor] Shut the door, ring the bell,
899
00:45:56,588 --> 00:45:58,381
And no one does it better than me.
900
00:45:59,216 --> 00:46:01,510
So, stay tuned.