1 00:00:08,342 --> 00:00:10,928 - [dramatic music] - [keyboard clicking] 2 00:00:22,398 --> 00:00:23,858 - [mouse click] - [Twitter whistle] 3 00:00:27,028 --> 00:00:29,113 Oi, yeah, here we go. 4 00:00:29,447 --> 00:00:31,282 Hupa, and we're on! 5 00:00:31,282 --> 00:00:33,034 Croia! 6 00:00:33,034 --> 00:00:34,577 [Conor] That nice, little girl? 7 00:00:38,039 --> 00:00:39,332 [Conor Jr. whimpering] 8 00:00:39,332 --> 00:00:42,585 Champ, I'm retired now. Daddy doesn't fight anymore. 9 00:00:43,628 --> 00:00:46,506 D'you know that? Daddy's not fighting. 10 00:00:47,465 --> 00:00:49,509 - You fight me! - [growls playfully] 11 00:00:49,509 --> 00:00:51,677 Yes, fight your Da! 12 00:00:52,637 --> 00:00:54,055 Are you gonna fight now? 13 00:00:54,055 --> 00:00:55,848 Yeah. 14 00:00:56,599 --> 00:00:58,434 [reporter] Obviously seems like life is good for you man. 15 00:00:58,434 --> 00:00:59,936 Is there any part of this though, I know you've had-- 16 00:00:59,936 --> 00:01:01,521 had this vision, this goal, this drive-- 17 00:01:01,521 --> 00:01:04,065 is there any part of what you have right now that you don't like though? 18 00:01:04,065 --> 00:01:07,026 That you, that you come up and said, "Man I wasn't expecting this?" 19 00:01:10,488 --> 00:01:11,948 I love this life. 20 00:01:11,948 --> 00:01:14,826 It's important for me to remind myself that I love it. 21 00:01:14,826 --> 00:01:17,203 There's definitely days I'm, like, "Fuck all of this." 22 00:01:17,203 --> 00:01:19,288 - Hi, Daddy! - I'm outta here. 23 00:01:19,288 --> 00:01:21,666 And maybe one day, I will be out of here. 24 00:01:21,666 --> 00:01:25,294 And I won't say nothing to nobody. I'll be just gone somewhere. 25 00:01:25,294 --> 00:01:28,631 But I remind myself why I do it. 26 00:01:29,590 --> 00:01:31,342 What I do it for. 27 00:01:31,342 --> 00:01:34,470 And then I just re-energize myself to it. 28 00:01:34,470 --> 00:01:37,265 This is the life I chose, the life I have built. 29 00:01:37,265 --> 00:01:40,977 This life is not for everyone. This life is not for everyone. 30 00:01:40,977 --> 00:01:44,313 It's for the insanely driven individual, 31 00:01:44,313 --> 00:01:47,775 and that's what I feel I am. I am insane to this game. 32 00:01:48,484 --> 00:01:52,071 [melancholy music playing] 33 00:02:03,541 --> 00:02:05,459 [punches landing] 34 00:02:07,795 --> 00:02:09,547 [Conor] A new bag there, as well. 35 00:02:10,131 --> 00:02:12,300 [laughs] New gym bag. 36 00:02:13,759 --> 00:02:15,469 [chuckles] 37 00:02:17,805 --> 00:02:20,224 [Conor] I'm just over it now. I'm well over it. 38 00:02:20,683 --> 00:02:23,853 I've been campaigning for a fight since February 14th. 39 00:02:23,853 --> 00:02:26,731 Three weeks. Less than three weeks after me last fight. 40 00:02:26,731 --> 00:02:30,067 And I kept getting put on the long finger, long finger, long finger. 41 00:02:30,067 --> 00:02:32,403 "Wait 'til this happens, wait 'til that happens." 42 00:02:32,403 --> 00:02:35,364 And then, "Ah, wait 'til after this, wait 'til that." I'm, like, "Mate, 43 00:02:35,364 --> 00:02:37,575 I'm out of here, I'll smell you later, I don't need to do it." 44 00:02:39,327 --> 00:02:41,871 But I'm in... I'm in a great spot. 45 00:02:41,871 --> 00:02:44,665 I'm not slipping from training certain points. 46 00:02:44,665 --> 00:02:46,417 So, can't beat that. 47 00:02:48,961 --> 00:02:52,381 {\an8}Conor McGregor has announced his MMA retirement. 48 00:02:52,381 --> 00:02:55,384 [TV reporter 1] Conor McGregor essentially calling it quits. 49 00:02:55,384 --> 00:02:57,803 {\an8}[TV reporter 2] Conor McGregor apparently retires for the third time. 50 00:02:57,803 --> 00:02:59,805 {\an8}- [overlapping chatter, chimes] - [TV reporter 3] You know the drill. 51 00:02:59,805 --> 00:03:02,308 [TV reporter 4] I don't buy it for a second. 52 00:03:02,308 --> 00:03:05,519 {\an8}I think Conor McGregor's trying to get you to talk about him and you just did. 53 00:03:05,519 --> 00:03:09,148 {\an8}There is just 100% no way that he's retiring at the age of 31. 54 00:03:09,148 --> 00:03:11,192 This retirement is BS. 55 00:03:11,192 --> 00:03:15,154 {\an8}A lot of people are saying no chance this is anything but a leverage play. 56 00:03:15,154 --> 00:03:18,240 {\an8}You know, it's a very public kind of battle 57 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:20,076 between the UFC and Conor McGregor. 58 00:03:20,076 --> 00:03:22,828 {\an8}He wanted to fight in May. He wanted to fight in August. 59 00:03:22,828 --> 00:03:25,498 {\an8}"I just wanna get back to work, I'm doing all the right things, 60 00:03:25,498 --> 00:03:27,583 {\an8}I'm staying healthy, I'm staying out of trouble, 61 00:03:27,583 --> 00:03:29,168 and you guys can't get me a fight." 62 00:03:29,168 --> 00:03:32,630 {\an8}How is it possible that the biggest draw in the history of this sport 63 00:03:32,630 --> 00:03:33,631 {\an8}can't get a fight? 64 00:03:33,631 --> 00:03:36,175 {\an8}And so he's finally saying enough is enough, I'm frustrated, 65 00:03:36,175 --> 00:03:38,177 and I'm taking my ball, essentially, and going home. 66 00:03:39,470 --> 00:03:42,765 {\an8}[Audie] There is a lot of politics that play into all this stuff, 67 00:03:42,765 --> 00:03:46,852 {\an8}because you've gotta realize that Conor McGregor is the face of the UFC. 68 00:03:47,436 --> 00:03:50,314 He's also the biggest driver of business. 69 00:03:51,023 --> 00:03:53,567 But ultimately, his biggest thing was, like, 70 00:03:53,567 --> 00:03:57,530 "Look, for me, in order to be the best fighter that I could be, 71 00:03:57,530 --> 00:04:00,491 I need to be active." That was his biggest complaint, 72 00:04:00,491 --> 00:04:03,869 was that after the Cerrone fight, there wasn't anything. 73 00:04:05,496 --> 00:04:07,581 {\an8}[Ariel] This guy's in the prime of his life 74 00:04:07,581 --> 00:04:10,167 {\an8}and he felt like he was being sidelined, he felt like he was being iced. 75 00:04:10,710 --> 00:04:12,503 He was, like, "Enough of this, I wanna fight. 76 00:04:12,503 --> 00:04:14,964 Gimme a fight in the parking lot, give me a fight in Abu Dhabi, 77 00:04:14,964 --> 00:04:17,258 Fight Island," and they wouldn't do it. 78 00:04:17,258 --> 00:04:19,135 They kept kicking the can, kicking the can. 79 00:04:19,135 --> 00:04:21,929 So you really saw that frustration boil over. 80 00:04:23,097 --> 00:04:25,099 - He was fed up. - [car engine starts] 81 00:04:29,770 --> 00:04:31,272 [man] It's like the first trip away. 82 00:04:31,272 --> 00:04:33,858 [Conor] Yes, it is. Yes, since all the madness. 83 00:04:33,858 --> 00:04:36,902 This place, Monaco here, has zero cases. 84 00:04:36,902 --> 00:04:38,487 - Yes. - Zero cases. 85 00:04:38,487 --> 00:04:40,489 - Since it began. - Since early July, 86 00:04:40,489 --> 00:04:42,908 they had four deaths, total. 87 00:04:42,908 --> 00:04:44,744 Bit cheesy. 88 00:04:44,952 --> 00:04:46,787 [both laugh] 89 00:04:47,163 --> 00:04:48,664 Cheesy? 90 00:04:51,959 --> 00:04:53,878 [man] Did you see, five years ago today, 91 00:04:53,878 --> 00:04:55,963 you beat Chad. 92 00:04:55,963 --> 00:04:57,340 [Conor] Mad, isn't it? 93 00:04:57,340 --> 00:04:59,925 I was only saying to him on the way out in the car, 94 00:04:59,925 --> 00:05:02,094 like, you know the way in the interviews 95 00:05:02,094 --> 00:05:04,305 they, sort of, they say, "Where do you see yourself in five years?" 96 00:05:04,305 --> 00:05:07,141 I was, like, "We're driving to the airport to get on a private jet 97 00:05:07,141 --> 00:05:09,268 to go and buy a yacht in Monaco." 98 00:05:09,268 --> 00:05:10,269 [laughter] 99 00:05:10,269 --> 00:05:12,438 Like, five years ago, that's where you were. 100 00:05:12,438 --> 00:05:15,191 Like, if someone asked you. Like, that's life. 101 00:05:15,191 --> 00:05:17,234 That sounds like something I'd say! 102 00:05:17,234 --> 00:05:19,820 That sounds like something I would've said back then. 103 00:05:19,820 --> 00:05:22,198 - [Dee] That's reality now. It's mad. - It's mad, yeah. 104 00:05:22,823 --> 00:05:25,159 I wouldn't want to be with anyone else here, baby. 105 00:05:25,159 --> 00:05:28,120 Swear to God, blessed in so many ways to have you here with me. 106 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:29,622 Love you to bits. 107 00:05:29,622 --> 00:05:31,749 [both laughing] 108 00:05:31,749 --> 00:05:33,709 - Cheers. - Slainte, baby. 109 00:05:33,709 --> 00:05:35,419 We won the war. 110 00:05:36,337 --> 00:05:38,214 [Conor] Let me get the guys. We're feeling it! 111 00:05:38,214 --> 00:05:41,926 [Ariel] One thing that I think people might overlook is that, you know, 112 00:05:41,926 --> 00:05:44,845 I really admire your relationship with your girlfriend. 113 00:05:44,845 --> 00:05:47,264 My girlfriend worked very, very hard. 114 00:05:47,264 --> 00:05:49,809 Throughout the years, coming up, and stuck by me 115 00:05:49,809 --> 00:05:52,144 when, essentially, I had absolutely nothing. 116 00:05:52,144 --> 00:05:54,563 I only had a dream that I was telling her. 117 00:05:54,563 --> 00:05:57,441 If it wasn't for her, I probably wouldn't be where I am today, 118 00:05:57,441 --> 00:06:00,319 so definitely I love to spoil her. She does not work anymore. 119 00:06:00,319 --> 00:06:02,780 So, for me to be able to take her out of work 120 00:06:02,780 --> 00:06:05,074 and give her everything she's ever wanted, 121 00:06:05,074 --> 00:06:07,201 and to travel the world with her, 122 00:06:07,201 --> 00:06:10,287 that fills me with pride, so, it keeps me going. 123 00:06:12,915 --> 00:06:16,127 You know, if you truly feel grateful for the things in your life, 124 00:06:16,127 --> 00:06:19,588 gratitude is one of the most strongest forms 125 00:06:19,588 --> 00:06:23,342 of power in attracting good things. 126 00:06:23,342 --> 00:06:26,887 I always celebrate every little good thing that would happen to me in my life, 127 00:06:26,887 --> 00:06:28,931 even before I had any kind of money or any of that, 128 00:06:28,931 --> 00:06:31,475 I would celebrate, and I would feel grateful for it. 129 00:06:31,475 --> 00:06:34,687 It just gave me more, and this is exactly the same thing 130 00:06:34,687 --> 00:06:37,356 that's happening right now. I still remain grateful. 131 00:06:37,356 --> 00:06:39,024 And more comes. 132 00:06:44,613 --> 00:06:48,242 [indistinct chatter] 133 00:06:50,953 --> 00:06:59,128 They say you can't travel in time and change things. 134 00:07:02,298 --> 00:07:04,842 "I've followed my vision to where I am now. 135 00:07:04,842 --> 00:07:07,011 Fight for your future, today. 136 00:07:07,011 --> 00:07:09,430 Dystopia. Download now." 137 00:07:10,931 --> 00:07:13,142 You've planned a few more this year, next year? 138 00:07:13,142 --> 00:07:14,894 I wanna be busy next year, yeah. I would like to-- 139 00:07:14,894 --> 00:07:16,937 You know, I have four fights left on my UFC contract 140 00:07:16,937 --> 00:07:20,608 - and I'd like to get through all of those. - What about this and Khabib? 141 00:07:20,608 --> 00:07:22,443 - Ah, yeah well, fucking right I want that. - Yeah? 142 00:07:22,443 --> 00:07:23,527 Yes, of course. 143 00:07:23,527 --> 00:07:26,155 I stuffed over half of his takedowns. 144 00:07:26,155 --> 00:07:30,242 It was a small error that allowed him to get the back in the fourth round. 145 00:07:30,242 --> 00:07:32,411 But I think you were different on that day? 146 00:07:32,411 --> 00:07:35,122 Yeah, well different. Physical fitness, and the mind. 147 00:07:35,122 --> 00:07:36,957 And my lifestyle, you know. I wasn't-- 148 00:07:36,957 --> 00:07:39,877 I don't regret the contr-- I don't regret it. 149 00:07:39,877 --> 00:07:42,546 Everything's a good... learning curve. 150 00:07:42,546 --> 00:07:45,174 - As you say, each failure is a lesson. - Of course, of course. 151 00:07:45,174 --> 00:07:47,801 What I do regret, I suppose, is taking the b-- 152 00:07:47,801 --> 00:07:51,055 'Cause I showed up to fight at the-- in the Barclay Center 153 00:07:51,055 --> 00:07:53,224 on the bus, and he didn't get off the bus, right. 154 00:07:53,224 --> 00:07:56,644 So the fight was won, it's over. I should have left it at that. 155 00:07:56,644 --> 00:07:59,104 Instead, I gave him an opportunity to come back, 156 00:07:59,104 --> 00:08:02,149 and I did not do myself or my team justice 157 00:08:02,149 --> 00:08:05,069 by living the martial arts lifestyle. I was-- 158 00:08:05,069 --> 00:08:07,905 I was living multiple lives, we'll say, you know, so... 159 00:08:07,905 --> 00:08:10,032 Yeah, it is what it is. They know. 160 00:08:10,032 --> 00:08:11,825 That other side know. 161 00:08:11,825 --> 00:08:14,036 I'm just gonna continue to do what I do. 162 00:08:14,036 --> 00:08:19,041 - He can run, but he cannot hide, so... - You need to do it, you need to do it. 163 00:08:19,041 --> 00:08:21,252 Oh, it's done, it's done. Trust me on that. 164 00:08:22,461 --> 00:08:24,296 [engine revving] 165 00:08:24,296 --> 00:08:27,550 [indistinct chatter] 166 00:08:33,889 --> 00:08:38,102 [Conor] The bloke was talking about so many attributes that everyone knows. 167 00:08:38,102 --> 00:08:40,646 Speed, power, endurance. 168 00:08:40,646 --> 00:08:42,273 No one talks about the most important. 169 00:08:42,731 --> 00:08:46,068 Your attention span. How long you can stay attentive. 170 00:08:46,068 --> 00:08:49,113 So when you're shadow-boxing... 171 00:08:51,198 --> 00:08:53,909 That's your shadow-boxing. I don't wanna see this. 172 00:08:55,077 --> 00:08:57,121 None of that shit. Keep your arm engaged. 173 00:08:57,121 --> 00:08:59,623 - So stay focused and switched on, alright? - Yeah. 174 00:09:01,834 --> 00:09:05,546 [controlled breaths] 175 00:09:06,171 --> 00:09:09,717 {\an8}[Julian] It would've been great if we could've had another fight scheduled, 176 00:09:09,717 --> 00:09:12,344 {\an8}allowing Conor to focus on that. 177 00:09:12,344 --> 00:09:16,348 It's a lot easier to train when you have a focal point to go for. 178 00:09:16,348 --> 00:09:19,351 But the fitness was there, the sharpness was there, 179 00:09:19,351 --> 00:09:21,937 and it was just a question of keeping it rolling over, 180 00:09:21,937 --> 00:09:23,897 keeping it going. 181 00:09:25,316 --> 00:09:26,525 [whistle blows] 182 00:09:26,525 --> 00:09:28,777 {\an8}[Owen] He has that stay-ready mentality. 183 00:09:28,777 --> 00:09:31,071 {\an8}He's always training, he's always in camp. 184 00:09:31,071 --> 00:09:32,656 He's always trying to improve. 185 00:09:32,656 --> 00:09:34,867 [man] Drive on, drive on. Drive, drive, drive! 186 00:09:34,867 --> 00:09:36,076 Come on, up, up, up! 187 00:09:36,076 --> 00:09:39,038 Yeah! All day. 188 00:09:40,873 --> 00:09:44,710 [Owen] All his career, he'd fought, like, on average, three times a year. 189 00:09:44,710 --> 00:09:46,545 You know, that's how active he was, 190 00:09:46,545 --> 00:09:48,881 right up until becoming the double champ. 191 00:09:48,881 --> 00:09:50,132 Yes! 192 00:09:50,132 --> 00:09:52,259 [Owen] It's because he's obsessed about it. 193 00:09:52,259 --> 00:09:54,261 He's always ready to go, you know. 194 00:09:55,846 --> 00:09:57,640 Now I'm brand-new. 195 00:09:57,640 --> 00:09:59,600 I'm absolutely brand-new. 196 00:10:00,225 --> 00:10:03,020 [Owen] So, yeah, we were still training, and stuff like that. 197 00:10:03,020 --> 00:10:05,856 But, like, I don't know what's next. 198 00:10:08,734 --> 00:10:11,737 {\an8}[Ariel] What Conor had that no one else has 199 00:10:11,737 --> 00:10:14,031 {\an8}is leverage, star power. 200 00:10:14,031 --> 00:10:15,783 He knew what he possessed. 201 00:10:15,783 --> 00:10:18,786 He basically said, "Let me take matters into my own hands." 202 00:10:19,411 --> 00:10:21,997 [keyboard clicking] 203 00:10:26,377 --> 00:10:27,461 [Twitter whistle] 204 00:10:27,711 --> 00:10:30,005 And he's, you know, tweeting back and forth with Dustin... 205 00:10:30,589 --> 00:10:31,465 [Twitter whistle] 206 00:10:37,971 --> 00:10:40,766 [Ariel] Conor says, "Hey, come to Ireland 207 00:10:40,766 --> 00:10:43,977 and we'll do a boxing match, it'll be for charity," and this and that, 208 00:10:43,977 --> 00:10:47,606 and I think once he put that out there, the UFC was then forced 209 00:10:47,606 --> 00:10:50,025 to say, like, "Alright, you guys are gonna agree to a fight, 210 00:10:50,025 --> 00:10:52,152 like, you're gonna do this on our terms." 211 00:10:52,152 --> 00:10:55,823 It was back and forth. How's his relationship with the UFC? 212 00:10:55,823 --> 00:10:57,616 Can he get back on track? 213 00:10:57,616 --> 00:11:02,579 He 100% expedited that process and forced their hand. 214 00:11:03,163 --> 00:11:06,875 [reporter 1] The long-rumored and discussed fight between Conor McGregor 215 00:11:06,875 --> 00:11:09,670 and Dustin Poirier is officially a go. 216 00:11:09,670 --> 00:11:13,006 {\an8}[reporter 2] Conor versus Dustin 2 officially booked for 257. 217 00:11:13,006 --> 00:11:16,135 {\an8}He's signed the papers and the bout is finalized. 218 00:11:16,135 --> 00:11:17,928 [reporter 3] Power play, right? Like, you know, just think about it. 219 00:11:17,928 --> 00:11:20,389 Earlier in the year, he retired. Couple of weeks ago, 220 00:11:20,389 --> 00:11:22,266 it seemed like they were going to fight in a charity match. 221 00:11:22,266 --> 00:11:24,309 Now we're talking about a date in six weeks. 222 00:11:24,309 --> 00:11:26,854 [reporter 4] Conor understands the power of his stardom 223 00:11:26,854 --> 00:11:30,899 is to get public interest behind him. Push the UFC's hand a little bit. 224 00:11:30,899 --> 00:11:34,570 We all want to see Conor McGregor fight. Everybody does. 225 00:11:41,660 --> 00:11:45,205 [announcer on TV speaking indistinctly] 226 00:11:45,622 --> 00:11:46,748 [Conor] A leg kick. 227 00:11:46,748 --> 00:11:50,627 Get in there. To be honest, I'd rather have him a bit tired, actually. 228 00:11:54,756 --> 00:11:55,757 [all exclaim] 229 00:11:55,757 --> 00:11:57,009 [man] Great shot. 230 00:11:58,093 --> 00:12:01,096 Yeah, get tired. There you go! You'll find comfort here. 231 00:12:01,096 --> 00:12:03,348 Find comfort in the clinch! 232 00:12:03,348 --> 00:12:06,977 You need to stay in the clinch, in the open space, you know what I mean? 233 00:12:06,977 --> 00:12:09,146 Just get in there, it's only a neck-tie. 234 00:12:09,146 --> 00:12:12,566 He's only going for a neck-tie, there's no level changes or anything there. 235 00:12:14,526 --> 00:12:15,694 [gasps] 236 00:12:18,197 --> 00:12:19,448 Bollocks. 237 00:12:20,407 --> 00:12:22,284 Straight gone out. 238 00:12:23,076 --> 00:12:24,745 - Oh, my God. - Tap! He's tapping! 239 00:12:24,745 --> 00:12:25,996 That is woeful. 240 00:12:25,996 --> 00:12:28,248 - He tapped... - Yeah, he's tapped a few times. 241 00:12:28,248 --> 00:12:30,209 He tapped a few times and your man could see it. 242 00:12:33,545 --> 00:12:36,548 - Let's go, you little ratchet! - Yeah, let's go, champ. 243 00:12:37,883 --> 00:12:40,761 - Night-night, champ. - Good night. 244 00:12:40,761 --> 00:12:44,097 Enjoy that? Huh? It was good, wasn't it? 245 00:12:44,097 --> 00:12:46,308 Daddy's gonna bash him, yeah? 246 00:12:46,308 --> 00:12:47,976 Daddy's gonna bash him! 247 00:12:49,978 --> 00:12:52,523 [TV announcer] And now, without question, 248 00:12:52,523 --> 00:12:55,317 the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world, 249 00:12:55,317 --> 00:12:58,904 - 29 and 0, Khabib Nurmagomedov. - There's a big question on it, John. 250 00:12:58,904 --> 00:13:01,740 [TV announcer] I will give you as much time to gather your emotions. 251 00:13:01,740 --> 00:13:03,659 [sighs] Thank you. 252 00:13:03,659 --> 00:13:05,869 Today, I want to say, 253 00:13:05,869 --> 00:13:08,413 this, it was my last fight. 254 00:13:08,413 --> 00:13:09,873 It was first time when I... 255 00:13:09,873 --> 00:13:10,999 [claps] 256 00:13:10,999 --> 00:13:12,918 After what happened with my father... 257 00:13:12,918 --> 00:13:15,003 Bah! [laughs] 258 00:13:15,003 --> 00:13:17,005 What? 259 00:13:17,005 --> 00:13:19,675 Ah, fuck it. That bastard. 260 00:13:19,675 --> 00:13:21,927 What is he doing with the helmet on? 261 00:13:23,178 --> 00:13:27,307 [Khabib] She go now and I go fight without father, but I promise her, 262 00:13:27,307 --> 00:13:29,810 it was my last fight here. 263 00:13:29,810 --> 00:13:32,354 - I know only one thing... - [high-pitched tone] 264 00:13:32,354 --> 00:13:34,690 what I want from UFC Tuesday, 265 00:13:34,690 --> 00:13:36,483 [audio fading] because you have to put me on 266 00:13:36,483 --> 00:13:39,027 number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world 267 00:13:39,027 --> 00:13:41,822 because I deserve this and... 268 00:13:41,822 --> 00:13:46,535 - [dialogue muffled] - [high-pitched tone continues] 269 00:13:46,535 --> 00:13:49,871 [man] Were you surprised by that at the end? 270 00:13:49,871 --> 00:13:51,415 - [normal audio resumes] - A little bit, yeah. 271 00:13:51,415 --> 00:13:53,458 Although I know he, you know, 272 00:13:53,458 --> 00:13:55,502 he's always had retirement on his mind, 273 00:13:55,502 --> 00:13:58,755 he's not-- Doesn't really want to be in there too much, I don't think. 274 00:13:58,755 --> 00:14:00,799 So... 275 00:14:00,799 --> 00:14:02,426 It is what it is. 276 00:14:02,426 --> 00:14:05,220 He said he had a conversation with his mother and... 277 00:14:05,220 --> 00:14:07,222 talked to her for three days, so... 278 00:14:08,682 --> 00:14:11,268 It is what it is. I couldn't give a fuck, you know. 279 00:14:12,894 --> 00:14:15,105 [man] There must be a slight tinge of disappointment though, 280 00:14:15,105 --> 00:14:18,525 - not being able to avenge-- - Nah, it'll happen. I don't believe it. 281 00:14:19,610 --> 00:14:21,862 So... I'm good. 282 00:14:21,862 --> 00:14:23,447 We'll see what happens. 283 00:14:23,447 --> 00:14:24,865 Carry on. 284 00:14:26,867 --> 00:14:29,620 - Guys, I'll see youse tomorrow, yeah? - Yeah. What time? 285 00:14:30,078 --> 00:14:31,663 [indistinct chatter] 286 00:14:31,663 --> 00:14:33,582 [tense music playing] 287 00:14:35,959 --> 00:14:38,045 [Conor] Every day, there's things that may challenge you, 288 00:14:38,045 --> 00:14:41,131 or may present themselves to try and throw you off. 289 00:14:41,131 --> 00:14:44,718 You know, it's about a lot of self-internal dialogue 290 00:14:44,718 --> 00:14:46,178 and conversation with yourself. 291 00:14:48,347 --> 00:14:50,599 You know, it's the mental stage now, you know. 292 00:14:50,599 --> 00:14:52,684 It's not so much physical, 293 00:14:52,684 --> 00:14:54,895 it's more so mental, and, you know, 294 00:14:54,895 --> 00:14:57,731 I have those moments where I remind myself 295 00:14:57,731 --> 00:15:01,276 of all the work, and I will not be fazed by nothing, 296 00:15:01,276 --> 00:15:04,571 and I am ready, mentally, physically, and that's it. 297 00:15:09,284 --> 00:15:11,954 {\an8}[Ariel] Everyone was very well aware that he was coming back. 298 00:15:11,954 --> 00:15:13,830 {\an8}Like, it felt like a mega event. 299 00:15:14,373 --> 00:15:16,249 And, you know, to prove that he's still got it, right? 300 00:15:16,959 --> 00:15:20,128 To re-assert himself as the face of the UFC 301 00:15:20,128 --> 00:15:23,131 and the man in the sport, and it was a really big deal. 302 00:15:23,465 --> 00:15:25,133 It was a really interesting fight 303 00:15:25,133 --> 00:15:28,303 because it's rare that you get a rematch that many years later. 304 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:31,682 They have the history of their first fight back in 2014. 305 00:15:32,140 --> 00:15:34,726 [intense music playing] 306 00:15:36,603 --> 00:15:38,939 [commentator 1] McGregor looking for the combination. 307 00:15:40,399 --> 00:15:43,110 - Wow! - Ref, you gotta stop that! 308 00:15:43,110 --> 00:15:44,987 It is all over! 309 00:15:44,987 --> 00:15:47,698 Just like that! 310 00:15:49,074 --> 00:15:52,202 [reporter 1] Poirier. He's getting this opportunity 311 00:15:52,202 --> 00:15:54,538 that he's been waiting for, for a long time. 312 00:15:56,456 --> 00:16:00,043 [reporter 2] People don't understand that this guy has improved dramatically. 313 00:16:00,043 --> 00:16:03,213 [reporter 3] Dustin Poirier went, immediately after that fight with McGregor 314 00:16:03,213 --> 00:16:05,924 up a weight division to lightweight. 315 00:16:05,924 --> 00:16:07,968 [reporter 4] He has looked substantially better. 316 00:16:07,968 --> 00:16:09,761 [commentator 2] Stays on top. Gets a mount. 317 00:16:09,761 --> 00:16:11,972 There was a tap. Dustin Poirier! 318 00:16:11,972 --> 00:16:14,391 [reporter 5] His body's filled out. He's much stronger. 319 00:16:14,391 --> 00:16:15,726 [reporter 6] You can see in his fights, 320 00:16:15,726 --> 00:16:18,103 he has an ability to take a lot of punishment. 321 00:16:18,103 --> 00:16:19,479 He's a bit more crafty. 322 00:16:19,479 --> 00:16:21,857 [reporter 7] Poirier is not the same guy. 323 00:16:23,859 --> 00:16:26,903 He's fired up to avenge this loss. 324 00:16:37,831 --> 00:16:40,333 [Conor] We're in the Middle East now, United Arab Emirates. 325 00:16:40,333 --> 00:16:42,169 We're in Dubai currently. 326 00:16:43,128 --> 00:16:46,548 Abu Dhabi, they have them in a bubble, where you can't go anywhere. 327 00:16:48,341 --> 00:16:50,719 We decided to come here to Dubai. 328 00:16:50,719 --> 00:16:52,679 We're here just adjusting to the time zone, 329 00:16:52,679 --> 00:16:54,890 we're here a couple of days now, everything's going smoothly. 330 00:16:54,890 --> 00:16:57,142 It's 16 days out, right now. 331 00:16:57,142 --> 00:16:58,852 Six more days work. 332 00:16:58,852 --> 00:17:01,188 So, if you wanna do two, you wanna go boxing, then... 333 00:17:01,188 --> 00:17:03,774 I don't know. I suppose a bit of MMA boxing... 334 00:17:03,774 --> 00:17:05,150 [man] Not to spar as such, 335 00:17:05,150 --> 00:17:06,943 - just tapping around. - Yeah. 336 00:17:06,943 --> 00:17:09,196 [Conor] In the coming days, we go to the bubble, 337 00:17:09,196 --> 00:17:12,574 and then we'll quarantine in the hotel for 48 hours, I believe, 338 00:17:12,574 --> 00:17:15,243 and then fight a couple of days after that. 339 00:17:15,243 --> 00:17:17,621 Three, two, one, go. 340 00:17:17,621 --> 00:17:19,039 [whirring] 341 00:17:25,796 --> 00:17:29,007 {\an8}[Owen] We're in Dubai now. Yeah, it's new, it's fresh. 342 00:17:29,007 --> 00:17:31,468 But that doesn't change the task at hand. 343 00:17:31,468 --> 00:17:33,095 Let's go to work. 344 00:17:33,095 --> 00:17:36,848 {\an8}We all have one goal, which is to do our very best for Conor, 345 00:17:36,848 --> 00:17:41,228 {\an8}to allow him to go in there and do his best in the cage on fight night. 346 00:17:41,228 --> 00:17:45,065 {\an8}[Colin] It's really about getting him in a good mindset. 347 00:17:45,065 --> 00:17:47,400 If you have no obstacles and you just get on with what you do, 348 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:50,821 you'll just do it, and there'd be nothing to distract you. 349 00:17:52,197 --> 00:17:54,032 There's a lot of us involved. 350 00:17:54,032 --> 00:17:56,326 We're all on the same page. 351 00:17:56,910 --> 00:17:58,829 We all just come as a unit. 352 00:17:58,829 --> 00:18:01,039 [man] Time! Lovely. 353 00:18:01,873 --> 00:18:03,333 [Conor] The training has been phenomenal. 354 00:18:03,333 --> 00:18:06,169 Myself and my team, we've done a tremendous job. 355 00:18:06,419 --> 00:18:09,256 I've got to make 155 pounds in the coming days. 356 00:18:09,256 --> 00:18:12,217 - What am I looking to finish at? - [man] 120. 357 00:18:13,468 --> 00:18:15,971 [Conor] It's very meticulous, this approach, how we do it. 358 00:18:19,266 --> 00:18:21,101 Every meal, every calorie is counted. 359 00:18:21,810 --> 00:18:23,687 Every session is timed. 360 00:18:27,816 --> 00:18:29,442 [man] Nineteen forty-two. 361 00:18:29,442 --> 00:18:32,487 I feel amazing though, all things considered. 362 00:18:33,446 --> 00:18:35,574 {\an8}[John] I believe the approach we've taken this time 363 00:18:35,574 --> 00:18:38,160 {\an8}has suited his personality best. 364 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:41,288 Keep him in that creative flow-state. 365 00:18:41,872 --> 00:18:45,834 At this stage, he's just a well-tuned, 366 00:18:45,834 --> 00:18:48,420 high fight-IQ machine. 367 00:18:53,091 --> 00:18:55,719 [birds squawking] 368 00:18:55,719 --> 00:18:58,889 [Julian] Stay close, don't go far. But you don't have to be inside the room. 369 00:18:58,889 --> 00:19:01,391 So, I'll just read out the list. 370 00:19:01,391 --> 00:19:04,352 {\an8}John Kavanaugh, Owen Roddy, 371 00:19:04,352 --> 00:19:05,604 {\an8}Colin Byrne... 372 00:19:05,604 --> 00:19:08,732 The COVID situation, it's an extra confounder. 373 00:19:08,732 --> 00:19:10,942 It is a serious disease. 374 00:19:11,651 --> 00:19:14,029 We're testing on a daily basis. 375 00:19:15,155 --> 00:19:18,200 If anybody on the camp has a positive test 376 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:22,287 and close contact, they are also considered contagious. 377 00:19:24,122 --> 00:19:27,959 So, anything going into the final few weeks 378 00:19:27,959 --> 00:19:32,047 can be disastrous. It could end the whole event. 379 00:19:32,839 --> 00:19:34,966 So, we've had to be super-vigilant. 380 00:19:34,966 --> 00:19:36,760 - [doctor] Ready? - Yeah. 381 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:40,263 [Dee speaking indistinctly] 382 00:19:40,263 --> 00:19:42,224 - Sorry, sir. Perfect. - Ah! 383 00:19:50,982 --> 00:19:54,361 [Conor] Just gonna do pads, sharpen the shots. 384 00:19:54,361 --> 00:19:57,239 The rest of the day, bit of beach, 385 00:19:57,239 --> 00:20:00,784 and then hit the big yacht, make our way to Abu Dhabi. 386 00:20:00,784 --> 00:20:04,037 I've never felt more confident going into a fight with me engine 387 00:20:04,037 --> 00:20:05,580 than I do right now. 388 00:20:05,580 --> 00:20:07,999 To push it from the bell, 389 00:20:07,999 --> 00:20:10,377 like, you know what I mean? And maintain it. 390 00:20:10,377 --> 00:20:14,464 [grunting] 391 00:20:15,257 --> 00:20:16,967 Yes. 392 00:20:16,967 --> 00:20:20,303 [grunting] 393 00:20:20,303 --> 00:20:22,889 [Conor] I like just being primed. 394 00:20:22,889 --> 00:20:26,434 Like, if he's in a panic and trying to load up with that lever, 395 00:20:26,434 --> 00:20:29,271 just a straight left, know what I mean? And boom! 396 00:20:29,271 --> 00:20:31,564 - Yeah. - That started the sequence of events. 397 00:20:31,564 --> 00:20:35,485 The last fight. I had him in a panic, and I just went, boom! 398 00:20:35,485 --> 00:20:38,154 - Yeah. - And he's like that, all startled. 399 00:20:39,155 --> 00:20:41,408 - So, the old classic. - Yeah. 400 00:20:41,408 --> 00:20:42,993 The OG. 401 00:20:49,207 --> 00:20:52,002 Wow, look at this thing. 402 00:20:53,086 --> 00:20:55,005 - Hello, champ. - Thank you, sir. 403 00:20:56,339 --> 00:20:58,341 Wow, this is something else. 404 00:20:58,341 --> 00:20:59,926 [Dee] Look at the size of it. 405 00:20:59,926 --> 00:21:03,638 Look at that! That's a genius idea. 406 00:21:03,638 --> 00:21:06,433 - [Dee] Yeah, isn't it? - There's a slush puppy, little girl. 407 00:21:06,433 --> 00:21:08,727 A slush puppy machine on the yacht? 408 00:21:08,727 --> 00:21:11,479 - [children babbling] - Look! Ice pop! 409 00:21:13,023 --> 00:21:16,359 [Dee] Wow! Can you believe it? 410 00:21:17,235 --> 00:21:20,572 - [water bubbling] - [children giggling] 411 00:21:20,572 --> 00:21:23,867 [Conor] I certainly dreamed big, and I still do. 412 00:21:23,867 --> 00:21:26,661 It's good to go on one of these big ones and feel it. 413 00:21:28,204 --> 00:21:31,166 And then also know that it's worth it. 414 00:21:31,166 --> 00:21:34,336 What are we? Six days from the weigh-in, seven from the fight. 415 00:21:34,336 --> 00:21:36,463 It just re-centers you. 416 00:21:36,463 --> 00:21:39,507 Makes you know that it's all worth it, and to keep pushing. 417 00:21:39,507 --> 00:21:41,676 So, to be living this life, I think, 418 00:21:41,676 --> 00:21:44,679 to be giving me kids this life, this is all motivation for me, 419 00:21:44,679 --> 00:21:46,222 fuel for the fire. 420 00:21:53,605 --> 00:21:54,981 [interviewer] It was endearing when you showed up 421 00:21:54,981 --> 00:21:56,649 to your first press conference with a Dickie bow, 422 00:21:56,649 --> 00:21:58,401 and you said you paid your last few dollars to buy it. 423 00:21:58,401 --> 00:21:59,527 [Conor] Yeah. 424 00:21:59,527 --> 00:22:01,446 But now, I mean, you showed up here today 425 00:22:01,446 --> 00:22:03,365 - with a Louis Vuitton gym bag. - Mmm. 426 00:22:03,365 --> 00:22:06,326 That's somewhat unprecedented. I don't see that often. 427 00:22:06,326 --> 00:22:08,036 - It's a nice bag. - It's a very nice bag. 428 00:22:08,036 --> 00:22:10,330 I'm enjoying the fruits of my hard work. 429 00:22:10,330 --> 00:22:13,124 Nobody works harder than me inside the Octagon, 430 00:22:13,124 --> 00:22:16,127 outside the Octagon. I am a workhorse. 431 00:22:16,127 --> 00:22:17,587 Alright, lads. 432 00:22:17,587 --> 00:22:18,588 [laughter] 433 00:22:18,588 --> 00:22:21,174 Enjoying yourselves? Something else, isn't it? 434 00:22:21,716 --> 00:22:23,635 [fog horn blares] 435 00:22:23,635 --> 00:22:26,179 [Conor] I am going to enjoy the benefits of this life. 436 00:22:26,179 --> 00:22:29,891 I am going to get myself a big mansion, I am gonna get the soft-top cars, 437 00:22:29,891 --> 00:22:31,976 I am gonna bring my whole team out, 438 00:22:31,976 --> 00:22:33,853 I am gonna spoil them and give them this life. 439 00:22:34,312 --> 00:22:35,730 Jesus Christ! 440 00:22:35,730 --> 00:22:37,565 We're eating good, living good. 441 00:22:37,565 --> 00:22:40,652 Some people will sit and take positivity from that, 442 00:22:40,652 --> 00:22:43,905 they will look at that and take inspiration and push for that. 443 00:22:43,905 --> 00:22:46,699 Others will shell up and critique it, 444 00:22:46,699 --> 00:22:48,409 and be negative towards it. 445 00:22:48,409 --> 00:22:51,538 But one thing is for sure, those people will stay where they are. 446 00:22:51,538 --> 00:22:54,165 The people who take inspiration from it will rise up 447 00:22:54,165 --> 00:22:56,584 and also one day experience that life, 448 00:22:56,584 --> 00:22:59,796 so I am enjoying my money, 449 00:22:59,796 --> 00:23:03,299 my hard-earned money that I have dedicated my life to. 450 00:23:08,388 --> 00:23:11,266 - Welcome to Abu Dhabi. - Thank you so much. Good to be here. 451 00:23:11,266 --> 00:23:12,475 Pleasure. 452 00:23:16,938 --> 00:23:19,440 [engine revving] 453 00:23:26,322 --> 00:23:28,324 - Good to see you. - Good to see you, man. 454 00:23:28,324 --> 00:23:29,909 Come on. Let's have some fun. 455 00:23:29,909 --> 00:23:33,121 The notorious Conor McGregor. Welcome back to BT Sport. 456 00:23:33,121 --> 00:23:34,873 Good to be back here on BT Sport. 457 00:23:34,873 --> 00:23:38,376 Your approach to this fight, the build-up to this fight, 458 00:23:38,376 --> 00:23:41,546 it's a lot calmer than it was back then. 459 00:23:43,131 --> 00:23:45,925 [Conor] Make no mistake, he's afraid. He's a scared little boy. 460 00:23:45,925 --> 00:23:47,135 [Dustin] He needs the ass-whooping he's about to get. 461 00:23:47,135 --> 00:23:48,386 It's gonna make him a better person. 462 00:23:48,386 --> 00:23:51,347 He's a quiet little hillbilly from the back-ass of nowhere. 463 00:23:51,347 --> 00:23:54,684 I've never disliked somebody that much that I've ever fought. 464 00:23:55,143 --> 00:23:56,311 [cackles] 465 00:23:56,311 --> 00:23:57,979 [Conor] Hope he likes me after I whoop his ass. 466 00:23:57,979 --> 00:23:59,647 [Dustin] It's a grudge match. I don't like this guy. 467 00:23:59,647 --> 00:24:00,648 You're in shit, boy. 468 00:24:00,648 --> 00:24:02,150 [Conor] It's gonna be a first round KO. 469 00:24:02,150 --> 00:24:04,819 September 27th, I'm gonna rip Dustin's head clean off, you know... 470 00:24:05,528 --> 00:24:07,530 Maturity, you know. I'm grown. 471 00:24:07,530 --> 00:24:09,616 It's a long time ago. Two kids, we were. 472 00:24:09,616 --> 00:24:12,285 I'm gonna bust him up, though. No doubt about it. 473 00:24:12,285 --> 00:24:13,828 [interviewer] Title after this one? 474 00:24:13,828 --> 00:24:17,540 I imagine so. I want to put a stint into this 155-pound division, 475 00:24:17,540 --> 00:24:19,000 a correct, proper run at it. 476 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:21,419 You know, exactly like I done to the featherweights, 477 00:24:21,419 --> 00:24:23,213 and maul every single one of them. 478 00:24:23,213 --> 00:24:25,798 No messing, full focus. 479 00:24:25,798 --> 00:24:29,969 Show them what's what and line them up. 480 00:24:32,096 --> 00:24:34,265 {\an8}[Ariel] The second Dustin fight, for Conor, 481 00:24:34,265 --> 00:24:36,559 {\an8}it was like, you know, making up for lost time. 482 00:24:36,559 --> 00:24:40,688 Building on the momentum of a year ago against Donald Cerrone, 483 00:24:40,688 --> 00:24:43,524 proving that he could be a top dog at 155. 484 00:24:43,942 --> 00:24:48,321 Dustin had just fought for the belt, but the Conor that we saw in 2014 485 00:24:48,321 --> 00:24:50,531 absolutely dominated Dustin Poirier, 486 00:24:50,531 --> 00:24:53,117 so, you know, could he replicate that performance? 487 00:24:53,117 --> 00:24:56,287 I think everybody who saw the first one certainly is interested 488 00:24:56,287 --> 00:24:57,956 to see how this rematch plays out. 489 00:24:57,956 --> 00:24:59,624 You know, I know Dustin's tough. 490 00:24:59,624 --> 00:25:02,043 He can take a smack off other people. He can't take my smacks. 491 00:25:02,043 --> 00:25:03,962 So, that's just the way it is. 492 00:25:03,962 --> 00:25:07,257 You've beat him McGregor-fast before, but faster on Sunday? 493 00:25:07,257 --> 00:25:10,635 Well, that's the goal. We're looking to get a cleaner shot and a better time. 494 00:25:10,635 --> 00:25:13,513 [interviewer] The first time round, it was such a long time ago, 495 00:25:13,513 --> 00:25:16,766 both of you were featherweights, now you're fathers. 496 00:25:16,766 --> 00:25:18,977 I'm certainly a lot more mature, you know what I mean? 497 00:25:18,977 --> 00:25:21,521 A lot more composed. I'm a father, as you've said. 498 00:25:21,521 --> 00:25:24,148 I've two children. You know, I'm just-- I'm a grown man now, 499 00:25:24,148 --> 00:25:27,735 and I'm here to do my job, and I'm excited about it. 500 00:25:27,735 --> 00:25:29,904 - Great. Thank you, Conor. - Thank you. 501 00:25:31,030 --> 00:25:33,783 {\an8}[John] He's reached a new stride in his life. 502 00:25:33,783 --> 00:25:37,078 {\an8}He's in his 30s now, he's a family man, he's two kids. 503 00:25:37,078 --> 00:25:40,748 So, to see him at this stage of his life, 504 00:25:40,748 --> 00:25:43,835 to be so content and so focused, 505 00:25:43,835 --> 00:25:46,087 it's very rewarding. 506 00:25:47,297 --> 00:25:49,716 Champ, look, here's the posters. Look. 507 00:25:50,550 --> 00:25:53,052 Get him up on a chair so he can see. 508 00:25:53,052 --> 00:25:55,638 That's Daddy, that's who he's fighting. 509 00:25:55,638 --> 00:25:58,057 D'you want to draw on it, champ? 510 00:25:58,057 --> 00:26:00,727 Right, where's your signature, champ? 511 00:26:00,727 --> 00:26:03,271 Right, one, two, okay, yeah. 512 00:26:03,271 --> 00:26:05,064 And again. 513 00:26:05,064 --> 00:26:07,108 Yep. And again. 514 00:26:10,445 --> 00:26:12,071 Leave the mark, champ. 515 00:26:12,947 --> 00:26:15,616 I'm very, very happy to be able to bring them with me 516 00:26:15,616 --> 00:26:18,578 and give them these experiences. We're all in it together. 517 00:26:18,578 --> 00:26:21,164 That's it. I love my family very much. 518 00:26:21,164 --> 00:26:22,498 High-five, champ. 519 00:26:23,958 --> 00:26:28,212 [engine revving] 520 00:26:31,632 --> 00:26:34,218 [camera beeping] 521 00:26:35,386 --> 00:26:37,180 [photographer] Fists up fighter stance. 522 00:26:38,556 --> 00:26:42,143 [camera shutter clicking] 523 00:26:47,648 --> 00:26:50,318 Jesus Christ, man. 524 00:26:50,818 --> 00:26:53,571 Look at that, Tristin, where are you? 525 00:26:53,571 --> 00:26:55,156 Yes. 526 00:26:55,156 --> 00:26:57,492 [Conor] Good, solid lightweight frame there. 527 00:26:57,492 --> 00:27:00,036 Ripped. Powerful. Yes. 528 00:27:00,036 --> 00:27:01,704 [giggling] 529 00:27:01,704 --> 00:27:04,374 - It's the best shape I've ever been in. - Yeah. 530 00:27:15,885 --> 00:27:19,722 {\an8}[reporter 1] Conor, I wanted to read you a quote from 2013 531 00:27:19,722 --> 00:27:20,765 that you said. 532 00:27:20,765 --> 00:27:22,683 I've lost my mind on this game, 533 00:27:22,683 --> 00:27:24,018 like Vincent Van Gogh. 534 00:27:24,018 --> 00:27:27,021 He dedicated his life to his art, 535 00:27:27,021 --> 00:27:29,190 and lost his mind in the process. 536 00:27:29,190 --> 00:27:30,817 That's happened to me. 537 00:27:30,817 --> 00:27:32,235 But [bleep] it. 538 00:27:34,195 --> 00:27:36,447 When that gold belt is around my waist 539 00:27:37,615 --> 00:27:39,659 and my mother has a big mansion, 540 00:27:40,451 --> 00:27:43,413 and my girlfriend has a different car for every day of the week, 541 00:27:43,413 --> 00:27:47,250 and my kids' kids have everything they ever want, 542 00:27:48,126 --> 00:27:49,377 then it will pay. 543 00:27:50,211 --> 00:27:53,047 Then I'm happy I lost my mind. 544 00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:56,217 [reporter 1] Can you just reflect and talk to me about 545 00:27:56,217 --> 00:27:59,554 how that makes you feel hearing that in 2021? 546 00:28:01,222 --> 00:28:03,057 Yeah. 547 00:28:03,057 --> 00:28:05,768 You know, yeah, it's been some ride. 548 00:28:05,768 --> 00:28:08,312 I've got it done and I'm up here. 549 00:28:08,312 --> 00:28:11,482 Mad as a brush. [laughs] Know what I mean? 550 00:28:11,482 --> 00:28:13,776 What a life. And I tell you what, 551 00:28:13,776 --> 00:28:17,196 I wouldn't want it to be any other way. I'm very excited to be back here, 552 00:28:17,196 --> 00:28:21,242 and, as you say, Vinny Van Gogh, I'm going to paint a beautiful picture here 553 00:28:21,242 --> 00:28:24,495 inside this Octagon on Saturday night and I'm very excited to do so. 554 00:28:24,495 --> 00:28:26,539 [reporter 1] Awesome. Thank you so much, mate. 555 00:28:26,539 --> 00:28:27,957 [crowd cheering and applauding] 556 00:28:27,957 --> 00:28:31,252 [reporter 2] Dustin, you've never had a $100 million boxing match, 557 00:28:31,252 --> 00:28:33,713 you don't have a whiskey brand that's distributed around the world. 558 00:28:33,713 --> 00:28:35,214 Are you walking there with a little chip on your shoulder? 559 00:28:35,214 --> 00:28:37,467 [Dustin] Every fight is a chip on my shoulder. I'm trying to prove something. 560 00:28:37,467 --> 00:28:40,678 I know what a win over Conor means in combat sports, 561 00:28:40,678 --> 00:28:44,307 and I know whoever wins this fight is fighting for gold, and that's why I fight. 562 00:28:45,141 --> 00:28:46,642 [reporter 2] Fair enough. Thank you, Dustin. 563 00:28:46,642 --> 00:28:49,061 One last one. Dana, obviously, this is a massive-- 564 00:28:49,061 --> 00:28:51,481 Can I-- Sorry. You've got the hot sauce, Dustin. 565 00:28:51,481 --> 00:28:54,442 - I'd love to taste the hot sauce. - [Dustin] I got a bottle for you. 566 00:28:54,442 --> 00:28:57,820 I appreciate that. I've got a bottle of Proper for you. I'd love to share that. 567 00:28:57,820 --> 00:28:59,030 That's-- So you know what I mean? 568 00:28:59,030 --> 00:29:00,948 He's putting in the work. I've been highly impressed. 569 00:29:00,948 --> 00:29:03,576 I think the whole business has been highly impressed. 570 00:29:03,576 --> 00:29:06,370 After that loss many years ago, he rose up, 571 00:29:06,370 --> 00:29:08,915 became champion. He's given so much back. 572 00:29:08,915 --> 00:29:11,167 I'm honored to share this Octagon with this man. 573 00:29:11,167 --> 00:29:14,337 I know we have this competitive fire, and it's gonna be a good, 574 00:29:14,337 --> 00:29:16,380 firework-filled bout, 575 00:29:16,380 --> 00:29:19,509 but the respect is admirable for this man from me. 576 00:29:19,509 --> 00:29:22,303 [reporter 3] Conor McGregor, what's your motive after this? 577 00:29:22,303 --> 00:29:24,639 Like, after seven, eight years 578 00:29:24,639 --> 00:29:26,265 of competing in the UFC? 579 00:29:26,265 --> 00:29:28,100 I feel like I'm only starting, man. 580 00:29:28,100 --> 00:29:30,686 Everyone wants to, "Hey, Conor, you've done it all. 581 00:29:30,686 --> 00:29:33,147 You're so rich, richer than Dana over here. 582 00:29:33,147 --> 00:29:35,566 What are you doing here?" I'm, like... 583 00:29:35,566 --> 00:29:38,611 You know, all the money, all the belts, 584 00:29:38,611 --> 00:29:41,280 all everything, that comes and that goes. 585 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:43,741 - You know what lives on? Highlights. - [crowd cheering] 586 00:29:43,741 --> 00:29:46,244 I want my highlight reel to be like a movie. 587 00:29:46,244 --> 00:29:49,038 So that's why I'm out there. I'm looking to get in and perform 588 00:29:49,038 --> 00:29:52,083 and put on amazing highlights that I can sit, as an old man, 589 00:29:52,083 --> 00:29:55,044 with my son, and just watch back and enjoy life. 590 00:29:55,044 --> 00:29:57,880 Okay, I conquered it. Let's conquer it again. 591 00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:00,299 Do it twice. That's what the champ-champ does. 592 00:30:00,299 --> 00:30:03,636 Please, don't be trying to get rid of me, guys. I love it here. 593 00:30:03,636 --> 00:30:07,640 I helped build this. I wanna be here, I wanna perform for the fans. 594 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:10,560 [chanting] 595 00:30:10,560 --> 00:30:13,771 Conor! Conor! Conor! 596 00:30:25,116 --> 00:30:27,577 [Conor] Hundred and sixty-one point six. 597 00:30:27,577 --> 00:30:32,790 {\an8}Just got on the scales. It was at 161.5, which is really good. 598 00:30:32,790 --> 00:30:35,585 {\an8}So, 5.5 pounds to go and we haven't done any sweating yet at all. 599 00:30:37,003 --> 00:30:40,798 So, the plan now is to do a workout, get some of that sweat off. 600 00:30:42,550 --> 00:30:45,428 {\an8}[Ariel] The weight-cutting component to mixed martial arts 601 00:30:45,428 --> 00:30:47,930 {\an8}is incredibly difficult and dangerous. 602 00:30:47,930 --> 00:30:51,851 You're seeing guys, you know, they may walk around at 175, 603 00:30:51,851 --> 00:30:54,854 but they'll cut to 155 so that they can rehydrate 604 00:30:54,854 --> 00:30:56,147 and then be bigger than their opponent. 605 00:30:57,523 --> 00:31:00,318 It's this whole gamesmanship that they play 606 00:31:00,318 --> 00:31:03,404 in order to have the biggest advantage come fight night. 607 00:31:05,281 --> 00:31:06,365 [Tristin] 3.3 to go. 608 00:31:06,365 --> 00:31:07,408 [clapping] 609 00:31:07,408 --> 00:31:08,492 Let's go. 610 00:31:08,492 --> 00:31:12,288 {\an8}The day of the cut is the sweating. 611 00:31:12,288 --> 00:31:14,415 Eighteen minutes. 612 00:31:14,415 --> 00:31:15,374 I'm sweating straightaway. 613 00:31:15,374 --> 00:31:17,251 [Tristin] Yeah, great, I'm just watching your forehead. 614 00:31:17,251 --> 00:31:18,210 That's the indicator. 615 00:31:18,210 --> 00:31:21,130 It's coming off, yeah. Just stay there, you're good. 616 00:31:21,130 --> 00:31:23,257 It's more about water manipulation. 617 00:31:24,050 --> 00:31:25,718 Two and a half minutes left. 618 00:31:26,552 --> 00:31:30,306 It's definitely a component that is dangerous, 619 00:31:30,306 --> 00:31:33,142 but if it's managed correctly, it doesn't need to be. 620 00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:36,395 I've seen it be very draining. 621 00:31:37,939 --> 00:31:40,650 They've just went through an eight or ten-week camp 622 00:31:40,650 --> 00:31:43,194 where they've, you know, trained with killers. 623 00:31:43,194 --> 00:31:46,197 Only then, fight week to do another weight descent. 624 00:31:46,197 --> 00:31:49,575 Once you manage that weight descent, then you have to go into the ring and compete. 625 00:31:50,159 --> 00:31:51,035 Pound to go. 626 00:31:51,035 --> 00:31:52,036 Come on. 627 00:31:52,912 --> 00:31:54,121 In this or in this? 628 00:31:54,121 --> 00:31:55,831 [indistinct] 629 00:31:55,831 --> 00:31:59,418 [Tristin] It's like that psychological factor that's daunting. 630 00:32:01,128 --> 00:32:04,966 [Conor grunts] I'm sweating in here, me. [sighs] 631 00:32:05,549 --> 00:32:06,842 [Tristin] Nearly there, man. 632 00:32:07,843 --> 00:32:10,429 Surprised you're not 55 with a towel on. 633 00:32:10,429 --> 00:32:12,390 - When all's said and done. - [Dee] Yeah. 634 00:32:18,187 --> 00:32:19,605 It's okay, babe. 635 00:32:24,318 --> 00:32:25,861 That is like fucking... 636 00:32:25,861 --> 00:32:27,154 On my face. 637 00:32:28,489 --> 00:32:30,700 [Dee laughing] 638 00:32:32,576 --> 00:32:34,662 [Tristin] Everything nice and slow, and that. 639 00:32:40,001 --> 00:32:42,503 [panting] 640 00:32:44,380 --> 00:32:47,049 - Wanna lie back to the bed? - Yep, onto the bed. 641 00:32:47,049 --> 00:32:48,300 [Tristin] There you go. 642 00:32:49,260 --> 00:32:50,136 Alright. 643 00:32:55,057 --> 00:32:57,226 Five more minutes, Ma. 644 00:32:57,226 --> 00:32:59,937 Get it off before I smack you in your bollocks. 645 00:33:03,941 --> 00:33:06,777 [Tristin] John, if you get that side, just give him a bit of a fan, please. 646 00:33:06,777 --> 00:33:07,862 [John] Yeah. 647 00:33:10,197 --> 00:33:11,657 One, two, three. 648 00:33:12,450 --> 00:33:13,826 Slow. Nice. 649 00:33:14,035 --> 00:33:15,119 Stay there, buddy. 650 00:33:19,123 --> 00:33:19,999 Yes! 651 00:33:19,999 --> 00:33:22,835 - Yes! - [clapping] 652 00:33:22,835 --> 00:33:23,961 155. 653 00:33:23,961 --> 00:33:26,672 That's gonna be 55. Well done, well done. 654 00:33:26,672 --> 00:33:28,507 Thank you, baby. 655 00:33:28,507 --> 00:33:30,051 Well done. 656 00:33:30,926 --> 00:33:32,470 [Dee chuckling] 657 00:33:34,930 --> 00:33:37,558 - [Conor whispering] - [Dee chuckling] 658 00:33:41,062 --> 00:33:42,688 [announcer] Alright, thank you all for being here 659 00:33:42,688 --> 00:33:44,732 for the official weigh-in for UFC 257. 660 00:33:44,732 --> 00:33:48,778 First fighter to the scale, the man around whom this car was built, 661 00:33:48,778 --> 00:33:51,822 the notorious Conor McGregor. 662 00:33:56,327 --> 00:33:58,245 - One fifty-five. - Yeah! 663 00:33:58,245 --> 00:34:01,832 [announcer] One hundred and fifty-five, the official weight for Conor McGregor. 664 00:34:02,583 --> 00:34:05,086 That's one-five-five. Championship weight. 665 00:34:06,629 --> 00:34:09,799 Our next fighter to the scale, the other half of our main event, 666 00:34:09,799 --> 00:34:12,635 the legend Dustin "The Diamond" Poirier. 667 00:34:14,804 --> 00:34:16,097 One fifty-six. 668 00:34:16,097 --> 00:34:20,184 One fifty-six, the official weight for Dustin Poirier. 669 00:34:24,730 --> 00:34:26,607 - [Conor] Good job, Dustin. - [Dustin] You too, man. 670 00:34:30,027 --> 00:34:32,905 [engine revving] 671 00:34:39,912 --> 00:34:41,956 [John] People say, well, does he have the hunger anymore? 672 00:34:42,998 --> 00:34:45,376 {\an8}At the beginning, it was desperation, 673 00:34:45,376 --> 00:34:48,671 {\an8}that he had to do it. I don't believe that's true. 674 00:34:50,005 --> 00:34:52,133 He was always doing it for the same reason, 675 00:34:52,133 --> 00:34:54,885 that is he loves the competition of mixed martial arts. 676 00:34:55,469 --> 00:34:58,931 Sure, there was a period of time of enjoying the spoils of war. 677 00:34:59,515 --> 00:35:03,102 And then when you come out the other end of it, you have to ask yourself, 678 00:35:03,102 --> 00:35:05,396 what's going to make me continue doing it? 679 00:35:05,396 --> 00:35:08,107 I have the financial freedom, I've got the belts, 680 00:35:08,107 --> 00:35:10,818 I've got the accolades, I have the fans. 681 00:35:10,818 --> 00:35:13,445 [announcer] He's back, the notorious Conor McGregor. 682 00:35:13,445 --> 00:35:16,073 [John] Well, there is only gonna be one thing, 683 00:35:16,073 --> 00:35:17,908 and that is that you truly love it, 684 00:35:18,701 --> 00:35:20,536 and it gives you purpose. 685 00:35:31,755 --> 00:35:35,301 [foreboding music playing] 686 00:35:51,317 --> 00:35:52,693 [Conor] Let's go, let's go. 687 00:35:54,945 --> 00:35:58,240 - What's up, my man? How are you? - Very good, thank you. 688 00:36:03,329 --> 00:36:05,289 [interviewer] Do you ever get tired of trying to keep it all up? I mean... 689 00:36:05,289 --> 00:36:07,499 It seems like your life is training, and then doing 690 00:36:07,499 --> 00:36:10,044 all this media marketing stuff, non-stop this year. 691 00:36:10,044 --> 00:36:12,796 To get to the number I wanna get, 692 00:36:12,796 --> 00:36:16,258 you gotta do it, you gotta embrace it, you gotta love it. 693 00:36:16,258 --> 00:36:19,762 If you don't love it, what the fuck you doing here? 694 00:36:22,056 --> 00:36:26,310 I could walk now. I could easily go and leave, 695 00:36:26,310 --> 00:36:28,771 and be comfortable for the rest of my life. 696 00:36:31,023 --> 00:36:33,067 But I'm driven for that number. 697 00:36:33,067 --> 00:36:36,195 I'm driven for that legacy. To take over the game. 698 00:36:36,195 --> 00:36:41,450 To truly have every number, every belt, every single record. 699 00:36:42,284 --> 00:36:44,203 It drives me to keep going. 700 00:36:46,830 --> 00:36:49,917 [heartbeat] 701 00:37:00,678 --> 00:37:01,971 Sorry, lads. 702 00:37:03,514 --> 00:37:05,599 That's a cunt of a leg kick. 703 00:37:08,269 --> 00:37:12,398 [groaning] 704 00:37:13,148 --> 00:37:15,985 - We should raise this leg. - You got a bag of ice in there? 705 00:37:15,985 --> 00:37:17,611 [man] Got some ice, yeah. 706 00:37:17,611 --> 00:37:19,238 Want a chair? 707 00:37:20,656 --> 00:37:21,824 Put that chair here. 708 00:37:29,206 --> 00:37:31,583 [commentator 1] McGregor immediately puts him on his heels. 709 00:37:35,004 --> 00:37:37,214 I think kicks are very important for Dustin. 710 00:37:38,507 --> 00:37:40,676 And that's a takedown. 711 00:37:40,676 --> 00:37:42,052 Beautiful. 712 00:37:42,052 --> 00:37:43,971 Bring his head back on the inside! 713 00:37:44,555 --> 00:37:46,515 [commentator 2] Nice job by Conor McGregor 714 00:37:46,515 --> 00:37:48,976 to get back up after the early takedown from Poirier. 715 00:37:48,976 --> 00:37:50,769 - And there's that shoulder shrug! - That's it! Do it! 716 00:37:54,898 --> 00:37:56,650 - That's the one, that's the one! - Yes! 717 00:37:56,650 --> 00:37:58,068 - And again! - And again! 718 00:38:00,904 --> 00:38:02,531 [commentator 2] McGregor now advances. 719 00:38:03,907 --> 00:38:06,410 Nice right hook there from Poirier. 720 00:38:06,410 --> 00:38:07,786 And he points at him. 721 00:38:08,579 --> 00:38:10,706 That's a solid calf kick there. 722 00:38:11,332 --> 00:38:13,667 What the fuck is that? 723 00:38:13,667 --> 00:38:16,587 - [man] It's bad news. - It's like nerve damage or something. 724 00:38:17,129 --> 00:38:20,007 [groaning] 725 00:38:20,007 --> 00:38:21,342 [man] It'll pass. 726 00:38:23,469 --> 00:38:25,929 Great round, great round. 727 00:38:25,929 --> 00:38:27,097 Keep doing what you're doing. 728 00:38:27,097 --> 00:38:28,599 [commentator 2] John Kavanaugh and Phil Sutcliffe 729 00:38:28,599 --> 00:38:30,517 appear to like what they saw out of Conor. 730 00:38:36,523 --> 00:38:39,401 Looked like a debilitating calf kick there from Poirier, 731 00:38:39,401 --> 00:38:41,653 - and then McGregor fires back. - That hurt him a little bit. 732 00:38:42,571 --> 00:38:45,574 Conor has not checked any of those little calf kicks, man. 733 00:38:45,574 --> 00:38:47,326 Dustin keeps planting them. 734 00:38:48,619 --> 00:38:51,163 - Nice leg kick from Conor. - Smart move. 735 00:38:51,789 --> 00:38:53,248 [John exclaiming] 736 00:38:53,248 --> 00:38:54,792 [commentator 3] Oh, that leg's beat up, man. 737 00:38:54,792 --> 00:38:56,418 [commentator 2] That leg is crushed right now. 738 00:38:56,418 --> 00:38:58,879 [commentator 3] It's starting to get dead. Yeah, he's dead in that leg already. 739 00:39:07,346 --> 00:39:10,641 [tense music playing] 740 00:39:12,434 --> 00:39:13,936 [commentator 1] Solid left hand from Conor. 741 00:39:14,561 --> 00:39:19,441 [music continues] 742 00:39:35,541 --> 00:39:38,127 - [music intensifies] - [punches landing] 743 00:39:40,546 --> 00:39:42,673 - [audio drops out] - [punch thuds] 744 00:40:04,236 --> 00:40:06,780 [clears throat] That's that. That's it. 745 00:40:11,577 --> 00:40:14,079 That was just abysmal. 746 00:40:14,872 --> 00:40:16,582 How come you boys have nothing... 747 00:40:16,582 --> 00:40:19,126 I was shot there, my leg was just dead there. 748 00:40:19,126 --> 00:40:21,837 My leg was dead as fuck. 749 00:40:21,837 --> 00:40:24,256 And I'm not-- There wasn't a rattle at all. 750 00:40:25,424 --> 00:40:27,009 [sighs] 751 00:40:30,512 --> 00:40:33,640 This is magnified. What the fuck is this? 752 00:40:34,391 --> 00:40:36,977 This is the sport, this is the sport. 753 00:40:42,983 --> 00:40:45,569 [Dustin] The game plan was to kick, and wrestle, and box. 754 00:40:45,569 --> 00:40:47,529 To mix it up and make it a mixed martial arts fight, 755 00:40:47,529 --> 00:40:49,156 to kick inside, to kick outside. 756 00:40:49,156 --> 00:40:51,825 Mike Brown was real big on me throwing calf kicks this fight. 757 00:40:51,825 --> 00:40:52,910 Really big on it. 758 00:40:52,910 --> 00:40:55,829 And it worked, man. We compromised his leg 759 00:40:55,829 --> 00:40:57,789 and he was in a bad position early. 760 00:40:59,917 --> 00:41:03,337 [Dana] I think Conor had a good first round, doing what Conor does. 761 00:41:03,337 --> 00:41:05,923 [reporter] Then the calf kicks obviously played a major part. 762 00:41:05,923 --> 00:41:07,090 One hundred percent. 763 00:41:07,090 --> 00:41:08,717 [somber music playing] 764 00:41:11,094 --> 00:41:14,181 [John] Conor, clearly, I'm sure you're frustrated with the result. 765 00:41:14,181 --> 00:41:15,807 What are the emotions like for you right now? 766 00:41:15,807 --> 00:41:17,768 [Conor] Yeah, it's heartbreaking, John. 767 00:41:17,768 --> 00:41:19,978 It's the highest highs and the lowest lows in this game. 768 00:41:20,270 --> 00:41:22,356 Me leg is completely dead. 769 00:41:22,356 --> 00:41:24,983 I didn't adjust, and that's it. 770 00:41:24,983 --> 00:41:26,693 Although I... 771 00:41:27,402 --> 00:41:30,030 It's just a motherfucker to take, man, you know. 772 00:41:30,030 --> 00:41:31,907 That's... me mind's going, so... 773 00:41:31,907 --> 00:41:33,909 You know, me and Dustin now, he's... 774 00:41:33,909 --> 00:41:36,703 It is one and one. I'm sure we'll go again. 775 00:41:36,703 --> 00:41:39,706 Dustin, you're a fucking warrior. Honored to share the Octagon with you. 776 00:41:39,706 --> 00:41:41,750 And we will do it again, alright. Good man. Thank you so much. 777 00:41:41,750 --> 00:41:44,169 - [Dustin] Safe travels. - Congratulations, enjoy. 778 00:41:44,169 --> 00:41:47,047 Thank you, guys, and you, thank you so much. 779 00:41:47,047 --> 00:41:50,008 Just taking the licks, man. It's a bastard of a game. 780 00:41:51,552 --> 00:41:54,930 But don't write me off yet, you know what I mean? 781 00:41:54,930 --> 00:41:56,807 The competitive fire is still in me, and like I said, 782 00:41:56,807 --> 00:41:58,725 I will regroup and adjust, 783 00:41:58,725 --> 00:42:02,771 and come back. You know, I've done it before, and I'll do it again. 784 00:42:14,783 --> 00:42:17,703 [TV commentator] He's gotta go back... Oh, big left and now a right! 785 00:42:17,703 --> 00:42:21,290 [indistinct commentary] 786 00:42:21,290 --> 00:42:24,334 Poirier has knocked out Conor McGregor! 787 00:42:29,798 --> 00:42:31,425 We'll get it back. 788 00:42:38,015 --> 00:42:40,976 You know, it's something that... 789 00:42:40,976 --> 00:42:43,979 It's part of the game. You've just got to take it. It ain't nice. 790 00:42:43,979 --> 00:42:46,607 The highs are very, very high, and the lows are low. 791 00:42:46,607 --> 00:42:48,358 But you suck it up, 792 00:42:48,358 --> 00:42:52,112 break it down into what went wrong, and correct the mistakes. 793 00:42:53,405 --> 00:42:56,491 I didn't want to be that person who stands in the Octagon 794 00:42:56,742 --> 00:43:00,704 or posts a feed, and makes excuses and points blame. 795 00:43:00,704 --> 00:43:03,749 I didn't want to be that person. I've seen that many times. 796 00:43:03,749 --> 00:43:05,959 I think that's a-- that shows a weakness in character. 797 00:43:06,293 --> 00:43:08,503 - [Owen] UFC. - [Conor] What? 798 00:43:08,503 --> 00:43:10,255 Did you message him? 799 00:43:10,255 --> 00:43:12,257 - Me and Audie did. - Saying what? 800 00:43:12,257 --> 00:43:16,386 Saying, "Dustin, rematch for the belt, May or June?" 801 00:43:18,430 --> 00:43:20,432 Yeah, I'm after messaging Dana as well. 802 00:43:20,432 --> 00:43:21,516 Trilogy for the strap. 803 00:43:21,516 --> 00:43:22,601 Yeah. 804 00:43:22,934 --> 00:43:25,187 I feel strong in my mind. I always do. 805 00:43:25,187 --> 00:43:27,856 I don't let defeat faze me. 806 00:43:27,856 --> 00:43:29,983 The true champions can come back. 807 00:43:29,983 --> 00:43:31,818 The true champions rise again. 808 00:43:33,695 --> 00:43:35,864 And I am a true champion. 809 00:43:36,490 --> 00:43:38,617 [man] You're going to face that fact. 810 00:43:39,034 --> 00:43:42,245 It's how you respond when it doesn't go your way 811 00:43:42,245 --> 00:43:45,040 that will ultimately determine your legacy. 812 00:43:45,040 --> 00:43:46,917 [Conor] Sometimes, a defeat is what you need. 813 00:43:46,917 --> 00:43:49,419 A defeat is the secret ingredient to success. 814 00:43:50,128 --> 00:43:53,048 That's it. I made my plans for revenge. 815 00:43:59,846 --> 00:44:06,186 [outro music playing] 816 00:44:22,077 --> 00:44:23,662 {\an8}[music continues]