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Boxing is limited fighting with a specific rule set. Fighting is true, where you can do anything. ”
I'm focusing on me. I'm focusing on my family's security, my family's financial security, so that's all I can do. ”
My family's lineage, we are warriors. The McGregor clan, we are warriors all through. We are famous all through the world for our fighting capabilities of all generations. So I have no doubt that's stood to me and that led me down this path and gave me what I have. ”
I have a deep, deep belief that if I tell you I'm going to crack you with a clean shot to the chin inside one minute of the first round and you will be unconscious, well, then that's what will happen. ”
My success isn't a result of arrogance - it's a result of belief. ”
I'm going to change the way martial arts is viewed. I'm going to change the game. I'm going to change the way people approach fighting. ”
I don't feel bitterness, I don't feel anger towards anybody. Fighting is never emotional to me. ”
A good feeling for me is when you train, and then you put on fresh clothes. New clothes after a training session - you have this rush of endorphins from exercise that everybody gets, and then you get that nice feeling of fresh clothes. It's a double whammy. ”
People think hard sparring will get you sharp. And you do get sharp in the gym. But anytime I've trained that way, I've actually been a little bit flatter in the fight. And the knockout shot hasn't come. It's almost because my training has been too hard. ”
I never got into training to be an All-Ireland boxing champ or to win a belt. At the start, I just got into it to learn how to defend myself when I got into situations. ”