Why did you choose MMA over, say, football, in Ireland?
As a young boy, there were just two things that were really important: Can you play football and can you fight? In the early days I used to play football, and I was obsessed. I’d kick the ball and run off and celebrate, visualizing I was scoring a goal in a stadium. As I ventured outside my [Dublin neighborhood], I started meeting more people and as a young boy you get into fights, and I realized it’s really important to be able to defend yourself. Self-defense is why I got started, and then, of course, it becomes an obsessio … Read the Full Article Here
Seven Questions for Conor McGregor
Why did you choose MMA over, say, football, in Ireland?
As a young boy, there were just two things that were really important: Can you play football and can you fight? In the early days I used to play football, and I was obsessed. I’d kick the b…