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Eddie Alvarez On UFC 205 Plan: I’ll Do Whatever The F*ck I Want

Featherweight champion Conor McGregor appeared quite confident at the UFC 205 press conference earlier this week regarding his upcoming lightweight title fight with 155-pound champion Eddie Alvarez, saying that he’s going to knock out “The Silent Assassin” inside of one round. Alvarez, who’s coming of of a brutal first round stoppage victory over Rafael dos

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Alvarez, who’s coming of of a brutal first round stoppage victory over Rafael dos Anjos, is also confident in his chances against the Irishman, recently telling Talking Brawls podcast that he’s going to do ‘whatever the f*ck’ he wants ‘all f*cking night’:

“I’ll do whatever the f*ck I want in any aspect against him. The opponents he’s fought allow him to look great. That’s the issue,” he said. That’s what these WWF fans who follow him don’t see. They see a guy who’s fighting or playing to his strengths so he can do what he wants and be good at it. I’ll do whatever the fuck I want. If I want to stand, I’ll stand. He don’t move his head, he gets hit a ton. Chad Mendes has a tiny little reach and was popping him all over the place with overhand rights and left hooks before he took him down. His defense is atrocious. His offense is good. He’s offensively a good fighter when it comes to boxing and things but his defense is fucking terrible. A guy like me, I can go wherever. I can kick, I can punch, I can takedown, I can submit, and I can do it all f*cking night.”

Mendes, although ultimately falling to McGregor’s patented left hand in the second round of their July 2015 interim title bout, saw great success against the “Notorious” one in the opening round, using his wrestling and ground-and-pound to bloody McGregor’s face. Since that fight, McGregor has knocked out Jose Aldo and split wins and losses with Nate Diaz.

Stylistically, what do you make of UFC 205’s main event? Do you expect Alvarez to outclass McGregor, or will the “Notorious” one score another prolific knockout and add more gold to his trophy case?

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Training Accident With Rory MacDonald Caused Conor McGregor’s Injury

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UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor was the subject of much debate before UFC 189. He still is to this day, but dug the lead up to last July’s pay-pr-view event in Las Vegas, ‘The Notorious’ was still a surging contender with UFC gold on his mind. Originally booked in to face then-undisputed 145-pound boss Jose Aldo in the UFC 189 main event, McGregor had spent an eventful world tour with the Brazilian champion, promising to knock him out and bring the belt back to Ireland.

As it turned out, ‘Mystic Mac’ was accurate in his predictions, but it would not happen at UFC 189. Aldo pulled out of the title fight with McGregor due to a rib injury sustained in sparring. Instead the UFC would draft in perennial contender Chad Mendes on two weeks notice, but the drama was far from over. Aldo would post x-ray images of his injury, claiming he had fractured a rib as a result of sparring, but UFC president Dana White disputed this the day before the event.

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On appearances White was correct, as the image of the x-ray seemed an exact match to one released years before. With Aldo on the sidelines, McGregor took out Chad Mendes after being controlled on the ground for the most part of their fight. ‘The Notorious’ was crowned interim featherweight boss, but would later go on to reveal his own injury in the aftermath of his main event TKO victory.

The Irishman blasted Aldo for pulling out of the fight for a ‘bruised rib,’ claiming he had actually suffered a fight-threatening injury too, but opted to wait until after the fight to make it public.

Conor McGregor celebrates his win over Chad Mendes in the main event of July 11's UFC 189 from Las Vegas. Photo Credit: Joe Camporeale for USA TODAY Sports — Conor McGregor celebrates his win over Chad Mendes in the main event of July 11’s UFC 189 from Las Vegas.
Photo Credit: Joe Camporeale for USA TODAY Sports

A torn anterior cruciate ligament was the knock McGregor revealed after UFC 189, but rumours of when and how the injury happened were somewhat sparse and without foundation. Until now that is…

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Deep Down, Aren’t We All Conor McGregor Fans?

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UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has made an impact like very few before him, bringing waves of fans from his home nation of Ireland and also the much coveted casual market. Aside from Ronda Rousey, there are very few fighters in modern mixed martial arts whose fights are talked about by people who don’t even follow the sport. But one thing that’s clear about ‘The Notorious’ is that he has a very divided following. There are those that love to watch him talk trash outside the octagon and batter his opponents on fight night, and then there are legions that watch in the hopes he’ll catch a whooping himself.

As is the case with many heroes of the sport, McGregor is no stranger to hate, but his outspoken style, again almost identical to ‘Rowdy’ before UFC 193, has garnered the 145-pound champ an almost unprecedented amount of haters. So what are the reasons, and are they even justified? At the core of all this media frenzy is a man who fights for money, and at the same time provides entertainment, isn’t that the exact reason we follow combat sports?

Real life

So let’s look at this objectively, and we’ll provide evidence for both sides of the argument. So what do we know about Conor McGregor?

Well, first off let’s take a look at some of his activities outside the octagon. Here’s a brief snippet from an interview with ‘The Notorious,’ where he’s clearly choked up by talking about one of his fans who was terminally ill:

@TheNotoriousMMA thanks for the call!!! Made my day pic.twitter.com/5dNhZtprKO

— Brendan Mcglone (@mcglone_brendan) 9 June 2015

The young Irish boy by the name of Brendan Mcglone tragically passed away before being able to meet McGregor, whom he was a huge fan of. This shows a very human and empathetic side to the normally somewhat crude showman we see in the UFC. What’s not to admire about a man who’s charitable and caring side is so obviously more real than his antics on camera?

The truth on McGregor is that he grew up in a poor part of Ireland, and since making fame has bought his entire family new BMW’s and a house for his mother and father. He’s campaigned for numerous human rights groups, shown love to sick children, BUT…

Let’s not beat about the bush, and take a look at some of the moments that have seen McGregor catch some serious hate…

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Former UFC Champion Goes Berserk When Asked About Conor McGregor

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UFC 196 provided all the thrills and spills of any instant classic pay-per-view card, and featured a night of underdog victories in the main and co-main event. Miesha Tate stopped the short lived champion Holly Holm in her tracks, decimating the former boxing queen in the fifth round by choking her out cold. ‘Cupcake’ is now heavily linked to a trilogy match with ex-champ Ronda Rousey. But, let’s be honest, the main event was the true fight of the night, and it was born from a pairing only 11 days in the making.

Nate Diaz replaced injured lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos against Conor McGregor, fighting at 170 pounds on less than two weeks notice. After a back-and-forth first round, Diaz put the screws to the plans of ‘The Notorious’ with a stunning second round rear naked choke.

Diaz had put the middle finger up to the doubters and sent McGregor back down to his 145-pound title. In the space of less than ten minutes the Stockton bad boy had unravelled the Irish star, and exposed the glaring holes in his game. Many would claim that weight and cardio played a big role, but on fight night it’s all about pulling your best performance out of the bag, and a gracious McGregor would tip his hat to Diaz for his massive win.

So it turned out to be red panty night for Nate Diaz in every way, he banked big for the win, and took the biggest scalp of his career so far. With the loss for McGregor came a horde of reactions from MMA fans, fighters and media personalities across the world, some of them rather hilarious and crazy. But one particular former UFC champion literally lost his head when asked about the McGregor vs. Diaz fight.

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Rafael dos Anjos: I’ll Smash Conor McGregor In K-1 Rules Fight

For those that thought Rafael dos Anjos would look for the takedown right away at UFC 196, think again. Lessons learned from Jose Aldo? UFC 196 stands to be the biggest event of 2016 so far with it’s star studded line up, and could potentially outshine any further PPV (pay-per-view) shows for the rest of

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For those that thought Rafael dos Anjos would look for the takedown right away at UFC 196, think again. Lessons learned from Jose Aldo?

UFC 196 stands to be the biggest event of 2016 so far with it’s star studded line up, and could potentially outshine any further PPV (pay-per-view) shows for the rest of the year. As well as the first title defense of women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm against Miesha Tate, UFC 196 houses a lightweight title fight for the ages. Rafael dos Anjos will look to take out the visiting featherweight champion Conor McGregor in the main event.

As is typical for any fight featuring McGregor, the trash talk has been frequent and controversial. Kicking the action off at the recent UFC 196 presser, ‘The Notorious’ angered dos Anjos’ team mate Fabricio Werdum with his slanderous comments. Accusing the lightweight champ of betraying his home nation of Brazil, McGregor declared he’d behead RDA come March 5.

There was a bizarre and hilarious reaction by Fabricio Werdum to McGregor’s awards show rant yesterday, and now dos Anjos has been doing some talking for himself. Check out what he told The MMA Hour h/t MMAMania:

“This guy thinks because he dresses in expensive clothes and he drives nice cars that he has class, but he is classless. He has no class, he’s a lowlife. I can’t wait to go there. I’m not taking it personal, he’s an actor who is acting. Once I go there, I’m a straight guy, I don’t talk, I do. I’m going to go there and send him back home and to his division. He is going to have nightmares with the lightweight division for the rest of his life.”

RDA is not really known for his brash attitude, but it seems he has a severe disliking for McGregor. The subject then turned to how the fight will play out, as many believe the Irishman is the ‘superior’ striker:

“I don’t agree. I think I can beat this guy anywhere. If I fight a jiu-jitsu match with him I will beat him. If I fight a karate match with him, I will beat him. If I fight K-1 rules I will beat him. I think I can beat him anywhere. I am going to do my job, I am going to do what I’ve always done. I’m going to break him standing, he’s going to feel very bad after I hit him hard several times. And if I want, I will take him down and smash him a bit on the ground. I am not going into this fight saying I’m not going to stand with Conor because I don’t think he brings anything different to me. I’m a better fighter everywhere than him.”

Easy money?

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The Official UFC 196 Promo Will Give You Chills

UFC 196 could be a truly historic event, as featherweight champion Conor McGregor moves up to lightweight to battle Rafael dos Anjos in the main event. The brand new official promo video is here… Where will you be on March 5, 2016? If you’ve even heard of mixed martial arts, the chances are you’ll know

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UFC 196 could be a truly historic event, as featherweight champion Conor McGregor moves up to lightweight to battle Rafael dos Anjos in the main event. The brand new official promo video is here…

Where will you be on March 5, 2016? If you’ve even heard of mixed martial arts, the chances are you’ll know about the stacked event going down on that long awaited date. The main event features a highly anticipated lightweight championship bout, as Conor McGregor puts the featherweight division on hold to face his bitter rival and lightweight boss, Rafael dos Anjos. Ever since the ‘Go Big’ presser last November, the two elite combatants have been at loggerheads.

For Rafael dos Anjos, it’s a chance to avenge his countryman Jose Aldo, whom ‘The Notorious’ destroyed with a single punch at UFC 194. The 13-second spectacle was one of the craziest moments in modern MMA, and was very similar to another fighter on UFC 196’s schedule, Holly Holm.

Love him or hate him, it’s clear that the mixed martial arts world is fixated with Conor McGregor. Both his antics inside and outside the UFC octagon are constantly followed, and his role as the biggest MMA heel in Jon Jones’ place has been a smooth transition.

His value to the promotion is unquestionable, and they’ve really pulled out all the stops for the official UFC 196 promo video, which has been gathering some serious heat.

Skip to page 2 to watch the spine tingling UFC 196 promo trailer that is hot off the press…

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