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Conor McGregor is a quintessential brat. Ever since he made his UFC debut back in 2013, he has gone out of his way to hurl insults. Whether it's disrespect towards an opponent, a community, or an entire nation, the Irishman has never backed down.
'The Notorious' is arguably one of the greatest MMA fighters ever. But Conor McGregor has left no stone unturned in proving himself to be the cockiest fighter in the history of combat sport. In this regard, he could even give the greats like Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson a run for their money
Here are five instances when Conor McGregor proved to be the cockiest fighter ever:
#5 Conor McGregor considered himself better than Jesus
Conor McGregor is a professed Christian. Nevertheless, he has talked about Jesus Christ quite a few times, as if he were a fighter at the Irishman's gym. The former UFC double champion has talked about taking on Christ in the octagon and has also spoken of himself as practically a god.
During an interview with TMZ, 'Notorious' was presented with a somewhat quirky question. Instead of avoiding the controversial question of whether Christ could beat him in the octagon, he chose to give an even more scandalous answer. Conor McGregor replied:
"Me versus Jesus in the octagon? I tell you what, there's not a man alive that can beat me.. But Jesus ain't alive so I don't f***ing know, maybe he can come back from the dead, I don't know. I'd still whoop his ass."
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His TMZ interview was perhaps prompted by an earlier mention of Christ, for which even Rafael dos Anjos had called out Conor McGregor ahead of UFC 197. At the pre-fight conference, 'Notorious' implied that he was a god, saying:
"Me and Jesus are cool. I'm cool with all the gods. Gods recognize gods."
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#4 Conor McGregor came in late for UFC 205 press conference
UFC superstars like Georges St-Pierre have always carried themselves professionally in the sport. However, Conor McGregor has been the polar opposite. Be it UFC 194, UFC 205, or UFC 229; it seems McGregor enjoys making his rivals wait for him.
He has often missed the clock for his press conferences, leaving the media perplexed and UFC boss Dana White fuming. And it's not coming in late for press conferences that makes Conor McGregor a cocky fighter but his unapologetic behavior that does. He once explained why he was often late to events:
"I've always been late. I was always late for school. I was so late, so many times, that they ended up saying to me, 'Well, if you could just show up by 10, we will be happy... They caved, yeah?! I took that victory.. To be honest, I've been in so many time zones [recently] that I just don't touch my clock. I don't change it any more. F*** that. Time does not exist; clocks only exist."
At the UFC 205 pre-fight press conference, the Irishman explained why he often ran behind schedule, saying:
"I'm sorry, I'm late, I just don't give a f**k.. I operate on my time. I operate on my own time, and I'm running early on my time."
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#3 Conor McGregor introduced UFC to 'red panty night'
Conor McGregor was part of UFC's 'Go Big' press conference in 2016, along with stars such as Donald Cerrone, Dustin Poirier and Rafael Dos Anjos. The event saw a verbal back and forth between McGregor and RDA.
Rafael Dos Anjos was replying to a media person who asked him whether he would fight Conor McGregor. The former UFC lightweight champion said he would not mind 'easy money', even though his focus at the time was 'Cowboy', his next opponent.
McGregor interrupted RDA and said the Brazilian-American would never miss out on a fight with the Irishman, as it would make him rich. This was perhaps one of the biggest moments where the 'Notorious' proved how cocky he was. He told Dos Anjos:
"Ask yourself truthfully. If Dana rang you and said, 'You don't have to fight Cerrone, you can fight McGregor', would you take it? You're damn righ,t you would take it. Because I'll change your whole life. I can make you rich. I'll change your bum life. When you sign to fight me, it's a celebration. You ring back home, you ring your wife, 'Baby we done it, we're rich, baby. Conor McGregor made us rich. Break out the red panties..'"
Conor McGregor also said that just like everyone else in that conference, Rafael Dos Anjos would also fight him without thinking much. Interestingly, no other fighter present there said anything to the Irishman. McGregor told RDA:
"So don't say you would not take that fight cause you would take that fight like everyone else up here would take the fight against me if there was an offer, regardless of belts or any of that sh*t. I'm the money fight in all weight divisions, so f**k everybody else up here."
#2 Conor McGregor asked for his featherweight belt
Conor McGregor defeated Eddie Alvarez to not only become the UFC lightweight champion but also the first fighter to hold two UFC titles simultaneously. After knocking out Alvarez in round two at UFC 205, McGregor was to be interviewed by Joe Rogan inside the octagon.
However, Conor McGregor kept putting off the interview because he wanted both of his belts around him. As Joe Rogan asked the champion how he felt after creating history, McGregor ignored Rogan's question and exclaimed:
"Where the f**k is my second belt? I've already got this one (lightweight). Where's the second one at? Cheap motherf***ers.. $4.2 billion this company was sold for. Where's that second belt? Go backstage, and grab that f***ing belt somewhere."
Joe Rogan proceeded with questions regarding the fight. But Conor McGregor was busy only checking himself out on the big screen. After telling Joe that he did not have one worthy opponent in the UFC, the 'Notorious' said:
"Look, Joe, what's next for me is, I'm going to get that second belt, where the f**k is it? They (the UFC) should have had the two belts ready, especially, for me. I f***ed them both (Aldo and Alvarez) in the octagon; it's never been done before.. I just want to say from the bottom of my heart, I'd like to take this chance to apologize to absolutely nobody! The double champ does what the f**k he wants."
The rant did not end there. When Joe Rogan congratulated McGregor and expressed that it was an honor for him to call the Irishman's fights, Conor McGregor simply replied:
"You're welcome."
#1 Conor McGregor continued his trash talk despite freak injury
Conor McGregor engaged in a lot of trash talk ahead of his heated trilogy fight against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. He filled the pre-fight press conferences and interviews with insults and threats directed against 'The Diamond'. He also spoke about Poirier's wife to irk the Louisiana native, showing absolutely no regard towards a fellow athlete.
The fight started in as fiery a fashion as possible, with Conor McGregor welcoming Dustin Poirier with at least half a dozen kicks. However, Poirier settled in and started giving it back to McGregor before taking him down and landing a decent ground-and-pound.
The two fighters got back up after a while, and as they started exchanging shots, until McGregor suffered a freak injury, fracturing his ankle. He got tagged until round one was over. The fight was called off, and 'The Diamond' was declared the winner via TKO (doctor stoppage).
But proving that he is cocky beyond imagination, Conor McGregor kept on with his trash talk even while on the floor and surrounded by doctors and officials. He brought up Dustin Poirier's wife yet again and insulted Poirier further. Speaking to Joe Rogan, McGregor said:
"I was boxing the bleeding head off of him, kicking the bleeding leg off of him… This is not over. If we have to take this outside with him, it’s on. I don’t give a bollocks!"
When asked if the leg injury was due to a check by Poirier, McGregor refuted the same angrily. He then insulted Poirier by talking about his wife in a demeaning manner, saying:
"Your wife was in my DMs! Hey baby, hit me back, and we’ll check you later on!"
