It's not only his opponents Conor McGregor rubs the wrong way but fans, fighters, and even comedians sometimes find the Irishman's confrontational antics unpalatable. Conor McGregor not only attacked Mendes with punches, kicks, and elbows during the main event of UFC 189, but the brash Dubliner bombarded his American opponent with a slew of verbal insults inside the Octagon, too.
Mendes on McGregor: You gotta hand it to him, the guy didn't stop talking shit the entire time
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) July 12, 2015
One spectator who was rooting for Chad Mendes to silence McGregor's sharp tongue at UFC 189 was stand up comedian, Bill Burr.