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Conor McGregor Late to UFC 205 Presser, Calls Himself a ‘F---ing Pimp in a Gucci Mink’

Conor McGregor was fashionably late to the UFC 205 pre-fight press conference on Thursday, something that has become customary in recent months.

Not surprisingly, “The Notorious” one, decked out in a mink coat, red shirt and what resembled pajama paints, showed no remorse for his tardiness, even though his absence prompted opponent Eddie Alvarez to briefly leave the press conference dais until McGregor arrived.

“I operate on my own time,” McGregor said. “And I’m running early on my time.”

Nor did McGregor seem to care when informed that Alvarez said that he was “disappointed in the country of Ireland.