This Saturday, all the talk will finally be over when Conor McGregor steps into the Octagon at UFC 189 to face Chad Mendes for the interim featherweight title. It has been a long journey, from the unprecedented media world tour in March, over the injury of Jose Aldo and Mendes jumping in as his replacement, to this fight week ultimately being here.
Yesterday, the Irish superstar answered to the attending media right after his open workout. You can watch the full video of the scrum here (via MMA Fighting). Here's a short rundown of the topics he addressed:
- rumors about him having weight-problems
- his wrestling ability, compared to Chad Mendes
- how the fight will play out at UFC 189
- how he feels about the change of opponents
- why kicking against a wrestler won't be dangerous
- respect for his opponents
and much more.