People think hard sparring will get you sharp. And you do get sharp in the gym. But anytime I’ve trained that way, I’ve actually been a little bit flatter in the fight. And the knockout shot hasn’t come. It’s almost because my training has been too hard.
CONOR MCGREGORPeople say that I’m a boxer. I actually started with kick boxing, and then I moved onto boxing, and then I moved onto grappling.
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I don’t feel bitterness, I don’t feel anger towards anybody. Fighting is never emotional to me.
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When I am free to train and free to move, I feel like a gorilla in the jungle. Then, when there are a bunch of media obligations, I feel like I have been captured and am being kept on display.
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I’ve always felt like there was a lot of hype around me even when there wasn’t. I felt like everyone was talking about me even when no one was talking about me.
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There’s many ups and downs in the fight game.
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Trash talk? Smack talk? This is an American term that makes me laugh. I simply speak the truth. I’m an Irish man.
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I train and I go home, and when I’m home, I think about training. That’s my life every day, and that’s it.
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I take inspiration from everyone and everything. I’m inspired by current champions, former champions, true competitors, people dedicated to their dream, hard workers, dreamers, believers, achievers.
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I break orbital bones.
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If you deserve it, go get it.
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I never got into training to be an All-Ireland boxing champ or to win a belt. At the start, I just got into it to learn how to defend myself when I got into situations.
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Cage Warriors is a brilliant organisation. They’re doing great things for European MMA, and they’re giving the platform for guys like me who came through. They’re vital. I’m forever grateful for the opportunities I got.
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I’m just a kid that defied the odds. I’m just a kid that ignored the doubt. I’m just a kid from a little place in Dublin, Ireland, that went all the way, and I’m going to continue to go all the way.
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People say that I’m a boxer. I actually started with kick boxing, and then I moved onto boxing, and then I moved onto grappling.
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I think I am the greatest fighter in any class. I know I can hold two, maybe even three belts.
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Boxing is limited fighting with a specific rule set. Fighting is true, where you can do anything.
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