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Conor McGregor on UFC 246, Khabib, Mayweather | Extended Interview | Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show | ESPN MMA | YouTubeToText
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Conor McGregor expresses a profound sense of renewed focus, commitment, and personal growth, attributing his current happiness and drive to aligning his actions with his internal instructions and fostering strong communication with his team. He feels he is not just back to his best but better than ever, ready to create "magic" in his upcoming fight.
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Connor it's great to see you again good
to see you are you how are you pretty
good yeah it's been a while since I've
seen you in person so it's nice to be
back here it's a little nostalgic seeing
the team and whatnot and it's
interesting because I've been talking to
a lot of members of your team and I keep
hearing the same thing we haven't seen
him this happy and so long it's a
different Connor he's he's so engaged
he's so motivated do you agree with all
these statements and if so why is that
I'm feeling really good I'm enjoying my trainer
trainer
I took am I just took my you know I
listen to myself what I needed to deal
with in my in my training set up and an
outside of the jamming and I and I
executed him I followed followed what I
what I said to myself that I needed
needed to deal when it's it's giving me
energy it's giving me focus and I'm
happy now you know I'm enjoying my
training so why are you happy now I mean
I'm just focused I'm just committed you
know when you say to yourself right you
know what you've got a deal right we all
know what we've got a deal we say to
ourselves I've got to do I should do it
this way I should do this and and if you
and when you don't do that and then you
carry on II you feel you know like IOC
Delta's removed by action so if you're
not if you're not working and that's
where the devil seeps in so I knew
things I should have been doing I things
I shouldn't have been doing
and I still did them and didn't do them
if you get me and but now I'm I'm
listening to myself and I followed my my
internal instruction and it's just given
me more passion and more focus I'm more
Drive and I'm doing what I feel I need
to do when it's and it feels good so
that's it what got you back on track
like is there a moment in your life that
got me back on track you were a call
when you when you started to tell
yourself I need to go back to how I once
was I don't know about a specific moment
just it's life as a crazy roller coaster
especially this life you know so we vote
we bounce but and I find I'm at my best
when I set out when I say a nice when I
must do something I know I'm was still
it and I do it I execute it and that's
what I'm doing right now that's what I
have done the trainer has been
phenomenal my coaches my team everyone's
been in sync together and we've had a
great camp and we're very very happy
here and obviously it's good to be back
in Las Vegas I haven't been in Vegas in
a while
very excited very happy you know it's
somewhat of a cliche in the fight game
best camp of my life I've never felt
better all this stuff and I think in
your particular case because there's so
much scrutiny on everything that you do
people roll their eyes when they say up
as camp we've heard this before why
should they believe you do you want them
to believe you you know I can't I can't
focus too much on the external okay it's
great it's all positive right now right
it's like everything's going great
everyone's saying it's this and it's
that but I just must focus on my
internal and my internal is amazing.i my
thoughts are strong my belief is is high
my confidence is high and that's it I
feel like I am NOT I want to say back to
who I was but I'm even better than who I
was you know everyone says we missed the
L the L Connor at the 2016 Connor at the
2015 Connor or whatever it was but I
feel I'm better than that now I feel um
I'm mature I've can I've come full
circle I've have experienced everything
in this business right I mean I'm just
an experienced individual I know what I
need to do when I'm doing it and I have
a solid team of masters tactician
behind me that are that I discussed my
feelings and my thoughts with them and
we brainstorm and communication is
another thing I wasn't communicating
with with my team of my people and I was
almost assuming that it should be
understood you know know you know and
now we're just in sync like every just
conversations constant conversations
about techniques about skills but
practices and we're all just rising and
feeling the energy and it's a beautiful
time was there ever a point where you
thought you wouldn't be back to this
spot maybe not even fight again was ever
a doubt in your mind no no he didn't you
know III was there and my training was
flawless I like I said when we had that
discussion a while back right I hired I
was in phenomenal condition I had a few
little slip-ups and they caused me I
ended up in a timeshare I thought in
army and I just slipped off slipped away
from me but I was in from a phenomenal
place then also so and I knew I know I
get back I knew I knew it
sometimes you need sometimes sometimes
certain things need to happen for you to
kind of to get things right right so
that's what happened to me and and Here
I am you know when we spoke in in August
it was a bit of a diff
Connor you were very contrite you were
apologetic you you've never been known
to be an apologetic guy in my care what
the Portier say Portier said am i went
from apologizing to absolutely nobody
apologizing to absolutely everybody and
it was different and I think the fact
I'm sure what to make of it right and
they weren't sure if you were being
sincere or not why we've never seen
Connor in this look I'm as real as
against like the slogan of the UFC okay
you get what you see with me I'm in the
wrong I'm in the wrong and and I'm
really that's who I am so that wasn't
that long ago that was just five or so
months ago meet you your demeanor is
different you seem different you seem
happier of course you're about to fight
what's the difference between this guy
and that guy in August were you nervous
about your career we're just you know I
let it let people down and that's it and
just I'm in a position where I must you
know you must take take control of
things and and not shy away from things
and that's that's I've never done that
in my career and I never will do it I'm
back here now how am i how many months
five months ago that was solid five
months work so I'm very very happy with it
it
one thing that I remember you saying in
that and that interview was you felt
like it was a knife in the heart when
you when he started to hear the Irish
fans in particular lose faith in you
lose lose that trust in you because they
they propped you up right you meant so
much to them you feel like the support
of the people means a lot to me you know
I I do this to entertain the people you
know this this is for my for my fans and
my people who believe in me and not not
so much the anything that's gonna just
my lack of commitment I think the people
who believed in me and support me they
deserve better and I wish to give them
that night and I will and I am I know
like you said people can see that and
I'm putting in the walk and I'm saying
I'm putting in the focused walking
that's why we're all we're all in good
spirits do you feel like they are back
on your bandwagon or do you think you
have to do something I'm generally pay
you know that's why I'm like a man after
if there's even a thought it out and
they're not really with me anyway right
so look I've got my team my people I
know who's with me and I know
that's you know I'll say a prayer for
those who who cost me and try and bring
harm to me and and move on and stay
focused on the positive aspects of my
life and there are many many great
things in my life and that's it and you
know we can reach this bliss they say
right so that's that's that's helped me
a lot and I'm like I've got blinkers on
right I'm just focused nothing can
infiltrate my entire thoughts you know
no external it's like a lot of the
narratives Ariel that people say and
it's a crazy game right you know it just
used to irritate me to wait the way
certain the way certain narratives are
spread and the rewards are twisted and
these type of things and I just I had to
just disengage from it I eat but when I
came into the game it would happen and I
kind of laugh it off and plate and play
up to it and do my thing and then I just
kept on on and on and on and I just
cared a little a little a little more
and then I area I reacted I reacted to
disrespect but no more I am just focused
on myself my inner thoughts my team's
thoughts and and that's where we're at
the legendary boxer Marvelous Marvin
Marvin Hagler
he once said many moons ago that it's
it's it's hard to wake up at 5:00 a.m.
to go run outside when you're waking up
in silk pajamas you've experienced that
now right I'm caught in a show tracks
yeah I mean this is you know sorry about
Conor McGregor line damn is that a real
thing yeah it's it's not I don't think
it's for me it's not about money you're
right I'm in a position where it's not
it's forever money now this is not for
money for me and I'm a man so no one
that the money will stop my hunger for
this and my hunger to to compete and
entertain and and just and live my life
the way I want to live it and the way I
enjoy to live it and it certainly it's
too much money and without an awareness
of it of it in the past can be dangerous
you know he can there's no limits
there's no boundaries you can do
anything you can go anywhere you can
what I am I know what I want to do and
what I enjoy doing and this is what I
enjoy doing so I'm gonna keep doing it
and now I'm doing it full steam ahead and
and
I'm in the best shape of my life in
mental and physical but it's not like
you're throwing a basketball into a hoop
right you're getting punched in the face
and you have to get punched in the face
leading up to the fight a minimum
fighter so no one's punching me in the
face how do you know I mean I do sharp
may trust me on that but I'm just saying
where do you find that motivation now if
you have forever money why do you keep
doing this cuz I love it it's far the
low Vario I absolutely love the game you
know I mean the last time I smoked I
love this business it's a royal game I'm
you know just I'm involved in so many
businesses right thriving businesses but
there's no business like the fight
business right was there any possibility
in the making of this folks I remember
you telling me you wanted to fight in
December and it didn't work out and
there was the Edgar togs but then of
course we settled on this one a woman -
Donald in a second but was there ever
any issues because of what happened last
year with all the stuff of making this
fight of getting a gun of being able to
come to America and make this fight
happen were there roadblocks what a
company is the Ultimate Fighting
Championship right such a such an
amazing company that's helped me and and
the people in the background and we've
always done great business and it's all
people know my character you know people
that know me know my character so
everything went smooth and the people
that helped me in the background they
understand that and they helped me and
I'm very thankful for that so ya know
there was no problem making everything
went smooth I know you were in court in
November you paid the fine pled guilty
for the the incident with the bar we
spoke about what happened in Miami is
there anything else that's pending in
your life now or we have a clean slate
in 2020 clean snake clean sweat I
remember you telling me not that long
ago you felt like your your your
character was being assassinated
constantly in the press do you feel like
that is still the case yeah but I just
don't know just like I said blink or saw
like good look that I will say a prayer
for that you know I mean I just it is
what it is it's part of life right it's
just like I said it just some time ago
be on top of me and then I was like
reacted but no more now I am I had to I
had to go go to that point how do you do
that - because I do become always wanted
to react and then to say like that I'm
me man look at where it led me reacting
to disrespect and these happenings and I
just I've learned that some valuable
lessons in this that I'm very very
thankful for and I will use them going
forward you talk to anyone that helped
you you see this light to help you you
know understand that you have to stop
reacting just anyone in particular I've
got some great people in my life I've
got some great great people in my life
my coaches my management and everyone
like my family of course in Rhiannon
I've had some good conversations with
people and then you know the most
important you've got to have those
internal conversations because if you
can't tell yourself then then no one no
one can tell you so I am I'm grateful
for for the path that I've been on truly
it's been a phenomenal path and I'm very
very thankful I'm very very excited to
be back how would you describe 2019 for
you mm-hmm a learning year a year of
figuring out myself on my situation 2020
the year of perfect vision right I've
actually got better vision than 2020 I
was in on the exam that I said of 2015
really 20
well you know the last one was here you
see a 2010 but then the lady was like
2015 and today at this time and 2010 is
like a bionic eye so I think I've got
good I said let's uh say that and now
you have two children right - children a
boy Connor junior your daughter which is
always a great influence on a young man
right how has that changed yeah my
daughter crea Mairead McGregor I'm my
heart is full are dealing with my kids
they are here with me now in Las Vegas
we have a Vegas residence and it's great
to be back in the Vegas home with the
family is here my sister's here helping
out and absolutely amazing I'm very very
blessed and what a time for it to happen
for me you know I mean it was right on
the money for me you know I mean I
needed my kids to help me and they have
helped me and I'm very very happy and
very very proud I remember there was a
time when you were talking I remember
leading up to the Aldo fight oh he has a
family he's not
bought this so did it turn out better
than yeah yeah in a way it was a
positive yeah of course now I'm very
very grateful a very very blessed that I
can bring my family with me Jose was on
his own over here when when we were due
on the tour then all over all over the
United States from Mary all over the
world but on that tour actually London
Ireland Brasilia everywhere but he
hadn't got his family with me I'm very
grateful that I can bring the family
with me and the kids and well have a
life life is a life is crazy right now
if his life is beautiful would you want
to bring your kids to the fight you know
I don't know my daughter's a liliane I
think I'll I think I'll have my family's
coming out like they always come out I
think maybe my motor mates might stay in
the house and I'll see I'll see how it
is it's it I'm at work you know I mean
this is work at the end of the day it's
a world game so I might bring junior
he's been at some intense Bayern
sessions he loves to fight he looks
fighting himself but I'll figure it out
I don't think I'll bring I won't but I
won't bring my daughter I know I'll
leave my daughter with my mother and
I'll figure out maybe junior does he
sits down who you are and what you do or
not quite yet Shane he understands
fighting and I don't know Henry
understands who we are I would say that
champ champ junior you know I look
forward to the day when I show him tapes
and show him footage and doesn't quite
understand yet although he's a very
intelligent young boy for like two and a
half two and a half years of age he is
and very very proud of my family in a in
a weird way is it almost possible to say
that they helped save your career and
I'm saying wonderful right at the time
that I needed it needed it the most so
I'm very very happy I'm very very
blessed obviously you know we've covered
back in August we covered a lot of the
stuff that happened over the past year
for you but serious things have been
written about you and I've been alleged
towards you is there anything that you
want to say about these allegations that
have been written about you that have
been said about you I am look just know
I can't say anything about this it just
has to take place right does it bother
you that these things rather that people
call you you know more two-putt are you
yes they you know what
so once upon a time time patience
patience is a skill we must master
patience is one of the most valuable
skills a human being must master and I'm
working hard to master it and I feel I'm
getting there so time time work time
well time will show all that's it right
now I have focused on on the belt
focused positivity good thoughts and I
would say a prayer for those who try of
course me I try and bring harm to me
with with these type of things and
that's it and as a family man as a father
father
and we even things like you know the
story that came out someone said that
you were the father of their their child
then it comes out that you're not the
father that sticks to you right after
two and a half years that that situation
was going on for us so that was that was
a tough one for a while yeah but it is
what it is it's just there you go it's
not mine last question on this can you
say as your manager said in your your
your legal team has said you deny any of
these allegations that I've been yes of
course of course
100% yes daddy oh come on you're
seriously time time please just time
that's our time we'll review a lot of
time with hell honor and then I just see
how did we end up with Donald Cerrone as
your opponent you seem to have many
options why him um well I said I'd fight
him right I mean me and Donald had a
history a long history I'm not a long
history but we've had a histories and
it's an exciting belt it's a fan
friendly belt it's a fight that excites
me and it's a fight that I said I'd
partake and I appreciate it I appreciate
Donald had to say Allah you know he's
fought a lot of times and since the last
time I saw on my Sauron like the
aldo press conference many many years
ago he's gone on it and fought so many
times he's also a family man and with
his grandmother and these things I
appreciate that and I respect that Mel
to respect the method the method he went
about with the proper whiskey and you
know so much so much of what goes into
these things and have a bit to see it a
bit of respect they appreciate that and
I look forward to having a good belt I
know you're not interested in that he's
that wasn't the wrong the wrong wafer
but for me in this part of my land this
time of my life that is the right way to
go about it you know and especially now
I'm happy to come back and have my
comeback fight in the beginning of of my
season against Donald and I look forward
to it's gonna be a good night
and I'm gonna shine here on January 18th
I'm gonna create magic inside the
Octagon like I have done many times
before but this is gonna be something special
special
so the the opponent and the weight was
your decision ultimately right you could
have made this at 155 like I'm under
weight right now so how much do you
weigh on this Friday before the fight
I'm underweight I'd say 160 160 and a
bit so why not make him I know I could
how I just don't think he looks well at
155 right he does not look well I won't
he's a 170 fighters so don't you want it
to suffer on the way too worried but I
want them or some of this I don't care
no I I could be a movie for I would
bring him any blade no I
I'd be him at any weight I be and when
he blade you know I mean I beat him if I
had to flail or so like I don't hair I
don't need you know I don't need that I
just want to focus on my training and
keep me sharp and you know I don't get a
cut men build and include it's not you
know it's I'm happy where I'm at and
also 170 is it an excitement for me I
like 170 I like what's going on at the
170 division at the minute you got Jorge
with that belt you got the other guys
would fighting for the belt and and I
like all what's going on at 117 I feel
good at 170 I feel energetic it's what I
weigh it's what I weigh and and that's
it so it opens up so many more options
right you don't want to die no 140 no
I'm not doing I 155 no okay I could make
good I can make 155 this this this fight
no problem but I am I just want to go in
freshen as it is let the let the fly
play as it is and then open up all my
options historically the knock on Donald
has been he can't win the big one never
won the belt in WC never won the belt
you have see you know when it seems like
he has a big fight when the spotlight is
on him he falters there's no bigger
spotlight than a fight against you so
are you counting on that are you
counting on him to not show up so to
speak and all that all that mean means
nothing it's it's me I'm gonna in their
fresh sharp fast like dangerous powerful
and full of energy
it can be if you want to put it on the
first flight of the mate of the of the
card in the first prelim fight or
something I think that's that that's
gonna make Donald be comfortable then do
that let's see what happens to stay it's
still gonna be it's not gonna be what's
gonna happen so yeah that's it I know
you're very in tune with the fence and
when this fight was first announced it
was like he's ducking gay Chi he's dead
that was the fight to make a chi just
beat Donald how could you fight Donald
yeah this is the fight to make what's
your response to the people who say that
you were ducking gaeshi and you picked
the easier fight
well well well first of all I put it
into the UFC's hands right I was like
they wanted to make the belt I wanted to
make the baton Justin's in listen to
heavy door he was going on with certain
things or said a lot of people are
saying certain things or following these
these narratives these vicious
narratives that are going around about
me and and I'm like just I'm just
putting that on off on the backburner
for a minute and but I'll get to him
he's gonna get the end he was made not
that we party aids not that boy Oliver
is that's a handy one that is a true
handy fight for me so and whatever he
has made a very personal with you right
look at you're not gonna be able to get
make it personal with me certainly not
now I've gone to the brink of personal
attacks here none of me I know I'm
bulletproof I am you're not gonna you're
not gonna do that man that's that's not
that's nothing but I am I'll fight him
at some stage I think I'll fight him at
some stage yet this year possibly this
year yeah I'm gonna be active I'm gonna
be active right this is a spar to me I'm
gonna go in here and there was AI plays
in here and put on a show for the fans
and and get a beautiful win and and we
don't do the divisions look at me and
let me actually tree weight divisions
you know I mean no one's doing this so
I'm very very excited and very happy and
long made the opponent's continue to
take home and I'll continue to knock
them down so you're viewing this as a
season as you said hoping for three
fights right probably not more possibly
more yes did you lay it out perfectly
for us that's whatever wants to know
we're all speculate are did it all right
you know just just know that there's
activity there's activity I don't even
know when the next well if I go in here
and put on the way or go two seconds
which is
could happen I I could late-night to
probably near the next event
that's the Trevor - Emma I just wanna
like I'm gonna for me right after the
fight now it's gonna be the next like
I'm not like I'm not gonna I'm not gonna
like sink in with this this boys you
know and then just cuz he can get caught
up in it right yeah you get the win and
you're a great dam and all this all this
type stuff and I'm gonna I'm gonna go
out in the night I've got an after party
set I'm gonna go have a few sips of my
proper ways here I've abstained from
that I made a promise to myself I made a
promise to my team I made a promise to
my friends that I would stay wound
represent fully focused or up staying
from that and I miss it you know I do
love my liquid I'll have a few little
sips of my after-party I'll take the
following day to rest and then the day
after that I will engage in a red zone
McGregor fast training session like I
don't post the as - after the ds2 fight
I went that I had my afterparty I took a
day rest after the fight and I went in
and I don't read on sprints on the ski
area the skier it's a stationary machine
we pull the strings down because the leg
was jammed up from kicking Diaz's me and
his legs and so I couldn't I was hot I
was on crutches and I got that walk in
and just least set my mind I just reset
my mind put me back in that training
mind it's so easy for you to finish a
fight have a little celebration and then
it's stretched into the next day and
then you read a bit of bad food and then
the next day and then it's kind of hard
to pull yourself back in so I have my
plan that I'm gonna set out and that's
what it is I'm gonna have my little
celebration rest the next day and then
back into training and then and then
what's next Wow okay so this is I mean
we haven't seen you active like this in
a very long time so if I asked you do
you even have the opponents in mind it
does not matter you don't there's so
many times in Justin's there jeho Hayes
there my Camaros there don't have a
preference I don't know I don't yeah it
just wouldn't be fair to say you want to
end with Labib in Moscow cuz that's what
you know that one I'd love that one but
that's got to happen it's got to happen
here not a man he can it must happen so
I went on Moscow and I wasn't so was
that like our amazing Moscow is a great
place Roose is a great place I got to
say I'm very impressed with him you
didn't feel unsafe at any point no not a
Russian people did you see the fans and
the soap you know they're good people
have something at you
I sort of reflected I could have caught
it as well I loved it I love I love the
game you know yeah I look forward to
that to that competition it's fully
focused you can see it come on you can
see the shape of me yeah everyone knows
everyone knows and no matter what they
can map that mine can run but he cannot
hide from it so in the build-up to that
fight a lot was said right it's very
personal between you and a lot was said
that I think it wasn't just shared was
actions that led to what was said it
wasn't just they didn't just get to
words it was you know there was actions
that led to those words so like what
like just things that true about the
course of the build-up like with the
Artem situation you know and thinks that
maybe maybe slipped under the radar like
it was meeteth kind of began or listened
and whatever it did get it did get very
very personal but I'm I'm taking a back
step from that and focusing on the
skills it's a very skillful belt and he
poses a specific air a specific style
set and I posed a specific style set
it's an interesting clash with two fully
focused fighters and that's what will
happen in the next belt and I look
forward to it and settling it but I'm
just curious because it got so personal
things about in his family and he was
talking about things were that they were
being alleged about you and do you
regret any of that do you do wish in
hindsight it didn't get that personal
about his family the religion all that
the dad yes so some of the things maybe
I may be too far but hey it's it is what
it is it's the fight business at the end
of the day it went the way it went
that's it but you think that fight will
happen again when you hear him say he's
gotta win 10 fights and all this stuff
oh yeah what is your reaction to that
fear fear you know doesn't want it so
this is what it is you mentioned
something very quickly there that I just
want to ask you about so I think a lot
of people be surprised you said no
liquid in this camp when's the last time
you had a drink a couple of good couple
months ago tree for all months ago maybe
here is that a first for you or at least
first in a while what was Rincon oblate
in 40 week you asked me am I think I was
on the Conan O'Brien show yes Abra
I mean part of the Habib fight yeah hmm
you were drinking in the build-up mm
yeah mm-hmm was that common for you and
your career not read not not to that
extent no not that extent why'd you do
that I don't know I just I just venom in
me or something don't know boy I had
people holed up in a in a hotel from
that part that a world and and I would I
would ring and her and and arrange a fight
fight
so they come from the hotel down to the
gym and have a full block a full blown
flight no head guard close that
certainly good and a fight I'd win you
know I'd have a war and I'd win I'd
knock the guy out and then I go off and
celebrate and then I'd come back in
three days three days what were you
doing you know just don't know not
nothing what I should have been there
celebrating partying just I don't know
just not living the life that I should
be living and that's it so I'm not going
back there you know I mean I'm in a
graceful nail that's he and I put I've
made mistakes and you know I've been man
enough to admit them and correct them
and that's what I don't and you know I
mean I'm Way know I might not be perfect
area right but where would I what a good
sleep and a full belly on damn close
what time are you going to sleep these
days well right now we're on the course
getting onto the clock of a fight time
right that's hey I'll be walking into
the Octagon 10:00 p.m. of aigis time but
back home in Ireland I was sleeping
early I was waking up early we had a set
time I think was like it was 11 a.m. and
7:00 p.m. on my training sessions slots
and then so that was it I stayed
structure to of that now that we're here
or in the gym now every time on fight
night all right at the time of the fight
and carrying on I feel I've got a custom
for the time already to the times aren't
so perfect absolutely flawless
and I've heard you call that previous
camp of disaster right I'm not trying to
get you know it's not a disaster you
learned something from everything right
but I heard a lot about myself shoe and
and home came here on the walk was great
like but it's not like I was coming into
gym being lazy and half-ass that goes
almost what the park I said here I was
almost too too intense and to series and
to working too hard in the gym and
they're not working hard enough outside
because that's a that's a big part of it
as well you know I mean you've got to be
focused outside cuz then the next day
rolls around interview I'm focused when
you left the gym and then it's time to
go back you're not a sharp you're not as
fresh you're not as eager to be there
and that's what kept happening to me and
I just avenged didn't want to be there
never get there and then I have this the
scrap and then I'd offer go again and it
is what it is everything's a lesson and
some parts of it were enjoyable though
you knows I do love a good scrap just I
just gotta stay focused outside is um
let's see how are things with your head
coach John Cavanaugh amazing absolutely
amazing very very very in in contact you
know we discuss a lot or we we discussed
training methods and practices
everything you know that's communication
has been excellent this camp and I made
sure you know just it wasn't the last
camp not nothing not even with John but
it would everyone involves you know so
I've been a lot more in communication
with my team and relay and how I feel
and and you know what some hyuna
together we are truly some unit I
brought back my boxing coaches as well
went back to my old boxing gym feel sort
of and then at crowman Boxing Club it's
where I learned have the pawn shop
that's been good for the soul and that
and uh you know I said in my head that
after to me after I went back then I was
like because I don't know boxing about
in in there good Friday show and I had
feel in the corner and that I was like
damn I should I should have had the guys
in there for their Mayweather build-up
and you know I was part of the team and
but look that's the box and Avenue still
there also I'm it's good to have big the
guys back and there's a great energy in
the counter walks been phenomenal
everyone's in sync and that's it I had a
true team of tactician
behind me and
I'm excited to go in and represent our
walk and this is something that I don't
think that guys have caught on
just yet you and Phil Sutcliff I've seen
you working with him kind of like the
classic old boxing guy if you will the
decision to bring them back I think is
really interesting and I think symbolic
of the fact that you were trying to go
back to when it was simpler and to your
roots so to speak is this the first time
in your MMA career that you have had
them a part of of your camp in your
corner part of the corner yes and not
part of the can but since UFC days my
early MMA career I was still in the box
and in the boxing gym I would go to the
box in Germany and it's faster and it
mixed martial arts jamming we were kind
of at loggerheads a while back at the
very beginning because it was they could
not understood what the mixed martial
arts was and then that's kind of what
led me the interest to kind of stay
focused on the only MMA what boxing such
a beautiful beautiful discipline and
these guys are the best
you know me and so I'm very very and
this is what I learned how to fight and
then hit the box so I'm pretty happy
them feel yeah when were you at Kremlin
I will do a table 12
Wow 12 so do you see the symbolism in
that to have profits where my 12 keeps
bouncing up everywhere it's magic for
sex right - 46 is UFC two four six yeah
adds up to 12 to the 12th UFC fight it's
my 12th UFC fight something else there
was another one I think the date counted
up to 12 or something a 1 numerology is
but there's some great symbolism in that
right now bring back the old coach so to
speak of course you have to push anyone
out but you're adding him yes no no no
we're together we are all better we're
better together
most certainly everyone everyone on my
team has amazing skills and amazing
knowledge of the fight game in specific
areas generally and so and like I said
we're all in sync we're all in
discussion and we're in a great spot did
you sign a new deal signed a new deal
yes I'm on the fight and it's just that
usually just work for you here I've got
a piece here don't fire than you
renegotiate it's that blasted I believe
that's buzz what will happen after this
one I know
that's a no point of doing the eight
fight deals anymore if you're just gonna
renegotiate every single time yeah I
know you yeah yeah I'm confident it's
gonna be a good a nice paycheck most
ever probably in in my mixed martial
arts career yeah really hmm give us the
range we knew how much you made for
Mayweather yeah I'd say about it could
be I'm estimating a good 80 million 80
mmm come on
yeah because I have all like I said we
got the Australia and Canada and England
and England and Ireland then should be a
good one
Wow what did you make for Habib fifty
fifteen of it Wow eighty no one's ever
made anything most of many fighters
combined haven't made that think I'm
toast out here but I'm still the bread
you know this is the first time since
the Seaver fight that you're not a
champion or there's no stakes there's no
belt on the line or anything like that
even with Nate not a title fight we're
still a champion and whatnot does it
feel a little different now
no no I am the champ champ forever and always
always
it's in stone were you annoyed at the
BMF title stuff mom I thought it was
great yeah that was great
I guess straightaway I was like who will
show me that belt I wanted this I saw
the belt before Dana said that over to
me and then I was missing say no design
because I seen the drawer unloved at the
outline of it but I didn't see the color
of it I was estimating was gonna be the
BMF with the gold right and then when I
saw the silver and black and I don't
know about it sorry well scoop it up
though well I'm attitude to the thing
yeah definitely so do you almost feel
like those two should finish up their
business and maybe the winter fights you
cuz I was with our name cuz it ended
yeah yeah you don't know what wait wait
is now you're not I mean it's where did
where do you want to do it again I don't
think we were robbed at all right I mean
you could see Jorge dippin oh he was
dipping there enough at the end that I
toured around and that's where Nate's
only kicking in yeah
it would've been great to see the four
on five we didn't see it look whatever
see what happens you really feel that
the hub you Tony if I won't happen just
maybe you know possibly has nothing put
that supposed to happen four times I
mean they're known for pullin out ray
Kirk I be able supposed to vote Donald
about three or four times also an
alternate all that with a knee injury a
back injury of lading something happened
with his liver and I'm just saying that
he's pull their put they're known for
pulling out of belts Tony bleeding
tripping where no blame box you do pair
of black sunglasses own or violence and
I'm bleeding chair stacked on top of you
today you know what Tony's they him so
see what happens
did you see this month's reply to your
comments what was again essentially you
know if you want to if you want to have
your career over my leg holding
my leg come on these does not help the
fight all show yourself too funny you
know I mean that people know what's a
scrappin what's not a scrap and that
that method a fine it's not you know
although that last was a good for they
both stood near me they would had a
moment sir but hey you know what way you
trying to find me so but isn't it a
little disingenuous like everyone like
yeah but only it's tainted baloney right
you laugh at it mm-hmm exactly
recently did you have someone come visit
the gaff as you would call it the
apartment as a bit of a motivational
telling your Robbins yeah Robbins has
been hit with my
happen you know because they went
because when I was in Miami right I went
that Tony Robbins asked me to come to
his house induce and speak to his people
like his platinum there's people of the
platinum liens they're called home he's
a great man went into the real music
started playing and I was just really I
think I got a great boss but they had a
great conversation but I'm Tom I believe
it's on line yes it went with everywhere
in that name and I'm just kept in
contact with honies very very helpful
ease of just top man Tony years like
it's not just it's not just Wars you
know I mean this does action in there in
the structure and what he say you know
and he came to the house and went out
over some things and again I had my
coach my coaches there a couple and I
cover him John and my
conditioning coaches and and I'm
speaking to Tony and we were you know
close the eyes results um so good good
good thing I wanted everyone I wanted my
I want the John there and and and the
doc and my fast coaches that he can
understand where my thinking was and you
know so could be a bit more and sink and
it's very happy when I felt felt really
uplift it coming out of and took some
things and very thankful for that and
I'm gonna continue that I think he's
gonna come out to me on the day before
the fight may be also yeah so so it's
almost like a motivational yeah yeah
shaping into me it's actually not even a
motivational thing does not it's well it
is that as well but it's I'm not sure
what the title would be ill about it's
very she's probably shaping up to be a
life coach of mine and so I'm very happy
with thanks Wow and he doesn't live here
right comes he came in just for that you
showed me a lot as well you know and and
came to my house and is there a lesson
or two that he that he taught you this
yeah a couple of just we went over some
things and I'll just keep it at that
okay hmm
do you ever go back and look at your
early fights even pre UFC or early
interview course yeah yes say that some
that's one thing that I've known right
because recently yeah definitely yeah I
went back and listened to my old self
you know no matter what way I was
thinking when I was when I was you know
everything was innocently everything was
just you know I mean not what it is now
are and that helped me a lot I was able
to go back and see what way my way of
thinking was they into it the way it is
now and you know just add what is useful
discard what is not you know Bruce Lee
quote that's what I don't and it gives
you motivation
yeah of course gives me a motivator
remember what that was like being on
welfare you know I saw I was actually
watching the documentary last night
the notorious documentary and und your
your lifelong partner are in like a tiny
tiny room in your parents upstairs and
you're both eating up there it's it's
saying to see that and not to see you
know what you become do you even
remember what that's like yeah of course
I stay I stay close to my roots always I
stay close to how I came up always in my
way of thinking of course God you've got
to you yeah because there's a part of
you that could forget ever you have all
this money you don't know what
do it in your buying things whenever you
want fancy clothes all that stuff
there's a part of you that could forget
that that's understandable
yeah but you haven't no no I made sure
to stay close to my roots stay close to
who I am and who I was and and that's it
you still won't never forget its
spending and thing you still do a lot
less though not less why is that I don't
know just I have a lot of teens right I don't
don't
like I said I actually said this to Tony
Robbins right cuz I read something about
LeBron James a while back about maybe a
year ago that he was steady spent 1.5
million annual on his health write
himself this is everything his
nutritionist training is everything and
I spent nothing
and I was like only in camp I bring a
team together of people and I was like
that's not the way to do all this so you
know me right but I drop I dropped money
on a blade in car or a blade all right
watch I'm gonna like put spend on myself
you know on my health and my fitness and
and that's helped me and then and then I
then you acquire more you're gonna
acquire it even more than when you're
shark and that's what I am now so unless
some possessions and things I suppose I
know but you've gotta go true right you
doughnut dough you're gonna always go
true that when you get our windfall you
know you're gonna sack any things do
just get a little bit it doesn't make
sight me as much as it would have you
know what I mean what excites me now is
creating you know I like I'd like to
create the things that I don't like the
clothing and I'm very much involved in
the designs and building building things
we're really working with my company
August McGregor and of course the
whiskey and the these ventures and and
that's what I enjoy doing so you're 31
now do you think you'll still be
fighting at 40 yeah yeah I don't know I
don't know it's probably but you're not
like a cap no no I'm gonna have a solid
couple years though I know I'll be
rocking I'll be rocking tell on to a
good 25 I'm gonna hit the Billy bottom
but if I'm 25 years of age the Billy
I'll be a billionaire but a hell on 25
that's that's so three and a half years
yeah really
mmm you're getting there yeah dude look
at those lists and compare yourself you
know when they put the highest and
earning absolute list one list now
well it alternates by year I think I was
not sure where I was this year not not
bad I think it was jeez I forgot now to
be honest but I was up there I was up
there I saw the decade when Floyd was
top of the decades yes
fair play Tom yeah and she's not so good
at the management of a great man how
close are you to the Billy I'm still a
good way away look what I mean I get
that I'll get there god I've got the
methods and it's something that excites
me and you just keep fighting in order
to get that right like you can't just
leave part of the success I'm not
waiting for word I know in Florida you
know I mean that's fine definitely helps
everything I finds opens up look at the
month let the bread I'm making sure the
fight game and I'm not even scratching
the surface on what I really probably
should be paid right I mean like the
backend money is where it's coming true
but it's it should be it should be
guaranteed right but I mean whenever it
is what it is so the fighting the fight
is definitely an animal to get there
like like the Mike Harrison Ford stunts
you want to have another boxing match
you feel like that's most certainly yeah
well I'd like to rematch Florida I think
we should rematch Floyd I mean he's
flirting with it and then when all this
and he can go and pick someone else it's
not gonna be the same it's not I don't
phenomenal I don't feel homeland that
belt and the only reason I lost that
belt was cause I prepared I prepared for
a back footed Philly shell style of
opponent and when the fight was like
that I was picking him apart then he
came forward and start pressing and I
wasn't sinking into my shots like I am
there one like my box and coaches under
my belt that I that are drilling
specific boxing things to enter me again
and I know I beat Floyd I know I beat
Floyd if we be matched and when we
rematch she's not gonna be one that
makes much noise but like he said it was
supposed to be it was supposed to be me
box and then we'll do one mixed martial
arts belt that was what was said and I
can tell his melt as well and was not
very not written but it was a variable
agreement ray and obviously that's not
gonna happen and I'm like me I don't
even I'm not gonna push him on that
either but I would like to box him I
think I think and that would be that
would be a good it would very much have
you even broach the subject yet
Stephenie we've definitely been talked
it's always kind of doctor no not to him but
but
it's his people yeah just all this time
because he's coming back and all this
yeah he sat with Dana wait at the
basketball game right they had a
handshake deal yeah it was a good
capital it was a good yeah yeah good
noisemaker this happen this year is
something good people to do business
with the Showtime people and Floyd did
you never know but it's not something
you're actively pursuing is just
something you want activity is what I'm
pursuing right so I'm just keeping
myself in shape
fresh focused and everything will happen
true that off of that so like that even
even even the mayor to build up over ten
weeks but ten weeks to prepare for that
and before that I wasn't in the rest I
wasn't you know I mean I was out messing
around the games and I mean I wasn't
good solid ten weeks now
now I'm fully focused so we'll see what
happens do you do look at that fight as
a man I could have been the one had I
not been doing that had I not been part
I could have been the one to beat him
the one guy I squandered that don't
squander it was a great it was a great
conversation you have a good internal
convert a good inner conversation you
have what a man when you've a fight with
him so it's great to fight flow at a
great day great to be in there with a
man Army's got he's a crafty veteran
he's truly craft you don't get the
profile or know 50 pro wins and an
extensive amateur career and you know I
mean so it was a great great experience
and I'm you know doing it again if not
in if it but I will happen that's gonna
happen again sings oh yeah we a mystic
man yeah it's happening again but also I
would be open to order box and belts you
know I know the money has been what
actually closed does a city close to
sign of money and what do you mean oh
yeah yeah what's that
now me and man look there's been talks
about the money for use well it's like
you versus Manny that's Bennett that's
there was enough for there was enough
are made on that year and what happened
just not yet not yet so but it's a possibility
possibility
very much so great in the poly Freud
like the Box Pauly is oh boy not that's
a bit about that's a bit of buzz as well
Pauly a box and bell and I want to
boxing it I will box again I'd love a
pocket I will get a boxing world title a
boxing world how is
and you'll probably have the box of
multiple times to get that yeah but I
would box multiple times I love boxing
I truly little box and so yeah I'm damn good
good
when you say sign pot what do you mean
excuse me sign Manny what do you mean
how does this negotiations going on you
know yourself right yeah okay
let's tell on this guy taken up a lot of
your time you know I I remember when you
beat Aldo you told me that I went from
nothing to something to everything right
yeah what a line that was yeah yeah yeah
I've had some good ones have a nice yes
and some good quotes yeah they put it on
clothes and sell them out quick that's
right but you know and Joe Rogan said
then we have to be out of fight you've
done it all sir
that's what he said you've done it all
sir so you know how wrong he was
everything I've done so much more it is
right yeah yeah what we gonna say anyway
so you have everything and then there
was a chance maybe people thought you
might lose everything right and that
here you are and even sitting in front
of you and I know people aren't gonna
believe this you're a different guy
you're different than the one that I
spoke to an artist even different than
the one prior to the Habib fight you
were a little bit you know all over the
place I don't remember the interview
that you did with the Mack life standing
right over there you were looking all
over the place you're so thin right now
I don't even know what to make of this
yeah howdy
what do we what do we make of this is
this the new chapter is this a new
Connor is this back to the old Connor I
would say it's a new Connor I just feel
reinvigorated you know excited let's
let's see yeah the illusion of all the
other stuff is is amazing for excitement
the excitement is building right it's a
the fans are very excited that people
already excited to see this bounce see
me competing I'm very excited to be back
and to be to be gift gifting this to the
people and I'd be remiss if I don't ask
for a prediction cuz that's what you
were known for for all those years
hmm how do you beat Donald I stopped him
when I knock him out early possibly yes
you've never been a possibly yes I mean
yeah you know yourself I'm gonna be I'm
gonna be I'm it's I'm ready for it all
so you see what happens John estimates a
little bit later I think it could be
very early I could he's getting knocked
out welcome back
Thank You Ariel thank you so much thank
you I appreciate it all the best to you
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