I don't have to worry about being a good role model.
I'm not going backwards in this sport ever, especially in pay. Why would I?
You know, I'm never really 100-percent in any of those fights, because it's so hard to have perfect preparation for fighting and cutting weight and making 170 pounds, and being in the best shape for training camp and to make that cut.
I'm the original Conor McGregor. I'm the original model of Conor McGregor. He wouldn't be who he is if it wasn't for me. Nothing against him. I'm the original real deal.
Give me some real chocolate. Real fighters eat real chocolate.
That's a disgusting thought to have to fight my brother. I don't even appreciate being asked about that.
A lot of guys have to worry about what their wives and kids think, I don't.
I'd like to be thought of as someone who keeps it real.
For the most part, since the time I was in EliteXC fighting, maybe there were one or two fights here and there that they had me to win, but for the most part I've been an underdog. I'm not a kickboxer so I'm going to lose to a kickboxer. I'm not a wrestler, my wrestling sucks, so I'm going to lose to a wrestler.
I don't like that I'm made out to be this evil person, who needs to be shot down and conquered.
I don't have anything against Georges St-Pierre. I think he's a great fighter. I think he's a nice guy just like everybody else, and he's a great role model. I would love to be that too if I was in that position.
I like Georges. I'm a fan of Georges St-Pierre. I appreciate everything he does, and how he does everything to win, and it meets the scoring criteria that sucks.
You see me. What you see is what you get. You get real martial arts, you get real fighting, you get a real warrior mentality. Some people aren't mature enough to handle it.
My mom and dad taught me nothing but ABCs.
They pay me way too much money but not enough as far as I'm concerned.
Sometimes you win some, sometimes you lose some, sometimes you can't be at 100 percent.
You don't always come off the way that you want to or look the way you want to. I go out there and just act up and become the evil villain, and I'm calling guys out and stuff. It seems to have worked. I'm getting the fights I want.
I think it's rude of the UFC to try and lowball me and expect me to negotiate a deal while I'm training for a fight.
I held off on having kids and getting married so I could fight. I gave my life to this.
In order to love fighting, I have to hate it.
