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The Notorious McG: Conor McGregor Inside and Outside Ultimate Fighting

ESPN Daily

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4.63.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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On Saturday two UFC legends collide on ESPN+ as Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone faces Irishman Conor McGregor, perhaps the most notorious fighter in mixed martial arts. ESPN Senior Writer Kevin Van Valkenburg visited Ireland to see how years of controversy, troubling behavior, and criminal allegations have affected McGregor's folk hero status at home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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I'm even better than who I was, you know, everyone says we missed the old Connor or the 2016

0:05.0

Connor, but I feel I'm better than that now. I feel I'm matured. I've experienced everything in this business, right?

0:15.0

That was notorious MMA fighter, Connor McGregor, doing his best to convince us all that will see a return to form

0:23.1

in this Saturday's UFC main event against Donald Soroni.

0:28.4

But with three years of controversy, troubling behavior, even criminal allegations, are McGregor's

0:35.2

battles in the octagon overshadowed by the battles outside of it?

0:40.4

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Connor McGregor's back.

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