It seems like Conor McGregor is at it again. He had become the limelight for the UFC 179 without even fighting and now he is in the same circumstance once more.
The Irish featherweight is scheduled to face Dennis Siver at UFC Fight Night 59 in Boston on Jan. 18. During the UFC Conference wherein the promoter had rolled out their 2015 schedule calling it "The Time is Now," McGregor made his move to steal the show.
The UFC has 45 events slated for next year, 13 will be on pay-per-view. The other 32 will be UFC Fight Night events, including 18 on Fox Sports 1, 10 on UFC Fight Pass and four shows on FOX.
During the same conference, McGregor, who has never been shy about his thoughts, had spoken about his recent match for the featherweight division.
According to him "It is a mismatch. I'm going to whoop his a**, collect a check and then I'm gone."
But it didn't it there. Ronda Rousey and Jon Jones had to contain their laughter as McGregor went on with his banter. McGregro was on cage side to watch the UFC 179 in Rio de Janeiro where in featherweight champion Jose Aldo was fighting. There are rumors circulating that he will be fighting the champion next.
He said of Aldo's recent fight "I believe there are a lot of holes I would capitalized on. He showed his frustration in the contest. Both competitors were very similar in styles. I pose different movements and different reactions than anybody on the roster, not just the division. I'm highly confident I will shut Jose Also down in spectacular fashion and take over the game."
McGregor is now known for the art of trash talking though many question his skills inside the octagon. To this he lamented "Let's see by the end of the 2015 who has the highest pay-per-view numbers. Let's see who has the highest gate. Let's see who has the highest attendance. Again, I won't look past Dennis. I will look through him exactly on where I plan on going. I believe 2015 will be my year. I know a lot of the featherweights are bitching and moaning and hating on it but they don't have to love it. They can even hate it, but they will be forced to accept it."
