5 of Conor McGregor's best quotes about suffering failure and losing

#4 - "We win or we learn" - Conor McGregor speaks about taking losses in his stride

Conor McGregor wins the rematch against Nate Diaz

In the rematch against Nate Diaz at UFC 202, Conor McGregor showed an improved understanding of taking on a bigger and tougher opponent. He used a lot of leg kicks to slow Nate down and engaged in improved distance and energy management.

The Greatest UFC fight of all-time - as voted on by YOU!🏆 @NateDiaz209 vs @TheNotoriousMMA 2 - UFC 202 - Aug. 20, 2016 🏆 #UFC25Years pic.twitter.com/vjdEPwJzMY

— UFC (@ufc) April 3, 2018

Compared to the previous outing against Nate Diaz at UFC 196, Conor McGregor improved on many things. Despite knocking down the Stockton native on a few occasions, the Irishman stayed calm and calculative. Him eking out a hard-fought victory and avenging his loss was a result of taking failure the right way.

Despite suffering a humiliating loss against Nate Diaz at UFC 196, Conor McGregor maintained a positive attitude, displaying textbook behavior on how to react to a loss. After going through a dogfight at UFC 202 and winning it, 'Notorious' said:

"As my coach said, we win or we learn. I learned from the last contest."

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#2 - "Defeat is the secret ingredient" - Conor McGregor shares his recipe for success

Conor McGregor vs Max Holloway

Conor McGregor went on an eight-fight winning streak, securing seven KO/TKOs and a submission, before making his UFC debut in 2013. In his debut with the promotion, he knocked out Marcus Brimage in the first round and announced his arrival on the big stage. However, the Irishman's second UFC project brought him the toughest challenge of his life.

Nearly five years since starting his MMA career, Conor McGregor didn't need to go past the second round, including in his defeats. In addition, all of his previous 13 wins were stoppages. But when he faced Max Holloway in August 2013, he had the fight of his life.

He tore his ACL mid-fight but went on until the end, regardless. At the end of three rounds of absolute war, Conor McGregor took the decision win, the first in his MMA career. It earned him a lot of praise for showing heart. A few months later, Conor put out a tweet that could be taken as one of his mantras for success. He wrote:

"Never fear defeat. Defeat is the secret ingredient to success."

Never fear defeat. Defeat is the secret ingredient to success.

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) February 6, 2014