#4 - Conor McGregor invites reporter into the octagon
Conor McGregor gave an interview during a media call ahead of his rematch against Nate Diaz at UFC 202. During the call, a reporter asked the 'Stockton Slugger' if he thought McGregor's submission at UFC 196 was quick. Annoying McGregor by touching on the sensitive topic of his submission against Diaz, the reporter faced the Irishman's wrath.
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Cutting the reporter off in the middle of his question, Conor McGregor said,
"I'd like to see you in there, my friend, eh? Talking about that quick tap."
The reporter instantly realized he had irked the UFC star and sucked up to him. He replied to Conor McGregor's invite to the octagon and stammered, saying,
"I would've been knocked out in the first round, in seven seconds. I was just wondering, it seemed like.. it was over quick."
Watch the video below from the 1:43 mark for the exchange between Conor McGregor and the reporter:
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#3 - "Mate, shut the f**k up," Conor McGregor tells TMZ reporter
Conor McGregor faced Nate Diaz for the first time in March 2016 for his UFC welterweight debut. At the UFC 196 pre-fight conference, McGregor brought a bag full of insults for his rival as usual. The fighters engaged in a disagreement over how the negotiations for the fight went down. In the end, the 'Notorious' tried to compliment Nate Diaz by calling him a "Cholo gangster from the hood".
After the press conference, a TMZ reporter asked Conor McGregor whether he purposely called Nate Diaz a "cholo gangster" as a racial slur. The Irishman did not enjoy the question and owned the reporter. He said,
"Mate, shut the fuck up, will ya? Remember the Jesus sh*t you brought up? Such a stupid question. You're an idiot."
McGregor was referring to a previous interview where the same reporter had asked the UFC star whether he could take on Jesus inside the octagon.