- Title: Irish will claim back New York at UFC 205 - McGregor
- Date: 28th September 2016
- Summary: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 27, 2016) (REUTERS) ****WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** ****WARNING CONTAINS PROFANITY*** UFC FIGHTERS ON STAGE VARIOUS OF CONOR MCGREGOR AND OTHER FIGHTERS ON STAGE (SOUNDBITE) (English) UFC FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE HOLDER CONOR MCGREGOR, SAYING: "Listen, the Irish, we built this damn town. I'm saying, serious. We built this city. Now we're back. Now, we're coming to claim what's ours. So it's an honor to be here. Coming in here listening to all these fans, it truly is a dream come true. I cannot wait to perform for you. I'm going to take out one of your own. I'm going to cash your own money, but make no mistake, it's all love. The Irish love New York and I'm honored to be here." VARIOUS OF FANS WITH IRISH FLAGS (SOUNDBITE) (English) UFC FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE HOLDER CONOR MCGREGOR, SAYING: "I run New York. I run this whole ship and 'Mystic Mac' predicts I'm gonna KO you inside one round." VARIOUS OF LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE HOLDER EDDIE ALVAREZ AND OTHER FIGHTERS (SOUNDBITE) (English) UFC FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE HOLDER CONOR MCGREGOR, SAYING: "I'm going to wrap one on one shoulder, and I'm going to wrap the other on the other shoulder, and they're going to need a fuckin' army to come take them belts off me." VARIOUS OF MCGREGOR SEATED AUDIENCE VARIOUS OF ALVAREZ AND MCGREGOR FACE OFF TYRON WOODLEY AND STEPHAN THOMPSON FACE OFF JOANNA JEDRZEJCZYK AND KAROLINA KOWALKIEWICZ FACE OFF
- Embargoed: 13th October 2016 02:13
- Keywords: MMA UFC MSG New York Conor McGregor
- Location: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
- City: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Mixed Martial Arts,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA00151CH933
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: PLEASE NOTE - EDIT CONTAINS PROFANITY IN SHOTS #3 AND #7
Featherweight title holder Conor McGregor has promised the Irish will claim back New York when he fights Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight title at UFC 205 in an attempt to become the UFC's first two-weight champion.
Dressed in a sharp pin-striped blue suit, the brash 28-year-old predicted he would knock Alvarez out in the first round on Nov. 12 to become the first UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) fighter to hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously.
"The Irish, we built this damn town. We built this city. Now we're back. Now we're coming to claim what's ours," he told a rowdy media conference at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday (September 27).
"I run New York, I run this whole ship and 'Mystic Mac' predicts I'm gonna KO you inside round one round," he told Alvarez.
McGregor was crowned featherweight champion on Dec. 12, 2015 when he scored a knock-out over Jose Aldo in just 13 seconds, while Alvarez claimed the lightweight belt with a first-round KO win over Rafael dos Anjos in July this year.
UFC 205 will be the first major mixed martial arts event in the state of New York since the ban on the sport, imposed in 1997 and which lasted for almost 20 years, was recently lifted.
With a strong card featuring three world titles fights the event is likely to sell out quickly, but McGregor, who claimed he is set to make $40 million (USD) this year, was in no hurry to reveal what he planned to do next if he does hold both belts.
"I'm going to wrap one on one one shoulder, and I'm going to to wrap the other on the other shoulder, and they're going to need a fuckin' army to come take them belts off me," a grinning McGregor said. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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