RELIVE 15 OF THE BEST CONOR McGREGOR QUOTES

UFC featherweight world champion, “The Notorious” Conor McGregor , returns to action on August 20, as he looks to avenge his loss to Nate Diaz  at UFC 202 inside Las Vegas’ T Mobile Arena. Ahead of the much-anticipated welterweight bout, we look back at some of McGregor’s most iconic quotes, which have helped transform him into one of the sport’s most polarizing athletes.

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"I said football stadiums. I said world titles. This is what I said and this is what is happening. It's a beautiful thing when you have the ability to predict the future, and that is what I feel I have."

January 2015 ahead of McGregor’s UFC Fight Night Boston bout against Dennis Siver.

“We’re not just here to take part….we’re here to take over.”

July 2014, following McGrgeor’s win over Diego Brandao at UFC Fight Night Dublin.

“These custom-made suits aren’t cheap. This solid gold pocket watch, three people died making this watch. I need to put people away. I need those big fights. I’m going to end up in debt pretty fast.”
August 2013, UFC Fight Night Boston post-fight press conference following McGregor’s win over Max Holloway.

“The only weight I give a f*** about is the weight of the cheques and my cheques are super-heavyweight.”

February 2016, ahead of McGregor’s bout with Nate Diaz at UFC 196.

“I am cocky in prediction. I am confident in preparation, but I am always humble in victory or defeat.”
September 2014, following McGregor’s win over Dustin Poirier at UFC 178.

“I own this town, I own Rio de Janeiro, so for him to say that he is the king and I am the joker, if this was a different time, I would invade his favela on horseback, and would kill anyone who wasn’t fit to work, but we’re in a new time, so I’ll whoop his ass instead.”

March 2015, ahead of McGregor’s scheduled bout with Jose Aldo at UFC 189.

“There are two things I really like to do and that's whoop ass and look good.  I'm doing one of them right now and on Saturday night, I'm doing the other."

August 2013, ahead of McGregor’s bout against Max Holloway in Boston.

“If one of us goes to war, we all go to war.”

September 2014, in-Octagon interview following win over Dustin Poirier at UFC 178.

“Trash talk? Smack talk? This is an American term that makes me laugh. I simply speak the truth. I'm an Irish man.”

April 2015, as told to Esquire magazine ahead of UFC 189.

“Timing beats speed...precision beats power.”

December 2015, following McGregor’s win over Jose Aldo at UFC 194.

“Me and Jesus are cool. I'm cool with all the gods. Gods recognize gods.”

January 2016, ahead of McGregor’s scheduled bout with Rafael do Anjos.

“You're damn right I'm in it to make money. This is prize fighting, I'm in it to get rich; fast. And then I'm in it to get out.”
September 2014, as told to Setanta Sports.

“The only approach I changed is I dug the grave a little bit wider. A little bit longer for Nate’s skinny, fat, long body.”
March 2016, ahead of McGregor’s bout with Nate Diaz.

"I didn't even grapple to get a brown belt! I must be the best brown belt on Earth!"
September 2014, after McGregor was awarded a jiu jitsu brown belt

“I should create my own belt. I am, in myself, my own belt. It doesn’t matter if its featherweight, lightweight, welterweight. It’s the McGregor belt. That’s it, I’m fighting for my own belt.”

February 2016