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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
"I think the big difference will be my wrestling. All his flashy moves won't work when he's on his back getting punched in the face... [A fight between us would end with] the ref pulling me off his unconscious body... There's nothing that that guy's going to be able to say to me that's going to get me riled up to the point where I'm like angry, you know what I mean? I grew up in a house with six older brothers; I got picked on my entire life. If he wants to play this game, he's going to lose and he's going to lose horribly... I've had a lot of practice at being made fun of and making fun of people back, and I've been doing that my whole life. So if he wants to play that game I'm fine with it."
-Ricardo Lamas gives a preview of how he thinks a feud with Conor McGregor would play out in an interview with Submission Radio.
Penick's Analysis: Unfortunately for Lamas, he's just not likely to get the chance to prove his thoughts on this matchup anytime soon. Unless the UFC decides to give Frankie Edgar his deserved rematch with Aldo, we're going to see McGregor get that fight next, and even if they do go with Edgar, I'm not convinced the UFC would put McGregor in with someone like Lamas, because I don't think they want to chance him getting exposed by a wrestler. I'm not saying he would be, but I'm not convinced they want to even let it be a possibility before they can capitalize on a title fight for him.
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