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UFC 189's Conor McGregor: Haters pay their hard earned money to some day see me face down in a pool of my own blood
May 19, 2015 - 4:25:35 PM UFC 189's Conor McGregor: Haters pay their hard earned money to some day see me face down in a pool of my own blood

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

UFC Featherweight Title challenger Conor McGregor penned a new piece for Irish site Independent.ie today, and in it he sounds off on the way that he's perceived, and why he plans to leave his doubters wanting on July 11.

Excerpt on what he thinks about the way he's perceived:

"I can do things that nobody has ever done before. I am different. I am pound for pound the best fighter on the planet. And I will prove it in two months’ time when I become champion of the world for the third time. This story is only just beginning. And it is going to run and run.

I am obsessed.

I hear people say I am over-confident, cocky, arrogant, all talk. They know nothing. I see a lot of fake humility in this business. They are the phonies. I make my money in a dangerous, brutal game. The object is to inflict damage, take the other guy out. Each fighter is carrying some serious weapons. You can’t face that down without feeling bullet-proof.

The people who act a certain way for the approval of people they do not even know. For the approval of society. They are the fakes. I say what I am here for. I say what I am going to do to get it. Then I go out and get it. I have done the work. I show up and I succeed."

And on his doubters:

"There has been a lot of bitterness out there toward me. Some say I'm overhyped, that I will fail. Let me tell you whatever gets said online never gets said to my face. But this is life. When you reach a certain level it just seems to draw in some negative forces.

The haters surface. I simply choose to leave the bitterness behind. As I said before I will wipe away the tears with my money.

They pay their hard-earned money in the hope to one day seeing me face down in a pool of my own blood. I remain victorious, cash their hard-earned money and wipe my ass with it. Thank you for the purchase. Maybe next time it might happen. But next time the price is doubled.

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On July 11, Jose Aldo will crumble under the energy. I will taste gold once again. The doubters will find a new excuse. They will pay double next time. The fans who are with me will rejoice. They will celebrate the good life with me so clearly that they reap all the rewards with me."

Penick's Analysis: There's a lot more to the article, further getting inside the psyche of the brash young rising star. Dana White has often described McGregor by saying that the Irishman makes you believe him with everything he says and the conviction with which he delivers his comments, and it's the truth thus far. While I'm still of the belief that Jose Aldo wins that fight on July 11, it's starting to feel like it wouldn't be so surprising for McGregor to pull off the victory. He's committed to the bit at this point, and he's not slowing down on it at all.