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We’re just a couple days out from Conor McGregor’s return to the UFC Octagon for his megafight against Khabib Nurmagomedov, and yet, he’s remained relatively quiet for his own lofty, usually very standards.
But now that we’re in fight week, McGregor is doing a little media here and there — both for the UFC and his own media company, The Mac Life — and he sounds like a man on a mission.
Speaking for nearly 15-minutes, McGregor delves into a variety of topics, including a couple near-miss fights (against Frankie Edgar & Rafael dos Anjos) in the past year, his mindset heading into this one, and of course, his official prediction for his bout against Khabib:
I think I’m going to turn him into a bobblehead, to be honest. I mean, it’s personal, but it’s the same — it’s always a little personal. But, in there, like I say, it’s a blank face and a new body. But I predict, I see his head … I see him turning into a bobblehead when I hit him. I feel his brain is going to rattle when he get a clatter of me, so that’s what I’m keeping in my head.
But, like I said to someone else, I’m a veteran now. I will be prepared for five rounds, I will be prepared for any scenario. And that’s it — I’m well trained, I’ve put in the work, and I’m confident going in no matter where it goes.”
While the whole interview is worth watching, McGregor makes his official prediction for the Khabib fight around 12:15.
UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor will take place on October 6, 2018, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
