Throughout his rise to become a megastar in the UFC, it's been clear that Irish featherweight Conor McGregor marches to the beat of his own drum.
In addition to the versatile skill set he's displayed inside the Octagon, the Dublin-based sensation has captivated the attention of fight fans by speaking his mind and dropping solid-gold soundbites at every turn. The SBG Ireland representative has also proved to have a refined sense of fashion, as his suit game has served to further perpetuate the high-roller image that has become his calling card.
The interim 145-pound champion is also no stranger to the tattoo gun, and the amount of ink on his body has grown exponentially since his official UFC debut against Marcus Brimmage back in 2013. He added a gorilla on his chest and a tiger to his torso, and now both his last name and nickname will forever be part of the ensemble.
I got more ink. pic.twitter.com/p0DsqQ55q5
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 31, 2015
McGregor made the most recent additions as he begins to prepare for his upcoming title-unification bout against reigning featherweight king Jose Aldo at UFC 194 in December, and according to what he told Damon Martin at Fox Sports, he doesn't think UFC President Dana White is going to like his new tattoos.
"I like getting them done and I will get more of them done. I know Dana (White) doesn't like them. (UFC CEO) Lorenzo (Fertitta) doesn't mind them, but Dana doesn't want me to get them."
Whether or not the UFC brass particularly care for McGregor's ink game is a far cry from what White and the Fertitta brothers think about the Irish superstar's fighting talents. McGregor has been a lightning rod of attention since emerging onto the sport's biggest stage two years back, and his drawing power continues to climb with force. His most recent outing against Chad Mendes at UFC 189 back in July brought fight fans out in droves, and the Irish contingent was an unavoidable force in "Sin City."
His upcoming fight against Aldo is the most anticipated tilt of 2015 and has the potential to be one of the biggest fights in the promotion's history.
Duane Finley is a featured columnist for Bleacher Report. All quotes are obtained firsthand unless noted otherwise.
