7 eye-opening Conor McGregor statements from his 'GQ' interview: From Mayweather to Trump

Whether you love Conor McGregor, hate Conor McGregor or love to hate Conor McGregor, there’s no denying his status as the biggest star in MMA.

Lending more credence to this is the UFC lightweight champion being featured on the cover of the latest ‘GQ’ magazine. And naturally, McGregor held nothing back during his interview while relaxing at a mansion in Malibu, Calif.

McGregor went in depth on his obsession with fighting Floyd Mayweather, going to war with the UFC over his worth and the peculiar source of his punching power — among other things.

Here’s a sampling of his strongest words:

On Mayweather’s ‘little head’

“Honestly, my fist is bigger than his head. I sleep people. I put people unconscious. I’m stating facts. If I hit that man, his head is gonna go into the bleachers. You understand that? If I crack that little head of his, it’s gonna go clean off his shoulders and up into the bleachers.”

On what he did to Nate Diaz

“Nate was 200 pounds. When I hit him down, it was exactly like if a sniper took aim at someone in between their eyeballs and let the thing rip. The way he dropped, it was like a sack of (expletive). So that’s a power I have.”

On where he gets that power from

“It’s all in the nut sack. It’s all in the ball sack. I just have confidence that comes from my big ball sack, and I know when I smack you, you’re going down. And that’s it.”

On what he’d like from the UFC

“I want to negotiate what I’m worth. I want to put my analytics forward, man to man, and be like, ‘This is what I’m owed now. Pay me.’ And then we can talk. … I mean, certainly hell of a fatter check. Maybe potentially, down the road, an equity, interest or something. I’m just letting them know I want something else.”

On having a union for MMA fighters

“I saw this union thing they tried to do — they reminded me of the people that march about the politicians. It’s you gotta do it. You’re in control of yourself. … You think just because we get a union set up, you’re gonna become a multi-hundred millionaire? That’s not the case. You might get a hospital bill paid. I just think it’s a crazy thing to spend energy on.”

On people being angry at President Trump

“Everybody’s just pointing at him, and I don’t know. Rather than putting your energy into pointing the finger at somebody else, figure out what it is you need to do and do it, and do it right, and get it done, and get your situation right. And if a person does that, then their life will get better. Standing on a (expletive) picket … I don’t know.”

On his influence on young men in Ireland

“They all want to be me a little. That’s a Drake line. All them boys want to be me a little. And it’s true as (expletive). … “I mean, I don’t blame them. If I wasn’t me, I’d want to be me, too.”

On protecting his soon-to-be first child

“If someone comes near me when I have my kid in my hands, like the way they come near me now, looking for pictures, someone’s gonna be badly hurt.”

You can read the full ‘GQ’ story here.

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