Why Did Conor McGregor Nearly Shoot Down TUF Coaching Stint?

UFC interim featherweight champion Conor McGregor is coaching opposite Urijah Faber on the twenty-second edition of The Ultimate Fighter, but he nearly backed out of the deal.

There were a lot of moving parts that got all gummed up when Jose Aldo had to pull out of the fight with McGregor at UFC 189 in July.

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Check it out from McGregor what the original plan was, why he nearly backed out of TUF, and how he eventually decided to follow through with it.

(Video courtesy of The Ultimate Fighter)