Conor McGregor leaves Dublin today, hoping to return before Christmas as the UFC's Undisputed Featherweight Champion.
McGregor has been based at the Straight Blast Gym on the Naas Road ahead of his unification title bout against Jose Aldo next month. Both men are set to fight on December 12th in Las Vegas. McGregor's preparation is in stark contrast to his previous fight where he based himself in the "Mac Mansion" in Las Vegas for two months ahead of the fight.
The fight has been rescheduled after Aldo pulled out of the original July 11th date because of a rib injury. McGregor fought Chad Mendes for the Interim Title and won in the second round.
Ahead of leaving Dublin Airport this morning, McGregor took to his Instagram account to show how much the fight means to himself and to the UFC. The December event may prove to be one of the most lucrative in UFC history.
"Leaving Ireland today for the West Coast. To unify my belt and spearhead the unprecedented $90-100million dollar UFC 194 event. This event along with UFC 189 putting me at close to $200million dollars in revenue generated for this company. I am not a company man. I am the company."
A photo posted by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Nov 22, 2015 at 10:08pm PST
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