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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JANUARY 17: Conor McGregor of Ireland poses on the scale during the UFC 246 weigh-in at Park Theater at Park MGM on January 17, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JANUARY 17: Conor McGregor of Ireland poses on the scale during the UFC 246 weigh-in at Park Theater at Park MGM on January 17, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Conor McGregor has been away from the UFC Octagon, but The Notorious always seems to attract attention and controversies toward him. While the list of controversies is long, his entertaining nature is always on the display.
In a recently resurfaced 2015 video, the former UFC two-division champion takes a dig at the former POTUS, Donald Trump.
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In the video, the Irishman is talking about Ronda Rousey’s first UFC loss to Holly Holm and further shared a hot take on Trump’s comments on the same.
What Conor McGregor said about Trump
The Dublin-born was leaving the LA airport when a reporter approached him for his opinion on Ronda Rousey‘s first UFC loss.
‘Notorious’ empathetically commented, “Ronda will be back. Strong champions come back.” He further congratulated the new champion, Holly Holm.
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JANUARY 18: Conor McGregor waits for the start of his welterweight bout against Donald Cerrone during UFC246 at T-Mobile Arena on January 18, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images)
When asked further on whether Rousey has a chance to come back, McGregor asserted, “Defeat is the secret ingredient to success so true champions conquer that overcoming and come back.”
The reporter further questioned the former UFC champion and asked about his opinion on Donald Trump’s trash talk about ‘Rowdy’.
‘Notorious’ didn’t shy away and blasted Trump. He said, “It’s easy for someone that’s not in there to comment, but it’s different when you’re in there. The emotions are high… you don’t want to touch gloves, then don’t. That means nothing.”
He concluded and pointed out, “Donald can shut his big fat mouth. I don’t give a f**k about Donald Trump.”
These comments didn’t age well as the 34-year-old was all praise for Trump in 2020.
Phenomenal President. Quite possibly the USA 🐐. Most certainly one of them anyway, as he sits atop the shoulders of many amazing giants that came before him. No easy feet.
Early stages of term also.
Incredible.
Congrats and Happy Martin Luther King Jr. day America 🇺🇸❤️🇮🇪— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) January 21, 2020
He even declared Trump a “phenomenal president” and G.O.A.T. among the US presidents.
The exchange between Trump and Ronda Rousey
The former POTUS, in a now-deleted tweet, targeted the former UFC star and said, “Glad to see @RondaRousey lost her championship fight last night. Was soundly beaten – not a nice person!”
The first female UFC Hall of Fame fighter was on a 6-fights win streak coming into the fight against Holly Holm. However, The Rowdy suffered her first MMA career defeat at UFC 193.
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LAS VEGAS, NV – DECEMBER 30: Ronda Rousey prepares to walk to the Octagon to face Amanda Nunes in their UFC bantamweight championship bout during the UFC 207 event at T-Mobile Arena on December 30, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
The history of bitterness between the two dates back to the buildup of the 2016 presidential elections. In an interview with CNN, Donald Trump had called Rousey a fighter on his side. This actually wasn’t the case.
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Ronda Rousey responded to this opinion in another interview and cleared the air about her political affiliations. She openly declared that she didn’t trust him to run the country.
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After retiring from MMA in 2016, she is currently enjoying a successful run in professional wrestling with WWE.
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