Ex UFC Champions Admit Being ‘Jealous’ of Conor McGregor After 8 Years of Getting Special Treatment in Boston- ‘They Shut All the Lights Off’

Nov 10, 2023 | 9:06 AM EST

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Conor McGregor is perhaps the biggest UFC star on the planet. Many share this sentiment and feel a bit jealous because of it. Other fighters have often shown their regard for the character that McGregor has made out of himself. But could this make the greats jealous too?

Maybe it could. In a recent conversation, two former champions of the UFC agreed they felt jealous of McGregor’s massive aura. All from the way he talks to the way the UFC treats him because of his superstardom. Here’s how the conversation went.

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Conor McGregor can make anyone jealous

McGregor and his aura have affected many. This includes women’s former bantamweight champion Meisha Tate and former heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier. The two recently came together for a conversation, and McGregor had to be brought up.

The fighter has had one of the most illustrious careers of all. He even reached a different peak when he defeated Jose Aldo and took his title away from him. Before the fight, he managed to get inside Aldo’s head. This other time, he made a grand entrance at a Boston prelim match.

“He was on a prelim in Boston and they shut all the lights off,” recalled Cormier. “Like he was in the main event, I was like what the hell happened, it was like he had a main event walk on the prelims and it was like this dude got some favor and then he wins and then he beats Jose Aldo and you’re in the stands, reality is you’re a little jealous like you’re a little jealous.”

And Tate agreed with Cormier wholeheartedly. Clearly, the two have seen McGregor and followed him for a long time, like everybody else. They even spoke of how the way he speaks and the things he says are well-planned, but he can also be spontaneous when he has to.

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Things Conor McGregor says

The fighter has had tons of memorable moments to quote. From the “Who the f*ck is that guy?” moment all the way to the terrifying trash talk that got into Aldo’s head. McGregor chooses his words and weaponizes them. He even managed to make perhaps the most composed fighter in the UFC angry. And that was none other than his biggest nemesis, Khabib Nurmagomedov.

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‘The Eagle’ made it very clear that McGregor had made him angry on several occasions. Even though he was composed during the fight, the pre-fight interviews were always filled with conflict. Though Nurmagomedov obliterated McGregor in the fight, no one can defeat him when it comes to trash-talk. What’s your favorite McGregor burn? Let us know in the comments.

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