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LAS VEGAS, NV – SEPTEMBER 27: Conor McGregor celebrates his win over Dustin Poirier after their featherweight fight during the UFC 178 event inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 27, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

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LAS VEGAS, NV – SEPTEMBER 27: Conor McGregor celebrates his win over Dustin Poirier after their featherweight fight during the UFC 178 event inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 27, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
There is no other fighter in the UFC that has a more charismatic character than Conor McGregor. The Irish fighter is loved by the fight fans all over the world and also by the UFC president Dana White. A video of Dana White having a ball while playing UFC 1 with the Irishman has become an internet hit, crossing over 5 million views from fight fans.
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Conor McGregor chose himself as his character in EA Sports UFC 1 video game, while White chose his former opponent, Jose Aldo. White and McGregor were enjoying the game throughout the video and smiled as they tried out the new game.
In the first fight they played, Conor McGregor got knocked down by White’s Aldo but after he got back up, he ended up winning the fight after landing a clean shot and heading straight to ground and pound. After virtually beating White, McGregor screamed with joy, “Sit down!! Bounce that head off the canvas… Look at the jaw!”
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Mystic Mac seemed very impressed with the gameplay of UFC 1 and also said, “I’m telling you it’s realistic…” However, the UFC head honcho was not content with his knockout victory, and he asked McGregor for a rematch, which he lost as well. Even though he lost the game, White seemed impressed with the game too. McGregor celebrated the victory over Dana White with a big smile.
Dana White on his first meeting with Conor McGregor
In an interview, the UFC president, Dana White, revealed his first impression of the Irishman, before he saw him fight in the octagon.
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White said, “I went to dinner when we first signed him. He flew out here to Las Vegas and he and I went to dinner. It was my first real interaction with him. When I left that dinner, I called my partner, Lorenzo Fertitta, and I said ‘Let me tell you what, I don’t know if this kid can fight or not, but if he can even throw a punch he’s going to be a massive superstar.”
“I knew it that night with him. His personality, the energy around this kid, I’d never met anybody like him. The closest thing to it was Ronda,” added Dana White.
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