McGregor (photo) faces J. Aldo in December. Photo: Disclosure/UFC
In less than a month, between July and August of this year, Conor McGregor e Ronda Rousey starred in the UFC's two most commercially successful events in 2015: editions numbered 189 and 190. Perhaps that's not all, but McGregor already believes that he and the champion of the women's bantamweight category are the biggest stars of the main UFC organization. MMA on the planet.
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“I feel like both of us (Ronda and I) are equally at the top of the game (in the UFC). She's a special athlete and I'm happy to be up there with Ronda at the top. I believe that, on the male spectrum, I am dominant, 100%. However, on the female front, Ronda is a two-time ESPY champion now. She is a dominant champion, it is very difficult because she is so dominant”, said the Irishman, in a promotional interview for TUF 22.
McGregor also took the opportunity to reveal his “strategy” to attract public attention and always be in the headlines. “There are a lot of unanswered questions about me. I'm grateful that there are so many things to answer about me because it creates interest, which generates revenue. Ronda is so dominant. She is massacring these girls mercilessly,” he said.
Again, Conor McGregor e Ronda Rousey will hold two consecutive events. In November, the blonde will star in UFC 193, in Australia, where she will face the undefeated challenger Holly holm. In December, McGregor will fight the Brazilian José Aldo in the unification of the featherweight belts scheduled for the main fight of UFC 194, in Las Vegas (USA).
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