[ cheering ] Man: EVERYWHERE I GO,
I HEAR ABOUT CONOR McGREGOR. Rogan: HE'S SOMETHING UNIQUE
IN A SPORT FILLED WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE UNIQUE. Woman: HIS STAR HAS RISEN
FASTER THAN MAYBE ANYBODY IN THIS ORGANIZATION. McGregor: I LOVE MY JOB. I WHOOP PEOPLE FOR
TRUCKLOADS OF CASH. HOW COULD I HATE THIS LIFE? I LOVE IT SO MUCH. I'M GRATEFUL
EVERY SINGLE DAY. [ electronic music ] ♪♪ [ crowd cheering ] Rogan: WOW. ♪♪ Rogan:
146 FOR MR. McGREGOR! AHH! ♪♪ McGregor: THE SECOND ROUND,
I CAUGHT A KICK, AND HE CAUGHT MY LEG IN
AN AWKWARD POSITION, AND MY WHOLE KNEE
JUST POPPED OUT MIDWAY THROUGH
THE SECOND ROUND. YOU MUST IMPROVISE,
ADAPT, AND OVERCOME BECAUSE ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN
INSIDE THIS OCTAGON. ♪♪ [ grunting ] McGregor: AFTER ALL THIS TALK--
ALL THE BUILDUP, IF I DON'T SHOW UP HERE
FOR THIS FIGHT, IT'S OVER... IT'S DONE. IRISH MARTIAL ARTS IS PUSHED
BACK ANOTHER FIVE-TEN YEARS. SO, IT MEANS EVERYTHING
FOR MY FAMILY, MY GYM...
MY TEAMMATES... EVERY MARTIAL ARTISTS
IN THIS COUNTRY. I MUST NOT ONLY WIN,
I MUST DOMINATE. TODAY, IT'S BEEN SORE. WHEN I GET THAT TWINGE,
I JUST DEAL WITH IT. [bleep] I TORE IT FOR REAL
IN THE FIGHT, SO... NOTHING'S AS BAD AS THAT. [ painful groaning ] AH, [bleep]! [ sighs ] I FEEL, UH... I FEEL A BIT [bleep] UP, YEAH? I'M JUST GOING TO HAVE
TO [bleep] REST TODAY. I HATE REST WITH
A [bleep] PASSION. I HATE IT. WHEN WE HEARD THE NEWS
IT WAS TEN MONTHS OUT, I JUST THOUGHT,
"OH, MY GOD." YOU KNOW, HE WAS RIDING
THE CREST OF THE WAVE HERE, AND JUST TO BE SMASHED DOWN
WITH THAT SERIOUS INJURY. SO, THIS IS HIS FIRST
FIGHT FROM THE ACL. I ASKED HIM YESTERDAY--
LAST NIGHT, "IS IT FULL COMBAT?" HE SAID, "YEAH, 100%." SO, I'M SUPREMELY CONFIDENT. HE IS SUPREMELY CONFIDENT. SO, IT'S ALL-SYSTEMS-GO
AGAIN, YOU KNOW. ♪♪ [ grunting ] Trainer: 11, 12.
THREE MORE-- THREE MORE. THREE, TWO... ONE MORE!
ONE MORE! UP, UP, UP, UP! FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE. [ grunting ] FIVE, FOUR...
COME ON, COME ON! COME ON! THREE, TWO, ONE... LET IT DOWN. [ groaning ] [ panting ]
THAT'S THE WAY WE EARN IT. THAT'S THE WAY WE EARN IT. ♪♪ THIS IS, UH,
DOWNTOWN REYKJAVIK. IT MADE SENSE WITH THE FIGHT
BEING IN DUBLIN THAT WE ALL JUST
COME OVER HERE AND ISOLATE OURSELVES
OVER HERE. YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING
REALLY GOING ON OVER HERE. IT'S JUST NICE, PEACEFUL,
FRESH AIR, GOOD FOOD, A BIG FACILITY. IT'S PERFECT. YOU CAN'T HELP BUT COME
HERE AND JUST BE RELAXED AND CHILLED AND FOCUSED. ♪♪ Jon: TIME! IF YOU WOULD'VE ASKED ME
SEVEN YEARS AGO, I PROBABLY WOULD'VE
LAUGHED THINKING WE'D BE DOING AS WELL
AS WE ARE. BUT, EVERY YEAR WE'VE GOTTEN
BETTER AND BETTER AND NOW IT DOESN'T
FEEL SURPRISING. AND TIME! I WANT THEIR TEAM TO
BE KNOWN AS UP THERE WITH THE OTHER TOP TEAMS
IN THE WORLD AND CONTENDING
FOR THE BELTS, AND WE'RE NOT THERE
TO MAKE UP NUMBERS. WE'RE THERE TO WIN FIGHTS. WIN SOME BELTS. Trainer: OKAY,
LAST ROUND, FIGHT! [ grunting ] McGregor: THERE'S
NO BREAKS IN THERE. YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP GOING. I'VE VISUALIZING IN THERE. I FEEL IN THERE. I FEEL WHAT IT'S GOING
TO BE LIKE IN THERE. I'M NOT GIVING NOTHING. CERTAIN DAYS, YOU COME
AND YOU GIVE SOMETHING, BUT ON POSITIONAL DAYS
OR SPARRING DAYS, I'M GIVING NOTHING. ♪♪ [ grunting ] TIME! ♪♪ ALL RIGHT,
WELCOME TO THE SHACK, YEAH? GOING OUT, AND SAYING WHAT
YOU'RE GOING TO DO TO THIS MAN, AND THE REST OF THESE PEOPLE
IN THIS DIVISION. SAY WHAT-- SAY THAT YOU'RE
GOING TO OBLITERATE THEM. THAT YOU'RE GOING OT
ELIMINATE THE WHOLE DIVISION. WHIPE THEM OUT. THAT-- THAT GETS YOU
FROM HERE TO HERE. DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? ALL I HAVE TO DO NOW
IS THE EASY PART. THE PART THAT I'M BEST AT. I'M [bleep]
AT EVERYTHING ELSE. I'M BEST WHEN I'M IN THERE. SO IT'S EASY. I'VE SAID IT. I HAVE IT PERFECT; I HAVE THIS
GAME EXACTLY WHERE I WANT IT-- BY THE SCRUFF
OF THE NECK. STRAIGHT FROM THE GO. TWO FIGHTS, I'VE ONLY HAD
ON A PRELIM CARD, AND I'M HEADLINING
A FIGHT AT HOME. PEOPLE CAN HATE AND PEOPLE
CAN SAY WHAT THEY WANT, BUT LOOK WHERE
IT'S AT AGAIN. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LOOK WHERE IT'S AT AGAIN. ♪♪ WITH ALL DUE RESPECT,
I [bleep] HATE EVERYTHING ELSE. I JUST DON'T
HAVE TIME FOR IT. IF IT DOESN'T INVOLVE
SHUTTING DOWN THE HUMAN BODY; IF IT DOESN'T INVOLVE
CONTROLLING THE HUMAN BODY, AND MANIPULATING IT
INTO A POSITION WHERE IT'S FORCED
TO SUBMIT, OR WHETHER THEY'RE
FORCED TO GIVE. IF IT DOESN'T INVOLVE THAT,
I DON'T WANT TO KNOW. TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE
HUMAN BODY WITH YOUR OWN BODY; WITH YOUR OWN PRESSURE,
AND WITH YOUR OWN MOVEMENTS, THAT'S A SCIENCE
RIGHT THERE. TO SHUT DOWN
ANOTHER MAN'S BODY. I'VE LOST MY MIND HERE
ON THIS GAME, YEAH? LIKE VINCENT VAN GOGH. HE DEDICATED HIS LIFE
TO HIS ART AND LOST HIS MIND
IN THE PROCESS. THAT'S HAPPENED TO ME. BUT [bleep]. WHEN THAT GOLD BELT
IS AROUND MY WAIST... WHEN MY MOTHER
HAS A BIG MANSION... AND MY GIRLFRIEND
HAS A DIFFERENT CAR FOR EVERY DAY
OF THE WEEK, AND MY KIDS' KIDS HAVE
EVERYTHING THEY EVER WANT... THEN IT WILL PAY. THEN I'M HAPPY
I LOST MY MIND, YEAH? [ laughing ]
I'LL DIE A CRAZY OLD MAN. [ crowd cheering ] ♪♪ [ grunting ] I CANNOT WAIT TO GET THERE
ON SATURDAY NIGHT, FACE OFF CONOR. IT'S GOING TO BE AN
EXCITING FACE-OFF, YOU KNOW? SO, IT'S GOING TO BE
AN EXCITING FIGHT. [ pop music playing ] [ beeping ] McGregor: IF I DON'T WIN,
I'M THE GUY THAT TALKED THE TALK AND DID NOT
WALK THE WALK. MY CAREER IS DONE. I'LL BE BACK FIGHTING IN
FRONT OF 100 PEOPLE IN G.A. HALLS
FOR 150 EUR0. OUT UNTIL THE WEIGH-INS
ON FRIDAY, HE'LL BE JUMPING ON AND OFF
THOSE SCALES A FEW TIMES A DAY. SORTA LIKE TAPING
SCALES TO EACH FOOT. SEE WHAT HE'S LOSING AS HE
WALKS, BUT NOT GOING TO BE FUN, BUT HE'S WELL
COMPENSATED FOR IT. AROUND THIS TIME IS
THE EMOTIONAL TIME, WHERE YOU START
FEELING EMOTIONAL. YOU FEEL TIRED,
YOU'RE HUNGRY, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SO YOU CAN EITHER LET IT BREAK
YOU, OR YOU CAN RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS PART OF THE GAME,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? HE'S IN THE OTHER CAMP DOING
THE EXACT SAME THING, SO, IT'S A PART OF THE GAME. HE ACTUALLY WENT OUT TO
THE O2 LAST WEEKEND. EVERY SEAT WAS EMPTY
AND THE PLACE WAS-- YOU COULD HEAR LIKE
A PIN DROP. AND THAT WAS WHEN I WAS
KIND OF GOING, "OKAY, THIS IS REAL NOW." THIS PLACE IS GOING TO BE PACKED
OUT WITH PEOPLE SCREAMING. Holohan: IF I HAVE THE CHANCE,
WE'LL HAVE TO SIT THERE ON SUNDAY AND HAVE
A PINT AND SAY, "I JUST DID IT." YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? "WE MADE IT.
WE MADE IT THROUGH." I GET TO GO OUT, FIGHT,
AND THEN GET TO... SIT DOWN AND THEN
WATCH ALL MY FRIENDS FIGHT. [ grunting ] THIS IS A SPECIAL TIME,
YOU KNOW? ♪♪ McGregor: PRESSURE CREATES
DIAMONDS, MY FRIEND. THIS IS AN HISTORIC MOMENT
FOR MY NATION, AND I'M LOOKING TO GRAB IT
WITH BOTH HANDS. I SET OUT TO HEADLINE. I SET OUT TO GET
MY TEAMMATES ON. I SET OUT TO SHOW THE IRISH WHAT
TRUE A TRUE MARTIAL ARTIST WAS, AND NOW HERE WE ARE
THREE DAYS OUT. [ phone ringing ] HELLO? <i> Man on phone:
HEY, IS CONOR THERE?</i> YEAH, WHAT'S UP, MAN? I'M JUST RIGHT ON MY
WAY RIGHT NOW, YEAH? I CAME IN YESTERDAY AND THEY
BROUGHT ME INTO A LITTLE ROOM, AND WAS LIKE, "NOW, WE KNOW
YOU'RE THE STAR... DON'T BE LATE." [ chuckling ] I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING
TO BE THIS BAD LECTURE. IT WAS JUST A ROOM. THERE WAS NO BEDS
OR NOTHING. I THOUGHT I WAS
GETTING WHACKED. ♪♪ HOW ARE YOU, BROTHER? GOOD, MAN. RIGHT NOW, I MEAN, I
FEEL 100% FOR THIS FIGHT. I'M NOT AFRAID OF NOBODY ELSE
IN THE WORLD EXCEPT GOD. YOU KNOW, I GREW UP IN
FAVELA NEIGHBORHOOD, BRO. PEOPLE SHOOTING FOR RIFLES
AND THEIR MONEY. I LOVE THIS CITY, YEAH? THAT LOOKS LIKE A PROPER,
PROPER FOOTBALL STADIUM. I'D LOVE TO FIGHT IN THERE.
IMAGINE THAT. I'D NEARLY SAY LET'S JUST DO
THE [bleep] STADIUM NEXT, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LET'S DO THIS STADIUM NEXT. GIVE ME ONE OF THE NUMBER
ONE CONTENDERS: CUB, CHAD, POIRIER, AND LET'S DO A STADIUM. HUH?
THAT'D BE SERIOUS. DEADLY, ISN'T IT? [ crowd cheering ] Friedlander: AND
INTRODUCING HIS OPPONENT, "THE NOTORIOUS"
CONOR McGREGOR! [ audience roaring ] [ music playing ] AHH! 146 POUNDS! [ cheering ] TOMORROW, I TAKE
HIS HEAD CLEAN OFF. AFTER THAT HEAD, EVERY FEATHERWEIGHT'S HEAD
I'M COMING FOR. TOMORROW I TAKE
HIS HEAD CLEAN OFF! [ audience cheering ] Friedlander:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
CONOR McGREGOR! A FEATHERWEIGHT BOUT. ♪♪ YES, NUTS-- I REALLY
HAD TO GO TO BED. I MUST'VE BEEN IN BED
BY HALF-NINE LAST NIGHT. BECAUSE THE NIGHT BEFORE
I DIDN'T SLEEP AT ALL. AND JUST, TODAY NOW,
I'M JUST AGITATED. JUST A FEW NIBBLES, FOLKS. OKAY? SO, JUST FEEL FREE. Erin: NORMALLY I DON'T GET
NERVOUS UNTIL THE ACTUAL DAY OR A FEW HOURS
BEFORE THE FIGHT, BUT ALL THIS WEEK I DIDN'T
SLEEP, I DIDN'T EAT. YOU'RE LOOKING AT
SOMEONE YOU LOVE AND THEY'RE FULFILLING
THEIR DREAMS AND YOU JUST WANT
THE BEST FOR THEM. Tony: I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK
EVERYBODY FOR COMING HERE TODAY. IN HONOR OF HE EVENT,
I'VE PENNED A FEW WORDS, SO JUST GIVE ME
A MOMENT, OKAY? IT'S JUST A LITTLE SMALL POEM--
NOTHING SPECTACULAR. IT'S NOT J.M. MILLINGTON SYNGE,
OKAY? IT'S JUST ME;
TONY McGREGOR. NO, IT'S FINE. OKAY, CONOR SAID HE'S GOING
TO BRING THE UFC BACK TO TOWN. IT'S HERE NOW AND HE'S NOT LEAVING ANYONE
HANGING AROUND. HIS BOYS ARE WITH HIM,
ALL ON THE CARD, FIGHTING FIT,
STAYING READY, AND TRAINING VERY HARD. NOW LISTEN UP, EVERYBODY,
LET THERE BE NO WORRIED FACES, BECAUSE TONIGHT,
IN THE 02 DUBLIN, WE HOLD... ALL THE ACES. [ cheering ] ♪♪ [ shouting ] ♪♪ LIKE HE SAID YESTERDAY, HE'S GOING TO TAKE HIS HEAD
CLEAN OFF-- OFF THE HEAD. FIRST ROUND TKO,
WITHOUT A DOUBT. HE'S A CLASS ACT. I THINK McGREGOR HAVE
AN ADVANTAGE BECAUSE HE'S PLAYING AT HOME--
THEY FIGHT HOME. BUT I'M HERE FOR SUPPORT
BRAZIL ANYWAYS. NEVER BEEN TO A FIGHT
THERE BEFORE, SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BALL
TONIGHT, YOU KNOW? THREE KIDS ARE PACKED OFF,
AND WE'RE GOING TO ENJOY IT. HAPPY DAYS!
YEE-HOO! YEAH! SEE YOU--
THANKS. THANKS, EVERYBODY. Margaret: TONY'S MORE FAMOUS
THAN CONOR-- YES. [ cross-talking ] "YOU DON'T REALLY
KNOW MY NAME." BUT, YEAH, EVERYBODY WAS
LIKE "TONY! TONY! TONY!" LISTEN, FOLKS-- LISTEN,
I WAS HONEST ABOUT IT. I SAID I DIDN'T SUPPORT
HIM FROM THE START AND I ACCEPTED THAT. AND NOW THE FANS ACTUALLY
APPRECIATE IT-- OH, I'VE BEEN
ON BOARD YEARS. EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT NOW. I'M AN OLD-SCHOOL DAD, OKAY? I COME UP OLD SCHOOL,
YOU KNOW? I WAS TOLD YOU HAVE TO
WORK FOR A LIVING. I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU CAN
ACTUALLY BE SMART AND STILL MAKE A MASSIVE
LIVING, YOU KNOW? IF SOMEONE HAD TOLD ME THAT
WHEN I WAS 15, I WOULDN'T BE WORKING ME
ASS OFF NOW, YOU KNOW? HE DOESN'T REALLY LIKE
ALL THIS ATTENTION... [ cross-talking ] I HAVE TO SAY--
NO, I HAVE TO SAY-- THAT BLOODY CHAMPAIGN IS NICE. IT REALLY IS NICE. I DO LIKE CHAMPAIGN, AND I COULD
GET USED TO THE LIFESTYLE. ♪♪ READY. WOOH! [ cheering ] HERE-- ENJOY. WE EXPECT TO BLOW THE
[bleep] ROOF OFF THIS PLACE! THIS PLACE IS GOING TO
BE REAL FIGHT TONIGHT! I EXPECT IT TO BE CRAZY. I EXPECT DUBLIN TO BE ON A HIGH
FOR THE WHOLE WEEKEND. THAT'S WHAT I EXPECT. Friedlander:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FIGHT FANS, THIS IS THE
MAIN EVENT OF THE EVENTING! McGREGOR vs. BRANDAO! ♪♪ [ crowd cheering ] [ cheering ] [ crowd roaring ] Gooden: AND JUST LISTEN
TO THE SOUNDTRACK OF THIS DUBLIN CROWD AS THEY
WELCOME THEIR FIGHTING SON, "NOTORIOUS" CONOR McGREGOR. HE HAS BURST ONTO THE
SCENE WITH TWO UFC WINS AND RETURNS TO ACTION
FOLLOWING KNEE SURGERY. AND THAT TIME AWAY HAS BEEN
SPENT DEVELOPING WHAT HE CALLS HIS SKILLS IN
UNARMED COMBAT AND MOVEMENT. AND I GOT TO SEE HIM
IN TRAINING, AND HE IS A VERY SPECIAL
MARTIAL ARTIST INDEED. CONSTANTLY EMBRACING
NEW IDEAS AND OBSESSING ABOUT
THE MINOR DETAILS. HE LIVES IN A STATE OF
CERTAINTY ABOUT HIS FUTURE. [ crowd cheering ] ♪♪ Friedlander:
LADIES NAD GENTLEMEN! FIGHT FANS, THIS IS THE
MAIN EVENT OF THE EVENING! [ cheering ] Gooden: IT'S THE
TOP-OF-THE-BILL SHOWDOWN. FIVE FIVE-MINUTE ROUNDS IN
THE FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION. DIEGO BRANDAO IN THE
RED WRESTLING TRUNKS, AND THESE GUYS ARE GETTING
STRAIGHT INTO IT. [ crowd chanting ] Hardy: GOOD HEAD POSITION. NICE REVERSAL FROM BRANDAO AND NOW HE'S GET
THE HEAD POSITION. LOOKING FOR A TAKEDOWN
AND HE GETS IT. CONOR REVERSES IN THE AIR. NOW HE'S IN BRANDAO'S GUARD. Gooden: IT'S REALLY
PAYING OFF. [ crowd chanting ] GET AWAY FROM DANGER
AS HE STARTS TEEING OFF! Hardy: BRANDAO LOOKS HURT! BRANDAO LOOKS HURT!
THIS COULD BE THE END! THIS COULD BE AN
EARLY STOPPAGE! ANOTHER FIRST ROUND
FOR McGREGOR! THIS COULD BE IT! Gooden: THAT IS IT!
IT IS ALL OVER! CONOR McGREGOR
IS VICTORIOUS! THE CROWD GO
ABSOLUTELY WILD! [ cheering ] Friedlander: DECLARING
THE WINNER BY TKO, "THE NOTORIOUS" CONOR McGREGOR! [ cheering ] IT WOULD HAVE TO BE
SOMETHING SPECIAL TO COME OVER HERE
IN HOME TOWN AND TAKE THIS AWAY FROM ME. THERE'S NOT A MAN ALIVE THAT
CAN COME ON THIS SOIL AND BEAT ME. I SAID IT LAST YEAR. WE'RE NOT HERE JUST TO TAKE
PART; WE'RE HERE TO TAKE OVER! ♪♪
