The nimble wit that helped launch the star of the Irishman was a distant memory when he faced off with Eddie Alvarez at Thursday’s UFC 205 press conference
There was a time not very long ago when a Conor McGregor press conference was still something engaging. Now, as his popularity has boomed and his face dominates the sides of buildings, he has become a caricature of his worst self: a man seeking attention, devoid of the substance that once made him fun.
During Thursday’s press conference for UFC 205, perhaps the biggest fighting show ever, McGregor wore a white fur coat he said was mink, stomped around in red pajama pants and held a blue folding chair high above his head, threatening to smash it on the skull of his opponent Eddie Alvarez. This follows other fake pre-fight dust-ups including August’s plastic bottle-throwing incident with Nate Diaz that earned him a $75,000 fine from the Nevada Athletic Commission.
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