Conor McGregor held a fan Q&A Today in Brazil ahead of tomorrow night’s UFC 179 card. Normally the UFC Q&A routine involves fans gushing over fighters or maybe occasionally trying to sneak in a zinger or two.
McGregor’s session went quite differently.
Here’s a round-up of some tweets about the craziness:
Conor is literally arguing with fans as the crowd boos him mercilessly. Man, this dude has a gift for creating hate! pic.twitter.com/vkQ2EEhSS9
— John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn) October 24, 2014
Conor challenging a fan to come down and talk trash to his face. This is the craziest Q&A ever, and we’re just getting started.
— John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn) October 24, 2014
This Q&A is basically fans saying how Conor sucks and Conor saying he can sell out Maracana but Aldo can’t.
— Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz) October 24, 2014
Fans chant you’re going to die, Conor responds “I’m still alive.”
— Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz) October 24, 2014
Never experienced something like this. Basically every fan is coming to the mic to tell Conor how much they hate him etc:
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) October 24, 2014
Oh, so THAT is why Conor McGregor was picked up in a bulletproof car when he arrived in Rio. Good call, UFC.
— Dann Stupp (@DannStupp) October 24, 2014
One tweet, more than any other, may have summed up the main takeaway from the event:
Conor is a star.
— Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz) October 24, 2014