UFC 189 Video – McGregor at pre-fight presser: Mendes’ ‘facial structure will be rearranged’

It's a UFC 189 world this week, and even then that seems a bit to broad a brush to paint it with. The truth…

By: Zane Simon | 8 years ago
UFC 189 Video – McGregor at pre-fight presser: Mendes’ ‘facial structure will be rearranged’
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It’s a UFC 189 world this week, and even then that seems a bit to broad a brush to paint it with. The truth is, fans and media are really looking heavily at one fight, Conor McGregor vs. Chad Mendes. The two top ranked featherweights were on hand to field questions (along with Rory MacDonald and welterweight champion Robbie Lawler) at the UFC 189/TUF 21 pre-fight press conference. To nobody’s surprise, McGregor and Mendes dominated the discourse.

MMAFighting captured some of the Q & A and back and forth between the fighters on Twitter. McGregor talked about his role in promoting UFC 189:

Obviously he had some less than kind words for Chad Mendes:

But didn’t miss a chance to take a jab at Jose Aldo.

And addressed rumors about a strenuous weight cut:

Mendes had his share of words to say about McGregor as well:

And about concerns that he may be giving up too much in reach advantage:

And Rory Mac was there too!

UFC 189 takes place this Saturday, July 11th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Nevada. The card is headlined by a bout for the interim featherweight title between Conor McGregor and Chad Mendes. Stay tuned to Bloody Elbow for more breaking news, analysis, and fight night coverage.

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Zane Simon
Zane Simon

Zane Simon is a senior editor, writer, and podcaster for Bloody Elbow. He has worked with the website since 2013, taking on a wide variety of roles. A lifelong combat sports fan, Zane has trained off & on in both boxing and Muay Thai. He currently hosts the long-running MMA Vivisection podcast, which he took over from Nate Wilcox & Dallas Winston in 2015, as well as the 6th Round podcast, started in 2014. Zane is also responsible for developing and maintaining the ‘List of current UFC fighters’ on Bloody Elbow, a resource he originally developed for Wikipedia in 2010.

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