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8th April 2015
06:56pm BST

"Oh my God it was crazy. Conor McGregor could be smart or really dumb, it depends. I think Conor McGregor is very skilled and can back up what he says. But what could be the strategy for Conor in this situation."The Canadian thinks that McGregor may be trying to unsettle the Brazilian by following the example of Chael Sonnen when he fought Anderson Silva a number of years ago. GSP thinks the Dubliner is looking to undermine the champion at every opportunity and turn the tables psychologically
"It's a little like when you (Chael Sonnen) fought Anderson Silva. When you fight a guy and you put an aura of invincibility around him it affects you mentally. And you break that by saying you don't care, that you're going to beat him and no-one has ever done that. I think Conor McGregor is trying to do something similar to what you did when fighting Anderson Silva. "Jose Aldo is a very flamboyant fighter. He's very dangerous and he has that aura and is the best pound-for-pound in the world right now. I think Conor Mcgregor is trying to play that game you know and get into his head. Maybe its going to work and we'll see whats going to happen."Sonnen then questions who McGregor is sparring with and training with in Ireland that could come to match the intensity of facing Aldo in July. He cites a lack of well known boxers and wrestlers and fighters as proof that McGregor doesn't have the experience to compete with Aldo. However GSP disagrees:
"That doesn't mean nothing. I'll give you an example. When I first beat Matthews I didn't have any well known training partners. I've trained with a lot of guys that in training are not very good but when they fight I'm amazed that they are much better. That's because they have confidence and they believe 100% in a technique." You can hear the full chat here from around 24 minutes onwards...
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