The world tour to promote UFC189 is already providing lots of interest
Later today, at around 6pm our time, Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo will come face-to-face in the Maracanãzinho in Rio for the first joint press conference of the promotional tour for their big July fight.
But yesterday the verbal jousting already started as McGregor appeared in a pub throwing darts at an image of Jose Aldo.
However, the Dubliner also revealed that it was proposed that he and Aldo play some football as part of the promotional push for the fight. Reading his quotes on the matter, as they appear in MMAFighting, Notorious wasn’t too impressed with the idea.
“They tried to get us to play a game, to play football together,” McGregor said. “The f*ck? I’m not playing football with him. I’m not here to play friends. I’m not here to play games with this fool. I’m here to kill him.”
And, if Aldo tries to kick things off tonight, McGregor is ready for him.
“I’m ready to fight tomorrow. If something kicks off, I’m ready to go. There’s no commission out here, so if sh*t pops off I’m ready. I know that much. People think it’s a joke and I’m playing the joker. We’ll see who’s the joke tomorrow.
“He’s a fake, trying to sell things. I’m not trying to sell nothing. I’m trying to rob him. I’m gonna rob him of everything. This is not a sell. So, he pushes me, it’s on. We’ll go in there and see what happens. But I’m here ready to fight, make no mistake about it. I don’t want to play games. I’m here for business and that’s it.”
We’ll be watching the press conference and if anything kicks off, we’ll have it for you right here.
