Surprise, surprise, the King (of New York) is back.
The UFC’s historic New York city debut with history being made as Conor McGregor became the first fighter to hold two belts in separate divisions simultaneously.
The featherweight champion took on veteran brawler Eddie Alvarez, a fighter who’s durability has been regarded as one of the strongest weapons in all of MMA for years and McGregor dropped him three times in the opening round, before knocking him out in the second.
After securing the victory, McGregor grabbed the mic off Joe Rogan and proceeded to give a fitting Octagon interview to cap off the superb performance. However, there was on slight problem with the live broadcast of the interview.
"They are not on my level" – @TheNotoriousMMA is looking for his second title belt! #UFC205 #UFCNYC https://t.co/LuBXStDFgc
— eir Sport (@eirSport) November 13, 2016
As you can see from the video above, the audio kept cutting off while McGregor was rattling off memorable quotes and snappy zingers.
Fortunately, his amazing line “I want to take the time to apologize… to absolutely nobody!” was audible during the live broadcast, but a lot of fans weren’t too enthralled about missing out on the other gems that didn’t go out live.
Thanks for bleeping out the whole fucking interview. So is this live or??? #ufc205 #andnew
— Jack (@Jackariahtjr) November 13, 2016
BT Sport censoring Conor McGregor's victory interview is a joke.
— wearethenorthbank (@northbanklower) November 13, 2016
Thanks for ruining the McGregor interview @btsportufc @ufc you absolute tools #UFC205 #McGregor #McGregorAlvarez #ufc
— Lee McGreevy (@Greeva1983) November 13, 2016
Muting Conor Mcgregor's interview after fight was horrific btw! @btsportufc 👎👎👎
— RT (@Rt_415) November 13, 2016
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McGregor's interview was censored on British broadcast. Bullshit! #UFCNYC #ufc205
— London TeamTatertots (@MieshaTatertots) November 13, 2016
Here is the uncensored version of the interview in full.
“Where the fuck is my second belt!?!? Where’s the second at?! Cheap motherfuckers. Go backstage and grab that fucking belt from somewhere. I only won it and you’re trying to take it from me already. What the fuck!”.
“They’re not on my level. You’ve got to have size, reach, length and other attributes. If you come at me anyway, I’m going to rip your whole head off at anytime. Eddie is a solid competitor. Eddie’s a warrior, but he shouldn’t have been in here with me”.
“Thanks everyone for coming out, I fucking love everyone of you, I swear to god. You’ve travelled the world with me. You’re the reason why we’re at the top of the game, because of me and because of you.”
“What’s next for me? I’m gonna get that second belt. Where the fuck is it!?!? I’ve spent a lot of time Joe, slating everyone in the company. Backstage, I’m standing here and fighting off everybody. I’ve ridiculed everyone on the roster and I just want to say from the bottom of my heart I’d like to take this chance to apologise to absolutely nobody!”
