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Breaking News! Conor McGregor is talking trash about his upcoming opponent.<\/p>\n

That’s right, the Irish bad boy is at it again. McGregor, who is currently riding a 3 fight win streak in the UFC, will face fellow featherweight Dustin Poirier who happens to have an identical streak going. The two will meet in the octagon at UFC 178 on September 27. in Las Vegas, Nevada. On Tuesday at a UFC 178 media event, McGregor took it upon himself to try and\u00a0throw some more “intimidating” comments at Poirier.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is who I am,\u201d McGregor said. \u201cI like to look good and whoop ass. It\u2019s what I do best. I\u2019m not trying to be nobody but me and on Sept. 27, I\u2019ll rip Dustin\u2019s head clean off. It makes no difference that it\u2019s a little pea head.
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\n\u201cDustin\u2019s all talk. Dustin thinks it\u2019s all talk, but when he wakes up with his nose plastered on the other side of his face, he\u2019s going to know it\u2019s not all talk.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

McGregor didn’t limit his trash talk to Poirier, because where’s the fun in that? Instead when asked about Dennis Siver’s recent comments about Mcgregor not deserving the ranking he has, Notorious had this to say.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy thoughts on Dennis Siver are: He\u2019s a midget German steroid head,\u201d McGregor said. \u201cThat\u2019s my thoughts on him, so I don\u2019t have any thoughts other than that. \u2026 But if you think I celebrate No. 9, you\u2019re highly mistaken my friend. I don\u2019t give a s\u2013t about rankings. As far as I\u2019m concerned, I\u2019m No. 1. And when Dustin\u2019s head clatters off that canvas, they\u2019ll realize. They\u2019ll realize pretty soon.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Then he was asked to evaluate Poirier as an opponent.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t get me wrong; I like the kid,\u201d McGregor said. \u201cHe\u2019s a quiet little hillbilly from the back-ass of nowhere. I\u2019ve nothing against the guy. I\u2019m sure he grew up in a circus or a farm. He\u2019s a nice little kid. His cousin is probably named Cletus or something.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know. He\u2019s a nice kid, but his chin is getting cracked, and it\u2019s going to be cracked early.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

McGregor expects this fight to go his way (duh) and sees it being a one-sided fight (of course he does).<\/p>\n

\u201cHis chin is deteriorating,\u201d McGregor said of Poirier. \u201cEvery single contest he gets in, he hits one knee. A gust of wind, and he does the chicken dance. Coming up against me, that\u2019s not going to be good.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to crack him with a jab and he\u2019s going to wobble, and I\u2019m going to put him away early. It\u2019s going to be a first-round KO. Mark my words.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

There you have it ladies and gentlemen. According to Mcgregor, Poirier is a hillbilly who grew up in a circus with a cousin named Cletus and will apparently be doing the chicken dance.<\/p>\n

(Transcript props: \u00a0MMAJunkie<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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By Ryan Miller<\/a> | Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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