{"id":145817,"date":"2015-05-25T17:25:06","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T00:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=145817"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:17:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:17:14","slug":"the-rock-conor-mcgregor-reminds-me-of-myself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/the-rock-conor-mcgregor-reminds-me-of-myself\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rock: &#8216;Conor McGregor Reminds Me of Myself&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/987654321224.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/987654321224.png\" alt=\"987654321\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-145822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/987654321224.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/987654321224-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/987654321224-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/987654321224-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dwayne &#8220;The Rock&#8221; Johnson is an avid fan of the UFC and most recently partnered up with Ronda Rousey to tackle the bad guys of Wrestlemania 31. In a recent interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/entertainment.ie\/cinema\/news\/Watch-The-Rock-talks-motivation-the-UFC-and-Conor-McGregor\/365396.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Entertainment.IE<\/a>, The Rock was tackled with the tough question of choosing the winner of the UFC 189 main event.<\/p>\n<p>Jose Aldo will be defending his UFC Featherweight Championship against the company&#8217;s newest star in Conor McGregor in Las Vegas. The odds are close, but have been swaying in the favor of the champion. The Rock is ignoring the bookies advice, however, and seems to be siding with McGregor!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everyone has a punching chance. Conor ain\u2019t no joke, he\u2019s a bad dude. And Aldos a bad dude too\u2026 What I love about Conor is&#8230; [with] Aldo there\u2019s a quiet confidence. 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