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28th Jan 2017

Conor McGregor has spoken about Floyd Mayweather, a Croke Park fight and Game of Thrones in an explosive Q&A

Carl Kinsella

On Saturday evening, Conor McGregor sat down for an interview with acclaimed MMA pundit Ariel Helwani in front of a crowd of thousands.

Hype follows McGregor wherever he goes, and there is near-constant discussion about what his next move will be. In the streamed interview, McGregor discussed what the future holds for The Notorious.

On the issue of fighting undefeated world heavyweight champion Floyd Mayweather, McGregor was belligerent but confident that the fight would one day take place.

McGregor went so far as to say that he would not be fighting Jose Aldo nor Khabib Nurmagomedov, insisting that his next fight would be against Floyd.

However, as the discussion wore on, McGregor seemed to waver on this — suggesting that very little is set in stone. He did, however, express his desire to have the fight in 2017 or 2018.

One thing is for certain, Conor McGregor has his heart set on fighting Floyd Mayweather next.

As for his plans outside of fighting, McGregor has revealed that he had to turn down a role in an upcoming Predator movie, and that the rumours he would appear in HBO’s Game of Thrones series were not true.

Similarly, McGregor claimed to have had offers from the WWE — but turned them down. On the subject of a Wrestlemania appearance, he was more coy, giving a “Never say never” answer.

Within the UFC, McGregor did seem enthusiastic about completing a trilogy with Nate Diaz.

In a business sense, McGregor announced his ambitions to promote fights under the newly-formed McGregor Promotions. In a more tantalising detail, McGregor said that a fight a Croke Park could still go down under the banner of McGregor Promotions.

Lastly, McGregor revealed that he and his partner would be having a baby boy later in this year. McGregor added that the kid would be the only one to ever break his old man’s records.